Léo Roussel

Léo Roussel (born 31 August 1995) is a French racing driver who last competed in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Emil Frey Racing. He was the 2017 European Le Mans Series champion for G-Drive Racing.

Career Early career Roussel began his motorsport career at the age of seven, competing in local karting competitions in his native France. At the age of 14, in 2009, he scored second-place honors in the Bridgestone Cup and Trophée de France, alongside registering a fourth-place finish in the French Karting F3 Championship. Roussel attended the 24 Hours of Le Mans often as a child, and uncle Patrice had previously competed at Le Mans and in Grand-Am, leading Roussel to mention that his heart was set on endurance racing rather than the junior formula ladder. He would return to Formula Renault Eurocup in 2013, but it would mark his final season in single-seater competition. Across 41 races in Formula Renault 2.0, Roussel would score just 13 points, all of which were tallied in his lone season in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series.

Sports car racing Roussel's Pegasus Racing Morgan LMP2 at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans. Prototypes After several years of racing Group CN-level prototypes, Roussel made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, driving for Pegasus Racing in the LMP2 class. the team finished tenth in class, 20 laps behind the class-winning Jota Sport entry. In 2015, Roussel began competing full-time in the European Le Mans Series with Pegasus Racing. Roussel returned to the team for the 2016 season, before joining G-Drive Racing for 2017. He and co-driver Memo Rojas would go on to take the LMP2-class championship that season, finishing no lower than fourth and scoring podiums at Silverstone, the Red Bull Ring, Paul Ricard, and Spa, adding a victory at Monza. Following the European Le Mans Series season, Roussel took part in the final two races of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, replacing Pierre Thiriet.

Roussel's G-Drive Racing Oreca, which won the European Le Mans Series in 2017. Roussel's No. 5 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.

For 2018, Roussel joined CEFC TRSM Racing's Ginetta LMP1 entry into the WEC for the 2018–19 season. With the program's closure before the 2019 season, he returned to the European Le Mans Series, signing with Inter Europol Competition. However, Roussel broke his back during a practice crash at Monza, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

GT Roussel returned to professional motorsport in 2021, joining Saintéloc Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside co-driver Christopher Haase. The duo claimed two podiums, at Misano and Valencia, finishing 11th in the overall standings. For 2022, Roussel stepped up to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, competing in the Pro class for Emil Frey Racing alongside Giacomo Altoè and Arthur Rougier. The team endured a difficult season, retiring in three of the five races and failing to score championship points.

Racing record Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2011 V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto Extreme Limite Aric 1 0 0 ? ? 9 40th 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps ARTA Engineering 13 0 0 0 0 13 21st Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 14 0 0 0 0 0 40th V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto Extreme Limite Aric 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2013 V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto Extreme Limite Aric 4 1 0 0 1 47.5 22nd Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ARTA Engineering 9 0 0 0 0 0 32nd Manor MP Motorsport40000 2014 V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto Extreme Limite 7 0 0 0 1 61 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Pegasus Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th 2015 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pegasus Racing 5 0 0 0 0 14 16th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto Extreme Limite 6 0 0 0 0 27.5 26th 2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pegasus Racing 6 0 0 0 0 1 36th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 1 1 3 5 110 1st FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 2 0 0 0 0 12 24th 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 CEFC TRSM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship CEFC TRSM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 1 38th 2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 35th 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing 10 0 0 0 2 23.5 11th 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 1 22nd Season still in progress.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2012 ARTA Engineering MNZ1 MNZ2 PAU1 PAU2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 MUG1 MUG2 CAT1 CAT2 21st 13

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2014 Pegasus Racing Nicolas Leutwiler Julien Schell Morgan LMP2 LMP2 336 18th 10th 2015 Pegasus Racing David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Morgan LMP2 LMP2 334 19th 9th 2016 Pegasus Racing Rémy Striebig Inès Taittinger Morgan LMP2 LMP2 292 DNF DNF 2018 CEFC TRSM Racing Charlie Robertson Mike Simpson Ginetta G60-LT-P1 LMP1 283 41st 5th

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2021 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 11th 23.5