Marius Fossard

Marius Jean-Marie Georges Désiré Fossard (born 12 May 2004) is a French racing driver who competes in the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series for Racing Spirit of Léman and in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Car Blanche.

Career

Trophée MitJet 2L Having made his debut in the Trophée MitJet 2L France in 2021, Fossard signed up to contest a full season of the championship in 2022. He won a race as part of the VPS Racing team led by Matthieu Vaxivière and Aurélien Panis. Fossard took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup France shootout at the end of 2022, though the competition was ultimately won by Mathys Jaubert. In 2023, Fossard returned to the MitJet France trophy with VPS and finished second in the overall standings.

Le Mans Cup For the 2024 season, Fossard stepped into prototype racing, driving in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup. Partnering gentleman driver Christophe Lapierre, Fossard ended up 19th in the standings, with a best race finish of fifth at Spa-Francorchamps. After the Le Mans Cup season concluded, Fossard tested an Oreca 07 LMP2 car for Inter Europol Competition, as well as an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo for Racing Spirit of Léman.

Ultimate Cup Series

2024 Fossard also drove in four races of the European Endurance Prototype Cup as part of the Ultimate Cup Series's schedule, scoring a pole position in the Algarve alongside Manuel Espírito Santo and Bernardo Pinheiro. Despite Fossard showing capable pace in the early stint, the team dropped from third to fifth in the LMP3 class owing to a late pit stop.

2025 At the end of 2025, Fossard contested the final round of the GT Endurance Cup of the Ultimate Cup Series at Circuit Paul Ricard, winning the race alongside former teammate Christophe Lapierre and Porsche professional Alessandro Ghiretti.

European Le Mans Series

2025 Fossard stepped up to the European Le Mans Series in 2025, partnering amateur drivers Jean-Ludovic Foubert and Marius Wolff at Racing Spirit of Léman. The trio finished a lowly eleventh in the standings, but scored a podium at Imola with second place.

2026 Fossard returned to the series for the 2026 season, rejoining Racing Spirit of Léman, this time in the LMGT3 category with an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo. Frenchman Valentin Hasse-Clot and Clément Mateu joined Fossard as teammates. for the full season.

IMSA SportsCar Championship Mid-way through the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Fossard joined the newly established Car Blanche squad in the GTD class. Valentin Hasse-Clot and Trenton Estep joined the team alongside Fossard. He secured a podium finish of third in his championship debut at Watkins Glen. At Road America, Fossard once again finished on the podium in third.

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2022 Trophée MitJet 2L France VPS Racing 24 1 2 3 6 237.5 7th Trophée MitJet 2L Benelux Central 12 1 ? ? 3 ? ? Trophée MitJet 2L Italia 8 1 ? ? 2 ? ?2023 Trophée MitJet 2L France VPS Racing ? ? ? ? ? ? 2nd 2024 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Racing Spirit of Léman 7 0 0 0 0 12 19th European Endurance Prototype Cup - LMP3 Bretton Racing 2 0 1 0 0 32 10thTeam Virage200002025 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Racing Spirit of Léman 6 0 0 0 1 37 11thEuropean Endurance Prototype Cup100000.571stUltimate GT Endurance Cup - Porsche Cup GP Racing Team11001?? Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Bretton Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2026European Le Mans Series - LMGT3Racing Spirit of Léman300003*24th* 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11thLe Mans Cup - GT3IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDCar Blanche20002630*43rd*Source: † As Fossard was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. Season still in progress.

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2024 Racing Spirit of Léman LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA MUG ALG 19th 12 2025 Bretton Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P325 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG NC† 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2025 Racing Spirit of Léman LMP3 Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL POR 11th 372026 Racing Spirit of Léman LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL POR24th*3* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2026 Racing Spirit of Léman Valentin Hasse-Clot Clément Mateu Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo LMGT3 332 43rd 11th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2026 Car Blanche GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 43rd* 630* Season still in progress.