Stéphane Lémeret

Stéphane Lémeret (born 4 September 1973) is a Belgian journalist and racing driver who last competed in the French GT4 Cup for CMR. He has entered the Spa 24 Hours a total of 24 times, with a joint-best finish of second overall in 2006 for Phoenix, and 2008 and 2009 for Vitaphone.

Journalism Alongside his racing career, Lémeret has been writing car reviews since the age of 18, and currently serves as the editor-in-chief for autotrends.be, as well as the only French-speaking Belgian in the European Car of the Year jury. Additionally, Lémeret has published one book, a psychological thriller titled J'ai créé le Covid-19. Pardon ! (2020).

Career Lémeret settled into FIA GT in 2004 with Chrysler (pictured at Donington Park). Lémeret made his car racing debut in 1996, racing in the Spa 24 Hours for Mühlner Motorsport. Across the following seven years, Lémeret made six appearances in the Belgian enduro, during which he won the Renault Clio Cup Belgium title in 1999 and 2002. In 2004, Lémeret joined Zwaans GTR Racing Team to compete in select rounds of the FIA GT Championship in the GT class, driving a Chrysler Viper GTS-R. The following year, Lémeret made a one-off appearance in the GT1 class of the Le Mans Endurance Series for Graham Nash Motorsport, before making select appearances in the FIA GT Championship for Ferrari-affiliated GPC Sport in the GT2 and GT1 classes.

In 2006, Lémeret finished second overall at the Spa 24 Hours for Phoenix Racing driving an Aston Martin DBR9 alongside Andrea Piccini, Jean-Denis Délétraz and Marcel Fässler. During the year, Lémeret also a one-off appearance in the Le Mans Series, driving for G-Force Racing at the 1000 km of Spa in LMP2. The following year, Lémeret finished fourth at the Spa 24 Hours for Maserati-fielding Vitaphone Racing Team, as well as racing for Ice Pol Racing Team in select rounds of the GT2 class of the Le Mans Series. During 2007, Lémeret also raced at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and made one-off appearances in ADAC GT Masters and the THP Spider Cup for Phoenix Racing and Boutsen Energy Racing, respectively.

Lémeret's FIA GT3 Porsche, sitting in its tent at Oschersleben in 2008.

Lémeret then began 2008 by finishing third overall and first in SP1 at the Dubai 24 Hour for Delahaye 2 Renault Belgium, before finishing second at the Spa 24 Hours for Vitaphone Racing Team. In parallel, Lémeret raced in the FIA GT3 European Championship, in which he began the season for Ascari-fielding Gravity Racing International before switching to Porsche customer team Prospeed Competition for the rest of the year. Starting 2009 driving for VDS Racing Adventures, Lémeret finished second in the SP2 class at the Dubai 24 Hour before winning the 12 Hours of Dakar overall. Across the rest of 2009, Lémeret primarily raced in the GT1 class of FIA GT Championship for Saleen-fielding Full Speed Racing, but scored his best result of second at the Spa 24 Hours on a one-off return to Vitaphone Racing. During 2009, Lémeret also finished third in the LMGT1 category of the Asian Le Mans Series for fellow Saleen customer team Larbre Compétition, and second in the GT1 class at the 1000 km of Algarve for the same team.

The following year, Lémeret joined Audi-affiliated WRT to race in the French GT Championship, scoring a lone podium at Magny-Cours to finish sixth in points. During 2010, Lémeret also finished second at the Dubai 24 Hour, as well as scoring a lone podium in the FIA GT3 European Championship for Saintéloc Phoenix Racing at Jarama. In 2011, Lémeret joined Ferrari-affiliated AF Corse to race in the LMGTE Am class of the Le Mans Series, scoring a best result of second twice and ending the year runner-up in points. During 2011, Lémeret also finished runner-up in the S1 class of the Belgian Touring Car Series, as well as finishing third overall at the 24 Hours of Spa for Mercedes-fielding Black Falcon. Lémeret then finished second in the SP2 class in the following year's Dubai 24 Hour for VDS Racing Adventures, before competing in the first four rounds of that year's Blancpain Endurance Series for DB Motorsport, driving a BMW Z4 GT3.

A Gentlemen class podium for Sport Garage at the 24 Hours of Spa then ensued in 2013, before splitting the following year's Blancpain Endurance Series season with Sport Garage and Delahaye Racing. Returning to full-time racing in 2015, Lémeret continued with Ferrari-fielding Sport Garage to race in the FFSA GT Championship, scoring wins at Le Mans and Spa and four other podiums en route to a third-place points finish. During 2015, Lémeret also won the 24 Hours of Spa in the Pro-Am class for AF Corse, as well as racing with the team for a one-off appearance in the International GT Open. Remaining with the Italian team for 2016, Lémeret raced with them in the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, as well as select races in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and International GT Open. Racing primarily in the Sprint Cup's Am class, Lémeret won all but one of the eight races he contested as he ended the year runner-up in the class' standings. In parallel, Lémeret also raced in the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship for Boutsen Ginion Racing, scoring three wins and seven other podiums to become the series' first champion. In late 2016, Lémeret joined DH Racing to race in the final three rounds of the 2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series in the GT class, taking a win at Fuji and finishing the season fourth in points.

Remaining with Boutsen Ginion Racing to race in select rounds of the following year's TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship, Lémeret scored a lone win at Zandvoort and three other podiums to finish 11th in points. During 2017, Lémeret also made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, racing for Proton Competition in the LMGTE Am class alongside Klaus Bachler and Khaled Al Qubaisi. The following year, Lémeret switched to BMW-fielding 3Y Technology to race in the GT4 European Series, scoring a best result of fourth at Brands Hatch to end the year 18th in the Silver cup points. Continuing in GT4 competition for 2019, Lémeret joined Alpine-fielding CMR to race in the French GT4 Cup, winning both races at Nogaro, before taking further wins at Lédenon and Spa to secure runner-up honors overall. During 2019, Lémeret also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa in the Invitational class for 1969 Tribute.

Backside image of Lémeret's GT4 Toyota in its garage at Magny-Cours in 2022.

Continuing with CMR for 2020, as they switched to Toyota machinery, to return to the GT4 European Series, Lémeret scored an overall win at Spa and a Silver cup win at Zandvoort, as well as three other podiums to end the year third in the class standings. During 2020, Lémeret also won the 24 Hours of Spa in the Am class for the same team, driving a Bentley Continental GT3. The following year, Lémeret continued with the team as he drove for them in both the GT4 European Series and the French GT4 Cup. Driving a Toyota Supra in the former, Lémeret scored an overall win at Le Castellet, a class win at Barcelona and five other podiums to end the year runner-up in the Silver cup standings. Driving an Alpine A110 in the latter, Lémeret took a lone win at Albi and two other Silver class podiums en route to a seventh-place points finish.

Staying in the French GT4 Cup with CMR, as the team began fielding Toyotas in the series the following year, Lémeret took a lone win at Spa and four other podiums en route to a fourth-place points finish in the Silver cup standings. During 2022, Lémeret also raced for the team in select rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as well as racing for Selleslagh Racing Team for a one-off appearance in the GT4 European Series. Continuing in the French GT4 Cup for 2023, Lémeret scored Silver cup podiums at Nogaro and Lédenon en route to a sixth-place points finish. At the end of the year, Lémeret raced in the Gulf 12 Hours for AF Corse.

Lémeret racing Lamborghini Super Trofeo in one of the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans' support races.

In 2024, Lémeret returned to CMR to race in full-time in the AM classes of both the French GT4 Cup and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. In the former, Lémeret won both races at Magny-Cours, race two at Spa and took six more podiums to secure runner-up honors in points. During 2024, Lémeret also made a one-off appearance for the same team in the GT4 European Series at Spa, scoring a class podium in race one. At the end of the year, Lémeret raced in the Sepang round of the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series for Ultimate in LMP3, winning both races in class from pole position.

Returning to CMR for 2025, Lémeret won the 6 Hours of Barcelona in Cup 4 at the start of the year, before remaining with the team for the rest of the year to race in the Am classes of the French GT4 Cup and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. In the former, Lémeret scored six class wins and two further podiums to secure the Am title, whereas in the latter, he took a lone class win Barcelona and one other podium to end the year fifth in points despite missing one round. During 2025, Lémeret also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for AF Corse in the Pro-Am class, as well as competing in the Road to Le Mans with CD Sport in LMP3 Pro-Am. The following year, Lémeret returned to CMR for another season in the Am class of the French GT4 Cup.

Racing record Racing career summary

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Complete FIA GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps 2007 Oliver Mathai Richard Meaden Ulrich SchödelAston Martin V8 Vantage N24 SP8 84 93rd 7th

Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2016 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Am MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR NÜRQR NÜRCR HUNQR HUNCR CATQR CATCR2nd134

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Proton Competition Klaus Bachler Khaled Al Qubaisi Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 46 DNF DNF

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)