Timothé Buret

Timothé Arnaud Buret (born 31 May 1995) is a French racing driver who last competed for Switch Racing in the European Endurance Prototype Cup.

Career Buret made his car racing debut in 2013, racing in the V de V Challenge Monoplace and V de V Challenge Endurance Proto series for Equipe Palmyr. In 2014, Buret returned to both series, finishing runner-up in the Challenge Endurance Proto series and fifth in the Monoplace championship. During 2014, Buret also tested Formula E machinery for China Racing at Donington Park. The following year, Buret joined Juncos Racing to compete in the Pro Mazda Championship. In his only season in the series, Buret won at Indianapolis and scored seven more podiums en route to a fifth-place points finish.

Buret on his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut for Panis Barthez Compétition in 2016.

At the start of 2016, Buret joined ETEC Motorsport to race in Toyota Racing Series, in which he scored a best result of sixth at Ruapuna to end the winter 15th in points. For the rest of 2016, Buret joined Panis Barthez Compétition to race in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. In his rookie year in the series, Buret scored a best result of seventh four times as he rounded out the year 12th in points. During 2016, Buret also competed in the 24 Hours of Spa for Classic & Modern Racing. Buret remained with Panis Barthez Compétition for 2017, as he returned to the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. In his sophomore year, Buret scored a best result of fourth at Le Castellet to end the year tenth in points.

Buret's Panis Barthez Compétition Ligier JS P217 at Silverstone in 2017.

The following year, Buret returned to Panis Barthez Compétition for his third season in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. In the six-race season, Buret finished third at Spa and second at Algarve to end the year ninth in points. Remaining with Panis Barthez Compétition for 2019, scoring a best result of fifth at Silverstone to end the year 17th in the LMP2 standings. During 2019, Buret also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for Tech 1 Racing.

In 2020, Buret remained with Tech 1 Racing for a full season in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, along with a campaign in the GT4 European Series with CMR. In the former, Buret scored a lone Silver Cup podium at Le Castellet to take eighth in the class standings, whereas in the latter, Buret scored two podiums to end the year seventh in the Silver Cup points. During 2020, Buret also made a one-off appearance in the European Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class for DragonSpeed.

The following year, Buret joined AKKA ASP Team to race in both the GT4 European Series and the French GT4 Cup. In the former, Buret won at Nogaro and Albi and scored five more podiums to secure third in the Silver standings. In the latter, Buret scored a lone Silver Cup win at Zandvoort and ended the year tenth in points. During 2021, Buret also competed in the first two rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the LMP2 class with Tower Motorsport By Starworks. In 2022, Buret only raced in the French GT4 Cup with K-Worx in the Pro-Am class, scoring class wins at Spa, Val de Vienne and Le Castellet to end the year sixth in points.

The following year, Buret raced in the first three rounds of the GT4 European Series with AGS Events, before making one-off appearances in the French GT4 Cup and the European Endurance Prototype Challenge. After not racing in 2024, Buret raced for Switch Racing in the first two rounds of the 2025 European Endurance Prototype Cup, before leaving the team and series ahead of the round in Algarve.

Racing record Racing career summary

American open–wheel racing (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Pro Mazda Championship Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points 2015 Juncos Racing STP1 STP2 LOU1 LOU2 BAR1 BAR2 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 LOR TOR1 TOR2 IOW MOH1 MOH2 LAG1 LAG2 5th 281

Complete Toyota Racing 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 15 DC Points 2016 ETEC Motorsport RUA1 RUA2 RUA3 TER1 TER2 TER3 HMP1 HMP2 HMP3 TAU1 TAU2 TAU3 MAU1 MAU2 MAU3 15th 349

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

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2016 Panis Barthez Compétition Fabien Barthez Paul-Loup Chatin Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 347 12th 8th 2017 Panis Barthez Compétition Fabien Barthez Nathanaël Berthon Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 296 DNF DNF 2018 Panis Barthez Compétition Julien Canal Will Stevens Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 352 13th 9th DragonSpeed USA Juan Pablo Montoya Memo Rojas Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 192 DNF DNF

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2020 CMR Toyota GR Supra GT4 Silver IMO1 IMO2 MIS1 MIS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 7th 76 2021 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT4 Silver MNZ1 MNZ2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 CAT1 CAT2 10th 67 2023 AGS Events Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Silver MNZ1 MNZ2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 NC 0

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2021 Tower Motorsport by Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET 10th 326 † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.