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Gabriel Aubry (racing driver)

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Gabriel Aubry
Aubry in 2021
Nationality French
Born (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26)
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
FIA World Endurance Championship
Racing licence FIA Gold
Former teamsJackie Chan DC Racing, Richard Mille Racing Team, Spirit of Race
Vector Sport
Starts29 (29 entries)
Wins3
Podiums11
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2018–19 (LMP2)
Previous series
2020
2019–21
2018
2016–17
2016
2015		IMSA - DPi
IMSA - LMP2
GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
French F4 Championship

Gabriel Aubry (born 3 April 1998) is a French racing driver who last competed in the World Endurance Championship for Vector Sport. He is a stalwart of the LMP2 category, having taken a runner-up spot for Jackie Chan DC Racing in the 2018–19 WEC season before competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the European Le Mans Series.

Early career

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Karting

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Born in Saint Germain-en-Laye, Aubry began karting in 2008 at the age of eleven, partaking in events across Europe. One of his karting achievements was the third place in the KFJ class of the Andrea Margutti Trophy, when he finished ahead of such drivers as Jehan Daruvala and Lando Norris.[1]

Formula 4

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In 2015, Aubry graduated to single-seaters. He competed in the French F4 Championship, where he won Hungaroring race and had another nine podium finishes. As a result, he finished in the top-three in the overall standings and as runner-up in the International F4 Championship standings.

Formula Renault 2.0

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In 2016, Aubry switched to Formula Renault 2.0 with Tech 1 Racing, joining his French F4 rival Sacha Fenestraz.[2] He had six point-scoring finishes and finished eleventh in the drivers' standings.[3] He also had a partial 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup campaign with the same team.[4]

Aubry continued with Tech 1 in 2017.[5] He won three races—two of them on Hungaroring and one at Spa—and had finished another five races on the podium position.[6][7] He ended the season fifth.[8] He again competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, ending the season fifth as well.[9]

GP3 Series

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Aubry joined Arden International to compete in the GP3 Series in 2018.[10] It proved to be a difficult rookie season, as the French driver scored just two points finishes on his way to 18th in the standings.

Sportscar career

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FIA World Endurance Championship

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After making his sportscar debut with two races in the LMP3 class of the 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series, which included a win at Sepang, Aubry progressed to LMP2 machinery for the WEC's "Super Season", driving alongside Ho-Pin Tung and Stephane Richelmi at Jackie Chan DC Racing.[11][12] Following a second place at the season-opening Spa round, Aubry made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, finishing sixth in class.[13] Thereafter, he and his teammates took three podiums, which included wins at Silverstone and Shanghai, with Aubry being entrusted with the final stint at the latter event.[14][15] Though the team celebrated two further podium appearances towards the end of the campaign, culminating in a runner-up finihsh at Le Mans, Aubry and his stablemates ended up second in the standings, only behind the Le Mans-winning Signatech Alpine crew.[16] During 2019, the Frenchman partook in the endurance rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, winning the 6 Hours of The Glen and helping Matt McMurry to the title.[17][18]

For the 2019–20 WEC season, Aubry returned to Jackie Chan DC, with him and Tung being joined by Will Stevens. Until the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aubry and the team were firmly in the title race, having finished on the podium on five occasions.[19] Aubry missed the postponed Spa event due to a positive COVID-19-test, which he had contracted as a result of his dealings in the ELMS driving for Algarve Pro Racing, leaving him unable to be part of the championship picture.[20] A piece of redemption arrived in the final race at Bahrain, where Aubry charged past António Félix da Costa to take the team's final win in the category.[21]

The 2021 campaign saw Aubry join gentleman driver John Farano at Starworks-run Tower Motorsport for the entire IMSA season.[22] In a season where only three teams competed in all rounds, a pair of retirements became the duo's undoing, as they finished third in the standings despite winning the season-ending Petit Le Mans event.[23]

Going into 2022, Aubry transitioned to GT racing, joining Spirit of Race as their pro-ranked driver in the LMGTE Am class of the WEC.[24] The team struggled to achieve results, retiring from two of the opening three races before taking a season-best finish of fifth at Monza, one that left SoR 13th and last of all outfits in the teams' standings. The year also yielded no success in LMP2, as Aubry and bronze-rated Rob Hodes finished seventh and last in the Pro-Am subclass of the ELMS with Team Virage.[25]

Vector Sport became Aubry's new home in 2023, as he moved back to LMP2 on a full-time basis in the WEC.[26] Despite driving alongside two silvers in the form of Matthias Kaiser and Ryan Cullen, the French driver was able to showcase his pace, notably by qualifying second at Portimão, merely 0.001 seconds off polesitter Mirko Bortolotti.[27] He helped the team to finish seventh at Le Mans but got unlucky with a number of technical issues throughout the season, leaving him and Vector tenth overall.

Initially announced as one of Vector Sport's drivers for the 2024 European Le Mans Series campaign, Aubry was released via a phone call one week before pre-season testing to make way for Felipe Drugovich, in a decision the Frenchman described as having shocked him.[28]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 21 1 1 4 10 227 3rd
2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 15 0 0 0 0 35 12th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 9 0 0 0 0 76 18th
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup Tech 1 Racing 23 3 2 1 8 232 5th
Formula Renault NEC 9 3 2 1 4 115 5th
2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota 2 1 0 0 1 37 6th
2018 GP3 Series Arden International 18 0 0 0 0 5 18th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 2 0 0 0 0 14 16th
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 8 3 3 0 6 166 2nd
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 4 2 2 3 3 130 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 7 1 1 0 5 128 7th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 5 0 0 0 0 19.5 12th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi JDC-Miller MotorSports 2 0 0 0 0 46 22nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 1 0 1 0 1 0 NC†
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsport By Starworks 7 1 0 2 5 2012 3rd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Panis Racing 1 0 0 0 1 18.5 20th
IDEC Sport 1 0 0 0 0
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 PR1 Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
Richard Mille Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 8 23rd
FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Alpine Elf Matmut Reserve driver
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Spirit of Race 6 0 0 0 0 16 22nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Team Virage 6 0 0 0 0 0 26th
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Vector Sport 7 0 0 0 0 29 16th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Nielsen Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 25th

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
‡ As Aubry was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2015 LÉD
1
4 		LÉD
2
3 		LÉD
3
6 		LMS
1
16 		LMS
2
16 		LMS
3
14† 		PAU
1
3 		PAU
2
4 		PAU
3
3 		HUN
1
10 		HUN
2
1 		HUN
3
2 		MAG
1
3 		MAG
2
Ret 		MAG
3
2 		NAV
1
3 		NAV
2
5 		NAV
3
3 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
7 		LEC
3
4 		3rd 227

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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(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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2016 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1
Ret 		ALC
2
10 		ALC
3
11 		MON
1
7 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
Ret 		MNZ
1
5 		RBR
1
14 		RBR
2
12 		LEC
1
15 		LEC
2
4 		SPA
1
6 		SPA
2
Ret 		EST
1
Ret 		EST
2
15 		12th 35
2017 Tech 1 Racing MNZ
1
3 		MNZ
2
Ret 		SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
Ret 		PAU
1
3 		PAU
2
7 		MON
1
7 		MON
2
7 		HUN
1
4 		HUN
2
1 		HUN
3
1 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
4 		RBR
1
5 		RBR
2
3 		LEC
1
15 		LEC
2
3 		SPA
1
6 		SPA
2
1 		SPA
3
4 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
Ret 		CAT
3
6 		5th 232

Complete GP3 Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2018 Arden International CAT
FEA
12 		CAT
SPR
Ret 		LEC
FEA
15 		LEC
SPR
Ret 		RBR
FEA
16 		RBR
SPR
Ret 		SIL
FEA
Ret 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		HUN
FEA
10 		HUN
SPR
13 		SPA
FEA
13 		SPA
SPR
11 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		SOC
FEA
11 		SOC
SPR
6 		YMC
FEA
15 		YMC
SPR
14 		18th 5

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2018–19 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
1 		LMS
4 		SIL
1 		FUJ
2 		SHA
1 		SEB
6 		SPA
3 		LMS
2 		2nd 166
2019–20 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
4 		FUJ
2 		SHA
2 		BHR
3 		COA
2 		SPA
WD 		LMS
DSQ 		BHR
1 		7th 128
2021 Richard Mille Racing Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG MNZ LMS BHR
6 		BHR 23rd 8
2022 Spirit of Race LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SEB
Ret 		SPA
12 		LMS
Ret 		MNZ
5 		FUJ
7 		BHR
13 		22nd 16
2023 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
9 		ALG
11 		SPA
Ret 		LMS
5 		MNZ
Ret 		FUJ
7 		BHR
NC 		16th 29

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 China Jackie Chan DC Racing China Ho-Pin Tung
Monaco Stéphane Richelmi 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 356 10th 6th
2019 China Jackie Chan DC Racing China Ho-Pin Tung
Monaco Stéphane Richelmi 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 367 7th 2nd
2020 China Jackie Chan DC Racing China Ho-Pin Tung
United Kingdom Will Stevens 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 141 DSQ DSQ
2021 United States PR1 Motorsports United States Patrick Kelly
Switzerland Simon Trummer 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2
Pro-Am 		261 DNF DNF
2022 Switzerland Spirit of Race France Franck Dezoteux
France Pierre Ragues 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am 		127 DNF DNF
2023 United Kingdom Vector Sport Republic of Ireland Ryan Cullen
Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 325 15th 7th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA
4‡ 		ALG
6 		16th 14
2020 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
10 		SPA
9 		LEC
5 		MNZ
11 		ALG
8 		12th 19.5
2021 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
2 		RBR 20th 18.5
IDEC Sport LEC
15 		MNZ SPA ALG
2022 Team Virage LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
15 		IMO
Ret 		MNZ
15 		CAT
14 		SPA
14 		ALG
Ret 		26th 0
Pro-Am Cup 5 Ret 6 6 6 NC 7th 34
2024 Nielsen Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG
11 		25th 0

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(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 8 9 Rank Points
2019 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4 		SEB
2 		MDO WGL
1 		MOS ELK LGA PET
1 		4th 130
2020 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
2† 		SEB ELK ATL
 NC† 0†
JDC-Miller MotorSports DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY MDO
8 		PET
8 		LGA SEB 22nd 46
2021 Tower Motorsport by Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
2† 		SEB
3 		WGL
4 		WGL
3 		ELK
2 		LGA
2 		PET
1 		3rd 2012

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

References

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