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Léo Roussel

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Léo Roussel
NationalityFrance French
Born (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 29)
Marcoussis, France
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2022
Current teamEmil Frey Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number19
Starts5
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2021

2017–2018–19

2015–2017, 2019
2013
2012–2013
2011–2015		GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
FIA World Endurance Championship
European Le Mans Series

Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault Eurocup
V de V Challenge Endurance Proto
Championship titles
2017European Le Mans Series – LMP2
Last updated on: 27 November 2022.

Léo Roussel (born 31 August 1995) is a French racing driver who competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Emil Frey Racing.[1]

Career

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Early career

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Roussel began his motorsport career at the age of 7, competing in local karting competitions in his native France.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2] In 2011, he began competing in the V de V Challenge Endurance, driving a Norma M20 F for his uncle's team, Extrême Limite.[2] Roussel would continue in the series until 2015, taking a win and two podiums throughout his five years of competition in the series.

Junior formulae

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In 2012, Roussel embarked upon a dual campaign in the Formula Renault Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series.[4] 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

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Prototypes

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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.[2] Despite suffering a heavy crash in qualifying,[5] the team finished 10th 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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

For 2018, Roussel joined CEFC TRSM Racing's Ginetta LMP1 entry into the WEC for the 2018–19 season.[9][10] With the program's closure before the 2019 season, he returned to the European Le Mans Series, signing with Inter Europol Competition.[11] However, Roussel broke his back during a practice crash at Monza,[12] forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

GT

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Roussel returned to professional motorsport in 2021, joining Saintéloc Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside co-driver Christopher Haase.[13] The duo claimed two podiums, at Misano and Valencia,[14] 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.[15][16] The team endured a difficult season, retiring in three of the five races and failing to score championship points.

Racing record

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Career summary

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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 Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0
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 0.5 21st
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* 19th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 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 Pos Points
2012 ARTA Engineering MNZ
1
12 		MNZ
2
11 		PAU
1
9 		PAU
2
8 		IMO
1
9 		IMO
2
22 		SPA
1
10 		SPA
2
22 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
8 		MUG
1
23 		MUG
2
25 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
DNS 		21st 13

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro IMO
Ret 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
22 		SPA
12H
15 		SPA
24H
14 		HOC
14 		CAT
Ret 		NC 0

* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2021 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MAG
1
Ret 		MAG
2
10 		ZAN
1
11 		ZAN
2
16 		MIS
1
3 		MIS
2
Ret 		BRH
1
10 		BRH
2
10 		VAL
1
2 		VAL
2
10 		11th 23.5

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 Germany Pegasus Racing Switzerland Nicolas Leutwiler
France Julien Schell 		Morgan LMP2 LMP2 336 18th 10th
2015 Germany Pegasus Racing China David Cheng
Netherlands Ho-Pin Tung 		Morgan LMP2 LMP2 334 19th 9th
2016 Germany Pegasus Racing France Rémy Striebig
France Inès Taittinger 		Morgan LMP2 LMP2 292 DNF DNF
2018 China CEFC TRSM Racing United Kingdom Charlie Robertson
United Kingdom Michael Simpson 		Ginetta G60-LT-P1 LMP1 283 41st 5th

References

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  1. ^ "Leo Roussel, 2022 – Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Fernandez, Mat (25 September 2016). "Leo Roussel: "My Goal is to Remain in LMP2"". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  3. ^ "EARLY CAREER". leo-roussel.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  4. ^ "F.Renault 2.0 ALPS synonimous of quality with top team and drivers ready to roll in 2012 season". renaultsportitalia.it. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2022. Also confirmed the names of the drivers which will compete with Arta Engineering. Three of them are also Frenchmen: Tristan Papavoine, Leo Roussel and William Vermont...
  5. ^ "Massive Shunt For Leo Roussel - Le Mans 2014". us.motorsport.com. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  6. ^ Dagys, John (5 February 2015). "Cheng, Fong Complete Pegasus Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 April 2022. Cheng and Fong will share the wheel of the French squad's Morgan LMP2 EVO Nissan with Leo Roussel in the five-round championship, which kicks off at Silverstone in April.
  7. ^ "LÉO ROUSSEL (ORECA): "IT HASN'T SUNK IN YET THAT WE ARE THE ELMS CHAMPIONS."". 24h-lemans.com. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Léo Roussel to replace Pierre Thiriet at G-Drive Racing". fiawec.com. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  9. ^ Dagys, John (5 April 2018). "Stoneman, Roussel Added to Manor Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  10. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (5 April 2018). "Welcome to the Ginetta Family, Leo Roussel and Dean Stoneman". ginetta.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (22 March 2019). "Roussel Added to Inter Europol LMP2 Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  12. ^ Dagys, John (25 May 2019). "Winslow to Replace Roussel at Inter Europol". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  13. ^ Pettit, Vince (24 March 2021). "Saintéloc Racing confirm two car entry for GT World Challenge Europe". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Podium for Saintéloc Racing and another GT World Challenge Europe title for Team WRT". audi-mediacenter.com. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Léo Roussel (Emil Frey Racing) : "Le monde du GT m'a de suite plu !"" [Léo Roussel (Emil Frey Racing): "I immediately liked the GT world!"]. endurance-info.com (in French). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  16. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (28 February 2022). "Emil Frey Enters GT Masters Alongside Endurance Cup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 April 2022. The No. 19 Emil Frey Lamborghini will be shared by Leo Roussel, Arthur Rougier and factory driver Giacomo Altoe in the Pro class of Endurance Cup...
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Sporting positions
Preceded by European Le Mans Series
LMP2 Champion
2017
With: Memo Rojas 		Succeeded by
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