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Simon Gachet
Gachet in 2016
Nationality French
Born (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30)
Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup career
Debut season2017
Current teamTresor by Car Collection
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number11
Former teamsSaintéloc Racing
Starts32
Wins3
Podiums13
Poles3
Previous series
2020–2021
2020
2017–2021

2016–2017
2013–2015
2013–2015
2012
2011, 2013		Intercontinental GT Challenge
Ultimate Cup Series
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
European Le Mans Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault Eurocup
French F4 Championship
V de V Challenge Monoplace
Championship titles
2020

2011		GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup
V de V Challenge Monoplace
Last updated on: 27 November 2022.

Simon Gachet (born 14 October 1993) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for Tresor by Car Collection.[1]

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

An avid rugby player as a young boy, Gachet was not heavily involved with motorsports in his youth.[2] He was introduced to motorsport through car magazines, and discovered single-seater racing while attending the Formula Motorsport school at the Circuit du Laquais.[3] In 2011, he began competing in the V de V Challenge Monoplace, completely forgoing the karting process.

Junior formulae[edit]

In his opening season of single-seater competition, Gachet was crowned champion, taking two wins and 11 podiums in 15 races.[4] That winter, Gachet won the Euroformula Volant test, awarding him a €60,000 bursary which allowed him to compete in the French F4 Championship for 2012.[5] Scoring six podiums in 14 races, Gachet finished third in the overall points classification.[6] For 2013, Gachet stepped up to the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series, joining French team ARTA Engineering.[7] He had a quiet start in his first season in the series, scoring his first points in July at Misano and finishing 14th in the championship.[8] He returned to the team in 2014, adding a full-season effort in the Formula Renault Eurocup to his Alps series commitment.[9][10] Gachet's second season in the Alps series proved more successful, as he scored a podium in each of his first three races en route to a 5th-place finish in the championship.[11] Prior to the Hungaroring round of the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, Gachet joined ART Junior Team.[12] He would finish the Eurocup season in 19th, scoring just 10 points. For 2015, he joined Tech 1 Racing for a full-season campaign in the Formula Renault Eurocup,[13] topping the charts in the series' preseason tests at MotorLand Aragón.[14] However, it was another quiet season for Gachet, securing just one podium at Le Mans[15] and finishing 16th overall.

Gachet's Ligier JS P3 at Silverstone in 2017.

Sports car racing[edit]

For 2016, Gachet moved to endurance racing, joining Panis Barthez Competition's entry into the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series.[16] The entry scored its first and only podium of the season at Imola, before taking pole position the following week at the Red Bull Ring.[17] Entering five of the six races that season, Gachet and co-drivers Eric Debard and Valentin Moineault finished 9th in the LMP3 class championship. He returned to the team in 2017,[18] finishing 14th in the drivers' championship. Alongside his European Le Mans Series campaign, Gachet joined Energy by ART's entry into the GT4 European Series Southern Cup,[19] taking one podium at Magny-Cours en route to a 20th-place finish in the Pro-Am class championship. Gachet completed 2017 with a pair of one-off appearances for Saintéloc Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance cups, finishing outside of the points in both appearances.

Gachet racing in the 24H Series in 2022

2018 saw Gachet move full-time into the GT World Challenge Europe with Saintéloc. Pairing with Christopher Haase in the Sprint Cup,[20] Gachet scored three overall podiums, including a second-placed finish at Hungaroring,[21] placing eighth in the championship. Gachet began the Endurance Cup season with Saintéloc's Pro entry,[22] scoring a sixth-place finish at Circuit Paul Ricard before joining the team's Am-class entry for the Spa 24 Hours.[23] He would finish 37th in the overall Endurance Cup classification. He returned to the team in both championships for 2019, joining Haase once again in the Sprint Cup[24] and returning to the team's Pro-class entry in the Endurance Cup. Gachet and Haase had their best statistical season to date, finishing fifth in the championship after taking four podiums and Gachet's first win in the series at Zandvoort.[25] He had another quiet season in the Endurance Cup, finishing 33rd overall.

Gachet played a diminished role for the team in 2020, joining Steven Palette in Saintéloc's Silver-class Sprint Cup entry.[26] The duo found immediate success, taking class victory in the opening two races of the season and adding a podium to complete the opening weekend at Misano.[27] The following round at Magny-Cours saw Gachet take the overall pole and victory in race #2, despite being classified in the Silver Cup class.[28] Following the second race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Gachet and Palette clinched the Silver Cup title.[29] The following season saw Gachet switch his focus back to the Endurance Cup, joining Mercedes-AMG entrant AKKA-ASP in their Silver Cup entry. Claiming class victories at Paul Ricard[30] and Barcelona,[31] Gachet finished second in the Silver class championship alongside teammates Konstantin Tereshchenko and Thomas Drouet.

For 2022, Gachet returned to Audi, joining Tresor by Car Collection's Sprint Cup entry.[32] Reunited with Christopher Haase, Gachet scored his first podium of the season at Magny-Cours after taking pole for race #1.[33] He would go on to collect four podium finishes that season, claiming third in the overall championship.[34] Gachet also embarked on full-season campaigns in the FFSA GT Championship and GT4 European Series for Akkodis-ASP.[34] In October, he joined Eric Debard behind the wheel of Team France's GT Relay entry into the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.[35] The duo finished second in both qualifying races, before scoring the gold medal in the main race.[36]

In 2023, Gachet was promoted to Audi Sport factory driver status.[37] In his first full season as a factory driver, Gachet took on a drive with Saintéloc's Pro class entry in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, alongside Patric Niederhauser and Christopher Mies, as well as a Sprint Cup entry in the Gold Cup class, paired with Paul Evrard.[38]

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 V de V Challenge Monoplace Formula Motorsport 15 2 1 ? 11 525 1st
2012 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 14 0 0 0 6 148 3rd
2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ARTA Engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 14 0 0 0 0 28 14th
V de V Challenge Monoplace Formula Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 144 19th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ARTA Engineering 8 0 0 0 0 10 19th
ART Junior Team 6 0 0 0 0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series ARTA Engineering 14 0 0 0 3 78 5th
2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 17 0 0 1 1 19 16th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 6 0 0 1 2 0 NC†
2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Panis Barthez Competition 6 0 1 0 1 30.5 9th
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Panis Barthez Competition 6 0 0 0 0 12.5 14th
GT4 European Series Southern Cup - Pro-Am Energy by ART 12 0 0 0 1 21 20th
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 5 0 0 0 0 9 37th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 3 44.5 8th
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 5 0 0 0 0 2 33rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 8 22nd
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am 11 0 0 1 1 15 19th
GT4 South European Series - Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 24 6th
24H GT Series - A6
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing 10 1 1 0 2 33.5 9th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - SIlver 10 3 2 0 6 108.5 1st
French GT4 Cup 12 0 0 0 2 84 7th
Ultimate Cup Series - Monoplace F3-T318 Formula Motorsport 3 3 ? ? 3 168 6th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AKKA ASP Team 5 0 0 0 0 1 32nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 5 2 0 0 2 74 2nd
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am 12 1 0 0 3 98 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Saintéloc Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 16th
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Tresor by Car Collection 10 0 1 0 4 67 3rd
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am AKKODIS ASP Team 12 0 1 ? 2 82 7th
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am 12 0 1 ? 2 67 9th
24H GT Series - GT3 Am Saintéloc Racing 3 0 0 0 0 ? ?*
Intercontinental GT Challenge Saintéloc Junior Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team France 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Saintéloc Racing
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Junior Team 5 0 0 0 0 41 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 5.5 18th
Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - 3A Racetivity 4 2 1 2 3 76 5th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Concept Sport Automobile Racing
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am Debard Automobiles by Racetivity

† As Gachet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results[edit]

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup[edit]

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2017 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro MON SIL LEC SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		CAT
17 		NC 0
2018 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro MON
14 		SIL
Ret 		LEC
6 		CAT
45 		37th 9
Am SPA
6H
63 		SPA
12H
63 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NC 0
2019 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MON
15 		SIL
11 		LEC
9 		CAT
Ret 		33rd 2
Pro-Am SPA
6H
62 		SPA
12H
56 		SPA
24H
48 		22nd 8
2021 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MON
11 		LEC
11 		SPA
6H
40 		SPA
12H
34 		SPA
24H
23 		NÜR
Ret 		CAT
11 		2nd 74
2023 Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro MNZ
4 		LEC
4 		SPA
6H
23 		SPA
12H
24 		SPA
24H
16 		NÜR
4 		CAT
9 		6th 41

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results[edit]

(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
2017 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro MIS
QR 		MIS
CR 		BRH
QR 		BRH
CR 		ZOL
QR 		ZOL
CR 		HUN
QR 		HUN
CR 		NÜR
QR
20 		NÜR
CR
22 		NC 0
2018 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro ZOL
1
10 		ZOL
2
12 		BRH
1
7 		BRH
2
8 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
3 		HUN
1
4 		HUN
2
2 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
3 		8th 44.5
2020 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Silver MIS
1
9 		MIS
2
9 		MIS
3
14 		MAG
1
13 		MAG
2
1 		ZAN
1
3 		ZAN
2
Ret 		CAT
1
19 		CAT
2
9 		CAT
3
7 		1st 108.5
2022 Tresor by Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro BRH
1
7 		BRH
2
4 		MAG
1
3 		MAG
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
3 		ZAN
2
Ret 		MIS
1
4 		MIS
2
3 		VAL
1
2 		VAL
2
4 		3rd 67
2023 Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
11 		BRH
2
13 		MIS
1
19 		MIS
2
24 		HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
Ret 		VAL
1
21 		VAL
2
6 		ZAN
1
24 		ZAN
2
15 		5th 90

* Season still in progress.

References[edit]

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  2. ^ Mandzi, Daniel (26 June 2012). "Simon Gachet in leading positions again". autosportfoto.sk. Retrieved 15 May 2022. Indeed, while his young friends were spinning laps at the wheel of their go-karts, he was "racing" on the fields with a rugby ball in his hands!
  3. ^ "SIMON GACHET SACRE VOLANT EUFORMULA 2011" [SIMON GACHET WINS VOLANT EUFORMULA 2011]. autonewsinfo.com (in French). 14 November 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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  5. ^ "Simon Gachet wins the Euroformula Volant 2011". automobilsport.com. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ^ "French F4". grandprixweekly.com. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ^ "ARTA Engineering annonce ses pilotes" [ARTA Engineering announces their pilots]. chequeredflags.fr (in French). ChequeredFlags. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  8. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (21 February 2014). "2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season review". formulascout.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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  26. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (4 August 2020). "23-Car Grid Set for Triple-Header Sprint Cup Opener at Misano". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Haase will continue in the Pro ranks with GT4 graduate Arthur Rougier, while Gachet will share Sainteloc's Silver Cup Audi with Steven Palette.
  27. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (8 August 2020). "Vanthoor's Late Pass Inspires WRT to Misano 1-2". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Pro-Am honors went to Sky Tempesta Racing's Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 of Chris Froggatt and Eddie Cheever III, while Palette and Gachet won Silver Cup in 10th overall.
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  29. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (11 October 2020). "Emil Frey Pair Wins Again to Create Title Showdown". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 May 2022. While the overall championship remains open heading into Race 3, crews from Sainteloc and Sky-Tempesta Racing wrapped up the Silver and Pro-Am category titles in Race 2. Steven Palette and Simon Gachet secured the Silver crown with fourth-place in class, while their nearest rivals Axcil Jefferies and Ezequiel Companc finished sixth.
  30. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (29 May 2021). "GPX Porsche Overcomes FFF to Win Paul Ricard 1000km". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 May 2022. AKKA-ASP won the Silver Cup class with its No. 87 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo driven by Simon Gachet, Thomas Drouet and Konstantin Tereschenko.
  31. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (10 October 2021). "AKKA-ASP Wins 3H Barcelona; Iron Lynx Drivers Clinch Title". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 May 2022. Silver Cup honors went to AKKA-ASP drivers Simon Gachet, Thomas Drouet and Konstantin Tereschenko who profited from an out of sequence pit stop for their main rivals.
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  35. ^ "FIA Motorsport Games Preview: GT & GT Sprint". fiamotorsportgames.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022. The GT Cup assault will see the established duo of Eric Debard and Simon Gachet tackle their home event...
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  37. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (21 February 2023). "Van der Linde Exits Audi Factory Roster as Gachet, Hofer Join". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  38. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 March 2023). "New Audi Signing Gachet Joins Saintéloc's Pro Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by V de V Challenge Monoplace
Champion
2011 		Succeeded by
Hugo Blanchot
Preceded by
Nico Bastian
Thomas Neubauer
 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Silver Cup Champion
2019
With: Steven Palette 		Succeeded by
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