Côme Ledogar
Côme Ledogar | |
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| Born | May 23, 1991 Annecy, France |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Known for | Success in endurance and GT racing, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup champion (2016), 24 Hours of Spa winner (2021), 24 Hours of Le Mans GTE Pro category winner (2021) |
Côme Norbert Ledogar (born 23 May 1991) is a French professional racing driver distinguished by his success in endurance and GT racing. His career highlights include capturing the overall Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup championship in 2016 alongside teammates Robert Bell and Shane van Gisbergen, as well as achieving overall wins in the GTE Pro category at both the 2021 24 Hours of Spa and the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Formula Renault 1.6
Originating from Annecy, Ledogar launched his motorsport journey in 2007 at the age of 16, competing in Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium with Thierry Boutsen Energy Racing. The following year, he participated in the Formul'Academy Euro Series, where he secured four victories out of fourteen races and stood on the podium twice more, ultimately finishing second behind Arthur Pic.
Formula BMW
Ledogar advanced to Formula BMW Europe in 2009, joining DAMS and scoring points in nine out of sixteen events to conclude the season in seventeenth place. In 2010, he switched to Eifelland Racing, elevating his performance with three podium finishes and ending sixth in the championship standings.
Formula Renault 2.0
In 2011, he progressed to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series with R-ace GP, where he achieved three points-scoring results and placed nineteenth overall. Additionally, Ledogar competed part-time in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, earning a podium finish at Zandvoort.
Sports car racing
Transitioning to sports car competition in 2012, Ledogar joined Pro GT by Alméras for the Porsche Carrera Cup France season. He triumphed in four races out of fourteen but narrowly missed out on the championship title to Jean-Karl Vernay. The following year, racing for Sébastien Loeb Racing, he claimed two victories before returning to Alméras in 2014. That season saw him secure six wins and two additional podiums, culminating in a championship victory by a margin of four points.
In 2015, Ledogar competed concurrently in Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup Italia. He amassed four wins and seven further podiums in Italy, finishing second behind Riccardo Agostini. Meanwhile, his Supercup campaign yielded an eighth-place overall finish and recognition as the second-best rookie, highlighted by a podium at Hungaroring.
Continuing his Carrera Cup Italia efforts in 2016, Ledogar achieved six wins and eight more podiums to claim the title with a nineteen-point advantage over Mattia Drudi. That year marked his promotion to McLaren factory driver status; he contested both the International GT Open and Blancpain GT Series campaigns with Garage 59. Despite securing victory at Monza in GT Open, a partial schedule limited him to eleventh place overall. In Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup action, he captured the championship alongside Robert Bell and Shane van Gisbergen.
During 2017, Ledogar concentrated on GT Open with Garage 59 and Alexander West, finishing third in the Pro-Am category. He also raced for Strakka Racing in Blancpain GT Series but managed only two points throughout the season.
Returning to Garage 59 for the 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup season, he teamed up with Ben Barnicoat and Andrew Watson. In 2019, Ledogar departed McLaren to pilot an Aston Martin Vantage for Garage 59 across Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Intercontinental GT Challenge events. Additionally, he competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Ferrari 488 for Car Guy Racing.
The following year saw Ledogar represent Garage 59 at Bathurst 12 Hour and participate in three Asian Le Mans Series rounds with Car Guy Racing, including a victory at The Bend circuit. After the COVID-19 hiatus, he took part in the Porsche Supercup round at Silverstone before driving a Ferrari 488 for AF Corse at Le Mans and Paul Ricard—winning at Paul Ricard alongside Tom Blomqvist and Alessandro Pier Guidi.
In 2021, Car Guy Racing enlisted Ledogar for the Asian Le Mans Series campaign where he secured victory in the final race. He then joined Iron Lynx for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Pier Guidi and Nicklas Nielsen; this trio triumphed at the 24 Hours of Spa. Furthermore, AF Corse added him as a third driver for Le Mans where they achieved GTE Pro class victory.
Career overview
Porsche Supercup Pro GT by Alméras 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Tsunami RT 12 4 3 4 11 182 style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd Porsche Supercup Pro GT by Alméras 10 0 0 0 1 81 8th Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Tsunami RT 18 6 8 11 14 182 style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st 24H Series - 991 Blancpain GT Series Garage 59 11 2 2 0 0 68 12th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Garage 59 5 2 0 0 2 68 bgcolor="#FFFFBF"1st Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Garage 59 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC International GT Open Garage 59 10 0 0 0 1 81 8th Intercontinental GT Challenge (Garage59 & K-Pax Racing) Two combined events, no wins, overall ranking:10th (17 points) International GT Open - Pro-Am Garage59 14 2 2 3 6 60 bgcolor="#FFDF9F" 3rd Blancpain GT Series (Strakka Racing) 8 0 0 0 0 2 69th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Strakka Racing) 4 0 0 0 0 2 44th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup (Strakka Racing) 4 0 0 1 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge (Tekno Autosports/McLaren GT & Strakka Racing) Two combined races, no victories, final position:10th (12 points) Australian GT Championship (Tekno Autosports) 3 0 0 0 1 66 30th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Garage59) 5 0 0 0 1 19 24th Intercontinental GT Challenge (YNA Autosport & Garage59) Three combined events, no wins, finished22nd overall (6 points) WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD (Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian) 1 No victories, ended season56th 24H GT Series - SPX (Tsunami RT) 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 (Jackie Chan DC Racing) Did not finish Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Spirit of Race/AF Corse) Three races, one win, placed7th overall Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Garage59) 5 No wins, ranked33rd Porsche Carrera Cup France (Team85 Bourgoin Racing) 12 1 1 2 5 178 4th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am (Car Guy Racing) Completed race in6th place Asian Le Mans Series - GT (Car Guy Racing) Three races with one victory, finished6th overall GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (AF Corse) One race entered with one victory; concluded season10th Intercontinental GT Challenge (Garage59) No points earned, unclassified Porsche Supercup (CLRT) No points, guest driver† 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am (Luzich Racing) Finished7th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro (AF Corse) Achieved one win in WEC and at Le Mans in LMGTE Pro category; ended season8th in standings Asian Le Mans Series - GT (Car Guy Racing) Four races with one victory; secured sixth place overall GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Iron Lynx) Participated in five races with one win; clinched championship title Intercontinental GT Challenge (Iron Lynx Motorsports Lab & AF Corse Francorchamps Motors) Contested three combined events; Iron Lynx won overall title with55 points GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup & Nürburgring events with Dinamic Motorsport and Inception Racing; experienced limited success and multiple DNFs in endurance competitions 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 class with Huber Motorsport; did not finish Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie & Nürburgring24 Hours competing for Glickenhaus Racing LLC; season currently underway| Season | Series | Team | Starts | Victories | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Podium finishes | Points scored | Final standing |
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| 2007 | Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium | Boutsen Energy Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2008 | Formul'Academy Euro Series | Auto Sport Academy | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 120.5 | 2nd |
| 2009 | Formula BMW Europe | DAMS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 17th |
| 2010 | Formula BMW Europe | Eifelland Racing | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 187 | 6th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 16th | |
| 2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | R-ace GP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 19th | ||
| 2012 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Pro GT by Alméras | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 231 | 2nd |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 5th |
| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | Hexis Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Team Martinet - Alméras | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 188 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st |
| align=left Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | align=left Land Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25th |
* Current season ongoing.
† Competed as guest driver and therefore not eligible for points
Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results
(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Position | Points |
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| 2010 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
OSC 3 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
MST 1 |
MST 2 |
MST 3 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 Retired |
SPA 3 9 |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 3 |
NÜR 3 Cancelled |
16th | 59 |
| 2011 | R-ace GP | HOC 1 Retired |
HOC 2 11th |
HOC 3 19th |
SPA 1 Retired |
SPA 2 10th |
NÜR 1 7th |
NÜR 2 6th |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
ASS 3 |
Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results
(key) (Entries in bold represent pole position; entries in italics indicate fastest lap)
