Charles Milesi

Charles Milesi
Charles Milesi
Born	March 4, 2001 (age 25); France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2017–present
Known for	FIA World Endurance Championship Hypercar category driver for Alpine

Charles Roger Claude Milesi (born 4 March 2001) is a French professional racing driver currently participating in the Hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship representing Alpine. He is the son of former racer Patrice Milesi.

Early career

Following notable achievements in karting, Milesi embarked on his racing journey in 2017 within the Formula Renault framework, competing across multiple series over two years. In 2018, he secured seventh place in the Formula Renault Eurocup standings.

In 2019, he gained his initial experience with prototypes by taking part in a WEC rookie test at the 8 Hours of Bahrain circuit, driving for the Dutch squad Racing Team Nederland.

The year 2020 saw Milesi join Graff Racing after Alexandre Cougnaud withdrew and following a successful test at the Castellet 240 event. He contested the 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 category alongside teammates Vincent Capillaire and James Allen. Unfortunately, the team retired late in the race due to an off-track incident. Subsequently, when Memo Rojas stepped down, Milesi signed with American outfit DragonSpeed for the 4 Hours of Monza, initially finishing third before disqualification owing to diffuser non-compliance. He wrapped up 2020 by competing in the Michelin Le Mans Cup finale with CD Sport behind the wheel of a Ligier JS P320.

Additionally, Milesi participated in the closing rounds of the 2020 Super Formula Championship driving for Buzz Racing and B-MAX.

2021

Milesi commenced his 2021 campaign at the 24 Hours of Daytona with Racing Team Nederland from the Netherlands, piloting an Oreca 07 in LMP2 alongside Giedo van der Garde, Frits van Eerd, and Job van Uitert. His main objective was competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, where he teamed up with Robin Frijns and Ferdinand Habsburg at newcomer outfit Team WRT. After moderate outcomes at Spa-Francorchamps and Portimão, Team WRT achieved their inaugural podium at the 6 Hours of Monza, with Milesi securing pole position in LMP2 despite holding a silver driver rating among predominantly platinum and gold-rated competitors.

Capitalizing on this success, Team WRT delivered a strong performance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, leading into Sunday before mechanical issues impacted their sister car. The No. 41 entry driven by Milesi, Frijns, and Habsburg took advantage and narrowly won by less than one second over the No. 28 Jota team. A following triumph at the 6 Hours of Bahrain elevated them to championship leaders, culminating with Milesi and his co-drivers clinching the LMP2 world championship at the 8 Hours of Bahrain.

Towards the end of the season, Milesi also contested two rounds in the European Le Mans Series with Cool Racing, securing consecutive pole positions.

2022

During the 2022 season, Milesi remained active in the WEC, competing with the Richard Mille Racing Team alongside newcomers Lilou Wadoux and Sébastien Ogier. The squad encountered difficulties throughout the year, ultimately securing ninth place in the team rankings and finishing ninth at the Le Mans endurance race.

2023

Continuing into the 2023 season, Milesi raced for the newly rebranded Alpine Elf Team, teaming up with Julien Canal and Matthieu Vaxivière. He demonstrated notable speed by recording the fastest lap in four separate races. Although the team experienced a slow beginning, they progressed to achieve a fourth-place finish at Le Mans and secured second place at Monza, concluding the season seventh in the LMP2 category standings.

2024

Prior to the start of the 2024 WEC season, Milesi earned a promotion to Alpine's Hypercar program, piloting the Alpine A424 alongside teammates Paul-Loup Chatin and his former co-driver from 2021, Habsburg.

In addition to his WEC commitments, he competed in the ELMS, joining forces with LMP2 newcomer Arthur Leclerc and silver-rated driver Manuel Maldonado. After securing points finishes early in the campaign, Milesi claimed pole position at the Imola round following a highly competitive qualifying session.

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	French F4 Championship	FFSA Academy	18	4	2	4	7	118	7th
	Formula Renault NEC	R-ace GP	11	1	0	0	3	97	6th
	Formula Renault Eurocup	R-ace GP	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2018	Formula Renault Eurocup	R-ace GP	20	2	2	2	4	122.5	7th
	Formula Renault NEC	R-ace GP	4	0	1	1	1	0	NC†
	Toyota Racing Series	MTEC Motorsport	15	0	0	0	1	504	11th
2019	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	YTB by Carlin	15	0	0	0	0	13	9th
2020	Super Formula	Buzz Racing with B-Max	3	0	0	0	0	0	21st
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	SO24-HAS By Graff	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	DragonSpeed USA	1	0	0	0	0	0	"NC"

^‡ Points counted exclusively for the Michelin Endurance Cup, not for overall LMP2 Championship.
^* Season ongoing.

Full French F4 Championship Results

(Legend) (Events in bold signify pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Final Standing	Total Points
2017	NOG 1 4th	NOG 2 3rd	NOG 3 4th	MNZ 1 Retired	MNZ 2 8th	MNZ 3 1st	PAU 1 11th	PAU 2 10th	PAU 3 8th	SPA 1 DNS	SPA 2 DNS	SPA 3 DNS	MAG 1 3rd	MAG 2 2nd	MAG 3 1st	CAT 1 11th	CAT 2 6th	CAT 3 1st	LEC 1 6th	LEC 2 8th	LEC 3 12th	7th place	118 points

Full Formula Renault NEC Results

(Legend) (Events shown in bold indicate pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Classification	Points Accumulated
2017	R-ace GP	MNZ 1 Retired	MNZ 2 8th	ASS 1 3rd	ASS 2 Retired	NÜR 1 Disqualified	NÜR 2 7th	SPA 1 getaway position:23rd	SPA 2 getaway position:20th	SPA 3 required to retire	HOC 1 getaway position:13th	HOC 2 getaway position:12th		7th overall	106 points

|- 2018 Formula Renault Northern European Cup#2018 Results

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! Finished 9th ! Scored 57 points |}

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup Results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap)

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Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Position	Points
2017	R-ace GP	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	SIL 1	SIL 2	PAU 1	PAU 2	MON 1	MON 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 Ret	RBR 1	RBR 2	LEC 1 6	LEC 2 9	SPA 1 23	SPA 2 20	SPA 3 Ret	CAT 1 9	CAT 2 Ret	NC†	0
2018	R-ace GP	LEC 1 9	LEC 2 12	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 19	SIL 1 7	SIL 2 1	MON 1 2	MON 2 1	RBR 1 10	RBR 2 13	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 13	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 12
																7th	122.5

^† Since Milesi participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn championship points.

Full Toyota Racing Series Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2018	MTEC Motorsport	RUA 1 9th	RUA 2 7th	RUA 3 5th	TER 1 13th	TER 2 12th	TER 3 11th	HMP 1 10th	HMP 2 Retired	HMP 3 6th	TAU 1 11th	TAU 2 12th	TAU 3 8th	MAN 1 12th	MAN 2 11th	MAN 3 3rd	11th place	504 points

Full Japanese Formula 3 Championship Results

(key) (Entries in bold indicate pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	Engine Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Total Points
2019	YTB by Carlin	Volkswagen	SUZ 1 9th	SUZ 2 6th	AUT 1 10th	AUT 2 7th	AUT 3 7th	OKA 1 4th	OKA 2 5th	OKA 3 5th	SUG 1 Retired	SUG 2 'Did Not Start'	FUJ 1 'Withdrew'	FUJ 2 'Withdrew'	9th overall	13 points

Full Super Formula Championship outcomes

Season	Team	Power Unit	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Final Standing	Total Points
2020	Buzz Racing in partnership with B-Max	Honda	MOT	OKA	SUG	AUT 15th	SUZ 11th	SUZ 13th	FUJ Did Not Start	21st place	0 points

FIA World Endurance Championship complete results

(legend) (Bolded race names signify pole positions) (Italicized races denote fastest laps)

Season	Team Entry	Category	Vehicle Model	Engine Manufacturer	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Final Rank	Accumulated Points
2019–20	SO24-HAS By Graff	LMP2 Class	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine	SIL	FUJ	SHA	BHR	COA	SPA	LMS Retired	BHR	Not Classified†	0 points
2021	Team WRT	LMP2 Category	Oreca 07	Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8 power unit	SPA 10th	ALG 4th	MNZ 2nd	LMS 1st	BHR 1st	BHR 1st			Champion (1st)	151 points
2022	Richard Mille Racing Team	LMP2 Division	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428, a 4.2 L V8 engine by Gibson Technology	SEB 12th	SPA 8th	LMS 6th	minza 14th	minza	minza			Finished in 12th place overall	Scored a total of 30 points

Full 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	Overall Position	Class Position
2020	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall SO24-HAS By Graff	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Vincent Capillaire Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall James Allen	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	357	DNF	DNF
2021	Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Team WRT	Template:Country data NED Template:Namespace detect showall Robin Frijns Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall Ferdinand Habsburg	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	363	6th overall	1st in class
2022	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Richard Mille Racing Team	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Sébastien Ogier Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Lilou Wadoux	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	366	13th overall	9th in class
2023	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Alpine Elf Team	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Julien Canal Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Matthieu Vaxivière	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	327	12th overall	4th in class
2024	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Alpine Endurance Team (Signatech)	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Paul-Loup Chatin Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall Ferdinand Habsburg	Alpine A424	Hypercar	75 laps completed	DNF overall	DNF in class
2025	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Alpine Endurance Team (Signatech)	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Paul-Loup Chatin Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall Ferdinand Habsburg	Alpine A424	Hypercar	385	9th overall	9th in class

Comprehensive IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

((key)) (bold indicates pole position; italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Category	Car Model	Engine	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Final Rank	Total Points
2021	Racing Team Nederland	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	DAY 8†	SEB	WGL	WGL	ELK	LGA	PET	NC†	0†
2024	TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	DAY 13	SEB	WGL	MOS	ELK	IMS	PET	57th place	205 points
2025	TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 V8	DAY 8	SEB	WGL	MOS	ELK	IMS	PET	22nd*	256*

^† Points awarded solely for Michelin Endurance Cup, excluding overall LMP2 standings. ^* Current season underway.

Complete European Le Mans Series Records

Year	Entrant Team	Category Class	Chassis Used	Engine Specification	Round 1 Result	Round 2 Result	Round 3 Result	Round 4 Result	Round 5 Result	Round 6 Result	Championship Standing	Accumulated Points
2020 European Le Mans Series	DragonSpeed USA	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8	Circuit Paul Ricard (LEC)	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (SPA)	Circuit Paul Ricard (LEC)	Autodromo Nazionale Monza (MNZ) (DSQ)	Algarve International Circuit (ALG)		NC	0
2021 European Le Mans Series	Cool Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8	"Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (CAT)"	"Red Bull Ring (RBR)"	"Circuit Paul Ricard (LEC)"	"Autodromo Nazionale Monza (MNZ)"	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (SPA) (4)	Algarve International Circuit (ALG) (6)	17th place	22 points
2024 European Le Mans Series	Panis Marc VDS Racing Team	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8	2024 4 Hours of Barcelona (CAT) (5)	2024 4 Hours of Le Castellet (LEC) (8)	2024 4 Hours of Imola (IMO) (1)	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (SPA) (6)	Mugello Circuit (MUG) (4)	4 Hours of Portimão (ALG) (12)	4th overall	61 points
2025 European Le Mans Series	Marc VDS Racing Team Olivier Panis	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson Technology GK428 4.2 L V8	"style=background:#DFDFDF;" \| 4 Hours of Barcelona (CAT) (2)	"style=background:#DFFFDF;" \| 4 Hours of Castellet (LEC) (6)	"style=background:#FFFFBF;" \| 4 Hours of Imola (IMO) (1)					Champion*	Points Leader*

^* Current season ongoing.