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David Droux

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David Droux
Born (1997-02-19) February 19, 1997 (age 29)
Lajoux, Switzerland
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2013–present
Known for2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace champion; 2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 winner

David Droux (born 19 February 1997 in Lajoux) is a Swiss professional racing driver who currently competes in the Le Mans Cup representing CLX Motorsport. He holds titles as the 2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace champion and the 2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 winner.

Early career

Droux initiated his journey in single-seater racing in 2013 by participating in the concluding season of the 2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup, where he secured eighth place in the overall standings.

The following year, he entered the French F4 Championship, a series managed centrally, earning points highlighted by a fourth-place finish at Pau and achieving his sole podium with a runner-up position in the second race held at Jerez.

In 2015, Droux transitioned to the V de V Challenge Monoplace series with RC Formula. Throughout a 17-race campaign, he dominated by winning all but two events and clinched the championship during the final round at Magny-Cours.

LMP3 beginnings (2016–2021)

Following his V de V championship, Droux stepped away from single-seaters to join Duqueine Engineering for competition in the LMP3 category of the 2016 European Le Mans Series. Although victorious at the 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring, Duqueine was penalized four seconds for pit stop infractions, resulting in the win being awarded to United Autosports and relegating Duqueine to second place.

Retained by Duqueine for the 2017 season, Droux captured his inaugural series pole position at Red Bull Ring after the team adopted the Norma M30, also securing a podium finish at Spa-Francorchamps.

In 2018, Droux joined M.Racing - YMR, led by Yvan Muller, marking his third season in ELMS. Despite commencing strongly with pole position and a podium at Paul Ricard, he concluded the year tenth overall.

The 2019 season saw Droux move to Realteam Racing alongside teammate Esteban García. Their best result was a fourth place at Monza, with Droux finishing seventh in the championship. Later that year, he debuted in the Asian Le Mans Series with Graff Racing, claiming his first LMP3 victory at the 4 Hours of Sepang.

Continuing his partnership with Realteam and García in 2020, Droux achieved his first ELMS win from pole position at Paul Ricard and ultimately placed third in the overall standings.

Prior to the 2021 season, Droux returned to Graff Racing, teaming up with Sebastien Page and Eric Trouillet, earning a podium under wet conditions at Red Bull Ring.

LMP2 debut and LMP3 return (2022–)

At the start of 2022, Droux advanced to LMP2 competition with Graff Racing during the 2022 Asian Le Mans season. He consistently reached the podium across all four races and secured the LMP2 Am class title.

Remaining with Graff Racing for the European Le Mans Series, Droux participated in the initial three rounds and made his first appearance at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing seventh within the LMP2 Pro-Am category. Later that year, he briefly returned to LMP3 competition, winning on his comeback at Spa during the concluding two rounds of the Michelin Le Mans Cup.

For 2023, Droux signed with Cool Racing for their Le Mans Cup campaign alongside Luis Sanjuan. At the second round held at Le Mans, he achieved a race victory as well as a third-place finish.

Droux continued with Cool Racing into 2024, partnering with Adrien Chila. Although he secured only one win at Paul Ricard, he claimed the LMP3 championship by a margin of 5.5 points over rival team R-ace GP during the season finale.

Looking ahead to 2025, Droux confirmed his ongoing collaboration with the newly rebranded CLX Motorsport, joining forces with teammate Cédric Oltramare.

Overview of Karting Career

Season Series Team Final Standing
2012 Trophée Oscar Petit – KZ125 11th place
References:

Summary of Racing Career

        (Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Am)         (4)         (3)         (0)         (2)         (4)         (93)         (style="background:#FFFFBF") Champion         (European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am)         (3)         (0)         (0)         (0)         (0)         (26)         (8th place)         (24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Pro-Am)         (1)         (0)         (0)         (0)         (0)         (N/A)         (7th place)         (Le Mans Cup – LMP3)         (2)         (1)         (0)         (0)         (1)         (31)         (9th place) (European Endurance Prototype Cup – LMP3) (Graff Racing ) (2) (0) (0) (1) (0) (13) (30th place) (European Endurance Prototype Cup – NP02 ) (Graff Racing ) (4 ) (1 ) (0 ) (0 ) (2 ) (53 ) (6th place ) (Le Mans Cup – LMP3 ) (4 ) (1 ) (0 ) (1 ) (2 ) (43*) (style="background:#DFDFDF;") Runner-up* (Ultimate Cup Series - European Endurance Prototype Cup ) (Graff Racing ) - ! colspan="10" | References:
Season Series Team Events Victories Pole Positions Fastest Laps Podium Finishes Points Accumulated Ranking
2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup N/A 3 0 0 0 0 20 8th place
2014 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 18 0 0 1 1 69 12th place
2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace RC Formula 17 15 15 16 16 660 Champion
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Mark Burdett Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 17 32nd place
2016 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Duqueine Engineering 5 0 0 0 2 50 6th place
V de V Challenge Monoplace RC Formula 6 2 2 0 5 0 Not Classified
2017 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Duqueine Engineering 6 0 1 0 1 37.5 8th place
V de V Endurance Series – LMP3 2 1 1 1 1 45 19th place
2018 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 M.Racing - YMR 6 0 2 0 1 27.5 10th place
IMSA Prototype Challenge – LMP3 Forty 7 Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 32 33rd place
2019 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Realteam Racing 6 0 1 1 0 31.5 7th place
European Endurance Prototype Cup – LMP3 4 1 1 3 2 64 10th place
2019–20 align=left Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 align=left Graff Racing 4 1

  |0   |0   |2   |40   |5th place

2020

  |(European Le Mans Series – LMP3)   |(Realteam Racing)   |(5)   |(1)   |(1)   |(1)   |(2)   |(68)   |(style="background:#ffdf9f") 3rd place

2021

  |(European Le Mans Series – LMP3)   |(Graff Racing)   |(6)   |(0)   |(0)   |(1)   |(1)   |(44)   |(6th place)

2022

        (Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2)         (Graff Racing)         (4)         (0)         (0)         (0)         (4)         (69)         (style="background:#dfdfdf") Runner-up

2023 
                                                                                                                                               

(Le Mans Cup – LMP3) (Cool Racing) (7) (1) (0) (1) (2) (38) (7th place)

2024 
                                                                              

(Le Mans Cup – LMP3) (Cool Racing) (7) (1) (0) (0) (2) (73.5) (style="background:#FFFFBF") Champion

2025 
                                                                                                                                                                                

(Prototype Winter Series ) (CLX Motorsport ) (6 ) (0 ) (0 ) (1 ) (5 ) (126 ) (style="background:#dfdfdf") Runner-up


Full French F4 Championship Results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole positions) (Events in italics represent fastest lap points awarded to top ten finishers)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Final Position Total Points
2014 LMS
1
15 		LMS
2
13 		LMS
3
12 		PAU
1
4 		PAU
2
6 		PAU
3
12 		VDV
1
20† 		VDV
2
10 		VDV
3
Ret 		MAG
1
6 		MAG
2
7 		MAG
3
6 		NOG
1
15 		NOG
2
11 		NOG
3
15 		JER
1
7 		JER
2
2 		JER
3
10 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		12th place 69 points

Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results

(key) (Bold races indicate pole position) (Italicized races show fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Classification Points Accumulated
2015 Mark Burdett Motorsport MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ASS
1 		ASS
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
13 		HOC
3
Ret 		32nd position 17 points


Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Team Category Vehicle Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 Final Standing Total Points
2016 Duqueine Engineering LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL IMO
4 		RBR
2 		LEC
2 		SPA
Ret 		EST
9 		6th 50
2017 Duqueine Engineering LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
11 		MNZ
8 		8th 37.5
Norma M30 RBR
9 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
2 		ALG
4
2018 M.Racing - YMR LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
2 		MNZ
13 		RBR
Ret 		SIL
8 		SPA
8‡ 		ALG
10 		10th 27.5
2019 Realteam Racing LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC < br > 7 MNZ < br > 4 CAT < br > 8 SIL < br > 11 SPA < br > 8 ALG < br > 8 7th 31.5
2020 Realteam Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC < br > 4 SPA < br > Ret LEC < br > 1 MNZ < br > 4 ALG < br > 2 3rd 55
2021 Graff Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT < br > 12 RBR < br > 3 LEC < br > 7 MNZ < br > 13

  |-  |-  |-  |-  |-  |-  |- 6th  |-44  |- -|- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|


Ultimate Cup Series Full Results

(legend) (Entries shown in bold denote pole positions; results in italics represent fastest laps)

Year Team Category Vehicle 1 2 3 4 5 6 Final Standing Total Points
2024 Graff Racing NP02 Nova Proto NP02 LEC1
1 		ALG
7 		HOC
Ret 		MAG
2 		6th 53
Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 MUG
25 		LEC2
11 		13th 30

* The season is ongoing.

Full 24 Hours of Le Mans Outcomes

Year Team Name Co-Drivers Car Model Category Completed Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Graff Racing Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Eric Trouillet
Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Sébastien Page 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 344 33rd overall 23rd in class
LMP2 Pro-Am 7th in class

Le Mans Cup Complete Results

(legend) (Events in bold signify pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Entry Category Vehicle Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Overall Rank Points Accumulated
2022 Graff Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC IMO LMS
1 		LMS
2 		MNZ SPA
 ALG
 9th place 31 points
2023 Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT < br > LMS < br >1 < br > LMS < br >2 < br > LEC < br > ARA < br > SPA < br > ALG < br > 7th place 38 points
2024 Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT < br > LEC < br > LMS < br >1 < br > LMS < br >2 < br > SPA < br > MUG < br > ALG < br > 1st place 73.5 points


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