Gillian Henrion

Gillian Henrion
Born	(2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 Nancy, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2014–present
Known for	Winner of the 2022 Ligier European Series JS P4 class; 2023 Le Mans Cup champion

Gillian Henrion (born 23 March 2003) is a French motorsport competitor, recognized for his triumph in the 2022 Ligier European Series within the JS P4 class and for winning the 2023 Le Mans Cup alongside teammate Julien Gerbi.

Karting

Originating from Nancy, Henrion embarked on his karting journey in 2014. He claimed the French Karting Championship Cadet crown in 2015, competing against notable drivers including future Formula Renault Eurocup champion Victor Martins. Advancing to international competitions in 2016, he took part in both European and World Championships, racing under his father's team banner. Henrion continued karting through 2017, concluding the season as runner-up in the WSK Champions Cup OKJ category behind Ilya Morozov.

Lower formulae

Henrion made his single-seater debut in 2018 by participating in the final round of the French F4 Championship at Le Castellet. Although he finished all races within the top ten, his status as a guest driver prevented him from earning championship points.

In the following year, 2019, Henrion remained in the French F4 series. He achieved a victory at the Hungaroring and regularly scored points throughout the season. With four podium finishes in third place, he secured fifth position in the FFSA rankings and ranked fourth overall in the FIA Formula 4 standings due to Victor Bernier’s rookie classification, accumulating five FIA Super Licence points.

2020

Competing for the family-operated Gillian Track Events GTE outfit, Henrion took part in the Formula Regional European Championship season. He consistently scored points at every round and earned a rookie podium finish. A highlight occurred at Mugello where a tactical decision propelled him into a commanding lead by nearly thirty seconds; he ultimately crossed the line fourth, marking his best result of that year. Henrion concluded the championship ranked tenth overall.

2022

Henrion returned briefly to Formula Regional European Championship competition in 2022 as a substitute driver for G4 Racing. He replaced the injured Axel Gnos during the event at the Red Bull Ring.

2022: Initial endurance achievements

Following a year away from racing, Henrion joined Team Virage to contest the 2022 Ligier European Series. He launched his campaign impressively by converting two pole positions into dominant lights-to-flag victories during the season opener at Le Castellet. This strong start set the tone for a commanding season featuring two wins at Imola, another pair of victories at Le Mans during support events for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and an additional double win at Monza. Despite finishing second in Race 1 at Spa-Francorchamps, Henrion secured the championship early by claiming victory in Race 2. The season was capped off with two further wins at the final round held at the Algarve International Circuit.

2023: Success in Le Mans Cup

In 2023, Henrion partnered once more with Julien Gerbi under Team Virage to compete in the Michelin Le Mans Cup. They commenced their campaign with a win amid challenging conditions during the season opener at Barcelona. Although encountering difficulties at the Road to Le Mans event, they rebounded strongly with a commanding victory at Le Castellet, finishing nearly five seconds ahead of their closest rivals. While overtaken at MotorLand Aragón, Henrion’s second-place finish helped extend Team Virage’s lead in the championship heading into the final round. At Algarve, Gerbi secured his maiden pole position; despite race incidents affecting their performance, Henrion and Gerbi ultimately clinched the title by a margin of four points over CD Sport.

2024: ELMS Introduction

In 2024, Henrion remained with Team Virage and progressed to compete in the European Le Mans Series, partnering with Gerbi and new team member Bernardo Pinheiro. The squad executed a flawless strategy to secure victory at the season's first event, the 4 Hours of Barcelona, marking an impressive series debut.

Summary of Karting Career

Season	Series	Team	Final Standing
2011	Championnat Regional Alsace-Lorraine — Mini Kart		8th place
2012	Championnat de France — Minime		54th place
	Sens Trophy — Minime		15th place
	Championnat Regional Bourgogne Franche-Comte — Mini Kart		NC†
	Championnat Regional Alsace-Lorraine — Mini Kart		?
	Coupe de France — Minime		24th place
2013	Trophée Interclub — Minime		5th place
	Championnat de France — Minime		13th place
	Coupe de France — Minime		11th place
2014	Stars of Karting — Minime		3rd place
	Championnat de France — Minime		2nd place
	Championnat Regional Île-de-France — Minime		3rd place
	Coupe de France — Minime		3rd place
2015	Trophée Interclub — Minime		2nd place
	Trophée Oscar Petit — Minime		4th place
	National Series Karting — Cadet		17th place
	Coupe de France — Cadet		1st place
	Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet		3rd place
	Championnat de France — Cadet		1st place
2016	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	Gillian Henrion Racing	"NC"
	"South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ"		"NC"
	"German Karting Championship — Junior"		"74th"
	"WSK Super Master Series — OKJ"		"24th"
	"CIK-FIA Karting European Championship — OKJ"		"21st"
	"Championnat de France — OKJ"		"31st"
	"IAME International Final — X30 Junior"		"4th"
	"Karting World Championship — OKJ"		"NC"
rowspan=6 2017	"WSK Champions Cup — OKJ"	"CRG Spa"	"style=background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd place
"Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ"	"CRG Spa"	"4th place"
"WSK Super Master Series — OKJ"	"CRG Spa"	"24th place"
"Coupe de France — OKJ"	""	"9th place"
"CIK-FIA Karting European Championship — OKJ"	"Baby Race Srl"	"22nd place"
"Karting World Championship — OKJ"	"Baby Race Srl"	"55th place"

Full CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year	Team	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Standing	Points
2016	Henrion, Samuel	OKJ	ZUE QH 24	ZUE PF 12	ZUE R 15	ADR QH 28	ADR PF 34	ADR R DNQ	PRT QH 3	PRT PF 11	PRT R 20	GEN QH 34	GEN PF 7	GEN R 30	21st place	33
2017	Baby Race Srl	OKJ	SAR QH 49	SAR R DNQ	CAY QH 32	CAY R 10	LEM QH 6	LEM R 34	ALA QH 35	ALA R DNQ	KRI QH 20	KRI R 14			22nd place	13

Full Karting World Championship results

Year	Team	Category	Qualifying Heats	Main Event
2016	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Henrion, Samuel	OKJ	37th position	Did Not Qualify (DNQ)

Summary of racing career

Season	Championship	Team	Events	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podium Finishes	Points	Ranking
2018	French F4 Championship	FFSA Academy	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2019	French F4 Championship	FFSA Academy	20	1	0	0	5	125	5th place
2020	Formula Regional European Championship	Gillian Track Events GTE	22	0	0	0	0	78	10th place
2022	"Ligier European Series - JS P4"	"Team Virage"	"12"	"11"	"12"	"10"	"12"	"293"	"style='background:#FFFFBF;' 1st"
	"Formula Regional European Championship"	"G4 Racing"	"2"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"NC†"
2023	"Le Mans Cup - LMP3"	"Team Virage"	"7"	"2"	"0"	"0"	"3"	"73"	"style='background:#FFFFBF;' 1st"
	"Ultimate Cup Series - Relais 208"	"Comte Racing Team"	"1"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"6"	"29th‡"
"2024"	"(European Le Mans Series - LMP3)"	"Team Virage"	"6"	"2"	"0"	"0"	"3"	"90"	"style='background:#FFDF9F;' 3rd"
" rowspan='2' " "2025"	"Le Mans Cup - LMP3"	"Motorsport98"	"4"	"0"	"0"	"0"	"2"	"34"	"style='background:#FFDF9F;' 3rd*"
"European Le Mans Series - LMP3"	"RLR MSport"

^† Guest competitor, not eligible to score points.
‡ Reflects team classification.

• Current season in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions) (Races in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Final Position	Points Scored
2018	NOG 1	NOG 2	NOG 3	PAU 1	PAU 2	PAU 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	DIJ 1	DIJ 2	DIJ 3	MAG 1	MAG 2	MAG 3	JER 1	JER 2	JER 3	LEC 1 9	LEC 2 10	LEC 3 7	NC†	0
2019	NOG 1 7	NOG 2 3	NOG 3 5	PAU 1 6	PAU 2 3	PAU 3 7	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 3	SPA 3 6	LÉD 1 6	LÉD 2 6	LÉD 3 6	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 1	HUN 3 9	MAG 1 5	MAG 2 7	MAG 3 DNS	LEC 1 11	LEC 2 6	LEC 3 3	5th	"129"

^† Henrion participated as a guest driver and was not eligible to earn championship points.

Full Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Position	Points
2020	Gillian Track Events GTE	MIS 1 8‡	MIS 2 10	MIS 3 8	LEC 1 9	LEC 2 8	LEC 3 10	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 Ret	RBR 3 8	MUG 1 DNS	MUG 2 4	MUG 3 10	MNZ 1 6	MNZ 2 Ret	MNZ 3 Ret	CAT 1 8	CAT 2 7	CAT 3 9	IMO 1 7	IMO 2 8	IMO 3 Ret	VLL 1 7	VLL 2 C	VLL 3 8	10th	78
2022	G4 Racing														style="background:#EFCFFF;" |RBR 1 Ret style="background:#CFCFFF;" |RBR 2 20				colspan=4|	NC†	0

^† Henrion participated as a guest driver and was therefore not eligible to earn championship points.
^‡ Although the driver did not cross the finish line, classification was granted for completing over 90% of the race distance.

Full Ligier European Series results

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions; results in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Entrant	Category	Car Model	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final Position	Points Total
2022	Team Virage	JS P4	Ligier JS P4	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 1	IMO 1 1	IMO 2 1	LMS 1 1	LMS 2 1	MNZ 1 get1	1	293'

Full Le Mans Cup standings

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position; results in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final Position	Total Points
2023	Team Virage	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	CAT 1	LMS 1 8	LMS 2 Ret	LEC 1	ARA 2	SPA 18	ALG 21	1st	73
2025	Motorsport98	LMP3 Pro-Am	Ligier JS P325	CAT 12	LEC 2	LMS 1 3	LMS 2 4	SPA	SIL	ALG	3rd*	34*

Full European Le Mans Series standings

(key) (Bolded races denote pole positions; italicized results indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Position	Total Points
2024	Team Virage	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	CAT 1	LEC 7	IMO 2	SPA 6	MUG 1	ALG 6	3rd	90

^* Current season.