Kévin Estre

Kévin Estre
Kévin Estre
Born	October 28, 1988 (age 38); Lyon, France
Occupation	Professional racing driver
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Competing in FIA World Endurance Championship with Porsche in Hypercar category

Kévin Estre (born 28 October 1988) is a French professional race car driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Porsche, participating in the Hypercar category.

Karting

Originating from Lyon, Estre launched his motorsport journey in karting, claiming the 2001 French Cadet title and the 2004 European ICA Championship, where he outpaced rivals including Jon Lancaster.

Formula Renault

In 2006, Estre progressed to single-seater racing by capturing the Formula Campus by Renault and Elf championship, achieving six victories and twelve podium finishes across thirteen races. The following year, he competed in the French Formula Renault 2.0 series for Graff Racing, concluding the season ninth overall with nine top-ten finishes.

Sportscar career

Estre shifted focus to sportscar racing in 2008, joining Graff Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. He secured a victory at Magny-Cours and ended the season fifth in the championship. The subsequent year, driving for Sofrev–ASP, he improved his standing to fourth place, winning three races at Nogaro, Le Castellet, and Lédenon, while also taking part in the FIA GT3 European Championship.

Continuing with Sofrev–ASP in 2010, Estre amassed five wins and twelve podiums but narrowly missed out on the title by two points to Frédéric Makowiecki. He also competed in both the FIA GT3 European Championship and ADAC GT Masters during this period.

In 2011, Estre dominated the Porsche Carrera Cup France with AS Events by securing ten victories and clinching the championship with a commanding 113-point lead. That year marked his full-time debut in the Porsche Supercup, alongside selective appearances in the German Carrera Cup with Attempto Racing. He finished seventh overall in Supercup, highlighted by a win at Monza.

For the 2012 season, Estre concentrated on both Porsche Supercup and Carrera Cup Germany campaigns with Attempto Racing. He finished as runner-up to René Rast in Supercup, capturing a win at Hungaroring, and placed fourth in Germany with a victory during the Nürburgring support race. Additionally, he earned pole position for the 24 Hours Nürburgring by setting a new lap record.

Estre also participated part-time in the French Carrera Cup with Nourry Competition that year.

Maintaining his partnership with Attempto Racing through 2013, Estre secured fourth place in Supercup with three podiums and dominated the German series by winning eight out of seventeen races to claim the championship title.

In 2014, Estre was appointed as a McLaren GT factory driver with ART Grand Prix for the Blancpain Endurance Series. Piloting the No. 99 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 alongside teammates Kevin Korjus and Andy Soucek, their team achieved two podium finishes and concluded eighth in the Pro Cup standings.

The following year, Estre joined OAK Racing's LMP2 squad for the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Chris Cumming and Laurens Vanthoor. He then moved to Von Ryan Racing for the Blancpain Endurance Series, driving a McLaren 650S GT3 with Rob Bell and Shane van Gisbergen. Concurrently, he competed for McLaren in the Blancpain Sprint Series with Attempto Racing.

Moreover, Estre contested in the Pirelli World Challenge behind the wheel of a K-Pax Racing McLaren, finishing fifth overall in GT rankings. He also drove a Porsche 911 GT America during the 24 Hours of Daytona for Park Place Motorsports and represented Porsche factory efforts at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps piloting a Porsche 911 RSR.

Despite incurring a 100-second penalty, he secured second place overall at the 2025 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

Hypercar tenure

In 2023, Estre became a member of the Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar initiative competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He teamed up with André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor behind the wheel of the Porsche 963. Throughout the season, the squad achieved two podium finishes, securing third place at both the Portimão and Fuji events, ultimately concluding the championship in sixth position.

Continuing into the 2024 campaign, Estre, Vanthoor, and Lotterer retained their roles in the No. 6 vehicle. They recorded their inaugural win with the 963 during the opening round held in Qatar.

Overview of career

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	Formula Renault Campus France	La Filiere	13	6	5	3	12	195	1st
2007	Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0	Graff Racing	13	0	0	0	0	46	8th
2008	Porsche Carrera Cup France	Graff Racing	14	1	0	0	4	108	5th
2009	Porsche Carrera Cup France	Sofrev - ASP	14	5	2	6	6	146	4th
2009	FIA GT3 European Championship	MP Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC

Season	Series	Team	Starts	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podiums	Points	Standing
2025	align="left" \| FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar	align="left" rowspan=2 \| Porsche Penske Motorsport	5	0	0	0	1	56	5th*
	align="left" \| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP	2	0	0	0	2	669	15th*
	align="left" \| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	align="left" \| Manthey Racing EMA

^† Participated as guest driver, not eligible for points. ^* Current season underway.

Full Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position) (Italics denotes fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos.	Pts
2011 Porsche Supercup	Attempto Racing	Istanbul Park 8	Circuit de Catalunya 4	Circuit de Monaco Ret	Nürburgring 5	Silverstone Circuit 4	Nürburgring Ret	Hungaroring 5	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 9	Autodromo Nazionale Monza 1	Yas Marina Circuit 3	Yas Marina Circuit 2	7th	127
2012 Porsche Supercup	Hermes Attempto Racing	Bahrain International Circuit 9	Bahrain International Circuit 4	Circuit de Monaco 2	Valencia Street Circuit 8	Silverstone Circuit 6	Hockenheim 3	Hungaroring 1	Hungaroring 5	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 4	Autodromo Nazionale Monza 2		2nd	139

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Pts
2013 Porsche Supercup	Attempto Racing	Circuit de Catalunya < br / > DNS	Circuit de Monaco < br / > 6	Silverstone Circuit < br / > 6	Nürburgring < br / > 3	Hungaroring < br / > 4	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps < br / > 7	Autodromo Nazionale Monza < br / > 3	Yas Marina Circuit < br / > 5	Yas Marina Circuit < br / > 2			4th	107
2014 Porsche Supercup	McGregor powered by Attempto Racing				style = "background: #DFFFDF;" ;Silverstone Circuit < br / > Template:Small ;11 style = "background: #FFDF9F;" ;Hockenheimring < br / > Template:Small ;3		style = "background: #EFCFFF;" ;Autodromo Nazionale Monza < br / > Template:Small ;Ret			17th	21

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position; events in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Position	Total Points
2014	Park Place Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 13	SEB 17	LGA 9	DET 18	WGL	MOS 2	IMS	ELK 10	VIR 17	COA	PET 13	30th	83
2015	Park Place Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 16†	SEB	LGA	DET	WGL	LIM	ELK	VIR	COA	PET		56th	1
2016	Porsche North America	GTLM	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 8	SEB 10	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	COA	PET	23rd	46

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final Position	Total Points

^† Maximum driving time exceeded, resulting in partial points awarded. ^* Season currently underway.

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

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

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final Position	Points Earned
2015	Porsche Team Manthey	LMGTE Pro	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	SIL	SPA 3rd	LMS	NÜR	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR		16th place	15 points
2016	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	LMGTE Am	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	SIL	SPA	LMS	NÜR	MEX	COA 5th	FUJ	SHA	BHR	17th overall	10 points
2017	Porsche GT Team	LMGTE Pro	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	SIL Retired	SPA 6th	LMS Retired	NÜR 3rd	MEX 5th	COA 2nd	FUJ 3rd	SHA Retired	BHR Retired	Finished 11th	Accumulated 67 points
2018–19	Porsche GT Team	LMGTE Pro	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	SPA 2nd	LMS 1st	SIL 3rd	FUJ 1st	SHA 3rd	SEB 5th	SPA 3rd	LMS 5th		Crowned Champion (1st)	Totaled 155 points

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
2015	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall OAK Racing	Canada Chris Cumming Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Laurens Vanthoor	Ligier JS P2-Honda	LMP2	329	DNF	DNF
2016	Germany Porsche Motorsport	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Patrick Pilet Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Nick Tandy	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Pro	135	DNF	DNF
2017	Germany Porsche GT Team	Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Christensen Germany Dirk Werner	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Pro	179	DNF	DNF
2018	Germany Porsche GT Team	Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Christensen Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Pro	344	15th	1st
2019	Germany Porsche GT Team	Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Christensen Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Pro	337	29th	9th
2020	Germany Porsche GT Team	Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Christensen Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Pro	331	35th	6th
2021	Germany Porsche GT Team	Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Christensen Template:Country data CHE Template:Namespace detect showall Neel Jani	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Pro	344	22nd	3rd
2022	Germany Porsche GT Team	Template:Country data DNK Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Christensen Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Pro	348	31st	4th

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	"Pos."	"Class Pos."
2023	Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport	Germany André Lotterer Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 963	Hypercar	320	22nd	11th
2024	Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport	Germany André Lotterer Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 963	Hypercar	311	4th	4th
2025	Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Matt Campbell Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 963	Hypercar	387	2nd	2nd

Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Co-driver	Final Position	Completed Laps
2023	Grove Racing	Ford Mustang S650	Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Matthew Payne	11th place	161

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