Léo Roussel

Léo Roussel
Born	(1995-08-31) August 31, 1995 France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Competing in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship

Léo Roussel (born 31 August 1995) is a French professional racing driver currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup representing Emil Frey Racing.

Beginnings

Starting his motorsport journey at seven years old, Roussel initially raced in regional karting competitions across France. By the age of fourteen, he had achieved runner-up positions in both the Bridgestone Cup and Trophée de France, along with a fourth-place finish in the French Karting F3 Championship. Guided by his uncle Patrice—a former competitor in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Grand-Am series—Roussel elected to concentrate on endurance racing rather than progressing through junior formula categories. In 2011, he made his debut in the V de V Challenge Endurance driving a Norma M20 F for Extrême Limite, his uncle's team, and remained with them until 2015, earning one victory and two podium finishes over five seasons.

Formula Racing

In 2012, Roussel participated in both the Formula Renault Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championships. He returned to the Formula Renault Eurocup for a second season in 2013, which marked the conclusion of his single-seater racing career. Across 41 starts in Formula Renault 2.0, he accumulated a total of 13 points, all scored during his campaign in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series.

Prototype Racing

Following experience with Group CN prototypes, Roussel made his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, competing in LMP2 with Pegasus Racing. Despite suffering a severe crash during qualifying, the team completed the race in tenth position within their class, finishing 20 laps behind the leaders. He then competed full-time in the European Le Mans Series for Pegasus Racing throughout 2015 and 2016 before switching to G-Drive Racing in 2017. That year proved successful as Roussel, alongside co-driver Memo Rojas, clinched the LMP2 championship by securing podium finishes at Silverstone, Red Bull Ring, Paul Ricard, Spa-Francorchamps, and achieving a victory at Monza. Additionally, he took part in the final two rounds of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, substituting for Pierre Thiriet.

In 2018, Roussel joined CEFC TRSM Racing to drive their Ginetta LMP1 entry during the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship. After this program was discontinued prior to 2019, he signed with Inter Europol Competition to compete in the European Le Mans Series. Unfortunately, a practice accident at Monza resulted in a spinal injury that forced him out of racing for both the remainder of 2019 and all of the 2020 season.

GT Racing

Making his return to professional motorsport in 2021, Roussel competed with Saintéloc Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, partnering with Christopher Haase. The pair achieved two podium placements at Misano and Valencia, concluding the season ranked eleventh overall. Progressing to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2022, Roussel raced in the Pro category for Emil Frey Racing, sharing duties with teammates Giacomo Altoè and Arthur Rougier. Despite their efforts, the team struggled throughout the season, retiring from three out of five events and failing to secure any championship points.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto	Extreme Limite Aric	1	0	0	?	?	9	40th
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	ARTA Engineering	13	0	0	0	0	13	21st
	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup		14	0	0	0	0	0	40th
	V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto	Extreme Limite Aric	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2013	V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto	Extreme Limite Aric	4	1	0	0	1	47.5	22nd
	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup	ARTA Engineering	9	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
		Manor MP Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0
2014	V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto	Extreme Limite	7	0	0	0	1	61	14th
	2014	2014 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Pegasus Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2015		2015 European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Pegasus Racing	5	0	0	0	0	14	16th
	2015 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	1		0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
	V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto	Extreme Limite	6	0	0	0	0	27.5	26th
2016	2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Pegasus Racing	6	0	0	0	0	0.5	21st
	2016 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
- 2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2  |- G-Drive Racing  |- 6  |- 1  |- 1  |- 3  |- 5  |- 110  |- style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st |- |- 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |-   |	2018 ... Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results (key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; races in italics denote fastest laps) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2012 ARTA Engineering ALC 1 24 ALC 2 26 SPA 1 23 SPA 2 Ret NÜR 1 33 NÜR 2 Ret MSC 1 26 MSC 2 26 HUN 1 18 HUN 2 Ret LEC 1 Ret LEC 2 19 CAT 1 Ret CAT 2 Ret 40th 0 2013 ALC 1 18 ALC 2 DNS SPA 1 24 SPA 2 25 MSC 1 30 MSC 2 32 RBR 1 26 RBR 2 19 HUN 1 23 HUN 2 28 32nd 0 Manor MP Motorsport LEC 1 24 LEC 2 21 CAT 1 21 CAT 2 21 Full Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Results (key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps appear in italics) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2012 ARTA Engineering MNZ 1 12 MNZ 2 11 [[Pau Circuit#Business and sporting relevance PAU 1]] '9' [[Pau Circuit#Business and sporting relevance PAU 2]] '8' style= background:#DFFFDF; Imola Circuit#Business and sporting relevance IMO < br/>1 < br/> '9' style= background: #CFCFFF; Imola Circuit#Business and sporting relevance IMO < br/>2 < br/> '22' style= background: #DFFFDF; Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#Business and sporting relevance SPA < br/>1 < br/> '10' style= background: #CFCFFF; Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#Business and sporting relevance SPA < br/>2 < br/> '22' style= background: #EFCFFF; Red Bull Ring#Business and sporting relevance RBR < br/>1 < br/> 'Ret' style= background: #DFFFDF; Red Bull Ring#Business and sporting relevance RBR < br/>2 < br/> '8' style= background: #CFCFFF; Mugello Circuit#Business and sporting relevance MUG < br/>1 < br/> '23' style= background: #CFCFFF; Mugello Circuit#Business and sporting relevance MUG < br/>2 < br/> '25' style= background: #EFCFFF; Circuit de Catalunya#Business and sporting relevance CAT < br/>1 < br/> 'Ret' style= background: #FFFFFF; Circuit de Catalunya#Business and sporting relevance CAT < br/>2 < br/> 'DNS' !21st !13 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Vehicle Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Final Standing Points Accumulated 2022 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro IMO Retired LEC Retired SPA 6H 22nd SPA 12H 15th SPA 24H 14th HOC 14th CAT Retired Not Classified 0 * Current season ongoing. GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Vehicle Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Ranking Points Earned 2021 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MAG Race 1 Retired MAG Race 2 10th ZAN Race 1 11th ZAN Race 2 16th MIS Race 1 3rd MIS Race 2 Retired BRH Race 1 10th BRH Race 2 10th VAL Race 1 2nd VAL Race 2 10th 11th place 23.5 Full Record at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Year Team Name Drivers Automobile Model Classification Completed Laps Overall Rank Class Rank 2014 Pegasus Racing (Germany) Nicolas Leutwiler (Switzerland) Julien Schell (France) Pescarolo 01#Morgan LMP2 Morgan LMP2 LMP2 336 18th 10th Year Team Name Drivers Automobile Model Classification Completed Laps Overall Rank Class Rank 2015 "Pegasus Racing (Germany)" "David Cheng (China) Ho-Pin Tung (Netherlands)" "Morgan LMP2" "LMP2" "334" "19th" "9th" 2016 "Pegasus Racing (Germany)" "Rémy Striebig (France) Inès Taittinger (France)" "Morgan LMP2" "LMP2" "292" "DNF" "DNF" 2018 "CEFC TRSM Racing (China)" "Charlie Robertson (UK) Michael Simpson (UK)" "Ginetta G60-LT-P1 Ginetta G60-LT-P1" "LMP1" "283" "41st" "5th" External links Léo Roussel profile on the FIA World Endurance Championship website