Pierre-Louis Chovet
Pierre-Louis Chovet | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 2002 France |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Pierre-Louis Chovet (born 11 April 2002) is a professional racing driver from France.
Karting
During his youth, Chovet participated in several sports such as skiing, BMX, and tennis. His passion for motorsport ignited after attending the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix, which led him to start karting. He took part in the PACA-Corsica regional championships and secured the Cadet championship title in 2015.
In 2016, he achieved second place in the Cadets category of the French Cup. Although family friend Stéphane Ortelli provided support, financial limitations restricted his ability to compete in certain events and practice sessions, which also impacted his access to high-end equipment.
Following guidance from Soheil Ayari, Chovet entered the French Junior Karting Championship organized by the FFSA, where all participants race under equal conditions. He emerged victorious in this championship, outperforming competitors including Sami Meguetounif, Victor Bernier, and Isack Hadjar.
2017
At age 15, Chovet made his single-seater debut as a guest participant late in the 2017 French F4 Championship. At Magny-Cours, he placed 15th in his initial race but was disqualified in the subsequent event for failing to serve a drive-through penalty, resulting in exclusion from the final race of the weekend. Nonetheless, he managed two eighth-place finishes and secured a victory at Circuit Paul Ricard, finishing 1.5 seconds ahead of pole-sitter Jean-Baptiste Mela. As a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn championship points.
2018
Chovet competed full-time during the 2018 season driving the Mygale M14 chassis. Early on, he achieved a podium with a second-place finish at Circuit Paul Armagnac, trailing Caio Collet and Arthur Leclerc. Except for one retirement, he consistently scored points throughout the year. Among several podium results was a runner-up spot at Spa-Francorchamps, concluding that round sixth overall with 100 points before missing round six at Magny-Cours. Upon returning at Jerez, he claimed another second place and then earned his first win of the season in the penultimate race ahead of Théo Nouet and Adam Eteki.
2019: Campaign in Euroformula Open
In 2019, Chovet took part selectively with RP Motorsport in the Euroformula Open Championship, competing in seven races. His debut resulted in a 14th place finish, trailing winner Liam Lawson by 36 seconds. He retired from the next race and missed starts due to mechanical problems that also affected teammate Javier Gonzalez. After concerns regarding their Toyota engines, RP Motorsport switched to Spiess-powered Volkswagen vehicles starting from round four at Spa-Francorchamps. There, Chovet earned his only points finish of the season by climbing from 17th to ninth place. He concluded the year ranked 23rd with two points.
2020: Formula Regional European Championship and FIA Formula 3 Entry
In 2020, Chovet raced for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Formula Regional European Championship, securing a victory at Catalunya and finishing fifth overall. He was the highest-placed driver not affiliated with Prema, finishing behind only Patrik Pasma. Midway through the season, after Max Fewtrell left Hitech Grand Prix during the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Chovet stepped in for the Spa-Francorchamps round. In just his fourth Formula 3 race, he achieved a sixth-place finish at Monza.
2021: Partial Formula 3 Participation
For the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Chovet secured a full-season seat with Jenzer Motorsport, teaming up with Calan Williams and Filip Ugran. He highlighted his preference for an environment where he felt comfortable as a significant reason for selecting Jenzer. Unfortunately, following the initial round, his principal sponsor withdrew financial support, resulting in his replacement by Johnathan Hoggard. Chovet publicly conveyed his strong disappointment over this decision. Subsequently, when László Tóth tested positive for COVID-19, Chovet was called upon to substitute for Campos Racing during the Le Castellet race weekend.
2022
Chovet made a comeback in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship by joining Race Performance Motorsport, stepping in for Pietro Delli Guanti.
2023
In 2023, Chovet signed with Drivex School to compete in the opening round of the 2023 Eurocup-3 season held at Spa-Francorchamps. Later that year, he returned to the Formula Regional European Championship in October, this time racing with Saintéloc Racing.
2024
Chovet participated as a one-off entrant in the Eurocup-3 event at MotorLand Aragón, representing Palou Motorsport.
2022: GT4 European Series
In 2022, Chovet committed to a full season with Arkadia Racing in the GT4 European Series, competing alongside Stéphane Guérin within the Pro/Am category.
2023: Full-Time GT3 Campaign
Following partial involvement in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe during 2022, Chovet progressed to a full-time role in GT3 competition in 2023. He joined Oregon Team for the International GT Open, partnering with Maximilian Paul. Despite a challenging start to the season, the pair achieved four victories and three additional podium finishes, ultimately securing fourth place in the championship standings. They also earned six pole positions collectively, with Chovet responsible for two of those.
Summary of Karting Career
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Championat de France — Cadet | 40th | |
| 2015 | Championnat Regional PACAC — Cadet | 3rd | |
| National Series Karting— Cadet | 18th | ||
| Coupe de France — Cadet | 23rd | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | NC | ||
| 2016 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ | 28th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 76th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 40th | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | NC | ||
| 2017 | Championat de France — Junior | Club Comtat Venaissi | 1st |
| 2019 | Championat de France — KZ2 | 26th |
Full CIK-FIA Karting European Championship Results
(key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics represent fastest laps)
| Year | Team | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final Standing | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CRG SpA | OKJ | ZUE QH 55 |
ZUE PF 13 |
ZUE R 17 |
ADR QH 68 |
ADR PF 26 |
ADR R DNQ |
PRT QH 34 |
PRT PF 14 |
PRT R 34 |
GEN QH 62 |
GEN PF 22 |
GEN R DNQ |
40th | 9 |
Summary of Racing Career
- align=left nowrap 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 1
- 13th
- align=left 2023 Formula Regional European Championship
- align=left Saintéloc Racing
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- NC†
| Season | Championship | Team | Events | Victories | Pole Positions | Fastest Laps | Podium Finishes | Points Accumulated | Final Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||||||||||
| 2018 | align=left 2018 French F4 Championship | align=left FFSA Academy | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 162 | 6th | ||||||||||
| 2019 | align=left 2019 Euroformula Open Championship | align=left RP Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23rd | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2 2020 | align=left 2020 Formula Regional European Championship | align=left nowrap Van Amersfoort Racing | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 244 | 5th | ||||||||||
| align=left 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship | align=left Hitech Grand Prix | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19th | |||||||||||
| rowspan=3 2021 | align=left 2021 F3 Asian Championship | align=left Pinnacle Motorsport | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 241 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2 align=left 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship | align=left Jenzer Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | rowspan=2 0 | rowspan=2 30th | |||||||||||
| align=left Campos Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan=4 2022 | align=left 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship | align=left BlackArts Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16th | ||||||||||
| align=left 2022 GT4 European Series - Silver | rowspan=2 align=left Arkadia Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th | |||||||||||
| align=left 2022 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||||||||||
| align=left 2022 Formula Regional European Championship | align=left Race Performance Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |||||||||||
| rowspan=5 2023 | align=left 2023 Eurocup-3 season | align=left Drivex | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16th | ||||||||||
| align=left 2023 International GT Open | align=left Oregon Team | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 104 | 4th | |||||||||||
| align=left 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | rowspan=2 align=left Iron Lynx | 1 | 0
| ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2024 Eurocup-3 season | Palou Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
† Points were not awarded as Chovet participated as a guest driver.
* The season remains ongoing.
Full French F4 Championship results
(key) (Events shown in bold represent pole positions) (Events in italics denote fastest laps)
| Season | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NOG 1 |
NOG 2 |
NOG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
PAU 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
MAG 1 15 |
MAG 2 DSQ |
MAG 3 EX |
CAT 1 17 |
CAT 2 11 |
CAT 3 9 |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 1 |
LEC 3 8 |
NC† | 0 |
| 2018 | NOG 1 5 |
NOG 2 3 |
NOG 3 Ret |
PAU 1 5 |
PAU 2 5 |
PAU 3 4 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 7 |
- |
† Being a guest competitor, Chovet was not eligible to earn points.
Full Euroformula Open Championship results
(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Events 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 | Final Standing | Points Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | RP Motorsport | LEC 1 14 |
LEC 2 Ret |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 9 |
HUN 1 13 |
(HUN) 2 Template:Small DNS |
- |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Entries shown in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics represent 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 | DC | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
!5th | !244 | ||||
| 2022 | !nowrap | RPM | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
MCO 1 |
MCO 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
style="background:#CFCFFF;" | RBR 1 |
style="background:#CFCFFF;" | RBR 2 |
style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CAT 1 |
style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CAT < br/>2 < br/ > | style = "background:#CFCFFF;" | MUG < br/>1 < br/ > | style = "background:#CFCFFF;" | MUG < br/>2 < br/ > | colspan=4| | !NC† | !0 |
| 2023 | !nowrap | Saintéloc Racing | IMO < br>1 | IMO < br>2 | CAT < br>1 | CAT < br>2 | HUN < br>1 | HUN < br>2 | SPA < br>1 | SPA < br>2 | MUG < br>1 | MUG < br>2 | LEC < br>1 | LEC < br>2 | RBR < br>1 | RBR < br>2 | MNZ < br>1 | MNZ < br>2 | style = "background :#CFCFFF;" | ZAN < br>1 |
!NC† | !0 |
* Current season ongoing.
† As Chovet participated as a guest competitor, he was not eligible to earn championship points.
Full FIA Formula 3 Championship Results
(key) (Races highlighted in bold signify pole position; those in italics denote fastest lap points awarded to top ten finishers)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Final Position | Points Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hitech Grand Prix | RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
SPA FEA 22 |
SPA SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 19 |
MNZ SPR 6 |
MUG FEA |
MUG SPR |
19th | 5 | |||
| 2021 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT 1 24 |
CAT 2 14 |
CAT 3 24 |
30th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Campos Racing | LEC 1 18 |
LEC 2 15 |
LEC 3 28† |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
SOC 1 |
SOC 2 |
SOC 3 | ||||||
† Although the driver did not cross the finish line, classification was granted after completing more than 90% of the race distance.
Full Formula Regional Asian Championship Results
(key) (Bold text denotes pole position; italics indicate fastest lap points earned by top ten finishers)
| Year | Team Entry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final Classification | Points Accumulated | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pinnacle Motorsport | DUB 1 4 |
DUB 2 4 |
DUB 3 1 |
ABU 1 5 |
ABU 2 5 |
ABU 3 1 |
ABU 1 1 |
ABU 2 1 |
ABU 3 4 |
DUB 1 1 |
style="background:#FFDF9F;" :Dubai Autodrome :DUB :2 :3
|
style="background:#EFCFFF;" colspan=2 rowspan=1 style=text-align:center; width:7%; background-color: #EFCFFF; color: black; font-weight:bold; vertical-align: middle; border: none; padding:0px; margin:0px; font-size:90%;" | | 2nd | 241 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship | nowrap | BlackArts Racing | ABU Race 1 | ABU Race 2 | ABU Race 3 | style = "background-color: #dfffdf" align=center | 10 | style = "background-color: #dfffdf" align=center | 6 | style = "background-color: #cfcfff" align=center | 12 | style = "background-color: #dfffdf" align=center | 8 | style = "background-color: #cfcfff" align=center | 12 | style = "background-color: #dfffdf" align=center | 7 | style = "background-color: #cfcfff" align=center | 12 | style = "background-color: #dfffdf" align=center | 10 | style = "background-color: #cfcfff" align=center | 11 | style = "background-color: #dfffdf" align=center | 10 | style = "background-color: #dfffdf" align=center | 8 | style = "background-color: #dfffdf" align=center | 10 | 16th | 26 |
Full Eurocup-3 Championship Results
(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final Standing | Points Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drivex | SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 4 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
CRT 1 |
CRT 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
16th Place | 14 Points | |
| 2024 | Palou Motorsport | SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ARA 1 17 |
ARA 2 Ret |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
31st Position | 0 Points |
* Current season ongoing.
Comprehensive International GT Open Results
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final Position | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | PRT 1 |
style="background:#DFFFDF;" | PRT |
style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SPA |
style="background:#FFDF9F;" | HUN |
style="background:#FFFFBF;" | HUN |
style="background:#CFCFFF;" | LEC |
style="background:#FFFFBF;" | LEC |
style="background:#FFFFBF;" | RBR |
External links |
- Pages with script errors
- Articles with short description
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Individuals born in 2002
- Athletes originating from Avignon
- Currently living people
- French motorsport competitors
- Participants in French F4 Championship
- Competitors in Formula Regional European Championship
- Drivers in FIA Formula 3 Championship
- Participants in F3 Asian Championship
- Competitors in Formula Regional Asian Championship
- Alumni of Auto Sport Academy
- Drivers for RP Motorsport
- Van Amersfoort Racing team members
- Hitech Grand Prix competitors
- Pinnacle Motorsport drivers
- Jenzer Motorsport racers
- Campos Racing participants
- BlackArts Racing team members
- GT4 European Series competitors
- Drivers affiliated with Drivex
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo participants
- International GT Open drivers
- Racers for Iron Lynx
- Saintéloc Racing team members
- Race Performance Motorsport drivers
- Competitors in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
- Eurocup-3 participants
- French sports figures of the 21st century
- French F4 Championship drivers