Pierre Thiriet

Pierre Louis Thiriet
Born	(1989-04-20) April 20, 1989 Épinal, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Winning the 2012 European Le Mans Series LMP2 championship; competing in 24 Hours of Le Mans

Pierre Louis Thiriet (born 20 April 1989 in Épinal) is a professional French racing driver. In the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, he achieved an eighth-place overall finish and secured second place within the LMP2 category. That same year, he claimed the LMP2 championship title in the European Le Mans Series.

Career

Thiriet's motorsport journey began with karting during 2003 and 2004. He progressed to compete in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy in 2009 under TDS Racing, where he ended the season fifth in the standings. Continuing with TDS Racing in 2010, he improved to second place overall, trailing only his teammate Nick Catsburg, and recorded two victories.

In 2011, Thiriet advanced into sportscar racing alongside TDS Racing, participating in the Le Mans Series within the LMP2 category. Driving an Oreca 03 alongside teammates Mathias Beche and Jody Firth, their squad triumphed at both Spa and Estoril, ultimately finishing fourth in the drivers' championship. Additionally, he competed in the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans with Luxury Racing piloting a Ferrari 430, although the team did not complete the race.

With the rebranding of the European Le Mans Series in 2012, LMP2 was designated as the top class. Thiriet, paired again with Beche and supported by TDS Racing, secured wins at both Paul Ricard and the season finale at Road Atlanta, which earned them the championship title. At that year's 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, joined by Christophe Tinseau, their entry finished eighth overall and second within LMP2.

Pierre Louis Thiriet is also known as the son of Claude Thiriet, who established the French frozen food enterprise Thiriet.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole positions) (Events in italics indicate fastest laps)

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Year	Team	Category	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Final Position	Points
2011	TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	LEC Ret	SPA 1	IMO 7	SIL Ret	EST 1		4th	38
2012	Thiriet by TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	LEC 1	DON 2	PET 1				1st	94
2013	Thiriet by TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 3	IMO 1	RBR 1	HUN 6	LEC 8		2nd	77
2014	Thiriet by TDS Racing	LMP2	Morgan LMP2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 1	IMO 5					8th	35
			Ligier JS P2				RBR Ret	LEC Ret	EST Ret
2015	Thiriet by TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL 3	IMO 1	RBR 2	LEC 6	EST 1		2nd	91
2016	Thiriet by TDS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 05	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL Ret	IMO 1	RBR 1	LEC 1	SPA 3	EST 8	2nd	style="background:#DFDFDF;"  96

^* Season currently ongoing.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
2011	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Luxury Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Anthony Beltoise Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall François Jakubowski	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Pro	136	DNF	DNF
2012	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiriet by TDS Racing	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Mathias Beche Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Christophe Tinseau	Oreca 03-Nissan	LMP2	353	8th	2nd
2013	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiriet by TDS Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ludovic Badey Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Maxime Martin	Oreca 03-Nissan	LMP2	310	DNF	DNF
2014	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiriet by TDS Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ludovic Badey Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tristan Gommendy	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	LMP2	355	6th	2nd
2015	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiriet by TDS Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ludovic Badey Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tristan Gommendy	Oreca 05-Nissan	LMP2	204	DNF	DNF
2016	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiriet by TDS Racing	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Mathias Beche Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ryō Hirakawa	Oreca 05-Nissan	LMP2	241	DNF	DNF
2017	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall G-Drive Racing	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roman Rusinov Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Lynn	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	20	DNF	DNF
2018	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Signatech Alpine Matmut	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Lapierre Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall André Negrão	Oreca 07#Alpine A470-Gibson	LMP2	367	5th	1st
2019	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Signatech Alpine Matmut	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Lapierre Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall André Negrão	Oreca 07#Alpine A470-Gibson	LMP2	368	6th	1st

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Season	Entry Name	Category	Vehicle Model	Power Unit	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Final Standing	Championship Points
2018–19	Signatech Alpine Matmut	LMP2	Alpine A470 (Oreca 07)	Gibson GK428 V8, 4.2L	"Template:Style=background:" SPA (2)	"Template:Style=background:" LMS (1)	"Template:Style=background:" SIL (3)	"Template:Style=background:" FUJ (3)	"Template:Style=background:" SHA (3)	"Template:Style=background:" SEB (2)	"Template:Style=background:" SPA (2)	"Template:Style=background:" LMS (1)	Champion (1st)	181 points