Tristan Gommendy

Tristan Gommendy
Born	(1979-01-04) January 4, 1979 Le Chesnay, Yvelines, France
Occupation	Professional race car driver
Years active	2000–present
Known for	Winning the Macau Grand Prix (2002), French Formula Three champion (2002), racing in European Le Mans Series and Champ Car World Series

Tristan Emmanuel Benoît Gommendy (born 4 January 1979) is a French professional race car driver who most recently participated in the European Le Mans Series representing Duqueine Team.

Early years

Originating from Le Chesnay, Yvelines, Gommendy initiated his professional motorsport journey in the French Formula Three championship in 2000. He achieved notable success by clinching victory at the esteemed Macau Grand Prix and securing the French F3 title in 2002. The following year, he ranked third in the Eurocup Formula Renault V6. Subsequently, he competed in the World Series by Nissan during 2004 and 2005, finishing fifth and fourth in the standings, respectively.

GP2, Champ Car, and Superleague Formula

During the 2006 campaign, Gommendy took part in the initial five rounds of the GP2 Series with iSport International. Impressively, he qualified on the front row in his debut event, ahead of notable competitor Lewis Hamilton. He concluded the season 20th overall, with his best results being two fifth-place finishes at the Circuit de Catalunya.

On 8 March 2007, Gommendy secured a seat with PKV Racing for the 2007 Champ Car series alongside teammate Neel Jani. Throughout the season, he led laps at Houston and Long Beach but was hampered by mechanical setbacks. He also achieved pole position and set a track record at Circuit Mont-Tremblant. Participating in twelve of thirteen races, he ended up 12th in the championship standings, with a top finish of fourth at TT Circuit Assen.

After the merger between Champ Car and IndyCar reduced available drives, Gommendy transitioned to Superleague Formula, driving for F.C. Porto. He recorded victories at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit in 2008 and at Donington Park in 2009. He continued competing with various teams until the series ceased operations midway through 2011.

Endurance racing

Gommendy made his debut at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003. His team completed the race for the first time in 2010, finishing eighth in the LMP2 category with a Welter Racing entry. Additionally, he raced in LMP2 during the 2009 Le Mans Series season with Welter Racing.

Following Superleague Formula's conclusion, he returned to endurance racing with Signatech at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, achieving 14th overall and eighth place in LMP2. In the 2014 European Le Mans Series, he drove for Thiriet by TDS Racing and claimed victory at Silverstone. Remaining with them through 2015, he earned a win at Imola and finished second at Red Bull Ring. In 2016, Gommendy switched to Eurasia Motorsport and again secured second place at Red Bull Ring.

In 2017, he joined Jackie Chan DC Racing for the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, culminating in a third-place finish overall at that year's 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans.

IndyCar comeback

On September 11, 2017, Gommendy announced plans to return to American open-wheel racing with an intended debut at the 2018 Indianapolis 500, driving for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, collaborating with former Formula One team principal Didier Calmels of Larrousse fame. However, this arrangement ultimately did not materialize.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1999	French Formula Renault	Mygale	21	0	0	0	3	116	5th
2000	French Formula Three	ASM Elf	11	0	0	0	0	54	11th
	British Formula 3 Championship		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	European Formula 3 Cup		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	29th
2001	French Formula Three	ASM Elf	11	0	1	0	2	94	6th
	Other Formula Three events		4	0	0	0	0	N/A	—
	2002	2002 French Formula Three Championship	ART Grand Prix (ASM Formule 3)	14	5	10	7	10	202	1st
		Selected events (including Macau GP win)		3	1	0	1	2	N/A	—
		2003	Formula Renault V6 Eurocup	Signature-Plus	18	1	3	3	8	286	4th
Le Mans Series - LMP900 (Racing for Holland)			1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2004	World Series by Nissan (Saulnier Racing)	16	0	0	0	5	96	5th
	Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Gerard Welter)		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2005	Formula Renault 3.5 Series (KTR)	17	1	1	3	5	97	- !rowspan=2  | 2006  | GP2 Series (iSport International)  | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 20th  | - | Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Pons Racing) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 19th | - !2007 | Champ Car World Series (PKV Racing) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 12th | - !rowspan=2| 2008 | Superleague Formula (F.C. Porto) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 277 | 7th | - | Le Mans Series - LMP2 (WR Salini) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | - !rowspan=2| 2009 | Superleague Formula (F.C. Porto) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 302 | 5th | - | Le Mans Series - LMP2 (WR Salini) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15th |	2010 | Superleague Formula (Galatasaray S.K.) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 358 | 13th | - | Superleague Formula (Olympique Lyonnais) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 235 | 18th | - | Le Mans Series - LMP2 (WR Salini) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | - | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 (Gerard Welter) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th |	Superleague Formula (France - Girondins de Bordeaux)| 4| 0| 1| 1| 0| 52| 13th|	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 (Signatech-Alpine)| 1| -| -| -| -| -| 8th|	2014| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Thiriet by TDS Racing)| 5| 1| -| -| 1| 35| 8th| -| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 (Thiriet by TDS Racing)| 1| -| 1| -| 1| N/A| style="background:#dfdfdf"| 2nd| -| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T (Philippe Salini)| 1| -| ?| ?| -| N/A| DNF|	2015| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Thiriet by TDS Racing)| 4| 1| -| 1| 3| 66| 4th| -| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 (Thiriet by TDS Racing)| 1| -| -| -| - N/A DNF	2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Eurasia Motorsport) 1 - - - 1 18 9th	2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Eurasia Motorsport) 6 - - - 1 10 9th - 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 (Eurasia Motorsport) 1 - - - - N/A 5th	2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 (Jackie Chan DC Racing) 9 - - - 1 77 11th - 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 (Jackie Chan DC Racing) 1 - - - 1 N/A style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd	2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Graff) 6 - - - - 23 14th - 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 (Graff-SO24) 1 - - - 1 N/A style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd	2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Graff) 6 - - - 4 83 style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd	202021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 (Duqueine Engineering) 6 - - - 1 52 7th

† Not eligible to score points.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
2003	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Racing for Holland	Template:Country data BOLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Felipe Ortiz Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Beppe Gabbiani	Dome S101-Judd	LMP900	316	DNF	DNF
2004	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gerard Welter	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jean-Bernard Bouvet Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Bastien Brière	WR LM2004-Peugeot	LMP2	137	DNF	DNF
2010	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gerard Welter	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Philippe Salini Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Stéphane Salini	WR LMP2008-Zytek	LMP2	308	23rd	8th
2013	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Signatech-Alpine	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pierre Ragues Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nelson Panciatici	Alpine A450-Nissan	LMP2	317	14th	8th
2014	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thiriet by TDS Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pierre Thiriet Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ludovic Badey	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 Pierre Thiriet Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ludovic Badey	Oreca 05-Nissan	LMP2	204	DNF	DNF
2016	Template:Country data PHLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Eurasia Motorsport	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nick de Bruijn Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pu Jun Jin	Oreca 05-Nissan	LMP2	348	9th	5th
2017	Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jackie Chan DC Racing	David Cheng Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Brundle	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	363	3rd	2nd
2018	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Graff-SO24	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Vincent Capillaire Template:Country data SUITemplate:Namespace detect showall Jonathan Hirschi	Oreca 07 - Gibson	LMP2	366	6th	2nd
2019	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Graff	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Vincent Capillaire Template:Country data SUITemplate:Namespace detect showallJonathan Hirschi	Oreca 07 - Gibson	LMP2	362	14th	9th
2020	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showallDuqueine Team	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showallKonstantin Tereshchenko Template:Country data SUITemplate:Namespace detect showallJonathan Hirschi	Oreca 07 - Gibson	LMP2	100	DNF	DNF
2021	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showallDuqueine Team	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showallRené Binder Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showallMemo Rojas	Oreca 07 - Gibson	LMP2	357	14th	9th

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Position	Points Scored
2005	KTR	ZOL 1 4	ZOL 2 Ret	MON 1 4	VAL 1 7	VAL 2 1	LMS 1 15	LMS 2 16	BIL 1 3	BIL 2 19†	OSC 1 2	OSC 2 2	DON 1 NC	DON 2 4	EST 1 3	EST 2 Ret	MNZ 1 5	MNZ 2 16	4th	96
2006	Pons Racing														style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LMS 1 8	style="background:#DFDFDF;" | LMS 2 2	style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CAT 1 NC	style="background:#EFCFFF;" | CAT 2 Ret	19th	16

^† Classified despite not finishing, having completed over 90% of the race distance.

Full GP2 Series Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold) (Fastest laps are indicated in italics)

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American Open-Wheel

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position)

Champ Car

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
VAL FEA Ret	VAL SPR 11	IMO FEA Ret	IMO SPR 17	NÜR FEA 13	NÜR SPR 12	CAT FEA 5	CAT SPR 5	MON FEA Ret	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	MAG FEA	MAG SPR	HOC FEA	HOC SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	IST FEA	IST SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	20th	6

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Standing	Points Scored
2007	PKV Racing	22	Panoz DP01	Cosworth XFE V8 t	LVS 5	LBH 11	HOU 13	POR 7	CLE 13	MTT 12	TOR 15	EDM	SJO 8	ROA 7	ZOL 16	ASN 4	SRF	MXC	12th	140

2008-2009

(Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Operator	1		2		3		4		5		6		Final Position	Total Points
2008	F.C. Porto	Alan Docking Racing	DON		NÜR		ZOL		EST		VAL		JER		7th	277

	7 ||9 ||8 ||5 ||6 ||15 ||16 ||DN ||8 ||1 ||2 ||12

2009	F.C. Porto	Hitech Junior Team
			16 ||7 ||12 ||7 ||8 ||1 ||- ||- ||7 ||13 ||6 ||5

	5th	302

2009 Super Final Outcomes

• The outcomes of the 2009 Super Final were excluded from the principal championship scoring.

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6
2009	F.C. Porto Hitech Junior Team	MAG DNQ	ZOL N/A	DON 5	EST	MOZ N/A	JAR 5

2010-2011

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Year	Team	Operator	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			NC			12			Position	Points
2010	Galatasaray S.K.	Barazi-Epsilon	SIL			ASS			MAG			JAR			NÜR			ZOL			BRH			ADR			POR			ORD			BEI†			NAV			13th	358
			14	14	X	8	8	X	14	9	X	13	14	X	9	3	5	14	3	4	8	17	X	9	13	X
	Olympique Lyonnais	Atech Grand Prix/Reid Motorsport																									11	2	6	14	17	X	4	11	C	14	13	X	18th	235
"France - Girondins de Bordeaux"	Azerti Motorsport	"HOL"			"BEL"																													rowspan=2 |13th rowspan=2 |52

Complete European Le Mans Series Results

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

^‡ Awarded half points due to completion of less than 75% race distance.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final Position	Points Scored
2017	Jackie Chan DC Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL 8	SPA 10	LMS 2	NÜR 5	MEX 6	COA 5	FUJ Ret	SHA 8	BHR 8	11th	77