Charles Milesi

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Charles Milesi
Charles Milesi in 2023.jpg
Milesi in 2023
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 23)
Chaumont-la-Ville, France
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2019–20
Current team Alpine Endurance Team
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number36
Former teams SO24-HAS by Graff, Team WRT
Starts28
Wins3
Podiums6
Poles1
Fastest laps5
Best finish1st (LMP2) in 2021
Previous series
20202024
2020
2019

2017-2018
2017
European Le Mans Series
Super Formula
Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
French F4 Championship

Charles Milesi (born 4 March 2001) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship for Alpine. He is the son of Patrice Milesi who is also a racing driver.

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Career

Early career

After success in karting, Milesi's driving career began in 2017 in Formula Renault. For two years, he competed in various series of this racing formula. In 2018, he reached seventh place in the Formula Renault Eurocup. [1]

In 2019, at the end of the 8 Hours of Bahrain, a WEC rookie test was organized on the same circuit. Milesi thus had the opportunity to make his first laps in the hands of a prototype for the Dutch team Racing Team Nederland. [2]

In 2020, following the withdrawal of Alexandre Cougnaud and a positive test at the end of the 2020 Castellet 240 with Graff Racing, Milesi had the opportunity to join this same team in order to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the hands of an Oreca 07 in the LMP2 category with Vincent Capillaire and James Allen as co-drivers. [3] [4] Unfortunately, in their first participation, Milesi could not see the checkered flag after going off the track in the last hour of the race when Allen was at the wheel. With this first experience in the hands of an LMP2 and following the withdrawal of the Mexican driver Memo Rojas, [5] Milesi had the opportunity to join the American team DragonSpeed in order to participate in the 4 Hours of Monza. [6] This race went in the best possible way because the car finished in 3rd position. Unfortunately, a problem with the height of the non-compliant diffuser, the car was disqualified at the end of the race. [7] Milesi then finished his year by taking part in the final of the Michelin Le Mans Cup with the CD Sport team in the hands of a Ligier JS P320. [8]

Milesi also competed in the Super Formula Championship in the back end of 2020, racing for Buzz Racing with B-MAX. [9]

Endurance racing

2021

In 2021, Milesi started his season participating in the 24 Hours of Daytona with the Dutch team Racing Team Nederland in the hands of an Oreca 07 in the LMP2 category with Dutch drivers Giedo van der Garde, Frits van Eerd and Job van Uitert as teammates. [10] That year, the Frenchman's main campaign would lie in the FIA World Endurance Championship, where he partnered Robin Frijns and Ferdinand Habsburg at newcomers Team WRT. [11] Having started the season slowly with tenth and fourth at Spa-Francorchamps and Portimão respectively, the team would bounce back with a maiden podium at the 6 Hours of Monza, where, despite being categorized as a silver driver amongst a slew of platinum and gold drivers, Milesi scored pole position in the LMP2 class. [12] [13] Encouraged by the result, the outfit performed strongly during the 24 Hours of Le Mans, leading into Sunday afternoon before encountering issues that meant that the sister WRT car looked to be on course to win the race. [14] However, due to a car failure, the No. 41 WRT stopped on the final lap, meaning that Milesi, Frijns and Habsburg were able to take the lead and win the race, finishing less than a second ahead of the Nr. 28 Jota car. [15] Another win followed at the 6 Hours of Bahrain, which put the team into the championship lead, [16] before Milesi and his teammates were able to claim the LMP2 world title one week later at the 8 Hours of Bahrain. [17] [18]

Near the end of the year, Milesi also competed in two rounds of the European Le Mans Series with Cool Racing, where he scored back-to-back pole positions. [19]

2022

The following year, Milesi would remain in the WEC, moving to the Richard Mille Racing Team to drive alongside Lilou Wadoux and Sébastien Ogier. [20] With those two drivers being rookies to the LMP2 car, the team struggled, ending up ninth in the teams' standings, having finished ninth at Le Mans. [21]

2023

Milesi remained with the outfit that had rebranded to the Alpine Elf Team for the 2023 season, this time being partnered by Julien Canal and Matthieu Vaxivière. [22] The Frenchman showed his pace by setting the fastest race lap on four occasions, as the lineup overcame a slow start to the season by finishing fourth at Le Mans and second in Monza, leaving the team seventh in the LMP2 standings. [23] [24] [25]

Alpine factory driver

2024

The #35 Alpine A424 at the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans AlpineA424-35LM2024.jpg
The #35 Alpine A424 at the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans

Ahead of the 2024 WEC season it was announced that Milesi would become part of Alpine's lineup in the Hypercar category, driving an Alpine A424 alongside Paul-Loup Chatin and 2021 teammate Habsburg. [26]

In addition, the French driver took part in the ELMS, partnering LMP2 rookie Arthur Leclerc and silver driver Manuel Maldonado. [27] After a pair of points finishes to start off the year, Milesi took pole in a competitive qualifying session at Imola. [28]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 1842471187th
Formula Renault NEC R-ace GP 111003976th
Formula Renault Eurocup 500000NC†
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup R-ace GP 202224122.57th
Formula Renault NEC 401110NC†
Toyota Racing Series MTEC Motorsport15000150411th
2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship YTB by Carlin 150000139th
2020 Super Formula Buzz Racing with B-Max 30000021st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 SO24-HAS By Graff 10000N/ADNF
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 100000NC
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Team WRT 631041511st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 11001N/A1st
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Cool Racing 202202217th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Racing Team Nederland 100000NC‡
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Richard Mille Racing Team 600003012th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A9th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 AT Racing Team100001217th
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Alpine Elf Team 70042837th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A4th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Alpine Endurance Team 800103017th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Panis Racing by TDS 61211614th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 1000020557th
2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 100102568th*

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2017 NOG
1

4
NOG
2

3
NOG
3

4
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

8
MNZ
3

1
PAU
1

11
PAU
2

10
PAU
3

8
SPA
1

DNS
SPA
2

DNS
SPA
3

DNS
MAG
1

3
MAG
2

2
MAG
3

1
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

6
CAT
3

1
LEC
1

6
LEC
2

8
LEC
3

12
7th118

Complete Formula Renault NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2017 R-ace GP MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

8
ASS
1

3
ASS
2

Ret
NÜR
1

DSQ
NÜR
2

7
SPA
1

23
SPA
2

20
SPA
3

Ret
HOC
1

13
HOC
2

12
7th106
2018 R-ace GP PAU
1

4
PAU
2

Ret
MNZ
1

5
MNZ
2

2
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

13
HUN
1

9
HUN
2

12
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

3
HOC
1

10
HOC
2

8
9th57

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223PosPoints
2017 R-ace GP MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
PAU
1
PAU
2
MON
1
MON
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

Ret
RBR
1
RBR
2
LEC
1

6
LEC
2

9
SPA
1

23
SPA
2

20
SPA
3

Ret
CAT
1

9
CAT
2

Ret
CAT
3

DNS
NC†0
2018 R-ace GP LEC
1

9
LEC
2

12
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

19
SIL
1

7
SIL
2

1
MON
1

2
MON
2

1
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

13
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

13
HUN
1

9
HUN
2

12
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

3
HOC
1

10
HOC
2

8
CAT
1

5
CAT
2

10
7th122.5

As Milesi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2018 MTEC Motorsport RUA
1

9
RUA
2

7
RUA
3

5
TER
1

13
TER
2

12
TER
3

11
HMP
1

10
HMP
2

Ret
HMP
3

6
TAU
1

11
TAU
2

12
TAU
3

8
MAN
1

12
MAN
2

11
MAN
3

3
11th504

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamEngine1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2019 YTB by Carlin Volkswagen SUZ
1

9
SUZ
2

6
AUT
1

10
AUT
2

7
AUT
3

7
OKA
1

4
OKA
2

5
OKA
3

5
SUG
1

Ret
SUG
2

DNS
FUJ
1

WD
FUJ
2

WD
SUG
1
SUG
2
SUG
3
MOT
1

11
MOT
2

4
MOT
3

5
OKA
1

7
OKA
2

9
9th13

Complete Super Formula results

YearTeamEngine1234567DCPoints
2020 Buzz Racing with B-Max Honda MOT OKA SUG AUT
15
SUZ
11
SUZ
13
FUJ
DNS
21st0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2019–20 SO24-HAS By Graff LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS
Ret
BHR NC†0
2021 Team WRT LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
10
ALG
4
MNZ
2
LMS
1
BHR
1
BHR
1
1st151
2022 Richard Mille Racing Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
12
SPA
8
LMS
6
MNZ
14
FUJ
8
BHR
8
12th30
2023 Alpine Elf Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
8
ALG
8
SPA
7
LMS
3
MNZ
2
FUJ
5
BHR
7
7th83
2024 Alpine Endurance Team Hypercar Alpine A424 Alpine 3.4 L Turbo V6 QAT
7
IMO
13
SPA
9
LMS
Ret
SÃO
12
COA
5
FUJ
7
BHR
9
17th30

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2020 Flag of France.svg SO24-HAS By Graff Flag of France.svg Vincent Capillaire
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Allen
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2357DNFDNF
2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23636th1st
2022 Flag of France.svg Richard Mille Racing Team Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Lilou Wadoux
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP236613th9th
2023 Flag of France.svg Alpine Elf Team Flag of France.svg Julien Canal
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP232712th4th
2024 Flag of France.svg Alpine Endurance Team Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg
Alpine A424 Hypercar75DNFDNF

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567RankPoints
2021 Racing Team Nederland LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8†
SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET NC†0†
2024 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
13
SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 57th205
2025 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
8
SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 8th*256*

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2020 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ
DSQ
ALG NC0
2021 Cool Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA
4
ALG
6
17th22
2024 Panis VDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
5
LEC
8
IMO
1
SPA
6
MUG
4
ALG
12
4th61

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Sporting positions
Preceded by FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers
2021
With: Robin Frijns & Ferdinand Habsburg
Succeeded by

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