Founded | 1985 |
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Base | Morangis, Essonne, France |
Team principal(s) | Jean-Philippe Grand |
Current series | Asian Le Mans Series European Le Mans Series Michelin Le Mans Cup Ultimate Cup Series |
Former series | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Le Mans Cup French Formula Three Championship World Series by Nissan World Series Lights |
Teams' Championships | 1991 French Formula Three season 1996 French Formula Three season 1997 French Formula Three season 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season |
Drivers' Championships | 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season (Salignon) |
Graff Racing is an auto racing team based in France. [1] The team was founded in 1985 by French racing driver Jean-Philippe Grand, who had competed under his own name since the late 1970s and won the French Formula Ford in 1984. As of 2011, the team has returned to endurance racing, competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series, Porsche Carrera Cup, and European Le Mans Series.
Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1984 | J.-P. Grand (private entrant) | 93 | Rondeau M379C-Cosworth | Jean-Philippe Grand Jean-Paul Libert Pascal Witmeur | Gr.C2 | 310 | 11th | 2nd |
1985 | J.-P. Grand (private entrant) | 67 | Rondeau M482-Cosworth | Pierre de Thoisy Patrick Gonin Pascal Witmeur | Gr.C1 | 143 | DNF | DNF |
1986 | Graff Racing | 47 | Rondeau M482-Cosworth | Jacques Goudchaux Jean-Philippe Grand Marc Menant | Gr.C1 | 299 | 13th | 9th |
1987 | Graff Racing | 40 | Rondeau M482-Cosworth | Jean-Philippe Grand Gaston Rahier Jacques Terrien | Gr.C1 | 260 | 12th | 6th |
1988 | Graff Racing | 131 | Spice-Fiero SE86C-Cosworth | Jean-Philippe Grand Maurice Guenoun Jacques Terrien | Gr.C2 | 263 | DNF | DNF |
1989 | Graff Racing | 104 | Spice SE89C-Cosworth | Jean-Philippe Grand Rémy Pochauvin Jean-Luc Roy | Gr.C2 | 292 | 19th | 5th |
1990 | Graff Racing | 102 | Spice SE89C-Cosworth | Jean-Philippe Grand Xavier Lapeyre Michel Maisonneuve | Gr.C2 | 291 | 23rd | 2nd |
1991 | Graff Racing Automobiles Louis Descartes | 39 | Spice SE89C-Cosworth | Jean-Philippe Grand Xavier Lapeyre Michel Maisonneuve | Gr.C1 | 163 | DNF | DNF |
1993 | Graff Racing | 24 | Spice SE89C-Cosworth | Richard Balandras Jean-Bernard Bouvet Bruno Miot | Gr.C2 | 288 | 20th | 10th |
2017 | Graff | 39 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Enzo Guibbert Eric Trouillet James Winslow | LMP2 | 318 | 43rd | 18th |
40 | James Allen Richard Bradley Franck Matelli | 361 | 6th | 5th | ||||
2018 | Graff-SO24 | 39 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Vincent Capillaire Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi | LMP2 | 366 | 6th | 2nd |
2019 | Graff | 39 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Vincent Capillaire Tristan Gommendy Jonathan Hirschi | LMP2 | 362 | 14th | 9th |
2020 | SO24-HAS by Graff | 39 | Oreca 07-Gibson | James Allen Vincent Capillaire Charles Milesi | LMP2 | 357 | DNF | DNF |
2021 | SO24-DIROB by Graff | 39 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Vincent Capillaire Arnold Robin Maxime Robin | LMP2 (Pro-Am) | 352 | 19th | 5th |
Association SRT41 [2] | 84 | Takuma Aoki Nigel Bailly Matthieu Lahaye | CDNT | 334 | 32nd | – | ||
2022 | Graff Racing | 39 | Oreca 07-Gibson | David Droux Sébastien Page Eric Trouillet | LMP2 (Pro-Am) | 344 | 33rd | 7th |
2023 | Graff Racing | 39 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Giedo van der Garde Roberto Lacorte Patrick Pilet | LMP2 (Pro-Am) | 303 | 37th | 4th |
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