Laurent Groppi

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Laurent Groppi (born 19 January 1983 in Haute-Savoie, Thonon-les-Bains) is a French racing driver.

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He won the Formula Campus by Renault and Elf in 2003 and the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 in 2006. He also competed in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. In 2007 he finished second in the French GT Championship and finished 5th in the GT1 Class of the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Team ORECA Saleen S7R.[ citation needed ]

He returned to Oreca for the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, but this time finished 8th in LMP1 class in their Judd powered Courage-Oreca LC70. In 2009 he finished 5th in the Le Mans Series GT1 Class with Larbre Competition in their Saleen S7R. In 2010 he won the French GT Championship with Larbre in their Porsche 911 GT3.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2007 Flag of France.svg Team Oreca Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost
Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Belloc
Saleen S7-R GT133710th5th
2008 Flag of France.svg Team Oreca-Matmut Flag of France.svg Soheil Ayari
Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
Courage-Oreca LC70-Judd LMP13578th8th
Sources: [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Laurent Groppi Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. "Laurent Groppi". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Campus Champion
2003
Succeeded by
Jacky Ferré
Preceded by French Formula Renault 2.0
Champion

2006
Succeeded by