| Paul Petit | |
|---|---|
 Petit in 2016 | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 10 May 1993 Guéret, France |
| Related to | Pierre Petit (father) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
Paul Petit (born 10 May 1993) is a French racing driver who last competed for Team Speedcar in the GT4 European Series.
Petit is the son of Pierre Petit, a former racing driver who won the 1983 French Formula Three Championship. [1]
Petit made his single-seater debut in 2011, racing in the FFSA Academy-centrally run French F4 Championship. [2] Following one-off appearances in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series and Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France in the next two years, [3] Petit spent the following two seasons in the V de V Challenge Endurance for Mornay Motorsport and Graff, respectively. [4] Remaining with Graff for 2016, Petit made his debut in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series alongside Enzo Guibbert and Eric Trouillet. [5] In his rookie season, Petit scored wins at Le Castellet and Spa to end the season runner-up in points after scoring two more podiums. [6] [7]
Stepping up to LMP2 competition for 2017, Petit remained with Graff for his sophomore season in the European Le Mans Series. [8] In his maiden season in the category, Petit finished third at the Red Bull Ring and Le Castellet to finish seventh in points at season's end. [9] [10] Remaining in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series for 2018, Petit switched to Racing Engineering for his third season in the series. [11] In his only season with the team, Petit won at Le Castellet and finished second at the Red Bull Ring to secure third in the standings. [12] [13]
The following year, Petit made his debut in GT3 competition by joining Team WRT to race in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup alongside Shae Davies and Alex MacDowall. [14] Racing in all but two races, Petit scored a best result of sixth and finished the year 16th in the Silver Cup standings. [15] Petit then transitioned to the French GT4 Cup for 2020, joining AKKA ASP Team alongside Thomas Drouet. [16] In his first season in the series, Petit scored Silver Cup wins at Le Castellet and took five more podiums to end the year third in the standings. [17] [18]
In 2021, Petit joined Toksport WRT to race in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Marvin Dienst and Óscar Tunjo. [19] In his sophomore season in the series, Petit scored class podiums at the 24 Hours of Spa and Nürburgring, [20] [21] and ending the year 13th in points despite missing the finale at Barcelona due to a knee injury. [22]
Returning to the French GT4 Cup for 2022, Petit joined CD Sport to race in the Silver Cup alongside Viny Beltramelli. [23] On his return to the series, Petit scored a best result of sixth in class at Le Castellet to end the year 10th in points. [24] The following year, Petit made his debut in the GT4 European Series with Saintéloc Junior Team alongside Marc Lopez Gutierrez. [25] In his rookie year in the series, Petit scored a best class finish of fourth at Barcelona and ended the year 16th in points. [26]
For his sophomore season in the GT4 European Series, Petit joined AV Racing to race in the Pro-Am class alongside Noam Abramczyk. [27] In their only season together, the pair scored three class podiums which included a win at Misano, as they ended the year third in the class points. [28] Petit switched to Team Speedcar for 2025, joining Grégory Guilvert in the Silver Cup for his third season in the GT4 European Series. [29] In the six-round season, Petit took his first podium at Zandvoort and later scored his an overall win in race one at Spa en route to a seventh-place points finish. [30]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16th |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | ARTA Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th |
| Andros Trophy – Electric | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2nd | ||
| 2013 | Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2014 | V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch | Mornay Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.5 | 20th |
| 2015 | V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch | Graff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 29th |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | Graff | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 2nd |
| Road to Le Mans – LMP3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12th | ||
| Challenge Endurance LMP3 V de V | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series – LMP2 | Graff | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 7th |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series – LMP2 | Racing Engineering | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 3rd |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Team WRT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16th | |||
| 25 Hours VW Fun Cup | Zosh Angevin Jaulin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35th | |
| 2020 | French GT4 Cup – Silver | AKKA ASP Team | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 184 | 3rd |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Toksport WRT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 13th | |||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32nd | ||
| 2022 | French GT4 Cup – Silver | CD Sport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 10th |
| Legends Car Cup France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 48th | ||
| 2023 | GT4 European Series – Silver | Saintéloc Junior Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT4 European Series – Pro-Am | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16th | ||
| French GT4 Cup – Silver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16th | ||
| 2024 | GT4 European Series – Pro-Am | AV Racing | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 3rd |
| 2025 | GT4 European Series – Silver | Team Speedcar | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 7th |
| Sources: [31] [32] | |||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | LÉD 1 13 | LÉD 2 Ret | NOG 1 17 | NOG 2 Ret | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 12 | VDV 1 10 | VDV 2 6 | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 14 | ALB 1 14 | ALB 2 Ret | LEC 1 19 | LEC 2 Ret | 16th | 6 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Graff | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 3 | IMO Ret | RBR 4 | LEC 1 | SPA 1 | EST 3 | 2nd | 93 |
| 2017 | Graff | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 7 | MNZ 4 | RBR 3 | LEC 3 | SPA 6 | ALG Ret | 7th | 57 |
| 2018 | Racing Engineering | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 1 | MNZ 5 | RBR 2 | SIL Ret | SPA 7 | POR 5 | 3rd | 66 |
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | MON DNS | 16th | 23 | ||||||
| Team WRT | SIL 24 | LEC 19 | SPA 6H 41 | SPA 12H 42 | SPA 24H 34 | CAT | ||||||
| 2021 | Toksport WRT | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | MNZ 20 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H 33 | SPA 12H 21 | SPA 24H 13 | NÜR 10 | CAT | 13th | 42 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | Silver | MNZ 1 34 | MNZ 2 15 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 WD | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Pro-Am | SPA 1 34 | SPA 2 Ret | MIS 1 24 | MIS 2 Ret | HOC 1 21 | HOC 2 WD | CAT 1 24 | CAT 2 21 | 16th | 36 | |||||||
| 2024 | AV Racing | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport | Pro-Am | LEC 1 19 | LEC 2 19 | MIS 1 16 | MIS 2 8 | SPA 1 14 | SPA 2 47† | HOC 1 18 | HOC 2 Ret | MNZ 1 24 | MNZ 2 18 | JED 1 Ret | JED 2 17 | 3rd | 132 |
| 2025 | Team Speedcar | Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo | Silver | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 11 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 6 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 Ret | MIS 1 7 | MIS 2 4 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 6 | CAT 1 10 | CAT 2 5 | 7th | 91 |