Philippe Cimadomo

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Philippe Cimadomo
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (1959-12-05) 5 December 1959 (age 64)
Grenoble, France
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season 2022
Current team TDS Racing x Vaillante
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Car number31
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th (LMP2) in 2022
Previous series
2017, 2019
2019
2017–2018
Michelin Le Mans Cup
Ultimate Cup Series
V de V Endurance Series

Philippe Cimadomo (born 5 December 1959) is a French businessman and racing driver currently competing in the European Le Mans Series with TDS Racing x Vaillante. [1] [2] [3] He is notable for being excluded from competing at the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans after being involved in a number of incidents during practice. [4] [5]

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Cimadomo was the CEO of French software company Metrologic Group  [ fr ], which he co-founded in 1980. [6]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013V de V Endurance GT Tourisme - S1Defi Autosport?????0?
V de V Michelin Endurance Series - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V300001.550th
2015 24H Series - SP3 Nova Race210010NC†
2016V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto TFT 7000069.516th
2017 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Graff 20000139th
V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 100001928th
V de V Proto Endurance Challenge TFT Racing 600010NC†
2018V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 TFT 200000NC†
2019Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3Team Virage600001631st
Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3-U1000025th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Cool Racing 30000227th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 TDS Racing x Vaillante 60000422nd
2023 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 MV2S Racing200000NC
2024 Ultimate Cup Series - Proto NP02 MV2S

As Cimadomo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngineClass123456RankPoints
2022 TDS Racing x Vaillante Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8LMP2 LEC
10
IMO
10
MNZ
13
CAT
11
SPA
12
ALG
11
22nd4
Pro-Am Cup3255545th76

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References

  1. "Philippe Cimadomo - FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. Lloyd, Daniel. "ELMS Reveals 42-Car Full Season Entry List – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. Mercier, Laurent (11 February 2022). "TDS x Vaillante, le nouveau projet LMP2 qui allie sport et BD". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. "Philippe Cimadomo: TDS LMP2 driver gets Le Mans 24 Hours ban". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. "Racer banned from iconic event after horror crash". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. "Logiciels : Metrologic cédé par Carlyle à Astorg". LEFIGARO (in French). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2022.