Philippe Cimadomo

Philippe Cimadomo
Nationality	French
Born	(1959-12-05) 5 December 1959 (age 65) Grenoble, France
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season	2022
Current team	TDS Racing x Vaillante
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	31
Starts	6 (6 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	14th (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]}

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

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2013	V de V Endurance GT Tourisme - S1	Defi Autosport	?	?	?	?	?	0	?
	V de V Michelin Endurance Series - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V		3	0	0	0	0	1.5	50th
	Dubai 24 Hour - SP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2015	24H Series - SP3	Nova Race	2	1	0	0	1	0	NC†
2016	V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto	TFT	7	0	0	0	0	69.5	16th
2017	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Graff	2	0	0	0	0	1	39th
	V de V Endurance Series - LMP3		1	0	0	0	0	19	28th
	V de V Proto Endurance Challenge	TFT Racing	6	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2018	V de V Endurance Series - LMP3	TFT	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2019	Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3	Team Virage	6	0	0	0	0	16	31st
	Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3-U		1	0	0	0	0	2	5th
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Cool Racing	3	0	0	0	0	2	27th
2022	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	TDS Racing x Vaillante	6	0	0	0	0	4	22nd
2023	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	MV2S Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2024	Ultimate Cup Series - Proto NP02	MV2S	6	0	0	1	0	14.5	27th

^† 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)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2022	TDS Racing x Vaillante	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 V8	LMP2	LEC 10	IMO 10	MNZ 13	CAT 11	SPA 12	ALG 11	22nd	4
				Pro-Am Cup	3	2	5	5	5	4	5th	76

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.

External links

• Philippe Cimadomo career summary at DriverDB.com