Simon Gachet

Simon Gachet
Gachet in 2016
Nationality	French
Born	(1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30) Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup career
Debut season	2017
Current team	Tresor by Car Collection
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	11
Former teams	Saintéloc Racing
Starts	32
Wins	3
Podiums	13
Poles	3
Previous series
2020–2021 2020 2017–2021 2016–2017 2013–2015 2013–2015 2012 2011, 2013	Intercontinental GT Challenge Ultimate Cup Series GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup European Le Mans Series Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault Eurocup French F4 Championship V de V Challenge Monoplace
Championship titles
2020 2011	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup V de V Challenge Monoplace
Last updated on: 27 November 2022.

Simon Gachet (born 14 October 1993) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for Tresor by Car Collection. ^[1]

Career

Early career

An avid rugby player as a young boy, Gachet was not heavily involved with motorsports in his youth. ^[2] He was introduced to motorsport through car magazines, and discovered single-seater racing while attending the Formula Motorsport school at the Circuit du Laquais. ^[3] In 2011, he began competing in the V de V Challenge Monoplace, completely forgoing the karting process.

Junior formulae

In his opening season of single-seater competition, Gachet was crowned champion, taking two wins and 11 podiums in 15 races. ^[4] That winter, Gachet won the Euroformula Volant test, awarding him a €60,000 bursary which allowed him to compete in the French F4 Championship for 2012. ^[5] Scoring six podiums in 14 races, Gachet finished third in the overall points classification. ^[6] For 2013, Gachet stepped up to the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series, joining French team ARTA Engineering. ^[7] He had a quiet start in his first season in the series, scoring his first points in July at Misano and finishing 14th in the championship. ^[8] He returned to the team in 2014, adding a full-season effort in the Formula Renault Eurocup to his Alps series commitment. ^{[9] [10]} Gachet's second season in the Alps series proved more successful, as he scored a podium in each of his first three races en route to a 5th-place finish in the championship. ^[11] Prior to the Hungaroring round of the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, Gachet joined ART Junior Team. ^[12] He would finish the Eurocup season in 19th, scoring just 10 points. For 2015, he joined Tech 1 Racing for a full-season campaign in the Formula Renault Eurocup, ^[13] topping the charts in the series' preseason tests at MotorLand Aragón. ^[14] However, it was another quiet season for Gachet, securing just one podium at Le Mans ^[15] and finishing 16th overall.

Gachet's Ligier JS P3 at Silverstone in 2017.

Sports car racing

For 2016, Gachet moved to endurance racing, joining Panis Barthez Competition's entry into the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series. ^[16] The entry scored its first and only podium of the season at Imola, before taking pole position the following week at the Red Bull Ring. ^[17] Entering five of the six races that season, Gachet and co-drivers Eric Debard and Valentin Moineault finished 9th in the LMP3 class championship. He returned to the team in 2017, ^[18] finishing 14th in the drivers' championship. Alongside his European Le Mans Series campaign, Gachet joined Energy by ART's entry into the GT4 European Series Southern Cup, ^[19] taking one podium at Magny-Cours en route to a 20th-place finish in the Pro-Am class championship. Gachet completed 2017 with a pair of one-off appearances for Saintéloc Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance cups, finishing outside of the points in both appearances.

Gachet racing in the 24H Series in 2022

2018 saw Gachet move full-time into the GT World Challenge Europe with Saintéloc. Pairing with Christopher Haase in the Sprint Cup, ^[20] Gachet scored three overall podiums, including a second-placed finish at Hungaroring, ^[21] placing eighth in the championship. Gachet began the Endurance Cup season with Saintéloc's Pro entry, ^[22] scoring a sixth-place finish at Circuit Paul Ricard before joining the team's Am-class entry for the Spa 24 Hours. ^[23] He would finish 37th in the overall Endurance Cup classification. He returned to the team in both championships for 2019, joining Haase once again in the Sprint Cup ^[24] and returning to the team's Pro-class entry in the Endurance Cup. Gachet and Haase had their best statistical season to date, finishing fifth in the championship after taking four podiums and Gachet's first win in the series at Zandvoort. ^[25] He had another quiet season in the Endurance Cup, finishing 33rd overall.

Gachet played a diminished role for the team in 2020, joining Steven Palette in Saintéloc's Silver-class Sprint Cup entry. ^[26] The duo found immediate success, taking class victory in the opening two races of the season and adding a podium to complete the opening weekend at Misano. ^[27] The following round at Magny-Cours saw Gachet take the overall pole and victory in race #2, despite being classified in the Silver Cup class. ^[28] Following the second race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Gachet and Palette clinched the Silver Cup title. ^[29] The following season saw Gachet switch his focus back to the Endurance Cup, joining Mercedes-AMG entrant AKKA-ASP in their Silver Cup entry. Claiming class victories at Paul Ricard ^[30] and Barcelona, ^[31] Gachet finished second in the Silver class championship alongside teammates Konstantin Tereshchenko and Thomas Drouet.

For 2022, Gachet returned to Audi, joining Tresor by Car Collection's Sprint Cup entry. ^[32] Reunited with Christopher Haase, Gachet scored his first podium of the season at Magny-Cours after taking pole for race #1. ^[33] He would go on to collect four podium finishes that season, claiming third in the overall championship. ^[34] Gachet also embarked on full-season campaigns in the FFSA GT Championship and GT4 European Series for Akkodis-ASP. ^[34] In October, he joined Eric Debard behind the wheel of Team France's GT Relay entry into the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games. ^[35] The duo finished second in both qualifying races, before scoring the gold medal in the main race. ^[36]

In 2023, Gachet was promoted to Audi Sport factory driver status. ^[37] In his first full season as a factory driver, Gachet took on a drive with Saintéloc's Pro class entry in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, alongside Patric Niederhauser and Christopher Mies, as well as a Sprint Cup entry in the Gold Cup class, paired with Paul Evrard. ^[38]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	V de V Challenge Monoplace	Formula Motorsport	15	2	1	?	11	525	1st
2012	French F4 Championship	Auto Sport Academy	14	0	0	0	6	148	3rd
2013	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	ARTA Engineering	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series		14	0	0	0	0	28	14th
	V de V Challenge Monoplace	Formula Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	144	19th
2014	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	ARTA Engineering	8	0	0	0	0	10	19th
		ART Junior Team	6	0	0	0	0
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series	ARTA Engineering	14	0	0	0	3	78	5th
2015	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Tech 1 Racing	17	0	0	1	1	19	16th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series		6	0	0	1	2	0	NC†
2016	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	Panis Barthez Competition	6	0	1	0	1	30.5	9th
2017	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Saintéloc Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	Panis Barthez Competition	6	0	0	0	0	12.5	14th
	GT4 European Series Southern Cup - Pro-Am	Energy by ART	12	0	0	0	1	21	20th
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Saintéloc Racing	5	0	0	0	0	9	37th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		10	0	0	0	3	44.5	8th
	French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Saintéloc Racing	5	0	0	0	0	2	33rd
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	0	8	22nd
	French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am		11	0	0	1	1	15	19th
	GT4 South European Series - Pro-Am		2	0	0	0	0	24	6th
	24H GT Series - A6
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Attempto Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Saintéloc Racing	10	1	1	0	2	33.5	9th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - SIlver		10	3	2	0	6	108.5	1st
	French GT4 Cup		12	0	0	0	2	84	7th
	Ultimate Cup Series - Monoplace F3-T318	Formula Motorsport	3	3	?	?	3	168	6th
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	AKKA ASP Team	5	0	0	0	0	1	32nd
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		5	2	0	0	2	74	2nd
	French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am		12	1	0	0	3	98	6th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Saintéloc Racing	1	0	0	0	0	10	16th
2022	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Tresor by Car Collection	10	0	1	0	4	67	3rd
	French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am	AKKODIS ASP Team	12	0	1	?	2	82	7th
	GT4 European Series - Pro-Am		12	0	1	?	2	67	9th
	24H GT Series - GT3 Am	Saintéloc Racing	3	0	0	0	0	?	?*
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Saintéloc Junior Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup	Team France	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2022-23	Middle East Trophy - GT3	Saintéloc Racing
2023	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Saintéloc Junior Team	5	0	0	0	0	41	6th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		10	0	0	0	0	5.5	18th
	Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - 3A	Racetivity	4	2	1	2	3	76	5th
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	CSA Racing
	French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am	Debard Automobiles by Racetivity
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe	Schumacher CLRT

† As Gachet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2017	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	MON	SIL	LEC	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	CAT 17	NC	0
2018	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	MON 14	SIL Ret	LEC 6				CAT 45	37th	9
			Am				SPA 6H 63	SPA 12H 63	SPA 24H Ret		NC	0
2019	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	MON 15	SIL 11	LEC 9				CAT Ret	33rd	2
			Pro-Am				SPA 6H 62	SPA 12H 56	SPA 24H 48		22nd	8
2021	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Silver	MON 11	LEC 11	SPA 6H 40	SPA 12H 34	SPA 24H 23	NÜR Ret	CAT 11	2nd	74
2023	Saintéloc Junior Team	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Pro	MNZ 4	LEC 4	SPA 6H 23	SPA 12H 24	SPA 24H 16	NÜR 4	CAT 9	6th	41

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

(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	Pos.	Points
2017	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	MIS QR	MIS CR	BRH QR	BRH CR	ZOL QR	ZOL CR	HUN QR	HUN CR	NÜR QR 20	NÜR CR 22	NC	0
2018	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	ZOL 1 10	ZOL 2 12	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 8	MIS 1 Ret	MIS 2 3	HUN 1 4	HUN 2 2	NÜR 1 10	NÜR 2 3	8th	44.5
2020	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Silver	MIS 1 9	MIS 2 9	MIS 3 14	MAG 1 13	MAG 2 1	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 Ret	CAT 1 19	CAT 2 9	CAT 3 7	1st	108.5
2022	Tresor by Car Collection	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 4	MAG 1 3	MAG 2 Ret	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 Ret	MIS 1 4	MIS 2 3	VAL 1 2	VAL 2 4	3rd	67
2023	Saintéloc Junior Team	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Gold	BRH 1 11	BRH 2 13	MIS 1 19	MIS 2 24	HOC 1 13	HOC 2 Ret	VAL 1 21	VAL 2 6	ZAN 1 24	ZAN 2 15	5th	90

^* Season still in progress.

References

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External links

• Simon Gachet at SnapLap
• Simon Gachet at Motorsport.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Philippe Haezebrouck	V de V Challenge Monoplace Champion 2011	Succeeded by Hugo Blanchot
Preceded by Nico Bastian Thomas Neubauer	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Silver Cup Champion 2019 With: Steven Palette	Succeeded by Alex Fontana