Thomas Drouet

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Thomas Drouet
GT World Challenge Europe 2024 Nurburg Nr. 9 Drouet, Ellis, Gotz.jpg
Drouet in 2024
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (1998-11-17) 17 November 1998 (age 26)
Saint-Jean, France
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2020
Current team HRT Ford Performance
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver (until 2022)
FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold (2023–) [1]
Car number64
Former teams AKKA ASP, Boutsen VDS
Starts21
Wins2
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish2nd in 2021
Championship titles
2021 French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am

Thomas Drouet (born 17 November 1998 in Saint-Jean) is a French racing driver competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for HRT Ford Performance. [2] [3]

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Career

Drouet made his single-seater debut in 2017, in the French F4 Championship. [4] In his only year in single-seater competition, Drouet scored one win but struggled to finish higher than eighth outside of that. He finished in 14th place in the standings. [5] [6]

He would switch to GT racing, driving for AKKA ASP in the French GT4 Cup in the Pro-Am class. [7] Drouet also competed in the GT4 International Cup with the same team and the owner, Jérôme Policand. [8] In the GT4 Cup, he finished on the podium twice in 12 races and was tenth in the standings. The main race at the International Cup in Bahrain saw Drouet and Policand finish fourth in class and fifth overall. [9]

In 2019, Drouet again competed in the French GT4 Cup with AKKA ASP and scored his first win in GT competition and three podiums, finishing sixth in the Pro-Am class. [10] He raced in two VLN events in a BMW 325i in the V4 class. [11] [12]

Drouet stepped up to compete in two races in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2020 with AKKA ASP. Driving with Fabien Barthez and Jim Pla, he scored pole position in his first race at the Nürburgring, finishing third in Pro-Am, whilst also setting the fastest lap in class. [13] Then at the 24 Hours of Spa, the team would retire after sustaining damage from an accident after completing 275 laps. Another season in the Silver class in the French GT4 Cup, Drouet finished fourth, winning two rounds.

In 2021, Drouet finally came out on top in the French GT4 Cup, winning the Pro-Am title with AKKA ASP Team at the final round in Paul Ricard. [14] He competed in the full GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Silver class. [15] He won two races at Paul Ricard and Barcelona, en route to a second place finish in the championship.

Drouet had a breakout year in 2022, finishing third in the French GT4 Cup, whilst also racing full-time in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and four races in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with AKKODIS ASP Team. [16] [17] In the sprint cup, he finished on the podium seven times placing second in the Silver class. In the endurance cup, he finished ninth, with one fastest lap and podium. Following this season, he was promoted by the FIA from Silver to Gold categorisation. [1]

Following his upgrade to Gold, he competed in the Pro class in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. [18] The season was tough for Drouet and Mercedes-AMG Team AKKodis ASP, finishing in the points only once at Barcelona, placing 22nd overall.

In 2024, Drouet raced with Boutsen VDS in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for the full season with Maximilian Götz and a rotation of Mercedes-AMG drivers. [19] it was a relatively average season, with a highest finish of sixth at Monza, Drouet finished in 12th overall.

Drouet left Mercedes and joined Ford for the 2025 season competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with HRT Ford Performance in the pro class. [20]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2008Coupe de France - Minime42nd
2009Championnat de France - Minime19th
2010Championnat du Sud - Minime3rd
2011Grand Prix Open Karting France - KF3 ?
2012Championnat Regional Midi-Pyrenees - NationaleDR Racing France1st
2013Championnat du Sud - NationaleDR Racing France1st
2014Championnat de France - Nationale 15020th
2015Rotax Max Wintercup - Senior Max 19th
National Series Karting - Rotax Senior 5th
2016Rotax Wintercup - Senior Max Richie Morgan10th
2016National Series Karting - Rotax Max 3rd
Source: [3] [21]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 2110014114th
2018 French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am AKKA ASP Team 1200025410th
GT4 International Cup 30000N/A5th
2019French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am AKKA-ASP Team 121003836th
VLN Series - V4 Jaco's Paddock Motorsport2000012.3751st
2020 French GT4 Cup - Silver AKKA ASP 1222171874th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 200000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 201112116th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
2021 French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am AKKA ASP Team 1211131331st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 52002742nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
International GT Open 200212018th
2022French GT4 Cup - Silver AKKODIS ASP Team 101004973rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 40000432nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 40011339th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 1000001213th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 100007882nd
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Akkodis ASP Team 50000622nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am20000617th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS 500002412th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup HRT Ford Performance
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Sources: [3] [22]

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2017 NOG
1
11		 NOG
2
10		 NOG
3
11		 MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MNZ
3
8		 PAU
1
10		 PAU
2
1		 PAU
3
10		 SPA
1
10		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
10		 MAG
1
9		 MAG
2
9		 MAG
3
12		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
Ret		 CAT
3
Ret		 LEC
1
9		 LEC
2
10		 LEC
3
Ret		14th41

Complete French GT4 Cup results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112Pos.Points
2018 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro-Am NOG
1
33		 NOG
2
7		 PAU
1
11		 PAU
2
9		 DIJ
1
3		 DIJ
2
9		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
15		 CAT
1
3		 CAT
2
12		 LEC
1
25		 LEC
2
9		10th54
2019 AKKA-ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro-Am NOG
1
11		 NOG
2
21		 PAU
1
7		 PAU
2
Ret		 LED
1
6		 LED
2
3		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
18		 MAG
1
3		 MAG
2
1		 LEC
1
5		 LEC
2
Ret		6th83
2020 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT4 Silver NOG
1
3		 NOG
2
10		 NOG
3
26		 MAG
1
4		 MAG
2
24		 LEC
1
2		 LEC
2
3		 LEC
3
3		 ALB
1
4		 ALB
2
26		 LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
3		4th187
2021 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro-Am NOG
1
4		 NOG
2
5		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
4		 ALB
1
6		 ALB
2
7		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
1		 LED
1
10		 LED
2
4		 LEC
1
5		 LEC
2
3		1st133
2022 AKKODIS ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 Silver NOG
1
4		 NOG
2
4		 MAG
1
8		 MAG
2
1		 ALB
1
DSQ		 ALB
2
2		 SPA
1
9		 SPA
2
14		 LED
1
5		 LED
2
3		 LEC
1
4		 LEC
2
23		3rd97
2023 Akkodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro-Am NOG
1 		NOG
2 		MAG
1
30		 MAG
2
18		 DIJ
1 		DIJ
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		LED
1 		LED
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		17th6
Source: [22]

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2020 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am IMO NÜR
21		 SPA
6H
53		 SPA
12H
42		 SPA
24H
Ret		 LEC 16th21
2021 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MNZ
11		 LEC
11		 SPA
6H
40		 SPA
12H
34		 SPA
24H
23		 NÜR
Ret		 CAT
11		2nd74
2022 AKKODIS ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver IMO LEC
8		 SPA
6H
54		 SPA
12H
44		 SPA
24H
Ret		 HOC
16		 CAT
22		9th33
2023 Akkodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro MNZ
13		 LEC
13		 SPA
6H
15		 SPA
12H
10		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
Ret		 CAT
7		22nd6
2024 Boutsen VDS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro LEC
16		 SPA
6H
2		 SPA
12H
9		 SPA
24H
18		 NÜR
7		 MNZ
6		 JED
12		12th24
2025 HRT Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3 Pro LEC
11		 MNZ
Ret		 SPA
6H
40		 SPA
12H
11		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
6		 CAT
17th*8*

* Season still in progress

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2022 AKKODIS ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
11		 MAG
1
8		 MAG
2
12		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
14		 MIS
1
9		 MIS
2
16		 VAL
1
8		 VAL
2
8		2nd88

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2020 Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP Flag of France.svg Jean-Luc Beaubelique
Flag of France.svg Fabien Barthez
Flag of France.svg Jim Pla 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am Cup275DNFDNF
2021 Flag of France.svg AKKA ASP Team Flag of France.svg Simon Gachet
Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Tereshchenko
Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Umbrărescu 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver Cup54523th7th
2022 Flag of France.svg AKKodis ASP Team Flag of Italy.svg Tommaso Mosca
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Casper Stevenson 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver Cup367DNFDNF
2023 Flag of France.svg Mercedes-AMG Team AKKodis ASP Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Ferrari
Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro Cup304DNFDNF
2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen VDS Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ulysse de Pauw 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro Cup47618th11th
2025 Flag of Germany.svg HRT Ford Performance Flag of India.svg Arjun Maini
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough 		Ford Mustang GT3 Pro Cup323DNFDNF

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