David Droux

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David Droux (born 19 February 1997 in Lajoux[2]) is a Swiss racing driver currently competing in Le Mans Cup for CLX Motorsport. He is the 2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace and 2024 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 champion.

NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 29)
Lajoux, Switzerland
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2021)[1]
FIA Gold (2022–)
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David Droux
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 29)
Lajoux, Switzerland
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2021)[1]
FIA Gold (2022–)
Championship titles
2024
2022
2015
Le Mans Cup – LMP3
Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Am
V de V Challenge Monoplace
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Early career

Stepping up to single-seaters in 2013, Droux competed in the last season of the Formula BMW Talent Cup,[3] where he finished eighth in the standings at season's end.[4]

In 2014, Droux joined the centrally-run French F4 Championship.[5] Scoring his first points of the season with a fourth-place finish at Pau,[6] Droux waited four rounds for his only podium in the series, finishing second behind Gjergj Haxhiu in the second Jerez race.[7]

Remaining in single-seaters for 2015, Droux switched to the V de V Challenge Monoplace series, joining RC Formula.[8] In the 17-race season, Droux won all but two races and clinched the title at the final round at Magny-Cours.[9]

Prototype career

LMP3 beginnings (2016–2021)

After leaving single-seaters on a full-time basis following his V de V title, Droux joined Duqueine Engineering to compete in the LMP3 class of the 2016 European Le Mans Series.[10] Despite winning the 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring,[11] Duqueine was given a four-second penalty for not respecting minimum pit stop times, giving the win to United Autosports and sending the Duqueine team back to second place.[12] Droux was retained by Duqueine Engineering for the 2017 season.[13] Following the team's switch to the Norma M30 from the third round of the season, Droux scored his first pole position in the series at Red Bull Ring and took another podium at the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.[14][15]

Staying in the LMP3 category for 2018, Droux switched to Yvan Muller's M.Racing - YMR team for his third ELMS season.[16] Despite starting off the season with a pole and a podium at Paul Ricard, Droux wasn't able to score another top five for the rest of the season, finishing 10th in the standings at season's end.[17] In 2019, Droux joined Realteam Racing, partnering Esteban García.[18] At Monza, Droux finished fourth, which would turn out to be his best finish of the season as he concluded the season 7th in the standings.[19] In late 2019, Droux made his debut in the Asian Le Mans Series, staying in the LMP3 class and joining Graff Racing alongside Eric Trouillet and Sebastien Page.[20] Droux scored his first LMP3 win in an ACO-sanctioned championship at the 4 Hours of Sepang.[21]

Droux stayed with Realteam and Garcia for the 2020 season.[22] In his fifth season in the category, Droux scored his first win in the series at Paul Ricard from pole and ended the season third in points.[23] Ahead of the 2021 season, Droux returned to Graff Racing along with Sebastien Page and Eric Trouillet.[24] Droux scored his only podium of the season at the Red Bull Ring, finishing third in wet conditions.[25]

LMP2 debut and LMP3 return (2022–)

In early 2022 Droux stepped up to LMP2, staying with Graff Racing for the 2022 Asian Le Mans season.[26] In the four-race season, Droux finished on the overall podium in every race and won the LMP2 Am title at season's end.[27] Droux remained with Graff Racing for the European Le Mans Series.[28] Only competing in the first three races of the season, Droux also made his maiden appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,[29] finishing seventh in LMP2 Pro-Am.[30] Towards the end of the 2022 season, Droux returned to LMP3 competition, racing in the final two rounds of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, winning on his return at Spa.[31]

Droux stayed in Le Mans Cup for 2023, joining Cool Racing, alongside Luis Sanjuan.[32] At the second round of the season at Le Mans, Droux finished third in race one and took his only win of the season in race two.[33] Staying with Cool Racing for the 2024 season, Droux was joined by Adrien Chila for his second full season in the series.[34] Despite only taking one win, in the second round of the season at Paul Ricard,[35] won the LMP3 title at the final round of the season, beating out R-ace GP by 5.5 points.[36]

Ahead of the 2025 season, it was confirmed that Droux would stay with the newly-rebranded CLX Motorsport alongside Cédric Oltramare.[37] In his third full-time season in the series, Droux won the season-opening race in Barcelona and finished second at Le Castellet en route to a sixth-place points finish.[38]

Karting record

Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2012 Trophée Oscar Petit – KZ125 11th
Sources:[39]
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Racing record

Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup N/A 3 0 0 0 0 20 8th
2014 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 18 0 0 1 1 69 12th
2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace RC Formula 17 15 15 16 16 660 1st
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Mark Burdett Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 17 32nd
2016 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Duqueine Engineering 5 0 0 0 2 50 6th
V de V Challenge Monoplace RC Formula 6 2 2 0 5 0 NC
2017 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Duqueine Engineering[40] 6 0 1 0 1 37.5 8th
V de V Endurance Series – LMP3 2 1 1 1 1 45 19th
2018 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 M.Racing - YMR 6 0 2 0 1 27.5 10th
IMSA Prototype Challenge – LMP3 Forty 7 Motorsports[41] 1 0 0 0 1 32 33rd
2019 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Realteam Racing 6 0 1 1 0 31.5 7th
European Endurance Prototype Cup – LMP3 4 1 1 3 2 64 10th
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Graff Racing 4 1 0 0 2 40 5th
2020 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Realteam Racing 5 1 1 1 2 68 3rd
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 2 0 0 1 0 0 NC
2021 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Graff Racing 6 0 0 1 1 44 6th
2022 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Graff Racing 4 0 0 0 4 69 2nd
Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Am 4 3 0 2 4 93 1st
European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am 3 0 0 0 0 26 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 7th
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 2 1 0 0 1 31 9th
2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Cool Racing 7 1 0 1 2 38 7th
Endurance Prototype Challenge – NP02 Graff Racing 1 1 1 1 1 25 16th
2024 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Cool Racing 7 1 0 0 2 73.5 1st
European Endurance Prototype Cup – LMP3 2 0 0 1 0 13 30th
European Endurance Prototype Cup – NP02 Graff Racing[42] 4 1 0 0 2 53 6th
2025 Prototype Winter Series CLX Motorsport[43] 6 0 0 1 5 126 2nd
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 1 0 1 2 57 6th
European Endurance Prototype Cup Graff Racing 6 0 0 0 2 42.5 8th
2026 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 CLX Motorsport
Sources:[44]
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Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

More information Year, Rank ...
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Rank Points
2014 LMS
1

15
LMS
2

13
LMS
3

12
PAU
1

4
PAU
2

6
PAU
3

12
VDV
1

20†
VDV
2

10
VDV
3

Ret
MAG
1

6
MAG
2

7
MAG
3

6
NOG
1

15
NOG
2

11
NOG
3

15
JER
1

7
JER
2

2
JER
3

10
LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
12th 69
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Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

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Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2015 Mark Burdett Motorsport MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HOC
1

12
HOC
2

13
HOC
3

Ret
32nd 17
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Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
2016 Duqueine Engineering LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL IMO
4
RBR
2
LEC
2
SPA
Ret
EST
9
6th 50
2017 Duqueine Engineering LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
11
MNZ
8
8th 37.5
Norma M30 RBR
9
LEC
Ret
SPA
2
ALG
4
2018 M.Racing - YMR LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
2
MNZ
13
RBR
Ret
SIL
8
SPA
8‡
ALG
10
10th 27.5
2019 Realteam Racing LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
7
MNZ
4
CAT
8
SIL
11
SPA
8
ALG
8
7th 31.5
2020 Realteam Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC
4
SPA
Ret
LEC
1
MNZ
4
ALG
2
3rd 55
2021 Graff Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT
12
RBR
3
LEC
7
MNZ
13
SPA
4
ALG
6
6th 44
2022 Graff Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
16
IMO
13
MNZ
16
CAT SPA ALG 28th 0
Pro-Am Cup 6 4 7 8th 26
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Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

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Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2019–20 Graff Racing LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SHA
3
BEN
Ret
CHA
1
SEP
Ret
5th 40
2022 Graff LMP2 Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB
1

1
DUB
2

2
ABU
1

1
ABU
2

1
1st 93
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Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

More information Year, Entrant ...
Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2020 Realteam Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC1
SPA
LEC2
LMS
1

9
LMS
2

11
MNZ
ALG
NC 0
2022 Graff Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC IMO LMS
1
LMS
2
MNZ SPA
1
ALG
7
9th 31
2023 Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
20
LMS
1

3
LMS
2

1
LEC
8
ARA
7
SPA
7
ALG
20
7th 38
2024 Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
5
LEC
1
LMS
1

4
LMS
2

2
SPA
9
MUG
4
ALG
4
1st 73.5
2025 CLX Motorsport LMP3 Ligier JS P325 CAT
1
LEC
2
LMS
1

14
LMS
2

18
SPA
9
SIL
7
ALG
7
6th 57
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 France Graff Racing France Eric Trouillet
Switzerland Sébastien Page
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 344 33rd 23rd
LMP2 Pro-Am 7th
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Complete Ultimate Cup Series results

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

More information Year, Entrant ...
Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2023 Graff Racing NP02 Nova Proto NP02 LEC1
NAV
HOC
EST
MAG
LEC2
1
16th 25
2024 Graff Racing NP02 Nova Proto NP02 LEC1
1
ALG
7
HOC
Ret
MAG
2
6th 53
Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 MUG
25
LEC2
11
13th 30
2025 Graff Racing NP02 Nova Proto NP02 LEC1
2
MUG
9
ALG
7
EST
3
MAG
20
LEC2
10
8th 42.5
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