Laurent Groppi

Laurent Groppi (born 19 January 1983 in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie) is a French racing driver.

Nationality French

Born (1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 43)

Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France

Racing licence FIA Gold^[1]

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Laurent Groppi
Groppi's Courage-Oreca (background) during the warm-up lap at Le Mans 2008
Nationality	French
Born	(1983-01-19) 19 January 1983 (age 43) Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France
Racing licence	FIA Gold[1]

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Groppi won the Formula Campus by Renault and Elf in 2003 and the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 in 2006. He also competed in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. In 2007 he finished second in the French GT Championship and finished fifth in the GT1 Class of the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans driving a Team ORECA Saleen S7R.^{[citation needed]}

Groppi returned to Oreca for the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, but this time finished eighth in LMP1 class in their Judd powered Courage-Oreca LC70. In 2009, he finished fifth in the Le Mans Series GT1 Class with Larbre Competition in their Saleen S7R. In 2010, he won the French GT Championship with Larbre in their Porsche 911 GT3.^{[citation needed]}