Steven Palette
French racing driver (born 1990)
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Steven Palette (born 1 December 1989)[1][2] is a French racing driver who last competed for RedAnt Racing in the 24H Series Middle East.
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French
FIA Silver2020
2013
2009Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver
Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France
Peugeot 207 THP Cup
| Steven Palette | |
|---|---|
Palette in 2022 | |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 1 December 1989 Saint-Doulchard, France |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2020 2013 2009 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France Peugeot 207 THP Cup |
He is a champion at GT3 and LMP3 level, having won the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Silver Cup in 2020 and the Asian Le Mans Series in 2022.
Career
Palette began his racing career in 2007, competing in the Peugeot one-make competitions in France,[3] most notably winning the 207 THP Cup in 2009, as well as racing part-time in the THP Spider Cup the same year.[4] Following a season in the French Renault Clio Cup, Palette finished fifth in the Elite standings of the 2011 Racecar Euro Series,[5] before switching to Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France in 2012, finishing runner-up in points,[6] as well as winning the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the SP2T class the same year.[7]
Remaining in Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France for 2013,[8] Palette won all but one of the ten races he started to secure the title.[9] In parallel, Palette raced for Team Lompech Sport in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy, taking a lone podium at the Red Bull Ring and ending the year eighth in the overall standings.[10] In 2014, Palette joined Yvan Muller Racing to transition to Porsche Carrera Cup France,[11][12] amassing two podiums to end the season eighth in points.[13] Switching to Martinet by Alméras for his second season in the series the following year, he took wins at Lédenon and Le Castellet en route to a third-place points finish.[14] Two seasons in Porsche Supercup then ensued,[15] in which Palette scored a best result of eighth at the Red Bull Ring in 2016, a year in which he came ninth in the overall standings.[16] During 2017, Palette also made his debut in GT4 competition with the same team, competing in the GT4 European Series Southern Cup,[17] scoring a lone win at Dijon as he finished the year fourth in Pro-Am.[18]
A second season in the French GT4 Cup with IMSA Performance then followed,[19] before finishing fifth in the Pro-Am class of the GT4 International Cup for Saintéloc Junior Team at the end of the year.[20] In 2019, Palette made his debut in GT3 competition with Saintéloc, racing an Audi R8 LMS Evo in both the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe.[21][22] After scoring three combined points finishes across both campaigns, Palette returned to the team for 2020 to race in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.[23] In his second full-time season in the series, Palette scored an outright win at Magny-Cours,[24] two further class wins at Misano and three other podiums to clinch the Silver Cup title alongside Simon Gachet.[25][26]
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Following that, Palette briefly returned to Porsche one-make competition in 2021 with CLRT,[27] before joining CD Sport to compete in the LMP3 class of the 2022 Asian Le Mans Series.[28] In his only season in the series, Palette finished on the podium in all four races, including three second-place finishes, to secure the class title and an invitation to that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans,[29] in which he raced in the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass for the same team.[30] The following year, Palette returned to GT3 competition and Porsche-affiliated CLRT for a dual campaign in the Bronze Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.[31] Between the two series, Palette found more success in the former, taking a class podium at Barcelona as he concluded the season 15th in points.[32] A full season in the Sprint Cup for the same team then followed in 2024, where he secured a lone podium at Magny-Cours.[33] During 2024, Palette also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for Audi-fielding CSA Racing.[34]
In 2025, Palette primarily raced in the JS2 R class of the Ligier European Series for VSF Sports, scoring three wins and finishing on the podium in all six races he started en route to a fourth-place points finish.[35] Also in 2025, Palette finished third in the SP9 Pro-Am class of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Aston Martin–aligned PROsport Racing,[36] and third in GT3 Pro-Am at the Gulf 12 Hours for Audi-fielding HAAS RT.[37] At the beginning of the following year, Palette raced at the Dubai 24 Hour for RedAnt Racing, which he won in the 992 Am class.[38]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Peugeot Endurance 207 THP | ||||||||
| 2009 | Peugeot 207 THP Cup | 1st | |||||||
| Peugeot THP Spider Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 7th | ||
| 2010 | French Renault Clio Cup Elf | Pole Position 81 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 14th |
| 2011 | Racecar Euro Series – Elite | Hélary Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 460 | 5th |
| 2012 | Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France | Trajecontrol | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 166 | 2nd |
| V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Proto | JMP Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP2T | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | ||
| 2013 | Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France | Team Clairet Sport | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 202 | 1st |
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | Team Lompech Sport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 8th | |
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Yvan Muller Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 8th |
| 2015 | 24H Series – A3T | Team Altran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Martinet By Alméras | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 170 | 3rd | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| V de V Endurance Series – GTV2 | Porsche Alméras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32nd | |
| 2016 | Porsche Supercup | Martinet By Alméras | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9th |
| V de V Endurance Series – GTV2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24H Series – CUP1 | Sorg Rennsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2017 | GT4 European Series Southern Cup – Pro-Am | Martinet By Alméras | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 4th |
| Porsche Supercup | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15th | ||
| V de V Endurance Series – GTV2 | Porsche Alméras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21st | |
| 2018 | French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am | IMSA Performance | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21st |
| GT4 International Cup – Pro-Am | Saintéloc Junior Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 5th | |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33rd |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22nd | ||
| Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22nd | ||
| French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am | IMSA Performance | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 13th | |
| VLN Series – V4 | Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| ADAC GT Masters | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2020 | 24H GT Series Continents – GT3 | Saintéloc Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.5 | 9th | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 108.5 | 1st | |||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Am | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13th | |||
| 2021 | Porsche Supercup | CLRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2022 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 | CD Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 1st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 9th | ||
| 2022–23 | Middle East Trophy – 992 Am | Speed Lover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | NC |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | CLRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 8th | |||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 14th | |||
| French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am | VSF Sports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 11th | |
| 2023–24 | Middle East Trophy – 992 Am | PROsport Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | NC |
| 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10 | PROsport Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Schumacher CLRT | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8th | |||
| Ultimate Cup Series GT Endurance Cup – Porsche Cup | GP Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | CSA Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th | |||
| Ligier European Series – JS2 R | LADC Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2025 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am | PROsport Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 2nd | ||
| Ultimate Cup European Series GT Endurance Cup – Porsche Cup | GP Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Ligier European Series – JS2 R | VSF Sports | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 129 | 4th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | HAAS RT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 992 Endurance Cup – Am-Silver | RedAnt Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 5th | |
| Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Pro-Am | HAAS RT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 3rd | |
| 2025–26 | 24H Series Middle East – 992 Am | RedAnt Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | NC |
| 2026 | 24H Series – GT3 | HAAS RT | |||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | |||||||||
| Sources:[39][40] | |||||||||
† As Palette was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Eurocup Mégane Trophy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MNZ 15 |
SIL 11 |
LEC 9 |
33rd | 2 | ||||
| Pro-Am | SPA 6H 62 |
SPA 12H 56 |
SPA 24H 48 |
CAT | 22nd | 8 | ||||||
| 2020 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Am | IMO | NÜR | SPA 6H 47 |
SPA 12H 51 |
SPA 24H Ret |
LEC | 13th | 12 | |
| 2023 | CLRT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MNZ 24 |
LEC 41† |
SPA 6H 38 |
SPA 12H 30 |
SPA 24H 20 |
NÜR 33 |
CAT 24 |
15th | 19 |
| 2024 | CSA Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | LEC | SPA 6H 51 |
SPA 12H 54† |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR | MNZ | JED | 17th | 8 |
| 2025 | HAAS RT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro-Am | LEC | MNZ | SPA 6H 36 |
SPA 12H 45 |
SPA 24H 44 |
NÜR | CAT | NC | 0 |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 Ret |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 DNS |
NÜR 1 18 |
NÜR 2 7 |
HUN 1 19 |
HUN 2 12 |
22nd | 3 |
| 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 |
| 2023 | CLRT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MIS 1 32 |
MIS 2 36† |
HOC 1 28 |
HOC 2 Ret |
VAL 1 33 |
VAL 2 Ret |
14th | 6.5 | ||||
| 2024 | Schumacher CLRT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MIS 1 29 |
MIS 2 Ret |
HOC 1 26 |
HOC 2 24 |
MAG 1 31† |
MAG 2 21 |
CAT 1 25 |
CAT 2 26 |
8th | 22 | ||
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CD Sport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | DUB 1 2 |
DUB 2 2 |
ABU 1 3 |
ABU 2 2 |
1st | 69 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  CD Sport |
Christophe Cresp Michael Jensen |
Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 333 | 49th | 25th |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 9th |
Complete Ligier European Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)