Sébastien Baud
French racing driver (born 2000)
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Sébastien Baud (born 6 July 2000) is a French racing driver. He competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving in the LMGT3 class for United Autosports.[1]
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| Sébastien Baud | |
|---|---|
Baud at the 2024 6 Hours of Fuji | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 6 July 2000 Annecy, France |
| WEC career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | United Autosports |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 82 |
| Former teams | TF Sport |
| Starts | 13 (13 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022–23 2021 2020 | GTWC Europe Endurance Cup GT4 European Series Ligier European Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | Ligier European Series - JS2 R |
Career
Baud raced in karting during his youth, notably competing in the French national championship in 2016.[2] Having driven in the French Mitjet 2.0 L series in 2017 with GPC Motorsports, Baud entered both the French and European championships the following year.[3] With ten wins and a total of 18 podiums, he managed to win the former in his debut year.[4] He progressed into the Porsche Carrera Cup France for 2019, though Baud only competed in the last three events as he was combining this with a venture into rallying.[5]
In 2020, Baud joined Cool Racing for the inaugural campaign of the Ligier European Series, driving in the JS2 R category.[6] Having established himself as the title protagonist by completing a clean sweep of both Le Castellet rounds, the Frenchman finished on the podium a further four times to beat Natan Bihel to the title.[7][8]
For the 2021 season, Baud would enter the GT4 European Series, partnering Enzo Joulié at CD Sport.[9] The pair finished 13th in the Silver Cup standings and scored a best result of seventh. This proved to be preparation for Baud's step-up into GT3 racing in 2022, as he once again drove a Mercedes, this time a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, at GetSpeed Performance in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[10] Driving alongside Valdemar Eriksen and Jeff Kingsley in the Silver Cup class, Baud only took two points finishes in the category and ended up a lowly 27th in the championship. Parallel to his GTWC commitments, Baud drove for GetSpeed in the International GT Open series.[11] He and Steve Jans finished fourth overall, coming up strong in the second half of the campaign with three podiums.
Baud remained in the series for the 2023 season, this time competing in the Bronze Cup at Haupt Racing Team with Arjun Maini and Hubert Haupt.[12] Together the trio took a class victory at Le Castellet, benefiting from a late issue for Henrique Chaves.[13][14] They scored two more subclass podiums to finish second in the Bronze Cup standings, three points shy of Sky – Tempesta Racing.[15] Baud also drove alongside Haupt as a bronze class entry in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, winning the class during race 2 at the Hockenheimring.[16]
Baud progressed to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2024, joining TF Sport with their Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and partnering their new factory driver Daniel Juncadella as well as bronze-ranked Hiroshi Koizumi.[17] Baud made headlines in only his second race, the rain-impacted 6 Hours of Imola, by winning the Goodyear Wingfoot Award, handed to the driver who clocks the fastest stint in the LMGT3 class.[18] The trio finished the year 14th in the standings, with a podium at the season-ending 8 Hours of Bahrain.[19]
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Baud was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.
Complete Ligier European Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT4 European Series 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GetSpeed Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | IMO Ret |
LEC 28 |
SPA 6H 55 |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
HOC 33 |
CAT 19 |
27th | 8 |
| 2023 | Haupt Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Bronze | MNZ 18 |
LEC 14 |
SPA 6H 36 |
SPA 12H 34 |
SPA 24H 24 |
NÜR 24 |
CAT 25 |
2nd | 89 |
| 2024 | Boutsen VDS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC | SPA 6H 27 |
SPA 12H 32 |
SPA 24H 40 |
NÜR |
MNZ |
JED |
27th | 13 |
| 2025 | Dinamic GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Silver | LEC | MNZ | SPA 6H 21 |
SPA 12H 43 |
SPA 24H 30 |
NÜR | CAT | 24th | 15 |
| 2026 | Comtoyou Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC 20 |
MNZ 27 |
SPA 6H 28 |
SPA 12H 59† |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 24 |
ALG |
7th* | 38* |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Haupt Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Bronze | MIS 1 25 |
MIS 2 25 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 18 |
VAL 1 24 |
VAL 2 31 |
6th | 38.5 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TF Sport | LMGT3 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | QAT 10 |
IMO 8 |
SPA 12 |
LMS 9 |
SÃO Ret |
COA 8 |
FUJ Ret |
BHR 3 |
14th | 37 |
| 2025 | United Autosports | LMGT3 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | QAT 2 |
IMO 14 |
SPA 15 |
LMS Ret |
SÃO 8 |
COA 4 |
FUJ 14 |
BHR 16 |
12th | 43 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  TF Sport |
 Daniel Juncadella Hiroshi Koizumi |
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | LMGT3 | 278 | 38th | 11th |
| 2025 | United Autosports |
James Cottingham Grégoire Saucy |
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 314 | DNF | DNF |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)