Alexandre Cougnaud
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Alexandre Cougnaud (born 5 December 1991) is a French racing driver who competes in the European Le Mans Series with Graff Racing.[1]
Career
Early career
Cougnaud, born in
In 2010, he entered four rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse for ARTA Engineering; he took a single podium, and finished ninth in the championship, with 57 points.[1]
In 2011, he entered a single round of the Championnat VdeV with AB Sport Auto, in addition to fourteen rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with ARTA Engineering, and three races of the Formula Ford EuroCup with Cliff Dempsey Racing; he was classified tenth in the Championnat VdeV, and 17th in the Formula Renault Alps.[1]
European F3 Open
In
In
Cougnaud had some difficulties with the set-up of his car at the beginning of the season, especially in bad weather conditions and he also incurred several penalties, like at Silverstone, where he finished fifth in the second race but got a 30-second penalty after the race, so fifth place was for Stern.[5]
He had a good result at Jerez where he finished fourth in the first race, and third in the second one.
At
Cougnaud had a great finish of the season at Barcelona finishing in third position for the first race and winning the second one (his first victory in Formula 3).[7]
Porsche Carrera Cup France
In both 2014 and 2015 Alexandre Cougnaud raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup France championship. He finished in 10th position the first year and in 12th position the second year.
European Le Mans Series
In 2016, Alexandre joined the famous European Le Mans Series (ELMS), a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and run by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). For his first year in ELMS, Alexandre won two races for the Yvan Muller Racing team. The first one being the prestigious Road To Le Mans race and the second one, the last leg of the 2016 championship in Estoril.
In 2017, Alexandre extended his contract with the Yvan Muller racing team for one year. After two legs he is in second position of the LMP3 classification with one podium (2nd position) in Monza.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formul'Academy Euro Series | Auto Sport Academy
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14th |
| 2010 | Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship | ARTA Engineering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 9th |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | ARTA Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 17th |
Formula Ford EuroCup
|
Cliff Dempsey Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||
| V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto | AB Sport Auto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10th | |
| 2012 | European F3 Open | Top F3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15th |
| European F3 Open - Copa F308/300 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 70 | 3rd | ||
| European F3 Open Winter Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2013 | European F3 Open Winter Series | RP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| European F3 Open | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 139 | 6th | ||
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Racing Technology | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 12th |
| 2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Martinet Team Pro GT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 10th |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | M.Racing - YMR | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8th |
| Road To Le Mans - LMP3 | DC Racing
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | M.Racing - YMR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 2nd |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19th | ||
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Graff | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14th |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Graff | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 3rd |
| 24H GT Series - A6 | GPX Racing | ||||||||
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Graff | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 6th |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2022 | French GT4 Cup - Silver | CSA Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 7th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | DKR Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 18th | |
| 2023 | GT4 European Series - Silver | CSA Racing | |||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2024 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | M Racing | |||||||
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DKR Engineering | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS 18 |
MNZ |
FUJ |
BHR |
-* | _* |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  DKR Engineering
|
 Jean Glorieux Laurents Hörr
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 22nd | 18th |
References
- ^ a b c d "Alexandre Cougnaud career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "RP Motorsport 2013 F3 drivers". 5 February 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "RP Motorsport confirms its driver line-up for 2013". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Finally Alex Toril with a RP´s Dallara F312 car". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "F3 Open: Urrutia Leads RP Motorsport One-Two at Silverstone". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Sandy Stuvik wins Monza Formula 3 test". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Ed Jones crowned as new F3 Open champion". Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.