Pierre Thiriet
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Pierre Thiriet (born 20 April 1989 in
LMP2 class of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans and won the European Le Mans Series
in the LMP2 class in 2012.
Career
After competing in karting in 2003–04,Nick Catsburg with two race wins.
Thiriet followed TDS into
Ferrari 430
, but the car failed to finish.
For
2012, LMP2 became the top class of the renamed European Le Mans Series. Partnering Beche, Thiriet and TDS won the opening round of the season at Paul Ricard and the season finale at Road Atlanta, securing his first major championship victory. For the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans they were joined by Christophe Tinseau
and the car finished eighth overall and second in LMP2.
Thiriet is the son of Claude Thiriet, the founder of the French frozen food company Thiriet.[1]
Racing record
Complete European Le Mans Series 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | LEC Ret |
SPA 1 |
IMO 7 |
SIL Ret |
EST 1 |
4th | 38 | |
| 2012 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | LEC 1 |
DON 2 |
PET 1 |
1st | 94 | |||
2013
|
Thiriet by TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 |
IMO 1 |
RBR 1 |
HUN 6 |
LEC 8 |
2nd | 77 | |
| 2014 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | LMP2 | Morgan LMP2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
|
SIL 1 |
IMO 5 |
8th | 35 | ||||
| Ligier JS P2 | RBR Ret |
LEC Ret |
EST Ret |
|||||||||
| 2015 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 |
IMO 1 |
RBR 2 |
LEC 6 |
EST 1 |
2nd | 91 | |
| 2016 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL Ret |
IMO 1 |
RBR 1 |
LEC 1 |
SPA 3 |
EST 8 |
2nd | 96 |
| 2018 | Signatech Alpine Matmut
|
LMP2 | Alpine A470 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 5 |
MNZ
|
RBR | SIL | SPA | ALG | 18th | 10 |
* Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Luxury Racing
|
Anthony Beltoise François Jakubowski
|
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC
|
GTE Pro |
136 | DNF | DNF |
| 2012 | Thiriet by TDS Racing
|
 Mathias Beche Christophe Tinseau
|
Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 353 | 8th | 2nd |
| 2013 | Thiriet by TDS Racing
|
Ludovic Badey Maxime Martin
|
Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 310 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | Thiriet by TDS Racing
|
Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy
|
Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 355 | 6th | 2nd |
| 2015 | Thiriet by TDS Racing
|
Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy
|
Oreca 05-Nissan | LMP2 | 204 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Thiriet by TDS Racing
|
Mathias Beche Ryō Hirakawa
|
Oreca 05-Nissan | LMP2 | 241 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 |  G-Drive Racing
|
Roman Rusinov Alex Lynn
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 20 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 | Signatech Alpine Matmut
|
Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão
|
Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 5th | 1st |
| 2019 | Signatech Alpine Matmut
|
Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão
|
Alpine A470-Gibson | LMP2 | 368 | 6th | 1st |
| Sources:[2][3] | |||||||
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Signatech Alpine | LMP2 | Alpine A460 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 1 |
NÜR 1 |
MEX 2 |
COA 1 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA 4 |
BHR 3 |
1st | 199 |
| Sources:[4][2] | |||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Palmares" (PDF). European Le Mans Series. ACO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Pierre Thiriet Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Pierre Thiriet". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Pierre Thiriet". FIA World Endurance Championship. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pierre Thiriet.
- Pierre Thiriet career summary at DriverDB.com