Thomas Christophe Pierre-François Laurent (born 5 April 1998) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 European Le Mans Series with DKR Engineering. He previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship for French team Signatech Alpine Matmut and in the European Le Mans Series with Graff Racing. He finished second in the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans and third in the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Career

Early life Born in La Roche-sur-Yon to go-kart racing mechanic Jean-Pascal Laurent and his wife Nathalie Laurent, he began karting at age three in a small custom-built go kart on an adapted circuit constructed by his father and began competing competitively from the age of seven. He aimed to be in endurance racing from the age of either 11 or 12 and was an enthusiast of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Laurent finished ninth at the 2012 World Karting Championship held in Portimão, Portugal. He won the French Karting Championship every year from 2012 to 2014 and the World Karting Championship in 2015.

2015 Laurent stepped out of karting aged 17 in late 2015 and had twice tested a Formula 4 car but he was unhappy with the amount of money he required to progress to the category. He competed in three of the four rounds 2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series with Jackie Chan DC Racing alongside Ho-Pin Tung and David Cheng. They won all three races, but Laurent was only ranked second in the championship as Tung and Cheng won the opening round without him, leaving Laurent with a 25-point deficit.

2016 Laurent raced in the 2016 European Le Mans Championship in LMP3 for YMR in a Ligier JS P3 alongside Alexandre Cougnaud and Yann Ehrlacher. He finished 8th in the championship despite three retirements, and took a dominant win in the final round at Estoril. He also entered the Road To Le Mans race that year for DC Racing, alongside Cougnaud. Laurent took over the car in the lead and pulled away to win the race.

Laurent returned to the Asian Le Mans Series for the 2016–17 season. He raced in LMP2, again for DC Racing alongside Tung and Gustavo Menezes. He missed the first round (which Tung and Menezes won in his absence) before they came second and first at Fuji and Buriram respectively. This left the No. 35 car with an 18-point lead coming into the final round. However they retired after a first corner accident, and lost the title. Laurent placed seventh in the drivers title.

2017

In 2017 it was announced that Laurent would race in the World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 class. He drove for Jackie Chan DC Racing in a Jota Sport run Oreca 07 alongside Tung and Oliver Jarvis.

After winning on his debut at Silverstone and finishing third at Spa, Laurent had an impressive run at Le Mans. After helping his team get into the LMP2 lead, Laurent inherited the overall lead due to problems with LMP1 cars. In the end, he won Le Mans in the LMP2 class, finishing second on the overall podium. He added to his win count with a dominant victory at the Nurburgring, but then finished ninth in class in Mexico due to a clutch issue. More successful races followed at the Circuit Of The Americas and Fuji with fourth and third-placed finishes respectively.

It was announced that Laurent was awarded an opportunity to drive a Toyota LMP1 car in the Bahrain post-season test.

2018 Laurent had a contract dispute with DC Racing, because he signed with Rebellion Racing. Despite this, he with Harrison Newey and Stéphane Richelmi took the 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series title in the LMP2 category. He got a green light to race for Rebellion in 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, competing behind the wheel of Rebellion R13 car with Mathias Beche and Gustavo Menezes. He finished his first LMP1 race on podium behind two hybrid Toyotas. He joined the Signatech Alpine team the following season, finishing eighth in the standings with two podiums. In November 2018, Laurent tested a Dallara F2 2018 car for Arden International at the FIA Formula 2 Championship post-season rookie test session at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2015–16 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 DC Racing33213772nd 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras120001936th Porsche Supercup10000719th European Le Mans Series - LMP3 M.Racing - YMR61001368th Road to Le Mans - LMP3 DC Racing11001N/A1st 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing31102447th 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing931061752nd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP211001N/A1st 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota43214951st 2018 French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am M.Racing - YMR400012517th 24 Hours of Le Mans Rebellion Racing10001N/A3rd 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing810041143rd 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Rebellion Racing10000N/A5th 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Signatech Alpine Elf800021098th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP1 Toyota Gazoo RacingReserve driver 2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Graff50002436th Alpine Elf Europa Cup Racing Technology100000NC† 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Signatech Alpine Elf10000N/A4th 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 IDEC Sport00000N/AWD 2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Mühlner Motorsport 6 0 0 0 1 19 15th 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS100000NC Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro4000010.511th 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar Glickenhaus RacingReserve driver2024 French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am AV Racing 12 2 0 0 6 153 3rd Ultimate Cup Series - Proto NP02 Cogemo Racing Team10000833rd 2025 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am DKR Engineering 4 0 0 0 0 32 11thLe Mans Cup - LMP3 † As Laurent was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2016 M.Racing - YMR LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SILRet IMO5 RBR10 LECRet SPARet EST1 8th 36 2020 Graff LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 6th 43 2022 Mühlner Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 15th 19 2025 DKR Engineering LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 11th 32

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2017 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 2nd 175 2018–19 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R13 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 3rd 114 2019–20 Signatech Alpine Elf LMP2 Alpine A470 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR 8th 109

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Jackie Chan DC Racing Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 2nd 1st 2018 Rebellion Racing Mathias Beche Gustavo Menezes Rebellion R13-Gibson LMP1 376 3rd 3rd 2019 Rebellion Racing Nathanaël Berthon Gustavo Menezes Rebellion R13-Gibson LMP1 370 5th 5th 2020 Signatech Alpine Elf André Negrão Pierre Ragues Alpine A470-Gibson LMP2 367 8th 4th 2021 IDEC Sport Ryan Dalziel Dwight Merriman Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2Pro-Am 0 WD

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