| David Droux | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Droux at the2022 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | (1997-02-19)19 February 1997 (age 28) Lajoux, Switzerland |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver(until 2022)[1] FIA Gold(2022–) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2022 2015 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Am V de V Challenge Monoplace |
David Droux (born 19 February 1997 inLajoux[2]) is aSwiss racing driver currently competing inLe Mans Cup forCLX Motorsport. He is the2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace and2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 champion.
Stepping up to single-seaters in 2013, Droux competed in the last season of theFormula BMW Talent Cup,[3] where he finished eighth in the standings at season's end.[4]
In 2014, Droux joined the centrally-runFrench F4 Championship.[5] Scoring his first points of the season with a fourth-place finish atPau,[6] Droux waited four rounds for his only podium in the series, finishing second behind Gjergj Haxhiu in the secondJerez race.[7]
Remaining in single-seaters for 2015, Droux switched to theV de V Challenge Monoplace series, joining RC Formula.[8] In the 17-race season, Droux won all but two races and clinched the title at the final round atMagny-Cours.[9]
After leaving single-seaters on a full-time basis following his V de V title, Droux joinedDuqueine Engineering to compete in the LMP3 class of the2016 European Le Mans Series.[10] Despite winning the 4 Hours ofRed Bull Ring,[11] Duqueine was given a four-second penalty for not respecting minimum pit stop times, giving the win toUnited Autosports and sending the Duqueine team back to second place.[12]
Droux was retained byDuqueine Engineering for the2017 season.[13] Following the team's switch to theNorma M30 from the third round of the season, Droux scored his first pole position in the series atRed Bull Ring and took another podium at the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.[14][15]
Staying in the LMP3 category for 2018, Droux switched toYvan Muller's M.Racing - YMR team for his third ELMS season.[16] Despite starting off the season with a pole and a podium atPaul Ricard, Droux wasn't able to score another top five for the rest of the season, finishing 10th in the standings at season's end.[17]
In 2019, Droux joined Realteam Racing, partneringEsteban García.[18] AtMonza, Droux finished fourth, which would turn out to be his best finish of the season as he concluded the season 7th in the standings.[19] In late 2019, Droux made his debut in theAsian Le Mans Series, staying in the LMP3 class and joiningGraff Racing alongside Eric Trouillet and Sebastien Page.[20] Droux scored his first LMP3 win in an ACO-sanctioned championship at the 4 Hours of Sepang.[21]
Droux stayed with Realteam and Garcia for the2020 season.[22] In his fifth season in the category, Droux scored his first win in the series atPaul Ricard from pole and ended the season third in points.[23]
Ahead of the2021 season, Droux returned toGraff Racing along with Sebastien Page and Eric Trouillet.[24] Droux scored his only podium of the season at theRed Bull Ring, finishing third in wet conditions.[25]
In early 2022 Droux stepped up to LMP2, staying withGraff Racing for the2022 Asian Le Mans season.[26] In the four-race season, Droux finished on the overall podium in every race and won the LMP2 Am title at season's end.[27]
Droux remained withGraff Racing for theEuropean Le Mans Series.[28] Only competing in the first three races of the season, Droux also made his maiden appearance at the24 Hours of Le Mans,[29] finishing seventh in LMP2 Pro-Am.[30] Towards the end of the 2022 season, Droux returned to LMP3 competition, racing in the final two rounds of the MichelinLe Mans Cup, winning on his return atSpa.[31]
Droux stayed inLe Mans Cup for 2023, joiningCool Racing, alongside Luis Sanjuan.[32] At the second round of the season atLe Mans, Droux finished third in race one and took his only win of the season in race two.[33]
Staying withCool Racing for the 2024 season, Droux was joined by Adrien Chila for his second full season in the series.[34] Despite only taking one win, in the second round of the season atPaul Ricard,[35] won the LMP3 title at the final round of the season, beating outR-ace GP by 5.5 points.[36]
Ahead of the 2025 season, it was confirmed that Droux would stay with the newly-rebrandedCLX Motorsport alongsideCédric Oltramare.[37]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Trophée Oscar Petit – KZ125 | 11th | |
| Sources:[38] | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | LMS 1 15 | LMS 2 13 | LMS 3 12 | PAU 1 4 | PAU 2 6 | PAU 3 12 | VDV 1 20† | VDV 2 10 | VDV 3 Ret | MAG 1 6 | MAG 2 7 | MAG 3 6 | NOG 1 15 | NOG 2 11 | NOG 3 15 | JER 1 7 | JER 2 2 | JER 3 10 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | 12th | 69 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mark Burdett Motorsport | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HOC 1 12 | HOC 2 13 | HOC 3 Ret | 32nd | 17 |
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Duqueine Engineering | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL | IMO 4 | RBR 2 | LEC 2 | SPA Ret | EST 9 | 6th | 50 |
| 2017 | Duqueine Engineering | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 11 | MNZ 8 | 8th | 37.5 | ||||
| Norma M30 | RBR 9 | LEC Ret | SPA 2 | ALG 4 | ||||||||
| 2018 | M.Racing -YMR | LMP3 | Norma M30 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 2 | MNZ 13 | RBR Ret | SIL 8 | SPA 8‡ | ALG 10 | 10th | 27.5 |
| 2019 | Realteam Racing | LMP3 | Norma M30 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 7 | MNZ 4 | CAT 8 | SIL 11 | SPA 8 | ALG 8 | 7th | 31.5 |
| 2020 | Realteam Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | LEC 4 | SPA Ret | LEC 1 | MNZ 4 | ALG 2 | 3rd | 55 | |
| 2021 | Graff Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | NissanVK56DE 5.6L V8 | CAT 12 | RBR 3 | LEC 7 | MNZ 13 | SPA 4 | ALG 6 | 6th | 44 |
| 2022 | Graff Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 16 | IMO 13 | MNZ 16 | CAT | SPA | ALG | 28th | 0 |
| Pro-Am Cup | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8th | 26 | |||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Realteam Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | LEC1 | SPA | LEC2 | LMS 1 9 | LMS 2 11 | MNZ | ALG | NC | 0 |
| 2022 | Graff Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | LEC | IMO | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | MNZ | SPA 1 | ALG 7 | 9th | 31 |
| 2023 | Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT 20 | LMS 1 3 | LMS 2 1 | LEC 8 | ARA 7 | SPA 7 | ALG 20 | 7th | 38 |
| 2024 | Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT 5 | LEC 1 | LMS 1 4 | LMS 2 2 | SPA 9 | MUG 4 | ALG 4 | 1st | 73.5 |
| 2025 | CLX Motorsport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P325 | CAT 1 | LEC 2 | LMS 1 14 | LMS 2 18 | SPA 9 | SIL 7 | ALG 7 | 6th | 57 |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Graff Racing | Eric Trouillet Sébastien Page | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 344 | 33rd | 23rd |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 7th |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Graff Racing | NP02 | Nova Proto NP02 | LEC1 1 | ALG 7 | HOC Ret | MAG 2 | 6th | 53 | ||
| Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | MUG 25 | LEC2 11 | 13th | 30 |
* Season still in progress.