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| Founded | 2019 |
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| Founder(s) | Patrick Barbier Herminie Barbier |
| Base | La Roche-sur-Foron,Haute-Savoie, France |
| Current series | FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series Le Mans Cup Ultimate Cup Series GT4 European Series |
| Former series | FFSA GT Championship Prototype Winter Series |
| Current drivers | FIA World Endurance Championship 10.  Eduardo Barrichello Derek DeBoer Valentin Hasse-ClotEuropean Le Mans Series: 31. Marius Fossard Jean-Ludovic Foubert Jacques Wolff59. Erwan BastardValentin Hasse-Clot Clément MateuLe Mans Cup: 10.  Sebastian Schmitt Dominik Schraml |
| Teams' Championships | 2022 LMC LMP3,2023 LMC GT3,2024 French GT4 Silver |
| Drivers' Championships | 2022 LMC LMP3,2023 LMC GT3,2024 French GT4 Silver |
Racing Spirit of Léman is a French-Swisssports car racing team that currently competes in theLMGT3 class of theFIA World Endurance Championship. The team was founded in 2019 by Patrick Barbier.[1][2]
Notable accolades include the2022 and2023 Le Mans Cup drivers' and teams' championships in the LMP3 and GT3 categories respectively.[3][4]
Contrary to popular belief the teams' name has no relation to the headline WEC event ofLe Mans, but comes from the French name forLake Geneva, 'Lac Léman', which the team is based near inLa Roche-sur-Foron,France.[5]
Originally, Racing Spirit of Léman ran the operations forCool Racing (now CLX Motorsport). In late 2020, afterNicolas Lapierre became a majority shareholder in Cool Racing, he decided to split from Racing Spirit of Léman and take the operation of the team in house.[6][7] The team formed an alliance withAston Martin and entered into the2022 GT4 European Series with twoAston Martin Vantage GT4s.[8]
The 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship season started strong with a win for the #42 Cool Racing entry at the2019 4 Hours of Silverstone.[9] They would win as a pair, Antonin Borga andNicolas Lapierre, due to an injury Alexandre Coigny sustained during theEuropean Le Mans Seriesrace the day prior.[10] Four further point finishes and a second podium at the6 Hours Spa-Francorchamps saw the Racing Spirit of Léman run, Cool Racing entry finish sixth in the LMP2 class.[11][12]
On November 22, 2024, the team announced they would be entering the2025 FIA World Endurance Championship as one of the two Aston Martin LMGT3 teams.[13] Drivers for the season are French Aston Martin factory driver,Valentin Hasse-Clot, American Derek DeBoer and BrazilianEduardo Barrichello, son of formerFormula One driverRubens Barrichello.[14]
In 2023, following the LMP3 double championship in theLe Mans Cup, the team entered into the LMP3 class with aLigier JS P320. Drivers for the season wereAntoine Doquin, Jacques Wolff, Fabien Michal and Jean-Ludovic Foubert.[15][16] The team would finish on the podium on their debut in the series at the4 Hours of Barcelona.[17] They then followed that up with a win at the4 Hours of Le Castellet.[18] At the end of the season, the team would finish fifth in the LMP3 class.
Racing Spirit of Léman expanded to the LMGT3 class with anAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo with drivers Derek DeBoer,Valentin Hasse-Clot andCasper Stevenson, while continuing to operate aLigier JS P320 in the LMP3 class.[19][20] The team secured their first LMGT3 class podium atLe Castellet, en route to a third place finish in the championship,[21][22] while the LMP3 entry finished in 7th.[23]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | No. | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 |  Cool Racing | LMP2 | 42 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Antonin BorgaNicolas Lapierre Alexandre Coigny | SIL 1 | FUJ 5 | SHA Ret | BHR 6 | COA 4 | SPA 2 | LMS 4 | BHR | 6th | 103 |
| 2025 | Racing Spirit of Léman | LMGT3 | 10 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston MartinM177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | Eduardo Barrichello Derek DeBoerValentin Hasse-Clot | QAT 9 | IMO 11 | SPA 6 | LMS 9 | SÃO 3 | COA 11 | FUJ 17 | BHR 14 | 15th | 32 |
| Source:[24] | ||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cool Racing[25] | 42 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Antonin Borga Alexandre CoignyNicolas Lapierre | LMP2 | 365 | 12th | 8th |
| 2025 | Racing Spirit of Léman | 10 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Eduardo Barrichello Derek DeBoerValentin Hasse-Clot | LMGT3 | 336 | 45th | 13th |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | No. | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Racing Spirit of Léman | LMP3 | 31 | Ligier JS P320 | NissanVK56DE 5.6 L V8 | Antoine Doquin Jacques Wolff Fabien Michal (round 1) Jean-Ludovic Foubert (rounds 2–6) | CAT 3 | LEC 1 | ARA Ret | SPA 8 | POR 8 | ALG 7 | 5th | 54 |
| 2024 | Racing Spirit of Léman | LMP3 | 31 | Ligier JS P320 | NissanVK56DE 5.6 L V8 | Antoine Doquin Jean-Ludovic Foubert Jacques Wolff | CAT 7 | LEC 6 | IMO Ret | SPA 2 | MUG 4 | POR Ret | 7th | 44 |
| LMGT3 | 59 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston MartinM177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | Derek DeBoerValentin Hasse-Clot Casper Stevenson | CAT 6 | LEC 3 | IMO 2 | SPA 4 | MUG 5 | POR 9 | 3rd | 66 | ||
| 2025 | Racing Spirit of Léman | LMP3 | 31 | Ligier JS P325 | ToyotaV35A 3.5 L Twin-turbo V6 | Marius Fossard Jean-Ludovic Foubert Jacques Wolff | CAT 7 | LEC 7 | IMO | SPA | SIL | POR | 7th* | 12* |
| LMGT3 | 59 | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Aston MartinM177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | Erwan BastardValentin Hasse-Clot Clément Mateu | CAT 7 | LEC 6 | IMO | SPA | SIL | POR | 9th* | 15* | ||
| Source:[26][27][28] | ||||||||||||||