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| Gabriel Aubry | |
|---|---|
 Aubry in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 3 April 1998 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| FIA World Endurance Championship | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Former teams | Jackie Chan DC Racing, Richard Mille Racing Team, Spirit of Race Vector Sport |
| Starts | 29 (29 entries) |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 11 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2018–19 (LMP2) |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2019–21 2018 2016–17 2016 2015 | IMSA - DPi IMSA - LMP2 GP3 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC French F4 Championship |
Gabriel Aubry (born 3 April 1998) is a French racing driver who last competed in the World Endurance Championship for Vector Sport. He is a stalwart of the LMP2 category, having taken a runner-up spot for Jackie Chan DC Racing in the 2018–19 WEC season before competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the European Le Mans Series.
Early career
Karting
Born in Saint Germain-en-Laye, Aubry began karting in 2008 at the age of eleven, partaking in events across Europe. One of his karting achievements was the third place in the KFJ class of the Andrea Margutti Trophy, when he finished ahead of such drivers as Jehan Daruvala and Lando Norris.[1]
Formula 4
In 2015, Aubry graduated to single-seaters. He competed in the French F4 Championship, where he won Hungaroring race and had another nine podium finishes. As a result, he finished in the top-three in the overall standings and as runner-up in the International F4 Championship standings.
Formula Renault 2.0
In 2016, Aubry switched to Formula Renault 2.0 with Tech 1 Racing, joining his French F4 rival Sacha Fenestraz.[2] He had six point-scoring finishes and finished eleventh in the drivers' standings.[3] He also had a partial 2016 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup campaign with the same team.[4]
Aubry continued with Tech 1 in 2017.[5] He won three races—two of them on Hungaroring and one at Spa—and had finished another five races on the podium position.[6][7] He ended the season fifth.[8] He again competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, ending the season fifth as well.[9]
GP3 Series
Aubry joined Arden International to compete in the GP3 Series in 2018.[10] It proved to be a difficult rookie season, as the French driver scored just two points finishes on his way to 18th in the standings.
Sportscar career
FIA World Endurance Championship
After making his sportscar debut with two races in the LMP3 class of the 2017–18 Asian Le Mans Series, which included a win at Sepang, Aubry progressed to LMP2 machinery for the WEC's "Super Season", driving alongside Ho-Pin Tung and Stephane Richelmi at Jackie Chan DC Racing.[11][12] Following a second place at the season-opening Spa round, Aubry made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, finishing sixth in class.[13] Thereafter, he and his teammates took three podiums, which included wins at Silverstone and Shanghai, with Aubry being entrusted with the final stint at the latter event.[14][15] Though the team celebrated two further podium appearances towards the end of the campaign, culminating in a runner-up finihsh at Le Mans, Aubry and his stablemates ended up second in the standings, only behind the Le Mans-winning Signatech Alpine crew.[16] During 2019, the Frenchman partook in the endurance rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship with PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, winning the 6 Hours of The Glen and helping Matt McMurry to the title.[17][18]
For the 2019–20 WEC season, Aubry returned to Jackie Chan DC, with him and Tung being joined by Will Stevens. Until the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aubry and the team were firmly in the title race, having finished on the podium on five occasions.[19] Aubry missed the postponed Spa event due to a positive COVID-19-test, which he had contracted as a result of his dealings in the ELMS driving for Algarve Pro Racing, leaving him unable to be part of the championship picture.[20] A piece of redemption arrived in the final race at Bahrain, where Aubry charged past António Félix da Costa to take the team's final win in the category.[21]
The 2021 campaign saw Aubry join gentleman driver John Farano at Starworks-run Tower Motorsport for the entire IMSA season.[22] In a season where only three teams competed in all rounds, a pair of retirements became the duo's undoing, as they finished third in the standings despite winning the season-ending Petit Le Mans event.[23]
Going into 2022, Aubry transitioned to GT racing, joining Spirit of Race as their pro-ranked driver in the LMGTE Am class of the WEC.[24] The team struggled to achieve results, retiring from two of the opening three races before taking a season-best finish of fifth at Monza, one that left SoR 13th and last of all outfits in the teams' standings. The year also yielded no success in LMP2, as Aubry and bronze-rated Rob Hodes finished seventh and last in the Pro-Am subclass of the ELMS with Team Virage.[25]
Vector Sport became Aubry's new home in 2023, as he moved back to LMP2 on a full-time basis in the WEC.[26] Despite driving alongside two silvers in the form of Matthias Kaiser and Ryan Cullen, the French driver was able to showcase his pace, notably by qualifying second at Portimão, merely 0.001 seconds off polesitter Mirko Bortolotti.[27] He helped the team to finish seventh at Le Mans but got unlucky with a number of technical issues throughout the season, leaving him and Vector tenth overall.
Initially announced as one of Vector Sport's drivers for the 2024 European Le Mans Series campaign, Aubry was released via a phone call one week before pre-season testing to make way for Felipe Drugovich, in a decision the Frenchman described as having shocked him.[28]
Racing record
Career summary
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
‡ As Aubry was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete French F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete European Le Mans Series results
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.
References
- ^ "Andrea Margutti Trophy - KFJ 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Allen, Peter (16 December 2015). "Fenestraz and Aubry sign with Tech 1 for Formula Renault 2.0". PaddockScout.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2016 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "FIRST 2016 ENTRIES CONFIRMED FOR THE FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 NORTHERN EUROPEAN CUP". Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Renault Sport. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Tech 1 Racing announces its four drivers for 2017". 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2 July 2017). "Aubry takes second Hungaroring win after Fenestraz is penalised". Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Allen, Peter (23 September 2017). "Aubry beats Fenestraz to win second Eurocup Spa race". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2017 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2017 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Databse. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Gruz, David (24 January 2018). "Arden signs Aubry for maiden GP3 campaign". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "6 Hours of Buriram - Asian Le Mans Series 2017-2018 - Final results Qualifying" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (23 March 2018). "Le Mans class winner DC Racing to field all-Malaysian WEC line-up". autosport. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Fernando Alonso wins on WEC debut as Toyota takes 1-2 at Spa". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
Jackie Chan DC Racing was left to settle for second in LMP2 with its #38 Oreca, shared by Ho-Pin Tung, Gabriel Aubry and Stephane Richelmi, while Signatech Alpine Matmut rounded out the podium with Andre Negrao, Nicolas Lapierre and Pierre Thiriet in the #36 Alpine A470 Gibson.
- ^ "#8 Toyota Wins Third Race In A Row After Late Drama For #7 At Silverstone". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2018-11-18). "Toyota Takes Shanghai Win; Aston Breaks Through in GTE – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours: Wrapping Up LMP2, Full House For Signatech Alpine". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ Dagys, John (December 19, 2018). "PR1/Mathiasen Confirms McMurry, Aubry for Oreca LMP2". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "#55 Mazda Makes History With Win At The Glen". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ Dagys, John (2020-02-24). "COTA Post-Race Notebook – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "Algarve Pro & Gabriel Aubry To Miss 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "#7 Toyota & #95 Aston Martin Crews Secure FIA World Drivers Championships". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ Dagys, John (January 12, 2021). "Starworks Set for Full Season Return". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2021-11-14). "Aubry, Jensen Describe Tense Ending to Close LMP2 Race – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (31 January 2022). "Aubry to Make GT Debut in Spirit of Race Ferrari". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (18 February 2022). "Team Virage Confirm Gabriel Aubry and Jazeman Jaafar For 2022 ELMS LMP2 Effort". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (23 February 2023). "Aubry, Kaiser Join Vector Sport". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (2023-04-15). "Toyota Locks Out Front Row in Portimao Qualifying – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ GLO, Valentin (2024-03-18). "Gabriel Aubry évincé de Vector Sport : « Je suis choqué »". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-18.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Gabriel Aubry career summary at DriverDB.com