Kévin Estre

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Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR Estre Silverstone 2018.jpg
Porsche 911 RSR Estre Silverstone 2018
NationalityFrance French
Born (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 33)
Lyon, France
FIA WEC – LMGTE Pro career
Debut season2015
Current teamPorsche GT Team
Car number92
Previous series
2014–15
2014
2013
2011–14
2011–13
2009–10
2008–14
2007
2006		United SportsCar Championship
Blancpain Endurance Series
FFSA GT Championship
Porsche Supercup
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
FIA GT3 European Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup France
French Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault Campus France
Championship titles
2018–19

2013
2011
2006		World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Formula Renault Campus France

Kévin Estre (born 28 October 1988) is a French professional racing driver. He is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Porsche in the GTE PRO class.

Career[]

Karting[]

Born in Lyon, Estre began his racing career in karting, contesting the 2001 French Cadet Championship and taking his first title.[1] In 2004, he won the European ICA Championship, beating Jon Lancaster in the title competition.[2]

Formula Renault[]

In 2006, Estre began his graduation to single-seater racing by running in Formula Campus by Renault and Elf which he won comfortably at the first attempt, taking six wins and a total of twelve podium finishes from thirteen races.[3]

For the 2007 season, Estre graduated into the French Formula Renault 2.0 championship for Graff Racing. He finished ninth, taking nine point-scoring finishes from thirteen races.

Sportscar racing[]

Estre decided to switch to sportscars in 2008, continuing his collaboration with Graff Racing into the Porsche Carrera Cup France. He won a race at the final round of the season at Magny-Cours and scored another three podiums, finishing fifth overall.[4]

He remained in the series for 2009, but switched to Sofrev — ASP. This time he added race victories at Nogaro, Le Castellet and Circuit de Lédenon, improving to fourth position in the series standings.[5] As well as this, Estre competed in the Le Castellet round of the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship season with MP Racing.[6]

In 2010, he continued his participation in the Porsche Carrera Cup France with Sofrev — ASP. He again scored five wins, with a total of twelve podium finishes. This allowed him to enter the title battle with Frédéric Makowiecki, but Estre finished the season as runner-up to Makowiecki, by two points.[7] Estre also raced with Mühlner Motorsport in the opening two rounds of the 2010 FIA GT3 European Championship season and the season-opening Oschersleben round of the 2010 ADAC GT Masters season.[8][9]

Kévin Estre at the 2011 Monza Porsche Supercup round.

In 2011, Estre remained in the Porsche Carrera Cup France for a fourth successive year, but he joined the AS Events team. He dominated the season, amassing ten wins and took the championship title with an eventual margin of 113 points over his closest championship rival, Sylvain Noël.[10] Additionally he made his début in both the Porsche Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Attempto Racing.[11] In the Supercup he raced on a full-time basis, finishing seventh with a win at Monza.[12] In the German series, he only competed at the Norisring.[13]

For 2012, Estre decided to concentrate on the Supercup and the German series, continuing with Attempto Racing.[14] In the Supercup, he finished as runner-up to René Rast, with one win at the Hungaroring.[15] In the German series, he finished fourth, winning the 24 Hours Nürburgring support race held on the Nordschleife.[16] He qualified on pole position for the 24 Hours with a laptime of 8:10.9, averaging 186.1 km/h.[17][18][19]

Estre also had a part-time schedule in the French series, contesting five races with Nourry Competition.[20]

In 2013, he prolonged his collaboration with Attempto Racing in the Supercup and German series. He scored three podium finishes to end the season fourth in the Supercup, while in the German series, he dominated from the start of the season, collecting eight race wins in seventeen races to take the championship title.[21]

In 2014, Estre became a McLaren GT factory driver, joining the ART Grand Prix squad in the Blancpain Endurance Series. He competed in the No. 99 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 with Kevin Korjus and Andy Soucek.[22] The crew achieved two podiums, finishing the season in eighth position in the Pro Cup standings.[23]

In 2015, Estre joined Chris Cumming and Laurens Vanthoor in OAK Racing in the LMP2 class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[24] Also, he will stay in the Blancpain Endurance Series, but will switch to Von Ryan Racing. He will race in the No. 58 McLaren 650S GT3 with Rob Bell and Shane van Gisbergen.[25] He also competes for McLaren at the Blancpain Sprint Series for Attempto Racing, partnering with Bell.

In addition, the Frenchman competed at the Pirelli World Challenge, where he drove a K-Pax Racing McLaren to fifth place in the GT drivers standings. Also, he drove a Porsche 911 GT America at the 24 Hours of Daytona for Park Place Motorsports, and competed for the Porsche factory team at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on a Porsche 911 RSR.

Kévin Estre painted his helmet in the same colours as the Porsche he drove at the 2018 Le Mans 24 hours. The car was in turn painted in honour of the Pink Pig Porsche 917, which raced at the Le Mans race in 1971, and which had a similar porcine hue.

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Renault Campus France Auto Sport Academy 13 6 5 3 12 195 1st
2007 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 13 0 0 0 0 46 8th
2008 Porsche Carrera Cup France Graff Racing 14 1 0 0 4 108 5th
2009 Porsche Carrera Cup France Sofrev — ASP 14 5 2 6 6 146 4th
FIA GT3 European Championship MP Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2010 Porsche Carrera Cup France Sofrev — ASP 13 5 7 3 12 200 2nd
FIA GT3 European Championship Mühlner Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ADAC GT Masters 2 0 0 0 1 8 22nd
2011 Porsche Carrera Cup France AS Events 12 10 8 10 11 242 1st
Porsche Supercup Hermes Attempto Racing 11 1 2 1 3 127 7th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
Porsche Carrera World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite Performance Engineering 2 0 0 0 0 132 27th
2012 Porsche Supercup Hermes Attempto Racing 10 1 1 0 4 139 2nd
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 17 1 1 1 8 181 4th
International GT Open – GTS 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Carrera Cup France Nourry Competition 5 3 3 2 3 74 11th
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT TRG 1 0 0 0 0 16 68th
American Le Mans Series – GTC JDX Racing 1 0 0 0 0 12 25th
2013 Porsche Supercup Hermes Attempto Racing 9 0 0 1 3 107 4th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 17 8 7 2 11 249 1st
FFSA GT Championship 4 2 0 1 2 50 13th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 2 2 2 2 2 N/A NC†
Dubai 24 Hour – A6-Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
FIA GT Series – Pro Hexis Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Mühlner Motorsports America 1 0 0 0 0 16 62nd
American Le Mans Series – GTC TRG 2 0 0 1 0 6 29th
2014 United SportsCar Championship – GTD Park Place Motorsports 8 0 0 0 1 83 31st
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro Cup ART Grand Prix 5 0 1 0 2 48 8th
Porsche Supercup McGregor by Attempto Racing 3 0 0 1 1 21 17th
Porsche Carrera Cup France Tsunami RT 1 0 1 1 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 GT3 Dörr Motorsport 1 0 1 1 0 N/A NC
VLN Endurance – SP9 2 0 0 0 1 N/A NC†
ADAC GT Masters GW-IT Racing Team 2 2 0 0 2 50 18th
Blancpain Sprint Series Boutsen Ginion 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Gulf 12 Hours — GT3 McLaren GT 1 0 0 0 0 0 3rd

† Estre was a guest driver, therefore ineligible to score points.

Complete Porsche Supercup results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
2011 Attempto Racing TUR
8 		ESP
4 		MON
Ret 		GER
5 		GBR
4 		GER
Ret 		HUN
5 		BEL
9 		ITA
1 		UAE
3 		UAE
2 		7th 127
2012 Hermes Attempto Racing BHR
9 		BHR
4 		MON
2 		ESP
8 		GBR
6 		GER
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
5 		BEL
4 		ITA
2 		2nd 139
2013 Attempto Racing ESP
DNS 		MON
6 		GBR
6 		GER
3 		HUN
4 		BEL
7 		ITA
3 		UAE
5 		UAE
2 		4th 107
2014 McGregor powered by Attempto Racing ESP MON AUT GBR
11 		GER
3 		HUN BEL ITA
Ret 		USA USA 17th 21

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 Park Place Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
13 		SEB
17 		LGA
9 		DET
18 		WGL MOS
2 		IMS ELK
10 		VIR
17 		COA PET
13 		30th 83
2015 Park Place Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
16† 		SEB LGA DET WGL LIM ELK VIR COA PET 56th 1
2016 Porsche North America GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
8 		SEB
10 		LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 23rd 46
2017 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
6 		SEB
8 		LBH
3 		COA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 14th 78
2021 WeatherTech Racing GTLM Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
6 		SEB DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR
3 		PET
2 		9th 958

† Full points not awarded due to exceeding maximum drive time limitation.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2015 Porsche Team Manthey LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA
3 		LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 16th 15
2016 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA
5 		FUJ SHA BHR 17th 10
2017 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
Ret 		SPA
6 		LMS
Ret 		NÜR
3 		MEX
5 		COA
2 		FUJ
3 		SHA
Ret 		BHR
Ret 		11th 67
2018–19 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SPA
2 		LMS
1 		SIL
3 		FUJ
1 		SHA
3 		SEB
5 		SPA
3 		LMS
5 		1st 155
2019–20 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SIL
2 		FUJ
2 		SHA
2 		BHR
7 		COA
2 		SPA
1 		LMS
11 		BHR
1 		3rd 148
2021 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA
1 		ALG
3 		MNZ
1 		LMS
2 		BHR
1 		BHR
2 		2nd 166

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015 France OAK Racing Canada Chris Cumming
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Ligier JS P2-Honda LMP2 329 DNF DNF
2016 Germany Porsche Motorsport France Patrick Pilet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		135 DNF DNF
2017 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
Germany Dirk Werner 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		179 DNF DNF
2018 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		344 15th 1st
2019 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		337 29th 9th
2020 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro 		331 35th 6th
2021 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
Switzerland Neel Jani 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro 		344 22nd 3rd

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