Grégoire Saucy

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Grégoire Saucy
Saucy in 2022
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 24)
Bassecourt, Switzerland
WEC career
Debut season2024
Current teamUnited Autosports
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number59
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
20222023
2021
2020
2017, 20192020
20182019
20172019
2016
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FR European Championship
Toyota Racing Series
Formula Renault Eurocup
ADAC F4 Championship
Italian F4 Championship
V de V Challenge Monoplace
Championship titles
2021FR European Championship

Grégoire Saucy (French pronunciation: [ɡʁe.ɡwaʁ so.si]; born 26 December 1999) is a Swiss racing driver and the champion of the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship.[1] He is set to race in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship with United Autosports and the European Le Mans Series with TDS Racing. He last raced with ART Grand Prix in the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2022 and 2023.

Junior career[edit]

V de V Challenge Monoplace[edit]

Saucy's first year in single seaters was in 2016 when he drove for Luxembourger team RC Formula in the V de V Challenge Monoplace. The 3 podiums Saucy scored on his way to 4th in the championship were all second places in the three races at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.[2]

Formula 4[edit]

2017[edit]

Saucy in 2017

Jenzer Motorsport signed Saucy to race for them 2017 as a guest driver in the Italian F4 Championship. In the 6 races he partook in, Saucy finished in points scoring positions twice both at Mugello Circuit.

2018[edit]

Saucy raced his first season in ADAC Formula 4 in 2018 where he raced as a guest driver for Jenzer Motorsport like he did the year previously in the Italian F4 championship.[3] In the two races he raced he finished 11th and fifth.

Saucy once again raced for Jenzer in Italian F4 until the final race of the season where he made the switch to the French team R-ace GP, his best result was fifth while he also scored a double pole position at round 3 in Monza.

2019[edit]

In 2019 he raced for R-ace GP where he finished on the podium twice. Saucy ended the season in ninth, 28 points behind his Russian teammate Michael Belov.[4]

Following on from the last race of 2018, Saucy drove for R-ace GP again in Italian F4 where he finished the season in 15th while only competing in three rounds.[5]

Formula Renault Eurocup[edit]

2017[edit]

Saucy racing in the 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup

Saucy's first year in Formula Renault was in 2017 when he raced for AVF by Adrián Vallés.[6]

2019[edit]

Saucy raced in the final two rounds in the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup season for R-ace GP where he finished 5th in his first race and 12th in the next 3.

2020[edit]

In 2020 Saucy raced for ART Grand Prix alongside Paul Aron and Victor Martins, where he came seventh in the standings, having finished on the podium on two occasions.[7]

Toyota Racing Series[edit]

At the beginning of 2020, Saucy signed up to drive in the Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport.[8] Securing two second places in the campaign, he placed sixth in the standings.[9]

Formula Regional European Championship[edit]

Saucy racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship

For 2021, Saucy remained with ART Grand Prix competing in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, the merger of the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Regional European Championship. His teammates are Gabriele Minì and Thomas ten Brinke.[10] He started the season off in a dominant fashion, winning the second race of the season at Imola and following that up with two victories in Barcelona.[11][12] After a point-less round in Monaco and a disqualification from the lead in France, courtesy of a part having been reassembled in the wrong direction following post-race scrutineering, he returned to winning ways in the second race at Paul Ricard.[13][14][15] The Swiss driver dominated the next weekend at the Zandvoort Circuit with two pole positions and two race wins.[16][17] Saucy started the first race at Spa-Francorchamps in 24th courtesy of a mixed-up qualifying session, but he was able to fight back to eighth by the checkered flag.[18] He started the second race from pole and achieved his seventh victory of the season.[19] In the seventh round of the campaign Saucy once again scored a race win, this time inheriting the top step of the podium after a penalty was handed to initial winner Franco Colapinto for track limit breaches.[20] Saucy scored his first podium that was not a win in the next round, coming third in race 2 in Valencia, and went into the penultimate round with a 78-point gap on his closest rival Hadrien David.[21] He then finished the first race at Mugello in fifth place, and with his French adversary ending up 23rd, Saucy was crowned champion with three races left to go.[1] Saucy ended the season with a total of eight victories, eight podiums, 277 points and ten podiums, meaning that he stood on the podium after precisely half of all races.

FIA Formula 3 Championship[edit]

2022[edit]

Saucy driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In November 2021 Saucy partook in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 Championship with ART Grand Prix, partnering Victor Martins and Juan Manuel Correa.[22][23] A few days after the test he was announced by ART to be one of the team's drivers for the 2022 season.[24] He qualified fourth on his debut, beating both his teammates.[25] After starting out the season with a retirement caused by a collision with teammate Martins, in which the Swiss was given a grid drop,[26] Saucy scored his first podium in the category in the feature race in Sakhir.[27] At the next round in Imola, the Swiss driver was on course for another third place, before being taken out by Ollie Bearman on the final lap.[28] From there, Saucy experienced a drop in performances, having to wait until the sprint race in Hungary for his next points.[29] He followed that up with an inconsistent end to the season, which included points finishes in Zandvoort and Monza, but also a pair of retirements, after which he stated that his results masked the underlying pace him and the team had.[30] Saucy ended his season 15th in the standings, finishing behing his teammates Martins and Correa.[31]

2023[edit]

Saucy driving for ART Grand Prix during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In November 2022 ART Grand Prix announced Saucy would remain with the team for the 2023 season, where he would partner Kaylen Frederick and Nikola Tsolov.[32] Qualifying third for the Bahrain round,[33] he began the season with fourth in the feature race, and then improved to qualify on the front row in Melbourne.[34] He would then convert it into his first podium of the year, remaining in second and marking him as a title contender.[35][36] Another podium followed in the Monaco sprint race, despite been penalised from reverse pole.[37][38] However, he suffered similar fortunes to the year before, only securing three more points finishes throughout the season. This was interrupted with a pole position in Austria,[39] but was unable to capitalise after sustaining a puncture in the battle for the lead.[40] His season, being plagued by numerous unlucky incidents, saw Saucy only 14th in the standings with 54 points, albeit the highest placed ART driver.[41]

Saucy joined MP Motorsport for the final post-season testing in Imola.[42]

Sportscar career[edit]

2024[edit]

After two disappointing seasons in FIA Formula 3, Saucy made the transition to endurance racing, racing for United Autosports in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category.[43]

That year, Saucy also races in the European Le Mans Series with TDS Racing in the LMP2 category.[44]

Karting record[edit]

Karting career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Position
2008 Swiss Romand Championship — Mini 6th
2013 Swiss Championship — KF3 JD Racing NC

Racing record[edit]

Racing career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace RC Formula 3 0 0 0 0 661 4th
GSK Grand Prix 18 0 2 1 3
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup AVF by Adrián Vallés 4 0 0 0 0 0 26th
Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 7 NC†
2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 2 1 0 63 11th
R-ace GP 3 0 0 0 0
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup R-ace GP 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Italian F4 Championship 9 0 0 0 0 28 15th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 20 0 0 0 2 95 9th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup ART Grand Prix 20 0 0 0 2 95.5 7th
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 2 220 6th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 20 8 8 2 10 277 1st
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 18 0 0 0 1 30 15th
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 18 0 1 2 2 54 14th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 United Autosports 2 0 0 0 0 0* 14th*
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am Richard Mille by TDS 1 0 0 0 1 18 2nd*

As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete V de V Challenge Monoplace results[edit]

(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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2016 RC Formula CAT
1

10
CAT
2

7
CAT
3

4
4th 661
GSK Grand Prix BUG
1

9
BUG
2

17
BUG
3

7
LEC
1

NC
LEC
2

4
LEC
3

7
ALC
1

4
ALC
2

5
ALC
3

4
MUG
1

5
MUG
2

5
MUG
3

6
MAG
1

2
MAG
2

2
MAG
3

2
EST
1

7
EST
2

9
EST
3

NC

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results[edit]

(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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2017 AVF by Adrián Vallés MNZ
1

12
MNZ
2

12
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

DNS
PAU
1

DNS
PAU
2

DNS
MON
1

20
MON
2

DNS
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
CAT
1
CAT
2
CAT
3
26th 0
2019 R-ace GP MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
MON
1
MON
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

12
YMC
1

12
YMC
2

12
NC† 0
2020 ART Grand Prix MNZ
1

11
MNZ
2

8
IMO
1

14
IMO
2

13
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

3
MAG
1

4
MAG
2

6
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

8
CAT
1

4
CAT
2

Ret
SPA
1

11‡
SPA
2

3
IMO
1

Ret
IMO
2

7
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

Ret
LEC
1

7
LEC
2

15
7th 95.5

As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results[edit]

(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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Points
2017 Jenzer Motorsport MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
ADR
1
ADR
2
ADR
3
VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
MUG1
1
MUG1
2
MUG1
3
IMO
1

12
IMO
2

15
IMO
3

13
MUG2
1

10
MUG2
2

7
MUG2
3

12
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
NC† 7
2018 Jenzer Motorsport ADR
1

12
ADR
2

5
ADR
3

5
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

9
LEC
3

10
MNZ
1

9
MNZ
2

19
MNZ
3

Ret
MIS
1

9
MIS
2

7
MIS
3

23
IMO
1

11
IMO
2

27
IMO
3

5
VLL
1

13
VLL
2

6
VLL
3

8
11th 63
R-ace GP MUG
1

Ret
MUG
2

6
MUG
3

22
2019 R-ace GP VLL
1

20
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

5
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
HUN
1

31
HUN
2

14
HUN
3

14
RBR
1

8
RBR
2

4
RBR
3

9
IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
IMO
4
MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
15th 28

As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results[edit]

(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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2018 Jenzer Motorsport OSC
1
OSC
2
OSC
3
HOC1
1
HOC1
2
HOC1
3
LAU
1
LAU
2
LAU
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
HOC2
1

11
HOC2
2

5
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
HOC3
1
HOC3
2
HOC3
3
NC† 0
2019 R-ace GP OSC
1

13
OSC
2

6
OSC
3

6
RBR
1

16
RBR
2

16
RBR
3

10
HOC
1

19
HOC
2

10
ZAN
1

7
ZAN
2

6
ZAN
3

3
NÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

12
NÜR
3

9
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

11
HOC
3

10
SAC
1

3
SAC
2

4
SAC
3

Ret
9th 95

As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Toyota Racing Series results[edit]

(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 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2020 Giles Motorsport HIG
1

4
HIG
2

4
HIG
3

5
TER
1

2
TER
2

9
TER
3

6
HMP
1

9
HMP
2

8
HMP
3

2
PUK
1

10
PUK
2

6
PUK
3

17
MAN
1

15
MAN
2

13
MAN
3

9
6th 220

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results[edit]

(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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2021 ART Grand Prix IMO
1

5
IMO
2

1
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

1
MCO
1

22
MCO
2

Ret
LEC
1

DSQ
LEC
2

1
ZAN
1

1
ZAN
2

1
SPA
1

8
SPA
2

1
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

1
VAL
1

12
VAL
2

3
MUG
1

5
MUG
2

3
MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

10
1st 277

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 ART Grand Prix BHR
SPR

Ret
BHR
FEA

3
IMO
SPR

Ret
IMO
FEA

23†
CAT
SPR

11
CAT
FEA

11
SIL
SPR

18
SIL
FEA

25
RBR
SPR

11
RBR
FEA

14
HUN
SPR

7
HUN
FEA

11
SPA
SPR

12
SPA
FEA

Ret
ZAN
SPR

5
ZAN
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

6
MNZ
FEA

28†
15th 30
2023 ART Grand Prix BHR
SPR

7
BHR
FEA

4
MEL
SPR

8
MEL
FEA

2
MON
SPR

3
MON
FEA

10
CAT
SPR

23
CAT
FEA

27
RBR
SPR

20
RBR
FEA

27
SIL
SPR

21
SIL
FEA

9
HUN
SPR

9
HUN
FEA

15
SPA
SPR

10
SPA
FEA

20
MNZ
SPR

22
MNZ
FEA

Ret
14th 54

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2024 United Autosports LMGT3 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT
14
IMO
11
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
14th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results[edit]

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2024 Richard Mille by TDS LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
2
LEC
IMO
SPA
MUG
ALG
2nd* 18*

* Season still in progress.

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External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Regional European Championship
Champion

2021
Succeeded by