# Gillian Henrion

Gillian Henrion (born 23 March 2003) is a French racing driver. He is the 2022 Ligier European Series champion in the JS P4 category and the reigning Le Mans Cup champion, having won the title in 2023 alongside Julien Gerbi.

## Early career
### Karting

Born in Nancy, Henrion started his karting career in 2014. His only title came in the French Karting Championship in the Cadet class in 2015 against future Formula Renault Eurocup champion Victor Martins. Henrion moved into international karting in 2016, racing in the European and World Championships with his father's team. The Frenchman remained in karts until 2017, where he finished second in the WSK Champions Cup to Ilya Morozov in the OKJ-class.

### Lower formulae

In 2018 Henrion made his single-seater racing debut with an appearance in the final round of the French F4 Championship at Le Castellet. He finished all races in the top ten, however due to him being a guest driver Henrion didn't score any points.
The next year the Frenchman continued racing in French F4. Despite only winning one race at the Hungaroring, Henrion stayed very consistent throughout the campaign, finishing in the points in all races he contested. With four third-placed finishes the Frenchman finished fifth in the FFSA standings. Due to Victor Bernier's classification as a rookie Henrion ended up fourth in the FIA Formula 4 standings, earning him five FIA Super Licence points.

### Formula Regional European Championship
#### 2020

In 2020 Henrion announced that he would drive for the family-run team Gillian Track Events GTE in the Formula Regional European Championship. He scored points at every event and got one podium in the rookie championship. The most notable moment of his season came at the second race in Mugello, where, due to a strategy gamble, Henrion found himself in the lead by almost half a minute, and finished the race in fourth place, which ended up being his best result of the year. Henrion finished tenth in the overall standings.

#### 2022

Henrion made a substitute appearance for G4 Racing in 2022, replacing the injured Axel Gnos at the Red Bull Ring.

## Sportscar career
### 2022: First endurance success

After a year-long hiatus from racing, Henrion announced that he would be driving for Team Virage in the 2022 Ligier European Series. He would start out the campaign in brilliant fashion, as two pole positions were converted to two lights-to-flag victories at the season opener in Le Castellet. This became the start of a dominant season for Henrion, as he would take both wins in Imola, a pair of victories at Le Mans, which came as part of the support races for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and another two wins at Monza. Henrion failed to win Race 1 at Spa-Francorchamps, finishing second, before crowning himself as the champion prematurely by winning Sunday's race. He ended the season in style, taking both victories in the final weekend at the Algarve International Circuit.

### 2023: Le Mans Cup glory

In 2023, the Frenchman teamed up with Julien Gerbi, returning to Team Virage - this time in the Michelin Le Mans Cup. The season began positively, as Henrion and Gerbi managed to keep their cool during a chaotic opening race in Barcelona to take their first victory of the campaign. Having experienced a disappointing Road to Le Mans weekend, the pairing bounced back at Le Castellet, winning with a 4.9-second gap to the runners-up. Although the next round at MotorLand Aragón saw Henrion being overtaken by Matt Bell following the pit stop phase, the Frenchman managed to extend Team Virage's championship lead by ending up second and would keep the advantage going into the final round despite contact for Gerbi at the start of the race in Belgium. At the season finale held in the Algarve, the team took one further point as a result of Gerbi's maiden pole position in qualifying, and although the Algerian would be hit into the gravel by Torsten Kratz whilst in the lead of a rain-intensive race, with Henrion being unable to make up the lap lost thanks to the car's recovery from the sand trap, a second place for title rivals CD Sport meant that Henrion and Gerbi had taken the championship with a margin of four points.

### 2024: ELMS debut

Remaining with Virage for the third year running, Henrion was able to step up to the European Le Mans Series, once again partnering Gerbi and being joined by Bernardo Pinheiro. At the season opener in Barcelona, Henrion and his teammates performed flawlessly to take victory.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2011 | Championnat Regional Alsace-Lorraine — Mini Kart | | 8th |
| 2012 | Championnat de France — Minime | | 54th |
| 2012 | Sens Trophy — Minime | | 15th |
| 2012 | Championnat Regional Bourgogne Franche-Comte — Mini Kart | | NC† |
| 2012 | Championnat Regional Alsace-Lorraine — Mini Kart | | ? |
| 2012 | Coupe de France — Minime | | 24th |
| 2013 | Trophée Interclub — Minime | | 5th |
| 2013 | Championnat de France — Minime | | 13th |
| 2013 | Coupe de France — Minime | | 11th |
| 2014 | Stars of Karting — Minime | | 3rd |
| 2014 | Championnat de France — Minime | | 2nd |
| 2014 | Championnat Regional Île-de-France — Minime | | 3rd |
| 2014 | Coupe de France — Minime | | 3rd |
| 2015 | Trophée Interclub — Minime | | 2nd |
| 2015 | Trophée Oscar Petit — Minime | | 4th |
| 2015 | National Series Karting — Cadet | | 17th |
| 2015 | Coupe de France — Cadet | | 1st |
| 2015 | Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet | | 3rd |
| 2015 | Championnat de France — Cadet | | 1st |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Gillian Henrion Racing | NC |
| 2016 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | Gillian Henrion Racing | NC |
| 2016 | German Karting Championship — Junior | Gillian Henrion Racing | 74th |
| 2016 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Gillian Henrion Racing | 24th |
| 2016 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Gillian Henrion Racing | 21st |
| 2016 | Championnat de France — OKJ | Gillian Henrion Racing | 31st |
| 2016 | IAME International Final — X30 Junior | Gillian Henrion Racing | 4th |
| 2016 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Gillian Henrion Racing | NC |
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | CRG Spa | 2nd |
| 2017 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ | CRG Spa | 4th |
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | CRG Spa | 24th |
| 2017 | Coupe de France — OKJ | | 9th |
| 2017 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Baby Race Srl | 22nd |
| 2017 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Baby Race Srl | 55th |
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### Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 2016 | Henrion, Samuel | OKJ | ZUE QH 24 | ZUE PF 12 | ZUE R 15 | ADR QH 28 | ADR PF 34 | ADR R DNQ | PRT QH 3 | PRT PF 11 | PRT R 20 | GEN QH 34 | GEN PF 7 | GEN R 30 | 21st | 33 |
| 2017 | Baby Race Srl | OKJ | SAR QH 49 | SAR R DNQ | CAY QH 32 | CAY R 10 | LEM QH 6 | LEM R 34 | ALA QH 35 | ALA R DNQ | KRI QH 20 | KRI R 14 | | | 22nd | 13 |

### Complete Karting World Championship results

| Year | Team | Car | Quali Heats | Main race |
| 2016 | Henrion, Samuel | OKJ | 37th | DNQ |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2018 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2019 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 5th |
| 2020 | Formula Regional European Championship | Gillian Track Events GTE | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 10th |
| 2022 | Ligier European Series - JS P4 | Team Virage | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 293 | 1st |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | G4 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | Team Virage | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 1st |
| 2023 | Ultimate Cup Series - Relais 208 | Comte Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29th‡ |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Team Virage | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 3rd |
$^†$ As Henrion was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. *Season still in progress. ‡ Teams' standings

### Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
| 2018 | NOG 1 | NOG 2 | NOG 3 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | PAU 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | DIJ 1 | DIJ 2 | DIJ 3 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | MAG 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | LEC 1 9 | LEC 2 10 | LEC 3 7 | NC† | 0 |
| 2019 | NOG 1 7 | NOG 2 3 | NOG 3 5 | PAU 1 6 | PAU 2 3 | PAU 3 7 | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 3 | SPA 3 6 | LÉD 1 6 | LÉD 2 6 | LÉD 3 6 | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 1 | HUN 3 9 | MAG 1 5 | MAG 2 7 | MAG 3 DNS | LEC 1 11 | LEC 2 6 | LEC 3 3 | 5th | 129 |
$^†$ As Henrion was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

### Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
| 2020 | Gillian Track Events GTE | MIS 1 8‡ | MIS 2 10 | MIS 3 8 | LEC 1 9 | LEC 2 8 | LEC 3 10 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 8 | MUG 1 DNS | MUG 2 4 | MUG 3 10 | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 Ret | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 7 | CAT 3 9 | IMO 1 7 | IMO 2 8 | IMO 3 Ret | VLL 1 7 | VLL 2 C | VLL 3 8 | 10th | 78 |
| 2022 | G4 Racing | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | MCO 1 | MCO 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 1 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 20 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | | | | | NC† | 0 |
$^†$ As Henrion was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. $^‡$ Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

### Complete Ligier European Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2022 | Team Virage | JS P4 | Ligier JS P4 | LEC 1 1 | LEC 2 1 | IMO 1 1 | IMO 2 1 | LMS 1 1 | LMS 2 1 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 1 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 1 | ALG 1 1 | ALG 2 1 | 1st | 293 |

### Complete Le Mans Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
| 2023 | Team Virage | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT 1 | LMS 1 8 | LMS 2 Ret | LEC 1 | ARA 2 | SPA 18 | ALG 21 | 1st | 73 |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

(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 | Team Virage | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | CAT 1 | LEC 7 | IMO 2 | SPA 6 | MUG 1 | ALG 6 | 3rd | 90 |
$^*$ Season still in progress.