# Reshad de Gerus

Reshad de Gerus (born 1 July 2003) is a French racing driver from Réunion, currently competing in the European Le Mans Series for IDEC Sport.

## Early career
### French F4 Championship

De Gerus drove in the French F4 Championship from 2018 to 2019. In his debut season, he took part in the Junior category, finishing runner-up to Théo Pourchaire with four wins and 16 podiums. In 2019, De Gerus competed in the full championship, where four wins, including one at the Pau Circuit, helped him to second in the standings.

### FIA Motorsport Games

De Gerus represented Team France and the FFSA at the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup where an Olympic style competition takes place with different categories of racing. De Gerus was driving in the Formula 4 Cup. After qualifying De Gerus was in 9th, just over 2 seconds off the pace. For the qualifying race he slipped back one place meaning Team France would start in 10th behind Team Russia. The race itself saw De Gerus finish fifth.

### Formula Renault Eurocup

In January 2020 it was announced that De Gerus would compete in the Formula Renault Eurocup for British team Arden Motorsport alongside Alex Quinn and Ugo de Wilde. While his teammates both finished inside the top ten in the standings, de Gerus would have a more difficult campaign, with only three points finishes seeing him end up 17th in the championship.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

De Gerus graduated to Formula 3 in 2021, racing alongside Logan Sargeant and Enzo Fittipaldi at Charouz Racing System. He left the team after 12 races, having taken a best result of 13th in Barcelona.

## Sportscar career
### 2022

In February 2022, it was announced that De Gerus has joined Duqueine Team for the European Le Mans Series campaign, racing for the French outfit alongside Richard Bradley and Memo Rojas. Following three rounds, where the team scored a best finish of sixth at Imola, de Gerus quit the series.
That year, the Frenchman also made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, thus becoming the first driver from the French Overseas Department of Réunion to compete in the event.

### 2023

Having been upgraded from silver to gold-ranked status by the FIA, de Gerus returned to the ELMS in 2023, pairing up with José María López and Vladislav Lomko at Cool Racing. The season started well, with de Gerus taking his maiden pole position in sportscars at Barcelona. Despite another pole scored by López at the following round, the team would struggle to achieve results throughout the year, with the best finish being a lone podium in Belgium, which came about after a chaotic race in the LMP2 class. The trio ended up sixth in the standings.
Alongside Lomko and Simon Pagenaud, the Frenchman drove for Cool in the Le Mans 24 Hours, though the race would end prematurely as de Gerus crashed at the Porsche Curves during the night.

### 2024

For the 2024 season, de Gerus remained in the ELMS, moving to IDEC Sport and driving alongside Job van Uitert and Paul Lafargue. After three successive fourth places, de Gerus and van Uitert finished third at Spa, moving up to third place in the standings. However, a crash caused by the #55 GT Ferrari of Duncan Cameron forced the Frenchman to retire, leaving the team out of the title hunt.
After van Uitert qualified second at Le Mans, de Gerus helped IDEC towards its first podium at the event, finishing third.

## Personal life

De Gerus has been acting as a mentor to Belgian driver Lorens Lecertua, the 2023 champion of the Alpine Elf Europa Cup.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2010 | Coupe de France — Mini Kart | | 52nd |
| 2011 | Coupe de France — Mini Kart | | 22nd |
| 2013 | Championnat de France — Minime | | 21st |
| 2014 | Championnat de France — Minime | | 9th |
| 2014 | Coupe de France — Minime | | 8th |
| 2015 | Trophée Oscar Petit — Cadet | | 7th |
| 2015 | National Series Karting — Cadet | | 11th |
| 2015 | Coupe de France — Cadet | | 25th |
| 2016 | IAME Finale Nationale — X30 Junior | | 7th |
| 2016 | IAME International Final — X30 Junior | | NC |
| 2017 | Championnat de France — Junior | Karting Club Dionysien | 6th |
| 2017 | Coupe de France — Junior | | 18th |
| 2017 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | De Gerus, Thierry | 41st |
| 2017 | IAME Finale Nationale — X30 Junior | | 2nd |
| 2017 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | De Gerus, Thierry | 88th |
| 2017 | IAME International Final — X30 Junior | | 29th |
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## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2018 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 9th |
| 2018 | French F4 Junior Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 4 | ? | ? | 16 | 299 | 2nd |
| 2019 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 233.5 | 2nd |
| 2019 | FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Charouz Racing System | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2021 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16th |
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 25th |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Cool Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 6th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Cool Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Alpine Elf Team | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver | Reserve driver |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 6th |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd |
| 2024 | Mitjet International | MV2S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | * |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### 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 13 | NOG 2 11 | NOG 3 9 | PAU 1 10 | PAU 2 2 | PAU 3 8 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 Ret | SPA 3 12 | DIJ 1 13 | DIJ 2 12 | DIJ 3 15 | MAG 1 8 | MAG 2 2 | MAG 3 5 | JER 1 5 | JER 2 10 | JER 3 4 | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 5 | LEC 3 7 | 9th | 88 |
| 2019 | NOG 1 3 | NOG 2 2 | NOG 3 2 | PAU 1 1 | PAU 2 7 | PAU 3 2 | SPA 1 13 | SPA 2 13 | SPA 3 1 | LÉD 1 2 | LÉD 2 5 | LÉD 3 5 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 6 | HUN 3 2 | MAG 1 1 | MAG 2 17 | MAG 3 1 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 11 | LEC 3 13 | 2nd | 233.5 |

### Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

| Year | Entrant | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
| 2019 | Team France | Formula 4 | 9th | 10th | 5th |

### Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2020 | Arden Motorsport | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 13 | IMO 1 15 | IMO 2 15 | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 Ret | MAG 1 12 | MAG 2 Ret | ZAN 1 15 | ZAN 2 14 | CAT 1 17 | CAT 2 11 | SPA 1 14 | SPA 2 15 | IMO 1 7 | IMO 2 12 | HOC 1 15 | HOC 2 10 | LEC 1 12 | LEC 2 Ret | 17th | 8 |

### Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | Charouz Racing System | CAT 1 20 | CAT 2 13 | CAT 3 23 | LEC 1 19 | LEC 2 25 | LEC 3 21 | RBR 1 20 | RBR 2 23 | RBR 3 17 | HUN 1 24 | HUN 2 18 | HUN 3 20 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SOC 1 | SOC 2 | SOC 3 | 28th | 0 |

### 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 |
| 2022 | Duqueine Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 12 | IMO 6 | MNZ Ret | CAT | SPA | ALG | 18th | 8 |
| 2023 | Cool Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 4 | LEC 4 | ARA 5 | SPA 3 | POR 4 | ALG 7 | 6th | 69 |
| 2024 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 4 | LEC 4 | IMO 4 | SPA 3 | MUG Ret | ALG | 4th* | 50* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2022 | Duqueine Team | Richard Bradley Memo Rojas | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 326 | 52nd | 25th |
| 2023 | Cool Racing | Vladislav Lomko Simon Pagenaud | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 158 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 | IDEC Sport | Paul Lefargue Job van Uitert | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 297 | 17th | 3rd |