# Simon Gachet

Simon Gachet (born 14 October 1993) is a French racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for Tresor by Car Collection.

## Career
### Early career

An avid rugby player as a young boy, Gachet was not heavily involved with motorsports in his youth. He was introduced to motorsport through car magazines, and discovered single-seater racing while attending the Formula Motorsport school at the Circuit du Laquais. In 2011, he began competing in the V de V Challenge Monoplace, completely forgoing the karting process.

### Junior formulae

In his opening season of single-seater competition, Gachet was crowned champion, taking two wins and 11 podiums in 15 races. That winter, Gachet won the Euroformula Volant test, awarding him a €60,000 bursary which allowed him to compete in the French F4 Championship for 2012. Scoring six podiums in 14 races, Gachet finished third in the overall points classification. For 2013, Gachet stepped up to the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series, joining French team ARTA Engineering. He had a quiet start in his first season in the series, scoring his first points in July at Misano and finishing 14th in the championship. He returned to the team in 2014, adding a full-season effort in the Formula Renault Eurocup to his Alps series commitment. Gachet's second season in the Alps series proved more successful, as he scored a podium in each of his first three races en route to a 5th-place finish in the championship. Prior to the Hungaroring round of the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, Gachet joined ART Junior Team. He would finish the Eurocup season in 19th, scoring just 10 points. For 2015, he joined Tech 1 Racing for a full-season campaign in the Formula Renault Eurocup, topping the charts in the series' preseason tests at MotorLand Aragón. However, it was another quiet season for Gachet, securing just one podium at Le Mans and finishing 16th overall.

### Sports car racing

For 2016, Gachet moved to endurance racing, joining Panis Barthez Competition's entry into the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series. The entry scored its first and only podium of the season at Imola, before taking pole position the following week at the Red Bull Ring. Entering five of the six races that season, Gachet and co-drivers Eric Debard and Valentin Moineault finished 9th in the LMP3 class championship. He returned to the team in 2017, finishing 14th in the drivers' championship. Alongside his European Le Mans Series campaign, Gachet joined Energy by ART's entry into the GT4 European Series Southern Cup, taking one podium at Magny-Cours en route to a 20th-place finish in the Pro-Am class championship. Gachet completed 2017 with a pair of one-off appearances for Saintéloc Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance cups, finishing outside of the points in both appearances.
2018 saw Gachet move full-time into the GT World Challenge Europe with Saintéloc. Pairing with Christopher Haase in the Sprint Cup, Gachet scored three overall podiums, including a second-placed finish at Hungaroring, placing eighth in the championship. Gachet began the Endurance Cup season with Saintéloc's Pro entry, scoring a sixth-place finish at Circuit Paul Ricard before joining the team's Am-class entry for the Spa 24 Hours. He would finish 37th in the overall Endurance Cup classification. He returned to the team in both championships for 2019, joining Haase once again in the Sprint Cup and returning to the team's Pro-class entry in the Endurance Cup. Gachet and Haase had their best statistical season to date, finishing fifth in the championship after taking four podiums and Gachet's first win in the series at Zandvoort. He had another quiet season in the Endurance Cup, finishing 33rd overall.
Gachet played a diminished role for the team in 2020, joining Steven Palette in Saintéloc's Silver-class Sprint Cup entry. The duo found immediate success, taking class victory in the opening two races of the season and adding a podium to complete the opening weekend at Misano. The following round at Magny-Cours saw Gachet take the overall pole and victory in race #2, despite being classified in the Silver Cup class. Following the second race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Gachet and Palette clinched the Silver Cup title. The following season saw Gachet switch his focus back to the Endurance Cup, joining Mercedes-AMG entrant AKKA-ASP in their Silver Cup entry. Claiming class victories at Paul Ricard and Barcelona, Gachet finished second in the Silver class championship alongside teammates Konstantin Tereshchenko and Thomas Drouet.
For 2022, Gachet returned to Audi, joining Tresor by Car Collection's Sprint Cup entry. Reunited with Christopher Haase, Gachet scored his first podium of the season at Magny-Cours after taking pole for race #1. He would go on to collect four podium finishes that season, claiming third in the overall championship. Gachet also embarked on full-season campaigns in the FFSA GT Championship and GT4 European Series for Akkodis-ASP. In October, he joined Eric Debard behind the wheel of Team France's GT Relay entry into the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games. The duo finished second in both qualifying races, before scoring the gold medal in the main race.
In 2023, Gachet was promoted to Audi Sport factory driver status. In his first full season as a factory driver, Gachet took on a drive with Saintéloc's Pro class entry in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, alongside Patric Niederhauser and Christopher Mies, as well as a Sprint Cup entry in the Gold Cup class, paired with Paul Evrard.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2011 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Formula Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 1 | ? | 11 | 525 | 1st |
| 2012 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 148 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | ARTA Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | ARTA Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14th |
| 2013 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Formula Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 19th |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | ARTA Engineering | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19th |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | ART Junior Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | ARTA Engineering | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 5th |
| 2015 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Tech 1 Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16th |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series | Tech 1 Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Panis Barthez Competition | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30.5 | 9th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Panis Barthez Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 14th |
| 2017 | GT4 European Series Southern Cup - Pro-Am | Energy by ART | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 20th |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37th |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am | Saintéloc Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.5 | 8th |
| 2018 | French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | Saintéloc Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33rd |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am | Saintéloc Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22nd |
| 2019 | French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | Saintéloc Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19th |
| 2019 | GT4 South European Series - Pro-Am | Saintéloc Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6th |
| 2019 | 24H GT Series - A6 | Saintéloc Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Attempto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver | Attempto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.5 | 9th |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - SIlver | Saintéloc Racing | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 108.5 | 1st |
| 2020 | French GT4 Cup | Saintéloc Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 7th |
| 2020 | Ultimate Cup Series - Monoplace F3-T318 | Formula Motorsport | 3 | 3 | ? | ? | 3 | 168 | 6th |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | AKKA ASP Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver | AKKA ASP Team | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 2nd |
| 2021 | French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | AKKA ASP Team | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 6th |
| 2021 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Saintéloc Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16th |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Tresor by Car Collection | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 3rd |
| 2022 | French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | AKKODIS ASP Team | 12 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 82 | 7th |
| 2022 | GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | AKKODIS ASP Team | 12 | 0 | 1 | ? | 2 | 67 | 9th |
| 2022 | 24H GT Series - GT3 Am | Saintéloc Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ?* |
| 2022 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Saintéloc Junior Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2022 | FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup | Team France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2022-23 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Saintéloc Racing | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Saintéloc Junior Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Saintéloc Junior Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 18th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver | Saintéloc Junior Team | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 5th |
| 2023 | Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - 3A | Racetivity | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 5th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | CSA Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 14th |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold | CSA Racing | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 114 | 2nd |
| 2024 | French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | Debard Automobiles by Racetivity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46* | 3rd* |
| 2024 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | Schumacher CLRT | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | HAAS RT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | CSA Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
† As Gachet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. $^*$ 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 | DC | Points |
| 2012 | LÉD 1 Ret | LÉD 2 2 | PAU 1 2 | PAU 2 2 | VDV 1 4 | VDV 2 2 | MAG 1 8 | MAG 2 3 | NAV 1 7 | NAV 2 14 | LMS 1 7 | LMS 2 4 | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 3 | 3rd | 148 |

### Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
| 2013 | ARTA Engineering | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MSC 1 | MSC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | HUN 1 19 | HUN 2 26 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | | | | NC† | 0 |
| 2014 | ARTA Engineering | ALC 1 9 | ALC 2 6 | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 15 | MSC 1 18 | MSC 2 Ret | NÜR 1 21 | NÜR 2 18 | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 10 |
| 2014 | ART Junior Team | | | | | | | | | HUN 1 DSQ | HUN 2 19 | LEC 1 23 | LEC 2 16 | JER 1 16 | JER 2 20 | | | | 19th | 10 |
| 2015 | Tech 1 Racing | ALC 1 9 | ALC 2 Ret | ALC 3 19 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 Ret | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 Ret | SIL 1 18 | SIL 2 15 | SIL 3 11 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 16 | LMS 1 11 | LMS 2 3 | JER 1 20 | JER 2 21 | JER 3 17 | 16th | 19 |
† As Gachet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2013 | ARTA Engineering | VLL 1 16 | VLL 2 Ret | IMO1 1 24 | IMO1 2 Ret | SPA 1 13 | SPA 2 18 | MNZ 1 25 | MNZ 2 13 | MIS 1 7 | MIS 2 5 | MUG 1 13 | MUG 2 11 | IMO2 1 5 | IMO2 2 Ret | | | 14th | 28 |
| 2014 | ARTA Engineering | IMO 1 3 | IMO 2 3 | PAU 1 3 | PAU 2 8 | RBR 1 11 | RBR 2 7 | SPA 1 23 | SPA 2 Ret | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 7 | MUG 1 32 | MUG 2 18 | JER 1 16 | JER 2 11 | | | 5th | 78 |
| 2015 | Tech 1 Racing | IMO 1 3 | IMO 2 Ret | PAU 1 3 | PAU 2 4 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | JER 1 9 | JER 2 7 | NC† | 0 |
† As Gachet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

### 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 |
| 2016 | Panis Barthez Competition | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 7 | IMO 3 | RBR 8 | LEC 8 | SPA | EST Ret | 9th | 30.5 |
| 2017 | Panis Barthez Competition | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL 9 | MNZ 11 | RBR Ret | LEC 5 | SPA Ret | ALG Ret | 14th | 12.5 |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
#### GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2017 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MON | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | CAT 17 | NC | 0 |
| 2018 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MON 14 | SIL Ret | LEC 6 | | | | CAT 45 | 37th | 9 |
| 2018 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Am | | | | SPA 6H 63 | SPA 12H 63 | SPA 24H Ret | | NC | 0 |
| 2019 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MON 15 | SIL 11 | LEC 9 | | | | CAT Ret | 33rd | 2 |
| 2019 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro-Am | | | | SPA 6H 62 | SPA 12H 56 | SPA 24H 48 | | 22nd | 8 |
| 2020 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | IMO | NÜR | SPA 6H 56 | SPA 12H 56 | SPA 24H Ret | LEC | | NC | 0 |
| 2021 | AKKA ASP Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | MON 11 | LEC 11 | SPA 6H 40 | SPA 12H 34 | SPA 24H 23 | NÜR Ret | CAT 11 | 2nd | 74 |
| 2023 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | MNZ 4 | LEC 4 | SPA 6H 23 | SPA 12H 24 | SPA 24H 16 | NÜR 4 | CAT 9 | 6th | 41 |
| 2024 | HAAS RT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | LEC | SPA 6H 31 | SPA 12H 26 | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR | MNZ | JED | NC* | 0* |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
| 2017 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR | MIS CR | BRH QR | BRH CR | ZOL QR | ZOL CR | HUN QR | HUN CR | NÜR QR 20 | NÜR CR 22 | NC | 0 |
| 2018 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | ZOL 1 10 | ZOL 2 12 | BRH 1 7 | BRH 2 8 | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 3 | HUN 1 4 | HUN 2 2 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 3 | 8th | 44.5 |
| 2020 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | MIS 1 9 | MIS 2 9 | MIS 3 14 | MAG 1 13 | MAG 2 1 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 Ret | CAT 1 19 | CAT 2 9 | CAT 3 7 | 1st | 108.5 |
| 2022 | Tresor by Car Collection | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | BRH 1 7 | BRH 2 4 | MAG 1 3 | MAG 2 Ret | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 Ret | MIS 1 4 | MIS 2 3 | VAL 1 2 | VAL 2 4 | 3rd | 67 |
| 2023 | Saintéloc Junior Team | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 13 | MIS 1 19 | MIS 2 24 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 Ret | VAL 1 21 | VAL 2 6 | ZAN 1 24 | ZAN 2 15 | 5th | 90 |
| 2024 | CSA Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | BRH 1 9 | BRH 2 13 | MIS 1 32 | MIS 2 11 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 9 | MAG 1 7 | MAG 2 7 | CAT 1 6 | CAT 2 28 | 2nd | 114 |
$^*$ Season still in progress.