# Kévin Estre

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 Hypercar class.

## Early career
### Karting

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

### 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.
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 career

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.
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. As well as this, Estre competed in the Le Castellet round of the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship season with MP Racing.
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. 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.
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. Additionally he made his début in both the Porsche Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Attempto Racing. In the Supercup he raced on a full-time basis, finishing seventh with a win at Monza. In the German series, he only competed at the Norisring.
For 2012, Estre decided to concentrate on the Supercup and the German series, continuing with Attempto Racing. In the Supercup, he finished as runner-up to René Rast, with one win at the Hungaroring. In the German series, he finished fourth, winning the 24 Hours Nürburgring support race held on the Nordschleife. He qualified on pole position for the 24 Hours with a laptime of 8:10.9, averaging 186.1 km/h.
Estre also had a part-time schedule in the French series, contesting five races with Nourry Competition.
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.
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. The crew achieved two podiums, finishing the season in eighth position in the Pro Cup standings.
In 2015, Estre joined Chris Cumming and Laurens Vanthoor in OAK Racing in the LMP2 class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 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. 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.

## Hypercar career

Estre would move to the Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar programme for the 2023 season of the World Endurance Championship, competing alongside André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor in a Porsche 963. The trio scored two podiums, finishing third at Portimão and Fuji respectively to end up sixth in the standings.
For the 2024 season, Estre, Vanthoor, and Lotterer were retained as part of the No. 6's lineup. At the season opener in Qatar a controlling performance earned the team their first victory with the 963.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2006 | Formula Renault Campus France | La Filiere | 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 |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2010 | FIA GT3 European Championship | Mühlner Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2010 | ADAC GT Masters | Mühlner Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22nd |
| 2011 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | AS Events | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 242 | 1st |
| 2011 | Porsche Supercup | Hermes Attempto Racing | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 127 | 7th |
| 2011 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Hermes Attempto Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd |
| 2011 | Porsche Carrera World Cup | Hermes Attempto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2012 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Hermes Attempto Racing | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 181 | 4th |
| 2012 | International GT Open - GTS | Hermes Attempto Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Nourry Competition | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 11th |
| 2012 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | TRG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 68th |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Hermes Attempto Racing | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 249 | 1st |
| 2013 | FFSA GT Championship | Hermes Attempto Racing | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 13th |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Hermes Attempto Racing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | NC† |
| 2013 | Dubai 24 Hour - A6-Pro | Hermes Attempto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th |
| 2013 | FIA GT Series - Pro | Hexis Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2013 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | Mühlner Motorsports America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 62nd |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2014 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | ART Grand Prix | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 8th |
| 2014 | Porsche Supercup | McGregor by Attempto Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17th |
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Tsunami RT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 GT3 | Dörr Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2014 | VLN Endurance - SP9 | Dörr Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC† |
| 2014 | ADAC GT Masters | GW-IT Racing Team | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 18th |
| 2014 | Blancpain Sprint Series | Boutsen Ginion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | Gulf 12 Hours - GT3 | McLaren GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd |
| 2015 | United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Park Place Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56th |
| 2015 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche Team Manthey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16th |
| 2016 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | Porsche North America | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23rd |
| 2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th |
| 2017 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | Porsche GT Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 14th |
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 11th |
| 2018–19 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 155 | 1st |
| 2019–20 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 148 | 3rd |
| 2021 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | WeatherTech Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 958 | 9th |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 2nd |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 2nd |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | VOLT Racing with Wright Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 58th |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Pfaff Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 348 | 22nd |
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 6th |
| 2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship – Hypercar | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 1st |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 647 | 23rd |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Manthey EMA | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Manthey EMA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | HubAuto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Schumacher CLRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2025 | FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th* |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP | Porsche Penske Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 669 | 2nd* |
$^†$ As Estre was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### 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 IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
| 2023 | VOLT Racing with Wright Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 11 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | | 58th | 215 |
| 2023 | Pfaff Motorsports | GTD Pro | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | | | | | | | | | | | PET 2 | 22nd | 348 |
| 2024 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | GTP | Porsche 963 | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 | DAY 4 | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET 2 | | | 23rd | 647 |
| 2025 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | GTP | Porsche 963 | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 | DAY 3 | SEB 2 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | | | 2nd* | 669* |
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$^†$ Full points not awarded due to exceeding maximum drive time limitation. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
| 2022 | Porsche GT Team | LMGTE Pro | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB 1 | SPA 2 | LMS 4 | MNZ 4 | FUJ 3 | BHR 3 | | | | 2nd | 132 |
| 2023 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Hypercar | Porsche 963 | Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 | SEB 6 | ALG 3 | SPA Ret | LMS 8 | MNZ 7 | FUJ 3 | BHR 5 | | | 6th | 71 |
| 2024 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Hypercar | Porsche 963 | Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 | QAT 1 | IMO 2 | SPA 2 | LMS 4 | SÃO 2 | COA 6 | FUJ 1 | BHR 10 | | 1st | 152 |
| 2025 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Hypercar | Porsche 963 | Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 | QAT 11 | IMO | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | | 11th* | 0* |
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$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2015 | OAK Racing | Chris Cumming Laurens Vanthoor | Ligier JS P2-Honda | LMP2 | 329 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Porsche Motorsport | Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 135 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Dirk Werner | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 179 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 344 | 15th | 1st |
| 2019 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 337 | 29th | 9th |
| 2020 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Pro | 331 | 35th | 6th |
| 2021 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Neel Jani | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Pro | 344 | 22nd | 3rd |
| 2022 | Porsche GT Team | Michael Christensen Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Pro | 348 | 31st | 4th |
| 2023 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 963 | Hypercar | 320 | 22nd | 11th |
| 2024 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | André Lotterer Laurens Vanthoor | Porsche 963 | Hypercar | 311 | 4th | 4th |
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### Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
| 2023 | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | Matthew Payne | 11th | 161 |