Sébastien Baud (born 6 July 2000) is a French racing driver. He is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving in the LMGT3 class for TF Sport.[1]
| Sébastien Baud | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 6 July 2000 Annecy, France |
| WEC career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | TF Sport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 82 |
| Starts | 0 (0 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022–23 2021 2020 | GTWC Europe Endurance Cup GT4 European Series Ligier European Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | Ligier European Series - JS2 R |
Career
editBaud raced in karting during his youth, notably competing in the French national championship in 2016.[2] Having driven in the French Mitjet 2.0 L series in 2017 with GPC Motorsports, Baud entered both the French and European championships the following year.[3] With ten wins and a total of 18 podiums he managed to win the former in his debut year.[4] He progressed into the Porsche Carrera Cup France for 2019, though Baud only competed in the last three events as he was combining this with a venture into rallying.[5]
In 2020, Baud joined Cool Racing for the inaugural campaign of the Ligier European Series, driving in the JS2 R category.[6] Having established himself as the title protagonist by completing a clean sweep of both Le Castellet rounds, the Frenchman finished on the podium a further four times to beat Natan Bihel to the title.[7][8]
For the 2021 season Baud would enter the GT4 European Series, partnering Enzo Joulié at CD Sport.[9] The pair finished 13th in the Silver Cup standings and scored a best result of seventh. This proved to be preparation for Baud's step-up into GT3 racing in 2022, as he once again drove a Mercedes, this time a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, at GetSpeed Performance in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[10] Driving alongside Valdemar Eriksen and Jeff Kingsley in the Silver Cup class, Baud only took two points finishes in the category and ended up a lowly 27th in the championship. Parallel to his GTWC commitments, Baud drove for GetSpeed in the International GT Open series.[11] He and Steve Jans finished fourth overall, coming up strong in the second half of the campaign with three podiums.
He remained in the series for the 2023 season, this time competing in the Bronze Cup at Haupt Racing Team with Arjun Maini and Hubert Haupt.[12] Together the trio took a class victory at Le Castellet, benefiting from a late issue for Henrique Chaves.[13][14] They scored two more subclass podiums to finish second in the Bronze Cup standings, three points shy of Sky – Tempesta Racing.[15] Baud also drove alongside Haupt as a bronze class entry in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, winning the class during race 2 at the Hockenheimring.[16]
Baud progressed to the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2024, joining TF Sport with their Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R and partnering their new factory driver Daniel Juncadella as well as bronze-ranked Hiroshi Koizumi.[17]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | French Mitjet 2L Championship | GPC Motorsports | 21 | 10 | ? | ? | 18 | ? | 1st |
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Pierre Martinet by Alméras | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16th |
| 2020 | Ligier European Series - JS2 R | Cool Racing | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 169 | 1st |
| 2021 | GT4 European Series - Silver Cup | CD Sport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13th |
| French GT4 Cup - Silver Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | MV2S Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | GetSpeed Performance | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27th | |||
| International GT Open | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Performance | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 4th | |
| International GT Open - Pro-Am | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11th | ||
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Haupt Racing Team | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 2nd | |||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38.5 | 6th | |||
| 2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | TF Sport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14* | 22nd* |
† As Baud was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.
Complete Ligier European Series results
edit(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 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cool Racing | JS2 R | Ligier JS2 R | LEC1 1 1 |
LEC1 2 1 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 2 |
LEC2 1 1 |
LEC2 2 1 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
ALG 1 3 |
ALG 2 3 |
1st | 169 |
Complete GT4 European Series results
edit(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 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CD Sport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Silver | MNZ 1 22 |
MNZ 2 6 |
LEC 1 36 |
LEC 2 10 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 10 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 30 |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 24 |
CAT 1 22 |
CAT 2 33† |
13th | 34 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GetSpeed Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | IMO Ret |
LEC 28 |
SPA 6H 55 |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
HOC 33 |
CAT 19 |
27th | 8 |
| 2023 | Haupt Racing Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Bronze | MNZ 18 |
LEC 14 |
SPA 6H 36 |
SPA 12H 34 |
SPA 24H 24 |
NÜR 24 |
CAT 25 |
2nd | 89 |
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 | TF Sport | LMGT3 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 | QAT 10 |
IMO 8 |
SPA 12 |
LMS 9 |
SÃO Ret |
COA 8 |
FUJ Ret |
BHR | 22nd* | 14* |
References
edit- ^ "TF Reveals Second WEC Driver Trio |". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Baud Sebastien". Kartcom. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ CREA2F (20 September 2018). Mitjet Series - Hockenheim 2018 // Interview de Sebastien Baud. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via YouTube.
{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "seb_baud - The 2018 season ends". www.instagram.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Sébastien Baud : "Faire de la LMP3 en 2021 avec Cool Racing serait une option intéressante !"". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "(VIDEO) Sébastien Baud, l'espoir du sport automobile". L'Essor Savoyard (in French). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Sébastien Baud Stays Cool To Score Second Paul Ricard Double In 2020". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "The first-ever Ligier European Series Champions -". 6 November 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (27 February 2021). "GT4 European Series News Notebook". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (18 February 2022). "Jung, wild, erfolgshungrig – GetSpeed präsentiert Silber-Trio für die GTWC" [Young, wild, hungry for success - GetSpeed presents silver trio for the GTWC]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 February 2022). "GetSpeed Performance To Field A Trio Of AMGs In GT Open". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (12 April 2023). "HRT World Challenge Europe Driver Line-Up Confirmed". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (3 June 2023). "GT World Challenge Europe: Akkodis ASP mit Heimsieg". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 June 2023). "Akkodis ASP Wins Paul Ricard 1000km for Mercedes-AMG – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 October 2023). "ASP Defends Endurance Cup Title; Ferrari Takes Barcelona 1-2 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 September 2023). "Marciello, Boguslavskiy Rebound for Race 2 Victory – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "TF Reveals Second WEC Driver Trio". Dailysportscar. 18 December 2023. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
edit- Sébastien Baud career summary at DriverDB.com