Pierre Louis Thiriet (born 20 April 1989 in Épinal) is a French racing driver. He finished eighth overall and second in the LMP2 class of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans and won the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class in 2012.

Career

After competing in karting in 2003–04, Thiriet began racing in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy in 2009. Driving for TDS Racing, he finished fifth in the standings. Remaining with TDS for the 2010 season, Thiriet finished second in the standings behind teammate Nick Catsburg with two race wins.

Thiriet followed TDS into sportscar racing in 2011, contesting the Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class in an Oreca 03 shared with Mathias Beche and Jody Firth. The trio won the rounds at Spa and Estoril and finished fourth in the final drivers' standings. Thiriet also contested the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Luxury Racing Ferrari 430, but the car failed to finish.

For 2012, LMP2 became the top class of the renamed European Le Mans Series. Partnering Beche, Thiriet and TDS won the opening round of the season at Paul Ricard and the season finale at Road Atlanta, securing his first major championship victory. For the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans, they were joined by Christophe Tinseau and the car finished eighth overall and second in LMP2.

Personal life Thiriet is the son of Claude Thiriet, the founder of the French frozen food company Thiriet.

Racing record

Complete Eurocup Mégane Trophy 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 Rank Points 2009 TDS RacingCAT1CAT2SPA1SPA2HUN1HUN2SIL1SIL2LMS1LMS2NÜR1NÜR2ALC1ALC2 5th 65

Complete European Le Mans Series 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 Rank Points 2011 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC SPA IMO SIL EST 4th 38 2012 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 LEC DON PET 1st 94 2013 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR HUN LEC 2nd 77 2014 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO 8th 35 Ligier JS P2 RBR LEC EST 2015 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 2nd 91 2016 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 2nd 96 2018 Signatech Alpine Matmut LMP2 Alpine A470 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 18th 10 * Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2011 Luxury Racing Anthony Beltoise François Jakubowski Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEPro 136 DNF DNF 2012 Thiriet by TDS Racing Mathias Beche Christophe Tinseau Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 353 8th 2nd 2013 Thiriet by TDS Racing Ludovic Badey Maxime Martin Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 310 DNF DNF 2014 Thiriet by TDS Racing Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 355 6th 2nd 2015 Thiriet by TDS Racing Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2 204 DNF DNF 2016 Thiriet by TDS Racing Mathias Beche Ryō Hirakawa Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2 241 DNF DNF 2017 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov Alex Lynn Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 20 DNF DNF 2018 Signatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Alpine A470-Gibson LMP2 367 5th 1st 2019 Signatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Alpine A470-Gibson LMP2 368 6th 1stSources:

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2017 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 13th 70 2018–19 Signatech Alpine Matmut LMP2 Alpine A470 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 1st 181

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