Grégoire Matthieu Saucy (; born 26 December 1999) is a Swiss racing driver who competes in the European Le Mans Series for United Autosports.
Saucy won the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship with ART.
Junior career V de V Challenge Monoplace Saucy's first year in single seaters was in 2016 when he drove RC Formula and later GSK Grand Prix in the V de V Challenge Monoplace. The three podiums Saucy scored on his way to fourth in the championship were all second places in the three races at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
Formula 4 2017
Jenzer Motorsport signed Saucy to race for them 2017 as a guest driver in the Italian F4 Championship. In the six races he partook in, Saucy finished in points scoring positions twice both at Mugello Circuit.
2018 Saucy raced his first season in ADAC Formula 4 in 2018 where he raced as a guest driver for Jenzer Motorsport like he did the year previously in the Italian F4 championship. In the two races, he raced he finished 11th and fifth.
Saucy once again raced for Jenzer in Italian F4 until the final race of the season where he made the switch to the French team R-ace GP. His best result was fifth and he also scored a double pole position at round 3 in Monza, putting him 11th in the standings with 63 points.
2019 In 2019, Saucy contested the full ADAC Formula 4 season for R-ace GP. He finished on the podium twice in Zandvoort and Sachsenring, allowing him to end the season in ninth, 28 points behind his teammate Michael Belov.
Following on from the last race of 2018, Saucy drove for R-ace GP again in Italian F4 for selected rounds. He finished the season in 15th while only competing in three rounds; his highest finish being a fourth place at the Red Bull Ring.
Formula Renault Eurocup
2017 Saucy's first year in Formula Renault was in 2017 when he raced for AVF by Adrián Vallés. He only competed in the first four rounds, and had a best finish of 12th in the championship.
2019 Saucy returned to Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019 for the final two rounds with R-ace GP. Competing as a guest driver, Saucy would finish fifth in his first race, and proceed to finish 12th in the remaining three races.
2020 In 2020, Saucy raced for ART Grand Prix alongside Paul Aron and Victor Martins. He secured his first podium at the Nürburgring where he came in third place, and finished third again in Spa-Francorchamps. With his two podiums, Saucy came seventh in the standings.
Toyota Racing Series At the beginning of 2020, Saucy signed up to drive in the Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport. Securing two second places in the campaign, he placed sixth in the standings.
Formula Regional European Championship
For 2021, Saucy remained with ART Grand Prix competing in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, the merger of the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Regional European Championship. His teammates were Gabriele Minì and Thomas ten Brinke. He started the season off in a dominant fashion, winning the second race of the season at Imola and following that up with two victories in Barcelona. After a point-less round in Monaco and a disqualification from the lead in France, courtesy of a part having been reassembled in the wrong direction following post-race scrutineering, he returned to winning ways in the second race at Paul Ricard. Saucy dominated the next weekend at the Circuit Zandvoort with two pole positions and two race wins. Saucy started the first race at Spa-Francorchamps in 24th courtesy of a mixed-up qualifying session, but he was able to fight back to eighth by the checkered flag. He started the second race from pole and achieved his seventh victory of the season. In the seventh round of the campaign, Saucy once again scored a race win, this time inheriting the top step of the podium after a penalty was handed to initial winner Franco Colapinto for track limit breaches. Saucy scored his first podium that was not a win in the next round, coming third in race 2 in Valencia, and went into the penultimate round with a 78-point gap on his closest rival Hadrien David. He then finished the first race at Mugello in fifth place, and with his French adversary ending up 23rd, Saucy was crowned champion with three races left to go. Saucy ended the season with a total of eight victories, eight podiums, 277 points and ten podiums, meaning that he stood on the podium after precisely half of all races.
FIA Formula 3 Championship 2022
In November 2021, Saucy partook in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 Championship with ART Grand Prix, partnering Victor Martins and Juan Manuel Correa. A few days after the test he was announced by ART to be one of the team's drivers for the 2022 season. He qualified fourth on his debut, beating both his teammates. After starting out the season with a retirement caused by a collision with teammate Martins, in which the Swiss was given a grid drop, Saucy scored his first podium in the category in the feature race in Sakhir. At the next round in Imola, he was on course for another third place, before being taken out by Oliver Bearman on the final lap. From there, Saucy experienced a drop in performances, having to wait until the sprint race in Hungary for his next points. He followed that up with an inconsistent end to the season, which included points finishes in Zandvoort and Monza, but also a pair of retirements, after which he stated that his results masked the underlying pace him and the team had. Saucy ended his season 15th in the standings, finishing behind his teammates Martins and Correa.
2023
In November 2022, ART Grand Prix announced Saucy would remain with the team for the 2023 season, where he would partner Kaylen Frederick and Nikola Tsolov. Qualifying third for the Bahrain round, he began the season with fourth in the feature race, and then improved to qualify on the front row in Melbourne. He would then convert it into his first podium of the year, remaining in second and marking him as a title contender. Another podium followed in the Monaco sprint race, despite been penalised from reverse pole. However, he suffered similar fortunes to the year before, only securing three more points finishes throughout the season. This was interrupted with a pole position in Austria, but was unable to capitalise after sustaining a puncture in the battle for the lead. His season, being plagued by numerous unlucky incidents, saw Saucy only 14th in the standings with 54 points, albeit the highest placed ART driver.
Saucy joined MP Motorsport for the final post-season testing in Imola.
Sportscar career
2024: GT3 & LMP2 debut After two disappointing seasons in FIA Formula 3, Saucy made the transition to endurance racing, racing for United Autosports in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category. Saucy and his teammates started the campaign with two point-free events, but earned a fourth place during the Spa-Francochamps. Heartbreak followed in Le Mans when Saucy's car retired from an issue after being in podium contention. Nevertheless, Saucy followed that with two straight fourth places in São Paulo and Austin. After finishing sixth for the 8 Hours of Bahrain, Saucy and his teammates were classified ninth in the LMGT3 standings.
That year, Saucy also teamed up with prototype stalwart Mathias Beche and bronze-ranked Rodrigo Sales in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the European Le Mans Series with Richard Mille by TDS. Following a Pro-Am podium at the season-opener in Barcelona, Saucy and his teammates would go on to win at Le Castellet. He secured pole for the Spa-Francorchamps but retired after making a mistake following a safety car restart. He then won once again during the 4 Hours of Mugello. Overall, it was a very successful season for Saucy and the team as they placed fourth in the LMP2 standings.
2025 Saucy remained with United Autosports to race in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category, and also drove for the team in the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category.
At the end of the year, he also raced in the Asian Le Mans Series with the team.
2026 Saucy remained in the European Le Mans Series in 2026 whilst continuing with United Autosports in the LMP2 category, after the team departed the FIA World Endurance Championship to focus on its 2027 Hypercar project. Additionally, he is also set to partake in selected rounds with the team in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Other motorsports Formula E In May 2024, Saucy was chosen by the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team to partake in the Berlin rookie test.
Formula One In February 2026, Saucy became a part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2008Swiss Romand Championship — Mini6th2013Swiss Championship — KF3JD RacingNC
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace RC Formula 3 0 0 0 0 661 4th GSK Grand Prix 18 0 2 1 3 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup AVF by Adrián Vallés 4 0 0 0 0 0 26th Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 7 NC† 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 2 1 0 63 11th R-ace GP 3 0 0 0 0 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup R-ace GP 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Italian F4 Championship 9 0 0 0 0 28 15th ADAC Formula 4 Championship 20 0 0 0 2 95 9th 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup ART Grand Prix 20 0 0 0 2 95.5 7th Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 2 220 6th 2021 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 20 8 8 2 10 277 1st 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 18 0 0 0 1 30 15th 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 18 0 1 2 2 54 14th 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 United Autosports 8 0 0 0 0 52 9th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am Richard Mille by TDS 6 2 0 1 4 94 4th 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 United Autosports 8 0 0 2 1 43 12th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 6 0 0 0 0 15 14th2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2United Autosports 6 0 5 0 0 37 7th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 1 0 0 0 0 310 35th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 5 1 0 1 4 85* 1st* 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th † As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
Complete V de V Challenge Monoplace 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 21 DC Points 2016 RC Formula CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 4th 661 GSK Grand Prix BUG1 BUG2 BUG3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 ALC1 ALC2 ALC3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 EST1 EST2 EST3
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 21 22 23 DC Points 2017 AVF by Adrián Vallés MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 PAU1 PAU2 MON1 MON2 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 RBR1 RBR2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 26th 0 2019 R-ace GP MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 CAT1 CAT2 HOC1 HOC2 YMC1 YMC2 NC† 0 2020 ART Grand Prix MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 HOC1 HOC2 LEC1 LEC2 7th 95.5 † As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)