GP Explorer was an annual Formula 4 car competition organized by French content creator Lucas "Squeezie" Hauchard with support from FFSA Academy, bringing together internet personalities across the globe to race against each other. Primarily featuring French content creators, it later grew to include other personalities worldwide. The competition used chassis from Mygale prepped by Alpine and Oreca with de-tuned Renault engines.
All three editions of GP Explorer were held at the Circuit Bugatti at Le Mans, France, the first of which was held on 8 October 2022. Broadcast live on Twitch, it was the highest-viewed French stream on the platform at the time, reaching a peak of over one million viewers and an average of 400,000 viewers.
Event history
During the ZEvent charity in 2020, Squeezie pledged to host a real-life Formula Renault tournament if the charity's live stream met a donation goal of €100,000. Two years later on 5 April 2022 during one of his Twitch live streams, Squeezie revealed GP Explorer, a race for French content creators competing in Formula 4 machinery around Circuit Bugatti at Le Mans, France. The inaugural race began on 8 October 2022, bringing together 22 French content creators, divided into eleven teams. Participants trained for several months, with some obtaining racing licenses.
The second race in 2023 featured French music artists alongside content creators, including SCH, Soso Maness and Kekra. The third race in 2025 was the last and most diverse GP Explorer event, dubbed "The Last Race", which featured an added sprint race, a revised points system, live broadcasting of team radio, international streams, and creator drivers from outside of France, including the United States, Spain, Canada, and Switzerland.
Results by year 2022 Sylvain Levy of won the race from second on the grid, ahead of Pierre-Olivier "Depielo" Valette and Étienne "Étienne Moustache" Jouneau. The trophies were handed out by Jamel Debbouze, Bigflo & Oli, and Matthieu Vaxivière.
During qualifying, Jordan "Joyca" Rondelli suffered a major accident at the exit of the Dunlop curve. His team's mechanics managed to repair the car and the videographer was able to start the race. Joyca described his hit, saying, "I got there, in the big Dunlop of death, there's a wall that's a little scary, well, I took it." The event, broadcast live on Twitch, gathered just over one million concurrent viewers, becoming the most viewed French stream and one of the top 10 most viewed streams on the platform. 40,000 spectators were present at the race. PersonalityTeamTime/Retired116 Sylvain LevyNordVPN 1527:32.0002264 DepieloOscaro15 +0.2481399 Étienne MoustacheWorld of Tanks15 +5.1003494 LeBouseuhPUBG Mobile15 +23.0798514 SqueezieMWII Racing Team15 +26.3296630 ValouzzOscaro15 +42.28014715 DjilsiAlpine14 +1 lap1586 Manon LanzaAlpine14 +1 lap10911 BibiBlack Adam14 +1 lap111031 DobbyFruitz14 +1 lap9117 GotagaMWII Racing Team14 +1 lap161226 ThéoBabacRhinoshield14 +1 lap171327 KaatsupPUBG Mobile14 +1 lap131449 AmixemWorld of Tanks14 +1 lap20153 Seb la FriteIgraal14 +1 lap181612 DomingoCupra Team PAX14 +1 lap211724 PrimeBlack Adam13 +1 lap4188 SofyanIgraal13 +2 laps191913 DeujnaFruitz13 +2 laps222029 JoycaRhinoshield13 +2 laps1221 XariCupra Team PAX12Collision710 Pierre ChabrierNordVPN 12Collision5
2023 Pierre-Olivier "Depielo" Valette won the second edition of GP Explorer from pole position, ahead of Sylvain Levy and Étienne "Étienne Moustache" Jouneau. 60,000 spectators were present at the race, and the event's live stream garnered over one million concurrent viewers for the second year in a row.
French YouTuber was subject to misogyny and sexual harassment by viewers online following a collision between herself and Maxime Biaggi on lap 2 of the race. These comments were quickly condemned by the organizers of GP Explorer and fellow content creator drivers in the event. Lanza was stretchered out of her car and taken to hospital for evaluation. PersonalityTeamTime/Retired164 DepieloRacers by Alpine1538:41.998121 Sylvain LevyNordVPN 15 +4.8243343 Étienne MoustacheWargaming.net15 +6.8362494 LeBouseuhOverwatch 215 +18.9234516 Ana On AirMouv'15 +37.8735610 Pierre ChabrierNordVPN 15 +38.6567714 SqueezieGentle Mates15 +40.1809849 AmixemWargaming.net15 +41.3638913 Soso ManessSamsung15 +50.511101027 KaatsupOverwatch 215 +54.30912117 GotagaGentle Mates15 +59.086161238 Mister VSubway15 +1:08.312151323 TheodortAlpine15 +1:20.373141415 DjilsiAlpine15 +1:26.42517153 Seb la FriteRhinoshield15 +1:32.332181698 Theo JuiceSubway15 +1:35.400191728 Baghera JonesCupra15 +1:50.518201831 MaghlaRhinoshield14 +1 lap231966 HortyCupra13 +2 laps248 BillyCrunchyroll14 -2192 KekraCrunchyroll10 -2219 SCHSamsung8 -1397 Maxime BiaggiMouv'2Collision611 Manon LanzaRacers by Alpine2Collision11
2025 The third GP Explorer event was the final year of competition. The 2025 edition garnered the largest audience in the competition's history, being broadcast to 1.4 million viewers on Twitch, 1.22 million viewers on live television via France 2, and drawing 200,000 live spectators across three days at Circuit Bugatti, peaking at 80,000 on Sunday.
International broadcasts were featured for the first time, including English language streams hosted by Pokimane and Hasan Piker who were both present at the event. The trophies were presented by Charles Milesi, Victor Martins, and Sébastien Loeb.
For the first time in the competition, a sprint format was used. Spanish streamer Karchez won both races. An additional exhibition race was also introduced, dubbed the 'Race of Legends', where the four personalities who finished in the top four places in the previous two editions, those being Depielo, Sylvain Lévy, Etienne Moustache and LeBouseuh, competed against each other in Ligier JS P4 sports cars in a 12-lap race. Etienne Moustache ultimately emerged victorious.
Sprint race PersonalityTeamTime/Retired121 KarchezCupra8 -1297 Maxime BiaggiLego Racing Team8 +4.6815314 SqueezieNetflix8 +5.5583477 HoudiDurex8 +8.467852 CocotteeErborian8 +10.2499615 DjilsiLego Racing Team8 +11.7031477 GotagaLofi Girl Gentle Mates8 +14.32419823 ThéodortAndros Be Nuts!8 +15.8461694 NikofLofi Girl Gentle Mates8 +19.869181017 AnderCupra8 +20.630221148 Lea ÉluiSol de Janeiro8 +25.28817123 AnymeDurex8 +28.384231328 Baghera JonesErborian8 +35.777241442 Ludwig AhgrenThe Crew Motorfest8 +36.02871592 PLKSubway8 +36.21861616 Ana On AirAlpine8 +37.58441731 MaghlaSol de Janeiro8 +42.821201838 Mister VSubway8 +45.958101951 Michael ReevesThe Crew Motorfest8 +54.824122019 SCHSamsung8 +1:00.969112110 AmineMaTueNetflix8 +1:02.091132256 MaastuAndros Be Nuts!7 +1 lap2127 KaatsupAlpine6Accident299 BillySamsung2Accident15Source:
Feature race PersonalityTeamTime/Retired121 KarchezCupra16 -1227 KaatsupAlpine16 +10.6424397 Maxime BiaggiLego Racing Team16 +11.32910492 PLKSubway16 +12.6825577 HoudiDurex16 +13.4217617 AnderCupra16 +17.857277 GotagaLofi Girl Gentle Mates16 +23.0056815 DjilsiLego Racing Team16 +23.15413942 Ludwig AhgrenThe Crew Motorfest16 +51.67481016 Ana On AirAlpine16 +56.693141119 SCHSamsung16 +56.98711124 NikofLofi Girl Gentle Mates16 +1:04.789151338 Mister VSubway16 +1:23.338161451 Michael ReevesThe Crew Motorfest16 +1:23.57012152 CocotteeErborian16 +1:24.038201656 MaastuAndros Be Nuts!16 +1:35.592181710 AmineMaTueNetflix16 +1:36.92222183 AnymeDurex16 +3:49.398191928 Baghera JonesErborian16 +4:09.596172048 Lea ÉluiSol de Janeiro16 +6:29.667242199 BillySamsung16 +8:33.304232231 MaghlaSol de Janeiro16 +9:25.691212314 SqueezieNetflix15Accident923 ThéodortAndros Be Nuts!2Accident3Source:
'Race of Legends' PersonalityTeamTime/Retired143 Étienne MoustacheWilkinson Sword16 -2294 LeBouseuhWilkinson Sword16 +8.4154364 DepieloWilkinson Sword16 +35.0761416 Sylvain LevyWilkinson Sword16 Disqualified3Source:
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