Gael Julien (born 30 November 2005) is a French-Malagasy racing driver. He is the 2024 European Le Mans Series champion in the LMP3 class with RLR MSport. Previously, Julien became a race winner in the French F4 Championship.
Early career Having discovered karting at the age of seven, Julien won titles in various Asian countries, as well as taking home the 2019 Rok Cup Asia in the junior class. He made his car racing debut in 2021, taking part in French F4. With one win at Lédenon, Julien finished seventh in the standings.
For the 2022 season, Julien switched to compete in Spanish F4, where he would race for Drivex School. He finished 11th in the championship, beating both of his full-time teammates and scoring a podium in Valencia.
At the end of the year, Julien took part in an evaluation for the Ferrari Driver Academy as a selected candidate of the Asia Pacific & Oceania regional selection programme, representing Indonesia.
Sportscar career 2023 marked the start of Julien's time in sportscar racing, as the Frenchman moved to RLR MSport, partnering Horst Felbermayr Jr. and Mateusz Kaprzyk in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series. Scoring points in all six races, Julien highlighted his campaign with a pole position in mixed weather conditions at Portimão, which led the team towards a seventh place in the standings.
The following year, Julien remained with RLR in ELMS, this time partnering the bronze-ranked pair of Nick Adcock and Michael Jensen. Following a fourth place in Barcelona, the French driver would take his first pole position of the year at his home track in Le Castellet. Thanks to a well-judged fuel saving strategy which saw RLR have to make one less stop than its rivals, Julien would cross the line to take his first victory in endurance racing.
Personal life During his childhood, Julien and his parents lived in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2021French F4 ChampionshipFFSA Academy2111141417th2022F4 Spanish ChampionshipDrivex School2100016011th 2023 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 RLR MSport60100517th2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 RLR MSport61213991st Ultimate Cup Series - Proto NP02 Graff Racing 1 0 1 0 1 18 25th2025Le Mans Cup - LMP3High Class Racing20100132ndEuropean Sprint Prototype CupGraff Racing200011521st2026Le Mans Cup - LMP3Nielsen Racing * Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints 2021NOG1NOG2NOG3MAG11MAG12MAG13HUN1HUN2HUN3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3LEC1LEC2LEC3MAG21MAG22MAG23 7th
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints2022Drivex SchoolALG1ALG2ALG3JER1JER2JER3CRT1CRT2CRT3SPA1SPA2SPA3ARA1ARA2ARA3NAV1NAV2NAV3CAT1CAT2CAT3 11th 60
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2023 RLR MSport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA PRT ALG 7th 51 2024 RLR MSport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 1st 99
Complete Le Mans Cup results YearEntrantNo.CarClass123456PosPoints 2025 High Class Racing LMP3 Pro-Am Ligier JS P325 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG 32nd 1 * Season still in progress.
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