Auto Sport Promotion, also known simply as ASP, is a French sports car racing team founded by racing driver Jérôme Policand in 1999. The team is based in Rabastens, France. It currently races as Akkodis ASP Team as part of a title sponsorship agreement with digital engineering company Akkodis, first reached in 2015 under Akka Technologies.

Between 2016 and 2023, ASP raced in Mercedes-AMG machinery in the GT World Challenge Europe series, becoming a factory partner in 2018. ASP currently works with Lexus, assisting their LMGT3 factory programme in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The team continues to use Mercedes sports cars in the GT2 European Series as customers, and also currently race Toyotas in the GT4 European Series as Matmut Évolution.

Racing history ASP first competed in motor racing through the Eurocup Mégane Trophy, where founder Jérôme Policand won the title in 1999. ASP also raced in the Porsche Carrera Cup France series in the 2000s, winning the Drivers' championships in 2005, 2006, and 2008 with Anthony Beltoise, and in 2010 with Frédéric Makowiecki.

In 2011, ASP officially debuted in the Blancpain Endurance Series, competing with a two-car entry driving the Ferrari 458 Italia GT3. The team's Pro-Am entry, driven by Ludovic Badey, Jean-Luc Beaubélique, and Franck Morel finished 2nd in the Pro-Am class. That year, they also won the 2011 24 Hours of Spa in the Pro-Am class. ASP finished 2nd in the Pro-Am again in the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series, and proceeded to take another Spa 24 Hours victory a year later in the 2013 24 Hours of Spa through the Gentleman Trophy class. ASP team made their first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, entering a Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 with drivers Soheil Ayari, Anthony Pons, and professional footballer Fabien Barthez. The team made it to the finish, finishing 29th overall and 9th in class.ASP officially made the switch to Mercedes-AMG machinery ahead of the 2016 Blancpain GT Series after five seasons of competition with the Ferrari 458 platform. In the team's first full season with the Mercedes-AMG GT3, they achieved 8th in the Pro class, 2nd in Pro-Am, and 4th in Am. ASP won their maiden race in the series that year, doing so in the season finale at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with Tristan Vautier and Felix Rosenqvist. They would win in Barcelona again in 2017 with Vautier and Daniel Juncadella to earn their second victory in the series.

The 2018 Blancpain GT Series was a breakthrough season for ASP, as they won the overall Drivers' championship with Raffaele Marciello, including the Sprint Cup drivers' championship with Marciello and Michael Meadows, and the Silver Cup drivers' championship with Nico Bastian and Jack Manchester. ASP took the Silver Cup drivers' title again in the 2019 Blancpain GT Series with Bastian. In 2020, Timur Boguslavskiy won the GT World Challenge Europe overall championship with ASP. The team would take back-to-back overall championships in 2022 and 2023, winning the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe and 2023 GT World Challenge Europe titles each with Marciello, the latter winning along with Boguslavskiy.

ASP ventured into GT4 racing in 2020, entering a Mercedes-AMG GT4 in the 2020 GT4 European Series season finale at Circuit Paul Ricard. The team committed to a full-season pursuit the following year and eventually won the Pro-Am class title in the 2022 GT4 European Series. The team moved to the French GT4 Cup in 2023, entering a pair of Toyota GR Supra GT4 sports cars in with backing from French insurance company Matmut, racing as Matmut Évolution. Matmut, with ASP's help, launched the 'Volant Matmut 100% Féminin' programme, allowing female racing drivers the opportunity to compete in motor racing. One of the ASP entries would be designated for the selected female drivers. Gabriela Jílková and Lucile Cypriano joined Enzo Joulié and Étienne Cheli for the full 2023 season. The team returned to the GT4 European Series in 2024, retaining Joulié and Cheli, and recruiting Cindy Gudet to race with Jílková, who also returned to the team. Ahead of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, ASP confirmed that they would be selected by Lexus to help operate their LMGT3 team. Following the announcement, ASP officially paused their GT World Challenge programme, leaving the series after thirteen seasons. Boguslavskiy returned with ASP to race the #78 car alongside Kelvin van der Linde and Arnold Robin, and the sister #87 car would be driven by Esteban Masson, Takeshi Kimura, and José María López, who helped test the RC F with ASP at Algarve International Circuit. ASP and Lexus achieved their first WEC LMGT3 class victory in 2025 at the 2025 6 Hours of São Paulo with Lopez, Clemens Schmid, and Petru Umbrărescu.

Race results

24 Hours of Le Mans Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps 2014 Team Sofrev ASP 58 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Soheil Ayari Fabien Barthez Anthony Pons LMGTE Am 325 29th 9th 2024 Akkodis ASP Team 78 Lexus RC F GT3 Timur Boguslavskiy Arnold Robin Kelvin van der Linde LMGT3 279 34th 7th 87 Jack Hawksworth Takeshi Kimura Esteban Masson 279 37th 10th 2025 Akkodis ASP Team 78 Lexus RC F GT3 Finn Gehrsitz Jack Hawksworth Arnold Robin LMGT3 268 DNF DNF 87 José María López Clemens Schmid Petru Umbrărescu 340 37th 5th 2026 Akkodis ASP Team 78 Lexus RC F GT3 Hadrien David Jack Hawksworth Tom Van Rompuy LMGT3 335 34th 2nd 87 José María López Clemens Schmid Petru Umbrărescu 335 36th 4th

24 Hours of Spa YearEntrantNo.CarDriversClassLaps2011 SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion10Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Patrice Goueslard Julien Jousse Olivier PlaGT3 Pro374RetRet SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion20Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ludovic Badey Jean-Luc Beaubélique Guillaume Moreau Franck MorelGT3 Pro-Am5306th1st2012 SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion10Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Fabien Barthez Eric Debard Morgan Moulin-Traffort Olivier PanisGT3 Pro-Am4979th3rd SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion20Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ludovic Badey Jean-Luc Beaubélique Patrice Goueslard Tristan VautierGT3 Pro-Am49510th5th2013 SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion20Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Jean-Luc Beaubélique Jean-Luc Blanchemain Patrice Goueslard Frédéric BouvyGentleman Trophy53916th1st2014 SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion116Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ludovic Badey Fabien Barthez Eric Debard Tristan VautierPro-Am50322nd11th SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion120Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret Julien Canal Pascal GibonPro-Am50919th8th2015 AKKA ASP10Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon Philippe PoletteAm51020th4th2016 AKKA ASP88Mercedes-AMG GT3 Felix Rosenqvist Renger van der Zande Tristan VautierPro5312nd2nd AKKA ASP89Mercedes-AMG GT3 Laurent Cazenave Michael Lyons Morgan Moullin-Traffort Daniele PerfettiPro-Am52319th4th2017 AKKA ASP Team88Mercedes-AMG GT3 Daniel Juncadella Félix Serrallés Tristan VautierPro209RetRet AKKA ASP Team89Mercedes-AMG GT3 Ludovic Badey Nico Bastian Alex Fontana Daniele PerfettiPro-Am176RetRet AKKA ASP Team90Mercedes-AMG GT3 Raffaele Marciello Michael Meadows Edoardo MortaraPro5463rd3rd2018 SMP Racing by AKKA ASP35Mercedes-AMG GT3 Denis Bulatov Michael Meadows Vitaly PetrovPro50516th15th Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP88Mercedes-AMG GT3 Daniel Juncadella Raffaele Marciello Tristan VautierPro5106th6th AKKA ASP Team89Mercedes-AMG GT3 Fabien Barthez Eric Debard Philippe Giauque Nico JaminAm43RetRet AKKA ASP Team90Mercedes-AMG GT3 Nico Bastian Jack Manchester Fabian Schiller Jules SzymkowiakSilver261RetRet2019 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP88Mercedes-AMG GT3 Vincent Abril Raffaele Marciello Fabian SchillerPro36113th13th AKKA ASP Team90Mercedes-AMG GT3 Nico Bastian Timur Boguslavskiy Felipe FragaSilver36117th2nd2020 AKKA ASP Team87Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Fabien Barthez Jean-Luc Beaubélique Thomas Drouet Jim PlaPro-Am275RetRet Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP88Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Timur Boguslavskiy Felipe Fraga Raffaele MarcielloPro263RetRet AKKA ASP Team89Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Alex Fontana Benjamín Hites Lucas LégeretSilver49729th6th2021 AKKA ASP Team87Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Thomas Drouet Simon Gachet Konstantin Tereshchenko Petru UmbrărescuSilver54523th7th Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP88Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Jules Gounon Daniel Juncadella Raffaele MarcielloPro344RetRet AKKA ASP Team89Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Lucas Auer Timur Boguslavskiy Felipe FragaPro55210th10th2022 AKKodis ASP Team87Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Thomas Drouet Tommaso Mosca Casper StevensonSilver367RetRet AMG Team AKKodis ASP88Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Jules Gounon Daniel Juncadella Raffaele MarcielloPro5361st1st2023 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKodis ASP87Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Thomas Drouet Lorenzo Ferrari Maximilian GötzPro304RetRet AKKodis ASP Team88Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Timur Boguslavskiy Jules Gounon Raffaele MarcielloPro5372nd2nd AKKodis ASP Team89Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Adalberto Baptista Bruno Baptista Rodrigo Baptista Alan HellmeisterBronze353RetRet

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