Paul Petit (born 10 May 1993) is a French racing driver set to compete for Team Speedcar in the GT4 European Series.
Personal life Petit is the son of Pierre Petit, a former racing driver who won the 1982 French Formula Three Championship.
Career Petit made his single-seater debut in 2011, racing in the FFSA Academy-centrally run French F4 Championship. Following one-off appearances in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series and Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France in the next two years, Petit spent the following two seasons in the V de V Challenge Endurance for Mornay Motorsport and Graff, respectively. Remaining with Graff for 2016, Petit made his debut in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series alongside Enzo Guibbert and Eric Trouillet. In his rookie season, Petit scored wins at Le Castellet and Spa to end the season runner-up in points after scoring two more podiums.
Stepping up to LMP2 competition for 2017, Petit remained with Graff for his sophomore season in the European Le Mans Series. In his maiden season in the category, Petit finished third at the Red Bull Ring and Le Castellet to finish seventh in points at season's end. Remaining in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series for 2018, Petit switched to Racing Engineering for his third season in the series. In his only season with the team, Petit won at Le Castellet and finished second at the Red Bull Ring to secure third in the standings.
The following year, Petit made his debut in GT3 competition by joining Team WRT to race in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup alongside Shae Davies and Alex MacDowall. Racing in all but two races, Petit scored a best result of sixth and finished the year 16th in the Silver Cup standings. Petit then transitioned to the French GT4 Cup for 2020, joining AKKA ASP Team alongside Thomas Drouet. In his first season in the series, Petit scored Silver Cup wins at Le Castellet and took five more podiums to end the year third in the standings.
In 2021, Petit joined Toksport WRT to race in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Marvin Dienst and Óscar Tunjo. In his sophomore season in the series, Petit scored class podiums at the 24 Hours of Spa and Nürburgring, and ending the year 13th in points despite missing the finale at Barcelona due to a knee injury.
Returning to the French GT4 Cup for 2022, Petit joined CD Sport to race in the Silver Cup alongside Viny Beltramelli. On his return to the series, Petit scored a best result of sixth in class at Le Castellet to end the year tenth in points. The following year, Petit made his debut in the GT4 European Series with Saintéloc Junior Team alongside Marc Lopez Gutierrez. In his rookie year in the series, Petit scored a best class finish of fourth at Barcelona and ended the year 16th in points.
For his sophomore season in the GT4 European Series, Petit joined AV Racing to race in the Pro-Am class alongside Noam Abramczyk. In their only season together, the pair scored three class podiums which included a win at Misano, as they ended the year third in the class points. Petit switched to Team Speedcar for 2025, joining Grégory Guilvert in the Silver Cup for his third season in the GT4 European Series. In the six-round season, Petit took his first podium at Zandvoort and later scored his an overall win in race one at Spa en route to a seventh-place points finish. Petit remained with the team for 2026, for his second season alongside Guilvert.
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2011 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 14 0 0 0 0 6 16th2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series ARTA Engineering 2 0 0 0 0 0 38th Andros Trophy – Electric 2 0 0 0 1 2nd 2013 Peugeot RCZ Racing Cup France 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2014 V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch Mornay Motorsport 7 0 0 0 0 36.5 20th 2015 V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch Graff 3 0 0 0 0 19.5 29th 2016 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Graff 6 2 1 0 4 932nd Road to Le Mans – LMP3 1 0 0 0 0 12th Challenge Endurance LMP3 V de V 1 0 1 0 1 0 NC 2017 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Graff 6 0 1 0 2 57 7th 2018 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Racing Engineering 6 1 0 0 2 663rd2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Team WRT3 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 23 16th 25 Hours VW Fun Cup Zosh Angevin Jaulin 1 0 0 0 0 35th 2020 French GT4 Cup – Silver AKKA ASP Team 10 2 1 0 7 1843rd2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Toksport WRT4 0 0 0 0 1 32nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 2 42 13th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 2 32nd2022 French GT4 Cup – Silver CD Sport 12 0 0 0 0 34 10th Legends Car Cup France 2 0 0 0 0 132 48th2023 GT4 European Series – Silver Saintéloc Junior Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT4 European Series – Pro-Am 7 0 0 0 0 36 16th French GT4 Cup – Silver 2 0 0 0 0 6 16th 2024 GT4 European Series – Pro-Am AV Racing 12 1 1 0 3 1323rd 2025 GT4 European Series – Silver Team Speedcar 12 1 3 0 2 91 7th 2026 GT4 European Series – Silver Team Speedcar Sources:
Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year1234567891011121314PosPoints 2011LÉD1LÉD2NOG1NOG2PAU1PAU2VDV1VDV2SPA1SPA2ALB1ALB2LEC1LEC2 16th 6
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest race lap in class. Results are overall/class) Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points 2016 Graff LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST2nd93 2017 Graff LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 7th 57 2018 Racing Engineering LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA POR3rd66
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points2019 Belgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMS EvoSilver MON16th23 Team WRT SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 2021 Toksport WRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 13th 42
Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points2023Saintéloc Junior TeamAudi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Silver MNZ1 MNZ2 LEC1 LEC2 NC 0 Pro-Am SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 16th 36 2024 AV Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Pro-Am LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JED1 JED2 3rd 132 2025 Team Speedcar Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Silver LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 91
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