François Thierry Roger Hériau (born 25 October 1983) is a French businessman and racing driver who competes in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship for Vista AF Corse.

He is the president and CEO of Carlac Minerals (Carrières des Lacs), the Hériau family business, which dates back to 1946.

Career Hériau began his racing career in 2009, competing in the V de V Funyo Challenge, finishing third in points before winning the series title the following year for HMC Loheac. Racing in V de V Sports-run championships until 2015, Hériau also competed sporadically in the Challenge Endurance series, most notably competing for Ultimate in his final two years in the series.

In 2016, Hériau remained with Ultimate to compete in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series alongside Jean-Baptiste and Matthieu Lahaye. In his first season in the series, Hériau scored a pair of fourth-place finishes at Le Castellet and Red Bull Ring to end the year tenth in points. Remaining with the team for the 2017 season, Hériau scored his maiden series podiums at Silverstone and Monza, which helped him end the year fourth in LMP3. At the end of the year, Hériau won the Gulf 12 Hours in the LMP3 Pro-Am class for the same team.

Continuing with Ultimate for 2018, Hériau scored a third-place finish at Silverstone to round out the year eighth in LMP3. At the end of the year, Hériau raced in the LMP2 class of the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series for Panis Barthez Competition, in which he scored a pair of third-place finishes in Buriram and Sepang. For the rest of 2019, Hériau returned to Ultimate for a fourth consecutive season in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series. In what turned out to be his final season in LMP3 machinery, Hériau won at Le Castellet, before taking further podiums at Barcelona and Algarve to secure a third-place points finish in LMP3.

Following a one-off appearance in the following year's Le Mans Cup for EuroInternational, Hériau returned to Ultimate for 2021, now in a technical partnership Tech 1 Racing, to race in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the European Le Mans Series. Racing in the first four rounds of the season, Hériau scored a class win at Barcelona and two further podiums, before pulling out from the final two races and the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a result of a shoulder injury. Returning to LMP2 competition the following year, Hériau began the year by racing in the 24 Hours of Daytona for G-Drive Racing by APR, before reuniting with Ultimate to race in the FIA World Endurance Championship for the rest of the year. Racing in the Pro-Am Cup in his first season in the World Endurance Championship, Hériau finished second in class in four out of the six races en route to a third-place points finish at the end of the year.

At the start of 2023, Hériau made a brief return to LMP3 competition, racing in the Asian Le Mans Series for Graff Racing, taking a lone win at Abu Dhabi and two podiums at Dubai to secure the class title. The Frenchman then returned to LMP2 competition as he raced in the first three rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for TDS Racing, but a back injury from a testing accident forced him on the sidelines for most of the year, causing him to also miss the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second time in three years. Towards the end of the year, Hériau raced in the GT class of the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series for Ferrari-affiliated AF Corse, taking a lone podium at Dubai as he ended the season eighth in points.

Remaining in GT competition for the rest of 2024, Hériau remained with the Italian to race in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as competing in the Endurance round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in GTD. In the former, Hériau qualified on pole for the 6 Hours of Fuji, before ending the year with a win at the 8 Hours of Bahrain en route to a third-place points finish. In the latter, Hériau finished second in the 24 Hours of Daytona, which turned out to be his only podium of the season. The following year, Hériau remained with AF Corse for his third season in the FIA World Endurance Championship, winning the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and scoring two other podiums en route to runner-up honors in LMGT3. At the end of the year, Hériau raced in the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series for Porsche-fielding Manthey Racing, scoring a best result of fourth twice as he ended the season 10th in the GT standings.

For the rest of 2026, Hériau returned to AF Corse for his third consecutive season in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2009 V de V Funyo Challenge Y.O. Concept 4273rd 2010 V de V Funyo Challenge HMC Loheac 6961st2011 V de V Funyo Challenge HMC Loheac 5503rd V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Proto Equipe Palmyr 12 37th2012 V de V Funyo Challenge – F5 AGR 545.53rd V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Proto Equipe Palmyr 7.5 43rd 2013 V de V Funyo Challenge – F5 AGR 130.53rd2014 V de V Funyo Challenge AGR 156 18th V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Scratch UltimateGraff Racing 16.5 35th2015 V de V Funyo Endurance AGR / Bleu Mercure 7th V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Scratch Ultimate 43.5 16th 2016 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 6 0 0 0 0 26 10th2017 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 6 0 0 0 2 61 4th Gulf 12 Hours – LMP3 Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 1st2018 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 6 0 3 0 1 36.5 8th Le Mans Cup – LMP3 2 0 0 0 01.539th Graff 1 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Panis Barthez Competition 4 0 0 0 2 50 4th 2019 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 6 1 0 0 3 763rd 2020 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 EuroInternational 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2021 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am Ultimate 4 1 0 0 3 67 6th2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 G-Drive Racing by APR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 Pro-Am Ultimate 6 0 0 0 5 1293rd2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 TDS Racing 3 0 0 0 0 570 21st Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Graff Racing 4 1 0 0 3 731st European Le Mans Series – LMP3 EuroInternational 1 0 0 0 0 0 17th 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series – GT AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 32 8th2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 1154 30th FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP3 Vista AF Corse 8 1 1 0 3 973rd European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 1 0 0 0 0 0 22nd2025 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Vista AF Corse 8 1 0 0 3 1092nd European Endurance Prototype Cup CD Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 77th 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Manthey Racing 6 0 0 0 0 38 10th2026 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Vista AF Corse European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 Racing Spirit of Léman Sources:

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 2016 Ultimate LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 10th 26 2017 Ultimate LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 4th 61 2018 Ultimate LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 8th 36.5 2019 Ultimate LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 3rd 76 2021 Ultimate LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 18th 21.5Pro-Am Cup 6th67 2023 EuroInternational LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA PRT ALG 17th 0 2024 Ultimate LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 22nd 02026 Racing Spirit of Léman LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 33rd* 1*

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points2018 UltimateLMP3 Norma M30 LEC MNZ LMS1 LMS2 RBR39th1.5 Graff SPA ALG 2020 EuroInternational LMP3 Ligier JS P320LEC1SPALEC2LMS1LMS2MNZALG NC 0

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine123456Pos.Points 2018–19 Panis Barthez Competition LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 SHA FUJ CHA SEP 4th 50 2023 Graff Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU21st73 2023–24 AF Corse GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU2 8th 32 2025–26 Manthey Racing GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 10th 38

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassMakeEngine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2022 G-Drive Racing by APR LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC† 0 2023 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET 21st 570 2024 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEBLBHLGA WGLMOSELKVIR IMS PET 30th 1154 † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2022 Ultimate LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 21st 6Pro-Am Cup3rd129 2024 Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 3rd 97 2025 Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 2nd 109 2026 Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 7th* 42*

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Ultimate Jean-Baptiste Lahaye Matthieu LahayeOreca 07-GibsonLMP233548th24thLMP2 Pro-Am8th 2024 Vista AF Corse Simon Mann Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 279 33rd 6th 2025 Vista AF Corse Simon Mann Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 341 34th 2nd 2026 Vista AF Corse Simon Mann Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo LMGT3 335 37th 5thSource:

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