Ludovic Badey (born 23 April 1980) is a French businessman and racing driver who last competed in the GT2 European Series for Akkodis ASP Team.

Business ventures Badey joined his father Christian's HBI Group in 1999 as his first business partner, before being promoted to CEO in 2021, a role he still serves of as of July 2025.

Racing career Badey made his debut in single-seater racing in 2002, by racing in the Formula Renault 2.0 Cup France for Hexis Racing. After three seasons in the series, which also included select races in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup in 2004, Badey joined Pouchelon Racing to race in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy the following year. In his first season in the series, Badey won race two at Donington Park and all three races at Estoril, as well as scoring four other podiums to end the year third in points.

Remaining with the newly-rebranded TDS Racing for the following year, Badey competed in the first three rounds, winning race one at Istanbul Park and taking four other podiums to take sixth in points. Returning to the series and TDS for 2007, he took a lone win at Magny-Cours en route to a 13th-place points finish. Badey then raced in Porsche Carrera Cup France for the following three years, taking a lone win at Nogaro in 2010 and finishing third in that year's standings with eight other podiums to his name for SOFREV ASP. During this, Badey made one-off appearances in the Formula Le Mans Cup for Graff Racing in 2009 and the French GT Championship in 2010 for Phoenix Racing.

The following year, Badey remained with the Ferrari-affiliated ASP team for a dual campaign in both the French GT Championship and the Blancpain Endurance Series. In the former, Badey took a lone win at Albi and finished the year fifth in points, whereas in the latter, he took class wins at Navarra and the 24 Hours of Spa to end the season runner-up in GT3 Pro-Am. Continuing with the team for a similar campaign in 2012, Badey took a lone win at Val de Vienne in the former, and one Pro-Am class podium at Monza in the latter to end the year fourth in points. During 2012, Badey also made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut for Gulf Racing Middle East in LMP2 alongside Fabien Giroix and Stefan Johansson.

Switching to BMW-fielding TDS Racing for 2013, Badey returned to the Blancpain Endurance Series and the French GT Championship for the third season in a row. In the former, Badey finished seventh in Pro-Am with class podiums at Monza and Silverstone, whereas in the latter, he finished on the overall podium at Spa and Magny-Cours to finish 12th in points. During 2013, Badey also returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the same team, in the LMP2 class alongside Pierre Thiriet and Maxime Martin.

Remaining with TDS for 2014, Badey raced with them in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Starting the year with the Morgan LMP2, Badey won at Silverstone and finished fifth at Imola, but retired in the remaining three races after the team switched to a Ligier JS P2 as he dropped to eighth in points. Meanwhile at Le Mans, Badey took his only class podium at the event by finishing second with his Ligier JS P2. In parallel, Badey also returned to SOFREV ASP to race in the FFSA GT Championship, in which he scored a lone win at Magny-Cours to take ninth in the overall standings.

Continuing with TDS, as they switched to an Oreca 05, to race in the European Le Mans Series for the following year, Badey took wins at Imola and Estoril and scored two other podiums to secure runner-up honors in the LMP2 standings. During 2015, Badey also raced with the team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as racing in the 24 Hours of Spa for AKKA ASP. After a year on the sidelines, Badey returned to AKKA ASP, now Mercedes-AMG–linked, to race in the Pro-Am class of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for 2017, taking a class podium at Barcelona and finishing 25th in points.

Four years later, Badey returned to Jérôme Policand's team to make a one-off appearance in the French GT4 Cup at Spa, finishing on the overall podium in both races and winning in the Pro-Am class in race two. In 2023, Badey competed in the last two rounds of the GT2 European Series for Akkodis ASP alongside Jean-Luc Beaubelique, winning race one at both Valencia and Le Castellet. The following year, Badey made a one-off return to the series at Misano alongside Mauro Ricci, retiring in both races.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2021Championnat de France Long Circuit — KZ2-MLudovic Badey21st 2022Championnat de France Long Circuit — KZ2-M37th2023Championnat de France — KZ2-MRK Competition24thChampionnat de France Long Circuit — KZ2-M20th2024Karting European Championship — KZ2-MLudovic Badey15thChampions of the Future Euro Series — KZ2-M10thKarting International Super Cup — KZ2-M19thChampionnat de France Long Circuit — KZ2-M21st2025Karting European Championship — KZ2-MLudovic Badey13thChampionnat de France — KZ2 GentlemanASK Annemasse3rdChampionnat de France Long Circuit — KZ2 Gentleman13thSources:

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2002 Formule Renault 2.0 Cup France Hexis Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2003 Formule Renault 2.0 Cup France Hexis Racing 10 0 0 0 0 24 16th Formula Renault 2000 Masters 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC2004 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Tech 1 Racing 7 0 0 0 0 0 40th Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 8 0 0 0 02716th Graff Racing 6 0 0 0 0 2005 Eurocup Mégane Trophy Pouchelon Racing 15 4 1 1 8 1083rd 2006 Eurocup Mégane Trophy TDS 6 1 1 0 5 60 6th 2007 Eurocup Mégane Trophy TDS 14 1 0 0 1 35 13th2008 Porsche Carrera Cup France Graff Racing 12 0 0 1 0 71 8th Eurocup Mégane Trophy TDS 2 0 0 0 0 5 15th2009 Porsche Carrera Cup France Graff Racing 14 0 0 0 2 90 7th Formula Le Mans Cup 1 0 0 0 0 8 25th2010 Porsche Carrera Cup France SOFREV - ASP 13 1 2 1 9 1523rd MitJet Series 6 0 0 0 1 86 16th French GT Championship Phoenix Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2011 French GT Championship Team SOFREV ASP 14 1 0 0 2 103 5th Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro-Am 5 2 0 0 3 952nd2012 Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion 6 0 0 0 1 64 4th French GT Championship 13 1 0 0 2 86 11th FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 Gulf Racing Middle East 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2013 Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am TDS Racing 5 0 0 0 2 42 7th French GT Championship 11 0 0 0 2 63 12th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Thiriet by TDS Racing 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2014 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Thiriet by TDS Racing 5 1 0 0 1 35 8th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 2nd FFSA GT Championship Team SOFREV ASP 14 1 0 0 2 103 9th Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 2 26th2015 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Thiriet by TDS Racing 5 2 0 0 4 912nd 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 DNF Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am AKKA ASP 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am AKKA ASP 5 0 0 0 1 17 25th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2021 French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am AKKA ASP 2 1 0 0 2 43 13th 2023 GT2 European Series – Pro-Am Akkodis ASP Team 4 2 0 0 4 83 10th 2024 GT2 European Series – Pro-Am Akkodis ASP Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 NCSources:

† As Badey was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Eurocup Mégane Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points 2005 Pouchelon RacingVAL1VAL2LMS1LMS2BIL1BIL2OSC1OSC2DON1DON2EST1EST2EST3MNZ1MNZ23rd108 2006 TDSZOL1ZOL2IST1IST2MIS1MIS2NÜR1NÜR2DON1DON2LMS1LMS2CAT1CAT2 6th 60 2007 TDSZOL1ZOL2NÜR1NÜR2HUN1HUN2DON1DON2MAG1MAG2EST1EST2CAT1CAT2 13th 35 2008 TDS RacingSPA1SPA2SIL1SIL2HUN1HUN2NÜR1NÜR2LMS1LMS2EST1EST2CAT1CAT2 15th 5

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos Points 2011SOFREV ASPFerrari 458 Italia GT3 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ NAV SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H MAG SIL2nd95 2012SOFREV Auto Sport PromotionFerrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NAV 4th 64 2013 TDS Racing BMW Z4 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 7th 42 2014SOFREV Auto Sport PromotionFerrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 35th 2 2015AKKA ASPFerrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NC 0 2017AKKA ASPMercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 25th 17

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 2012 Gulf Racing Middle East LMP2 Lola B12/80 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA NC 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2012 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix Stefan Johansson Lola B12/80-Nissan LMP2 92 DNF DNF 2013 Thiriet by TDS Racing Pierre Thiriet Maxime Martin Oreca 03-Nissan LMP2 310 DNF DNF 2014 Thiriet by TDS Racing Pierre Thiriet Tristan Gommendy Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 355 6th 2nd 2015 Thiriet by TDS Racing Pierre Thiriet Tristan Gommendy Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2 204 DNF DNF

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2014 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO 8th 35 Ligier JS P2 RBR LEC EST 2015 Thiriet by TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 2nd 91

Complete GT2 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2023 Akkodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT2 Pro-Am MNZ1 MNZ2 RBR1 RBR2 DIJ1 DIJ2 POR1 POR2 VAL1 VAL2 LEC1 LEC2 10th 83 2024 Akkodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT2 Pro-Am LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 BAR1 BAR2 NC 0

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