Marlon Hernandez (born 12 July 2004) is a French racing driver currently competing in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the European Le Mans Series with DKR Engineering. He is also a race winner in the European Endurance Prototype Cup.
Career
Early career Hernandez started his racing career in karting, competing in the European Championship during his teenage years.
Porsche Cup series
In 2023, Hernandez entered car racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup France, driving for ABM. He scored a best result of sixth at both Monza races and finished ninth in the championship. Hernandez remained in the series in 2024, joining Martinet/Forestier Racing. He again scored a best finish of sixth, ending up 12th overall. Hernandez also contested a round of the Porsche Supercup, placing 13th at Spa-Francorchamps. In addition, Hernandez drove a Porsche Cup car in the Ultimate GT Endurance Cup on three occasions; he won the season opener at Circuit Paul Ricard alongside Mathys Jaubert and Cédric Mezard.
Prototype racing In late 2024, Hernandez joined the Cogemo Racing Team to race a Nova NP02 in the final round of the European Endurance Prototype Cup at Paul Ricard. Partnering Jesse Bouhet and rally driver Yohan Rossel, Hernandez took victory on his prototype debut. He subsequently signed up to drive in the European Endurance Prototype Cup on a full-time basis in 2025. After taking pole position for round two in Mugello, where he topped his qualifying group, Hernandez won round three at Portimão alongside Nico Prost and Erwin Creed. The trio made it back-to-back victories at Aragón, winning from pole position. They finished eighth at Magny-Cours but suffered a suspension failure at the season finale, thus dropping out of championship contention. Hernandez placed fifth in the drivers' standings.
In 2025, Hernandez sampled the Oreca 07 for the first time in a test with RD Limited. He then took part in the official ELMS post-season test at Portimão for TDS Racing, topping the time sheets overall by half a second. Hernandez signed with DKR Engineering to make his LMP2 debut in the 2026 ELMS season, partnering Jean Glorieux and Sebastián Álvarez in the LMP2 Pro-Am class. In parallel, Hernandez moved to Switch Racing to continue in the European Endurance Prototype Cup alongside Nano López and Romano Ricci.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2018National Series Karting — NationaleRK Competition56th2019IAME Winter Cup — X30 JuniorCBKChampionnat de France — Junior15thIAME Euro Series — X30 JuniorKR France37thCoupe de France — OK-JKR FranceNCKarting European Championship — OK-JKR Motorsport115thIAME International Final — X30 Junior17th2020WSK Champions Cup — OKVDK Racing28thWSK Super Master Series — OK54thWSK Euro Series — OKKR Motorsport54thChampions of the Future — OK42ndKarting European Championship — OK53rdChampionnat de France — SeniorCBK52ndKarting World Championship — OKKR Motorsport39thWSK Open Cup — OK18th2021WSK Champions Cup — OKKR MotorsportNCWSK Super Master Series — OK37thWSK Euro Series — OK23rdChampions of the Future — OK35thKarting European Championship — OK32ndSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup France ABM 11 0 0 0 0 72 9th2024 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet/Forestier Racing 10 0 0 0 0 56 12th Ultimate GT Endurance Cup – Porsche Cup Martinet by Alméras 3 1 0 1 1 37 7th Porsche Supercup Martinet/Forestier Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† European Endurance Prototype Cup – NP02 Cogemo Racing Team 1 1 0 0 1 25 19th 2025 European Endurance Prototype Cup Cogemo Racing 6 2 2 0 2 63 5th 2026 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am DKR Engineering 5 0 0 0 0 11* 14th* 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Pro-Am Reserve driver European Endurance Prototype Cup Switch Racing 4 1 1 0 1 26.75* 10th* Sources: Season still in progress.
† As Hernandez was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112PosPoints 2023 ABMCAT1CAT2MAG1MAG2LMSRBR1RBR2MNZ1MNZ2LEC1LEC2 9th 72 2024 Martinet/Forestier RacingCAT1CAT2LEC1LEC2SPA1SPA2DIJ1DIJ2MUG1MUG2ALG1ALG2 12th 56
Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 2024 Martinet/Forestier Racing IMO MON RBR SIL HUN SPA ZAN MNZ NC† 0†
Complete European Endurance Prototype Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantChassisEngine123456RankPoints2024 Cogemo Racing Team Nova NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 LEC1 ALG HOC MUG MAG LEC2 21st 252025 Cogemo Racing Nova NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 LEC1 MUG ALG ARA MAG LEC2 5th 632026 Switch Racing Nova NP02 Ford Coyote 5.0 L V8 LEC MAG MUG SPA NAV ALG 10th* 26.75* * Season still in progress.
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints2026 DKR Engineering LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 14th* 11* * Season still in progress.
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