Grégoire Demoustier (born 26 January 1991 in
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
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) is a French-Belgian racing driver, who competes in the
World Touring Car Championship
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for
Sébastien Loeb Racing
Sébastien Loeb Racing is a French racing team, founded by rally and racing driver Sébastien Loeb. It currently competes in the World Rallycross Championship, World Touring Car Cup, Porsche Carrera Cup France, and 208 Rally Cup. The team us ...
.
Career
Demoustier began his career in 2008, competing in the THP Spider Cup and the Mitjet Series. In 2009 he debuted in single-seaters, racing in Formula BMW Europe. In 2010 he began taking part in GT racing, contesting the
FFSA GT Championship
The FFSA GT Championship (''Championnat de France FFSA GT'') is a French Grand Touring-style sports car racing series that began in 1997. It is the main event of the ''Championnat de France des Circuits'' (formerly called ''Super Série FFSA'' an ...
in an
Aston Martin DBRS9
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for the
LMP Motorsport team, and co-driven by Grégory Guilvert. He also took part in the
24 Hours of Spa
The 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event for cars held annually since 1924 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It is currently sponsored by CrowdStrike.
History
The Spa 24 Hours was conceived by Jules de Their and ...
, finishing 21st in a Gulf Team First
Lamborghini Gallardo
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LP560 GT3. He also raced in the final four rounds of the
FIA GT3 European Championship
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, the first two in a Graff Racing
Corvette Z06.R GT3 and the final two in a
Team Rosberg
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Audi R8 LMS
The Audi R8 is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car, which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in 2006. Production ended in the first quarter of 2024.
The car i ...
.
Demoustier began 2011 with a brief return to single-seaters in
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. He headed back to GT3 for the third round of the season, racing a
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
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GT3 for Graff Racing. He took a podium at the season finale when he switched cars within the team to partner
Mike Parisy, who claimed the series runner-up spot in the process.
In 2012 Demoustier raced in the
FIA GT1 World Championship
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for
Hexis Racing
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in their
McLaren MP4-12C
The McLaren MP4-12C, later rebranded as the McLaren 12C, is a sports car produced by the British carmaker McLaren Automotive. Manufactured between 2011 and 2014 and designed by Frank Stephenson, the MP4-12C was available as both a coupe and a ...
GT3.
The driver competed in the 2012, 2013 and 2014
Blancpain Endurance Series
The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, formerly for sponsorship reasons the Blancpain Endurance Series from 2011 to 2015 and Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup from 2016 to 2019, is a sports car racing series developed by SRO Motorsports G ...
for ART Grand Prix with a McLaren MP4-12C, winning the 2014 Blancpain 3 Hours of Monza. In 2014 he also drove an ART McLaren at the
European Le Mans Series
The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...
.
In 2015 he remained in the Blancpain Endurance Series, switching to a Saintéloc Audi R8. Also, he drove a Chevrolet Cruze at the
World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sing ...
. Demoustier returned to Saintéloc for the
2023
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season, pairing with
Christopher Mies
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in the
Sprint Cup and joining Erwan Bastard and Paul Evrard in a Silver Cup entry for the Endurance Cup.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT1 World Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA GT Series results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Demoustier was a guest driver at the Navarra round making him ineligible for points.
Complete British GT Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
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key)
Supercar
† 10 Championship points deducted for sealing an additional turbo after scrutineering.
Complete TCR International Series results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Demoustier, Gregoire
1991 births
Living people
People from Villeneuve-d'Ascq
French racing drivers
Formula BMW Europe drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
World Rallycross Championship drivers
Sportspeople from Nord (French department)
W Racing Team drivers
Sébastien Loeb Racing drivers
Belgian racing drivers
Tech 1 Racing drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers
Graff Racing drivers
Team Rosberg drivers
Double R Racing drivers
24H Series drivers
GT4 European Series drivers
Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers
Saintéloc Racing drivers
TCR International Series drivers
Le Mans Cup drivers
21st-century French sportsmen