Grégoire Matthieu Saucy (; born 26 December 1999) is a Swiss

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who competes in the

FIA World Endurance Championship The FIA World Endurance Championship, abbreviated as WEC, is a world championship for automobile endurance racing organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The se ...

for

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. Saucy won the

2021 Formula Regional European Championship The 2021 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Fo ...

with

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Junior career

V de V Challenge Monoplace

Saucy's first year in single seaters was in

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when he drove RC Formula and later GSK Grand Prix in the

V de V Challenge Monoplace The V de V Challenge Monoplace is a single-seater racing series active in Europe. The series was founded in 2010 set up by V de V Sports. History The series was founded in 2010 and originally divided into three sub classes. The series saw the lig ...

. The three podiums Saucy scored on his way to fourth in the championship were all second places in the three races at

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in central France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers, some from Paris and from Lyon. It staged the Formula One French Grand Prix from 1991 (succeeding Circuit Paul Ricard ...

Formula 4

2017

Jenzer Motorsport Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful in ...

signed Saucy to race for them

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as a guest driver in the

Italian F4 Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the F ...

. In the six races he partook in, Saucy finished in points scoring positions twice both at

Mugello Circuit Mugello Circuit (in Italian language, italian: ; in English language, english: ''Mugello International Autodrome'') is a motorsport race track in Scarperia e San Piero, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The circuit length is . It has 15 turns and a lo ...

2018

Saucy raced his first season in

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where he raced as a guest driver for

like he did the year previously in the Italian F4 championship. In the two races he raced he finished 11th and fifth. Saucy once again raced for Jenzer in

Italian F4 Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth. The Italian F4 championship ...

until the final race of the season where he made the switch to the French team

R-ace GP R-ace GP is an auto racing team from France, involved in many areas of motorsport, specifically those involving Renault. They are currently competing in the Formula Regional European Championship, Formula Regional Middle East, F4 Middle East, It ...

. His best result was fifth and he also scored a double pole position at round 3 in

Monza Monza (, ; ; , locally ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the Lambro, River Lambro, a tributary of the Po (river), River Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the province of Mo ...

, putting him 11th in the standings with 63 points.

2019

In 2019, Saucy contested the full

season for

. He finished on the podium twice in

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and

Sachsenring The Sachsenring () is a motorsport race track, racing circuit located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal near Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany. Among other events, it features the annual German motorcycle Grand Prix of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyc ...

, allowing him to end the season in ninth, 28 points behind his teammate

Michael Belov Michael Arnoldovich Belov (; born 21 November 2001) is a Russian racing driver who is set to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship with CL Motorsport. Career Formula 4 Belov started his professional single-seater career in ...

. Following on from the last race of 2018, Saucy drove for R-ace GP again in

for selected rounds. He finished the season in 15th while only competing in three rounds; his highest finish being a fourth place at the

Red Bull Ring The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Austria, Spielberg, Styria, Austria. The race circuit was founded as Österreichring (translation: Austrian Circuit) and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from t ...

Formula Renault Eurocup

2017

Saucy's first year in Formula Renault was in

when he raced for AVF by

Adrián Vallés Adrián Vallés Escortell (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish race car driver. Career Vallés was born in Teulada, Alicante. After a strong karting career, he drove in Spanish Formula Three, before moving to the World Series by Nissan in 2004. T ...

. He only competed in the first four rounds, and had a best finish of 12th in the championship.

2019

Saucy returned to

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in 2019 for the final two rounds with

. Competing as a guest driver, Saucy would finish fifth in his first race, and proceed to finish 12th in the remaining three races.

2020

In 2020 Saucy raced for

ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix is a French motor racing team that competes in formula single-seaters in Europe. In 2012, it competed in the GP2 Series and GP3 Series as Lotus GP to reflect sponsorship from British sports and racing car manufacturer Lotus. The ...

alongside

Paul Aron Paul Aron (; born 4 February 2004) is an Estonian racing driver who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Alpine F1 Team, Alpine. Aron most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Hitech Grand Prix, Hitech. Aron pr ...

and

Victor Martins Victor Martins (; born 16 June 2001) is a French racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for ART Grand Prix as part of the Williams Driver Academy. A former member of the Alpine Academy and a member of the Williams Driver A ...

. He secured his first podium at the

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where he came in third place, and finished third again in

Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), informally referred to as Spa, is a motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about southeast of Spa. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, ho ...

. With his two podiums, Saucy came seventh in the standings.

Toyota Racing Series

At the beginning of 2020, Saucy signed up to drive in the

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with Giles Motorsport. Securing two second places in the campaign, he placed sixth in the standings.

Formula Regional European Championship

For

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, Saucy remained with

competing in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, the merger of the

and the

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. His teammates were

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and

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. He started the season off in a dominant fashion, winning the second race of the season at

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and following that up with two victories in

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. After a point-less round in

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and a disqualification from the lead in France, courtesy of a part having been reassembled in the wrong direction following post-race scrutineering, he returned to winning ways in the second race at Paul Ricard. The Swiss driver dominated the next weekend at the

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with two pole positions and two race wins. Saucy started the first race at

in 24th courtesy of a mixed-up qualifying session, but he was able to fight back to eighth by the checkered flag. He started the second race from pole and achieved his seventh victory of the season. In the seventh round of the campaign Saucy once again scored a race win, this time inheriting the top step of the podium after a penalty was handed to initial winner

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for track limit breaches. Saucy scored his first podium that was not a win in the next round, coming third in race 2 in

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, and went into the penultimate round with a 78-point gap on his closest rival

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. He then finished the first race at Mugello in fifth place, and with his French adversary ending up 23rd, Saucy was crowned champion with three races left to go. Saucy ended the season with a total of eight victories, eight podiums, 277 points and ten podiums, meaning that he stood on the podium after precisely half of all races.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2022

In November 2021 Saucy partook in the post-season test of the

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with

, partnering

and Juan Manuel Correa. A few days after the test he was announced by

to be one of the team's drivers for the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, 2022 season. He qualified fourth on his debut, beating both his teammates. After starting out the season with a retirement caused by a collision with teammate Martins, in which the Swiss was given a grid drop, Saucy scored his first podium in the category in the feature race in 2022 Sakhir Formula 3 round, Sakhir. At the next round in 2022 Imola Formula 3 round, Imola, the Swiss driver was on course for another third place, before being taken out by Ollie Bearman on the final lap. From there, Saucy experienced a drop in performances, having to wait until the sprint race in 2022 Budapest Formula 3 round, Hungary for his next points. He followed that up with an inconsistent end to the season, which included points finishes in 2022 Zandvoort Formula 3 round, Zandvoort and 2022 Monza Formula 3 round, Monza, but also a pair of retirements, after which he stated that his results masked the underlying pace him and the team had. Saucy ended his season 15th in the standings, finishing behind his teammates Martins and Correa.

2023

In November 2022

announced Saucy would remain with the team for the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, 2023 season, where he would partner Kaylen Frederick and Nikola Tsolov. Qualifying third for the 2023 Sakhir Formula 3 round, Bahrain round, he began the season with fourth in the feature race, and then improved to qualify on the front row in 2023 Melbourne Formula 3 round, Melbourne. He would then convert it into his first podium of the year, remaining in second and marking him as a title contender. Another podium followed in the 2023 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round, Monaco sprint race, despite been penalised from reverse pole. However, he suffered similar fortunes to the year before, only securing three more points finishes throughout the season. This was interrupted with a pole position in 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round, Austria, but was unable to capitalise after sustaining a puncture in the battle for the lead. His season, being plagued by numerous unlucky incidents, saw Saucy only 14th in the standings with 54 points, albeit the highest placed ART driver. Saucy joined MP Motorsport for the final post-season testing in

Sportscar career

2024: GT3 & LMP2 debut

After two disappointing seasons in FIA Formula 3, Saucy made the transition to Endurance racing (motorsport), endurance racing, racing for

in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category. Saucy and his teammates started the campaign with two point-free events, but earned a fourth place during the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francochamps. Heartbreak followed in 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans, Le Mans when Saucy's car retired from an issue after being in podium contention. Nevertheless, Saucy followed that with two straight fourth places in 2024 6 Hours of São Paulo, São Paulo and 2024 Lone Star Le Mans, Austin. After finishing sixth for the 2024 8 Hours of Bahrain, 8 Hours of Bahrain, Saucy and his teammates were classified ninth in the LMGT3 standings. 2024 4 Hours of Le Castellet 32

That year, Saucy also teamed up with prototype stalwart Mathias Beche and bronze-ranked Rodrigo Sales in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the 2024 European Le Mans Series, European Le Mans Series with TDS Racing, Richard Mille by TDS. Following a Pro-Am podium at the season-opener in 2024 4 Hours of Barcelona, Barcelona, Saucy and his teammates would go on to win at 2024 4 Hours of Le Castellet, Le Castellet. He secured pole for the 2024 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps but retired after making a mistake following a safety car restart. He then won once again during the 2024 4 Hours of Mugello, 4 Hours of Mugello. Overall, it was a very successful season for Saucy and the team as they placed fourth in the LMP2 standings.

2025

Saucy would remain with

to race in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category.

Other motorsports

Formula E

In May 2024, Saucy was chosen by the McLaren#Formula E, NEOM McLaren Formula E Team to partake in the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, Berlin rookie test.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete V de V Challenge Monoplace results

(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Saucy was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saucy, Grégoire 1999 births Living people Swiss racing drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers ART Grand Prix drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers R-ace GP drivers AV Formula drivers RC Formula drivers European Le Mans Series drivers TDS Racing drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers United Autosports drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers