Pierre-Louis Chovet (born 11 April 2002) is a French racing driver.

Junior racing career

Karting

Pierre-Louis Chovet practiced many sports during his childhood such as

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. He attended the

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and quickly developed a passion for motorsports. He quickly discovered karting, by participating in

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regional championships, where he won the Cadet title in 2015. The following year, he finished second in the French Cup in Cadets. Even though he got supported by

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, a family friend, he sometimes missed several races and practice sessions because of his limited budget preventing him from training frequently and benefiting from the most efficient engines. Advised by

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, Chovet entered the French Junior Karting Championship, organized by the FFSA, where all drivers compete on equal terms. He was crowned French Junior Champion ahead of

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and

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2017–2018: Lower formulae

2017

Chovet first appeared in single seaters as a guest driver at the tail end of the

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at the age of 15. In his debut race at

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Chovet finished 15th however the following race he failed to take his drive through penalty leading to a disqualification from the race and subsequently being excluded from the 3rd and final race. Chovet finished the season two 8th-place finishes and a win at

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by beating pole-sitter Jean-Baptiste Mela by 1 and a half seconds, due to him being a guest driver he was unable to score any points.

2018

In 2018 Chovet returned for a full-time race seat in the Mygale M14 car. Chovet stood on the podium for the first time that season in only the second race at

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behind

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and

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, he retired from the next race however this was the first and only time Chovet wouldn't finish in the points that season. A handful of podiums including a 2nd place at

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saw Chovet sit in 6th place in the championship with 100 points before missing round 6 at

, he returned for the next race in

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where he grabbed second place for the second time that season. Chovet took his first victory of the season at the penultimate race of the season, finishing ahead of compatriots Théo Nouet and Adam Eteki.

2019: Euroformula Open

Chovet only raced 7 times in 2019 and it was for

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in the

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. In the first race he finished 36 seconds behind race winner

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in 14th place, in the following race he retired and Javier Gonzalez, his teammate, was unable to take the start caused by a mechanical issue. The pair took a break due to complaints about their

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engines and returned for the 4th rounds at

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with new Spiess-powered cars, this was where Chovet took his only points finish of the season in 9th place climbing the field from 17th. He finished the season in 23rd with 2 points. Chovet Castellet Podium FRegional 2020

2020: Formula Regional European Championship and Formula 3 debut

In 2020 Chovet raced for

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in the

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. He won a race at

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and finished fifth in the standings, second-best of the non-

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drivers behind

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. It was announced that

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would be leaving

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prior to the 7th round of the

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. The next day, on 25 August 2020, it was announced that Chovet would replace Fewtrell for the Spa-Francorchamps round. He scored a sixth-place finish in only his fourth race at

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2021: Part-time Formula 3 campaign

In 2021 Chovet was announced to drive for

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full-time in the

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, partnering

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and Filip Urgan. In an interview before the start of the season Chovet responded to questions why he chose Jenzer with the fact that he wanted to work in an "environment that made imfeel at home". However, after the first round of the season, Chovet announced that his main sponsor had pulled funding, leading to his replacement at Jenzer by Johnathan Hoggard. On his replacement, Chovet stated that he was "disgusted". When László Tóth was tested positive for

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, Chovet was able to replace the Hungarian at

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for the weekend at Le Castellet.

2022

Chovet returned to the

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with Race Performance Motorsport, replacing

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2023

Chovet joined

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for the 2023 Eurocup-3 season, participating in the opening round at

. He returned to the

in October with

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2024

Chovet returned to

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in 2024, participating in a one-off round at

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for Palou Motorsport.

Sportscar racing career

2022: GT4 Europe

Chovet returned to racing on a full-time basis in 2022, signing for Arkadia Racing to compete in the GT4 European Series alongside Stéphane Guérin in the Pro/Am class.

2023: Full-time GT3 season

After competing part-time in the

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in 2022, Chovet stepped up to full-time GT3 racing in 2023. He joined Oregon Team in the

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, driving alongside Maximilian Paul. Following a slow start to the season, Chovet and Paul ended up winning four races and scoring three further podiums, leading them to finish fourth in the championship. The pair also scored six pole positions, with two of them being taken by the Frenchman.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Racing record

Racing career summary

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

Complete French F4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Chovet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress. † As Chovet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete Eurocup-3 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete International GT Open results

^*Season still in progress.

References

External links

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