Grégoire Saucy
Saucy in 2022
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1999-12-26) 26 December 1999
Bassecourt, Switzerland
WEC career
Debut season2024
Current teamUnited Autosports
Car number59
Starts0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2022–2023
2021
2020
2017, 2019–2020
2018–2019
2017–2019
2016		FIA Formula 3 Championship
FR European Championship
Toyota Racing Series
Formula Renault Eurocup
ADAC F4 Championship
Italian F4 Championship
V de V Challenge Monoplace
Championship titles
2021FR European Championship

Grégoire Saucy (French pronunciation: [ɡʁe.ɡwaʁ so.si]; born 26 December 1999) is a Swiss racing driver and the champion of the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship.[1] He is set to race in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship with United Autosports and the European Le Mans Series with TDS Racing. He last raced with ART Grand Prix in the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2022 and 2023.

Junior career

V de V Challenge Monoplace

Saucy's first year in single seaters was in 2016 when he drove for Luxembourger team RC Formula in the V de V Challenge Monoplace. The 3 podiums Saucy scored on his way to 4th in the championship were all second places in the three races at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.[2]

ADAC Formula 4

Saucy raced his first season in ADAC Formula 4 in 2018 where he raced as a guest driver for Jenzer Motorsport like he did the year previously in the Italian F4 championship. In the two races he raced he finished 11th and 5th. In 2019 he raced for R-ace GP where he finished on the podium twice. Saucy ended the season in 9th, 28 points behind his Russian teammate Michael Belov.[3]

Italian Formula 4

Saucy in 2017

Jenzer Motorsport signed Saucy to race for them 2017 as a guest driver in the Italian F4 Championship. In the 6 races he partook in, Saucy finished in points scoring positions twice both at Mugello Circuit. In 2018 Saucy once again raced Jenzer until the final race of the season where he made the switch to the French team R-ace GP, his best result was 5th while he also scored a double pole position at round 3 in Monza. Following on from the last race of 2018, Saucy drove for R-ace GP in 2019 where he finished the season in 15th while only competing in 3 rounds.[4]

Formula Renault Eurocup

2017

Saucy racing in the 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup

Saucy's first year in Formula Renault was in 2017 when he raced for AVF by Adrián Vallés.

2019

Saucy raced in the final two rounds in the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup season for R-ace GP where he finished 5th in his first race and 12th in the next 3.

2020

In 2020 Saucy raced for ART Grand Prix alongside Paul Aron and Victor Martins, where he came seventh in the standings, having finished on the podium on two occasions.[5]

Formula Regional European Championship

Saucy racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship

For 2021, Saucy remained with ART Grand Prix competing in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine, the merger of the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Formula Regional European Championship. His teammates are Gabriele Minì and Thomas ten Brinke.[6] He started the season off in a dominant fashion, winning the second race of the season at Imola and following that up with two victories in Barcelona.[7][8] After a point-less round in Monaco 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.[9][10][11] The Swiss driver dominated the next weekend at the Zandvoort Circuit with two pole positions and two race wins.[12][13] Saucy started the first race at Spa-Francorchamps in 24th courtesy of a mixed-up qualifying session, but he was able to fight back to eighth by the checkered flag.[14] He started the second race from pole and achieved his seventh victory of the season.[15] 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 Franco Colapinto for track limit breaches.[16] Saucy scored his first podium that was not a win in the next round, coming third in race 2 in Valencia, and went into the penultimate round with a 78-point gap on his closest rival Hadrien David.[17] 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.[1] 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

Saucy driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In November 2021 Saucy partook in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 Championship with ART Grand Prix, partnering Victor Martins and Juan Manuel Correa.[18] A few days after the test he was announced by ART to be one of the team's drivers for the 2022 season.[19] After starting out the season with a retirement caused by a collision with teammate Martins, Saucy scored his first podium in the category in the feature race in Sakhir.[20] At the next round in Imola, the Swiss driver was on course for another third place, before being taken out by Ollie Bearman on the final lap.[21] From there, Saucy experienced a drop in performances, having to wait until the sprint race in Hungary for his next points. He followed that up with an inconsistent end to the season, which included points finishes in Zandvoort and Monza, but also a pair of retirements, after which he stated that his results masked the underlying pace him and the team had.[22] Saucy ended his season 15th in the standings, finishing behing his teammates Martins and Correa.[23]

2023

Saucy driving for ART Grand Prix during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In November 2022 ART Grand Prix announced Saucy would remain with the team for the 2023 season.[24]

Saucy joined MP Motorsport for the final post-season testing in Imola.[25]

Sportscar career

2024

After two disappointing seasons in FIA Formula 3, Saucy made the transition to endurance racing, racing for United Autosports in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMGT3 category.[26]

That year, Saucy also races in the European Le Mans Series with TDS Racing in the LMP2 category.[27]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2008 Swiss Romand Championship — Mini 6th
2013 Swiss Championship — KF3 JD Racing NC

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace RC Formula 3 0 0 0 0 661 4th
GSK Grand Prix 18 0 2 1 3
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup AVF by Adrián Vallés 4 0 0 0 0 0 26th
Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 7 NC†
2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 2 1 0 63 11th
R-ace GP 3 0 0 0 0
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup R-ace GP 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Italian F4 Championship 9 0 0 0 0 28 15th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 20 0 0 0 2 95 9th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup ART Grand Prix 20 0 0 0 2 95.5 7th
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 2 220 6th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 20 8 8 2 10 277 1st
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 18 0 0 0 1 30 15th
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 18 0 1 2 2 54 14th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 United Autosports
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Richard Mille by TDS

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

Complete V de V Challenge Monoplace results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2016 RC Formula CAT
1
10		 CAT
2
7		 CAT
3
4		 4th 661
GSK Grand Prix BUG
1
9		 BUG
2
17		 BUG
3
7		 LEC
1
NC		 LEC
2
4		 LEC
3
7		 ALC
1
4		 ALC
2
5		 ALC
3
4		 MUG
1
5		 MUG
2
5		 MUG
3
6		 MAG
1
2		 MAG
2
2		 MAG
3
2		 EST
1
7		 EST
2
9		 EST
3
NC

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2017 AVF by Adrián Vallés MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
12		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
DNS		 PAU
1
DNS		 PAU
2
DNS		 MON
1
20		 MON
2
DNS		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 CAT
3		 26th 0
2019 R-ace GP MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 MON
1		 MON
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
12		 YMC
1
12		 YMC
2
12		 NC† 0
2020 ART Grand Prix MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
8		 IMO
1
14		 IMO
2
13		 NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
3		 MAG
1
4		 MAG
2
6		 ZAN
1
10		 ZAN
2
8		 CAT
1
4		 CAT
2
Ret		 SPA
1
11‡		 SPA
2
3		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
7		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		 LEC
1
7		 LEC
2
15		 7th 95.5

† 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

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Points
2017 Jenzer Motorsport MIS
1		 MIS
2		 MIS
3		 ADR
1		 ADR
2		 ADR
3		 VLL
1		 VLL
2		 VLL
3		 MUG1
1		 MUG1
2		 MUG1
3		 IMO
1
12		 IMO
2
15		 IMO
3
13		 MUG2
1
10		 MUG2
2
7		 MUG2
3
12		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 NC† 7
2018 Jenzer Motorsport ADR
1
12		 ADR
2
5		 ADR
3
5		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
9		 LEC
3
10		 MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
19		 MNZ
3
Ret		 MIS
1
9		 MIS
2
7		 MIS
3
23		 IMO
1
11		 IMO
2
27		 IMO
3
5		 VLL
1
13		 VLL
2
6		 VLL
3
8		 11th 63
R-ace GP MUG
1
Ret		 MUG
2
6		 MUG
3
22
2019 R-ace GP VLL
1
20		 VLL
2
Ret		 VLL
3
5		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 MIS
3		 HUN
1
31		 HUN
2
14		 HUN
3
14		 RBR
1
8		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
9		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 IMO
4		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 MUG
3		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 15th 28

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

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2018 Jenzer Motorsport OSC
1		 OSC
2		 OSC
3		 HOC1
1		 HOC1
2		 HOC1
3		 LAU
1		 LAU
2		 LAU
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 HOC2
1
11		 HOC2
2
5		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 NÜR
3		 HOC3
1		 HOC3
2		 HOC3
3		 NC† 0
2019 R-ace GP OSC
1
13		 OSC
2
6		 OSC
3
6		 RBR
1
16		 RBR
2
16		 RBR
3
10		 HOC
1
19		 HOC
2
10		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
6		 ZAN
3
3		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
12		 NÜR
3
9		 HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
11		 HOC
3
10		 SAC
1
3		 SAC
2
4		 SAC
3
Ret		 9th 95

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

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2020 Giles Motorsport HIG
1
4		 HIG
2
4		 HIG
3
5		 TER
1
2		 TER
2
9		 TER
3
6		 HMP
1
9		 HMP
2
8		 HMP
3
2		 PUK
1
10		 PUK
2
6		 PUK
3
17		 MAN
1
15		 MAN
2
13		 MAN
3
9		 6th 220

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2021 ART Grand Prix IMO
1
5		 IMO
2
1		 CAT
1
1		 CAT
2
1		 MCO
1
22		 MCO
2
Ret		 LEC
1
DSQ		 LEC
2
1		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
1		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
1		 RBR
1
5		 RBR
2
1		 VAL
1
12		 VAL
2
3		 MUG
1
5		 MUG
2
3		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
10		 1st 277

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)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 ART Grand Prix BHR
SPR
Ret		 BHR
FEA
3		 IMO
SPR
Ret		 IMO
FEA
23†		 CAT
SPR
11		 CAT
FEA
11		 SIL
SPR
18		 SIL
FEA
25		 RBR
SPR
11		 RBR
FEA
14		 HUN
SPR
7		 HUN
FEA
11		 SPA
SPR
12		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 ZAN
SPR
5		 ZAN
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
6		 MNZ
FEA
28†		 15th 30
2023 ART Grand Prix BHR
SPR
7		 BHR
FEA
4		 MEL
SPR
8		 MEL
FEA
2		 MON
SPR
3		 MON
FEA
10		 CAT
SPR
23		 CAT
FEA
27		 RBR
SPR
20		 RBR
FEA
27		 SIL
SPR
21		 SIL
FEA
9		 HUN
SPR
9		 HUN
FEA
15		 SPA
SPR
10		 SPA
FEA
20		 MNZ
SPR
22		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 14th 54

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 Rank Points
2024 United Autosports LMGT3 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR * *

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2024 Richard Mille by TDS LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG

* Season still in progress.

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