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Pierre Thiriet

{{short description|French racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Pierre Thiriet

| image = Renault Mégane Trophy, 2010 Brno WSR (40).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Thiriet in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy at Brno in 2010.

| nationality = French

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Épinal, France

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| current series = European Le Mans Series

| first year = 2011

| current team = Thiriet by TDS Racing

| car number = 46

| former teams =

| starts = 8

| wins = 4

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = Champion

| year = 2012

| prev series = Eurocup Mégane Trophy

| prev series years = 2009–2010

| titles = Euro Le Mans Series LMP2 Class

| title years = 2012

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Pierre Thiriet (born 20 April 1989 in Épinal) is a French racing driver. He finished eighth overall and second in the LMP2 class of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans and won the European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class in 2012.

Career

After competing in karting in 2003–04,{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/palmares/Pierre_Thiriet.pdf|title=Palmares|work=European Le Mans Series|publisher=ACO|access-date=17 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225109/http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/palmares/Pierre_Thiriet.pdf|archive-date=2 December 2013}} Thiriet began racing in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy in 2009. Driving for TDS Racing, he finished fifth in the standings. Remaining with TDS for the 2010 season, Thiriet finished second in the standings behind teammate Nick Catsburg with two race wins.

Thiriet followed TDS into sportscar racing in 2011, contesting the Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class in an Oreca 03 shared with Mathias Beche and Jody Firth. The trio won the rounds at Spa and Estoril and finished fourth in the final drivers' standings. Thiriet also contested the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Luxury Racing Ferrari 430, but the car failed to finish.

For 2012, LMP2 became the top class of the renamed European Le Mans Series. Partnering Beche, Thiriet and TDS won the opening round of the season at Paul Ricard and the season finale at Road Atlanta, securing his first major championship victory. For the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans they were joined by Christophe Tinseau and the car finished eighth overall and second in LMP2.

Thiriet is the son of Claude Thiriet, the founder of the French frozen food company Thiriet.

Racing record

=Complete European Le Mans Series results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Class

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! Rank

! Points

2011

! TDS Racing

! LMP2

! Oreca 03

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LEC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SPA
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| EST
{{small|1}}

|

! 4th

! 38

2012

! Thiriet by TDS Racing

! LMP2

! Oreca 03

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LEC
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DON
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| PET
{{small|1}}

|

|

|

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 94

2013

! Thiriet by TDS Racing

! LMP2

! Oreca 03

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IMO
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RBR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|8}}

|

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 77

rowspan=2| 2014

!rowspan=2| Thiriet by TDS Racing

!rowspan=2| LMP2

! Morgan LMP2

!rowspan=2| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO
{{small|5}}

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2| 8th

!rowspan=2| 35

Ligier JS P2

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LEC
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EST
{{small|Ret}}

|

2015

! Thiriet by TDS Racing

! LMP2

! Oreca 05

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IMO
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RBR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| EST
{{small|1}}

|

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 91

2016

! Thiriet by TDS Racing

! LMP2

! Oreca 05

! Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IMO
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| RBR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| LEC
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EST
{{small|8}}

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 96

2018

! Signatech Alpine Matmut

! LMP2

! Alpine A470

! Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC
{{small|5}}

| MNZ

| RBR

| SIL

| SPA

| ALG

! 18th

! 10

* Season still in progress.

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

2011

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Luxury Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Beltoise
{{flagicon|FRA}} François Jakubowski

|align="left"| Ferrari 458 Italia GTC

| GTE
Pro

| 136

| DNF

| DNF

2012

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche
{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Tinseau

|align="left"| Oreca 03-Nissan

| LMP2

| 353

| 8th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2013

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ludovic Badey
{{flagicon|BEL}} Maxime Martin

|align="left"| Oreca 03-Nissan

| LMP2

| 310

| DNF

| DNF

2014

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ludovic Badey
{{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Gommendy

|align="left"| Ligier JS P2-Nissan

| LMP2

| 355

| 6th

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2015

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ludovic Badey
{{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Gommendy

|align="left"| Oreca 05-Nissan

| LMP2

| 204

| DNF

| DNF

2016

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryō Hirakawa

|align="left"| Oreca 05-Nissan

| LMP2

| 241

| DNF

| DNF

2017

|align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn

|align="left"| Oreca 07-Gibson

| LMP2

| 20

| DNF

| DNF

2018

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Signatech Alpine Matmut

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre
{{flagicon|BRA}} André Negrão

|align="left"| Alpine A470-Gibson

| LMP2

| 367

| 5th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

2019

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Signatech Alpine Matmut

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre
{{flagicon|BRA}} André Negrão

|align="left"| Alpine A470-Gibson

| LMP2

| 368

| 6th

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

colspan="8" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=Pierre Thiriet Results |url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/pierre-thiriet/results |access-date=3 May 2024 |publisher=Motorsport Stats}}{{Cite web |title=Pierre Thiriet |url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/pierre-thiriet-1676 |access-date=3 May 2024 |publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest}}

= Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

!Year

!Entrant

!Class

!Car

!Engine

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!Rank

!Points

2016

!Signatech Alpine

!LMP2

!Alpine A460

!Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SIL
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |SPA
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |LMS
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |NÜR
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |MEX
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |COA
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |FUJ
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SHA
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |BHR
{{small|3}}

! style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st

! style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 199

colspan="16" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=Pierre Thiriet |url=https://www.fiawec.com/en/driver/1676 |access-date=3 May 2024 |publisher=FIA World Endurance Championship}}

References

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External links

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  • {{DriverDB driver|pierre-thiriet}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box|title= European Le Mans Series
Champion|before= Tom Kimber-Smith
Karim Ojjeh
(Le Mans Series - LMP2)|after= Pierre Ragues
Nelson Panciatici|years= 2012|with=Mathias Beche}}

{{succession box | before = Bruno Senna
Julien Canal| title = FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers | years=2018-19|with=Nicolas Lapierre & André Negrão|after=Filipe Albuquerque
Phil Hanson}}

{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thiriet, Pierre}}

Category:1989 births

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Category:Sportspeople from Épinal

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Category:GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers

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