TDS Racing

{{Infobox motor racing team

| name = {{flagicon|FRA}} TDS Racing

| logo = class= mw-no-invert

| founded = 2004

| base = Saint-Aunès, France

| principal = Xavier Combet

| founders = Xavier Combet
Jacques Morello

| current series = IMSA SportsCar Championship
European Le Mans Series

| former series = FIA World Endurance Championship
Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Blancpain Endurance Series

| driver titles = Eurocup Mégane Trophy:
2008: Michaël Rossi
2010: Nick Catsburg
European Le Mans Series:
LMP2 2012:
Mathias Beche, Pierre Thiriet
GTC {{nobr|2015:
Eric Dermont, Dino Lunardi, Franck Perera}}

| drivers =

| team titles = Eurocup Mégane Trophy:
2009, 2010
European Le Mans Series:
LMP2 2012, GTC 2015

| folded =

}}

TDS Racing (Top Drive Services, formerly known as Pouchelon Racing) is a French auto racing team, currently competing in the European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

History

=Eurocup Mégane Trophy (2005-2013)=

Image:Renault Mégane Trophy, 2010 Brno WSR (37).jpg

In 2005, TDS Racing, founded and run by Xavier Combet and Jacques Morello, entered the Eurocup Mégane Trophy for the first time, competing under the Pouchelon Racing banner with Ludovic Badey and Matthieu Cheruy. In the next year the team changed name to TDS. After eight years of running in the Mégane Trophy, the team had scored titles in both drivers' and teams championships. The first championship title was clinched by Michaël Rossi in 2008, who won races at Spa, Hungaroring and Estoril. In 2010, Nick Catsburg became another championship winner.{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/94-renault-megane-trophy|title=Renault Megane Trophy|publisher=Motor Sport Magazine|accessdate=1 February 2017}}

=European Le Mans Series (2011-2016)=

Image:PLM12 46 Thiriet Oreca Mathias Beche.jpg

In 2011, the team purchased Oreca 03-Nissan car to compete in European Le Mans Series with Mathias Beche, Jody Firth, Pierre Thiriet. The team retained Beche and Thiriet for 2012 and took titles with them in drivers' and teams' championship.{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/elms/news/thiriet-by-tds-racing-crowned-european-le-mans-series-champions/|title=Thiriet by TDS Racing crowned European Le Mans Series champions|date=22 October 2012|publisher=motorsport.com|accessdate=1 February 2017}} The team has competed in BMW Z4 GT3 in the GTC Class in 2015 with Eric Dermont, Dino Lunardi and Franck Perera. They became champions in both drivers' and teams' standings.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/10/19/elms-crowns-their-champions-plus-special-awards-for-robertson-hignett-and-tds.html|title=ELMS Crowns Their Champions, Plus Special Awards For Robertson, Hignett & TDS|date=19 October 2015|publisher=Dailysportscar|accessdate=1 February 2017}}

=Blancpain Endurance Series (2013-2015)=

From 2013 to 2015 TDS Racing competed in Blancpain Endurance Series, using BMW Z4 GT3. 2014 was their most successful season in the series, as the duo of Henry Hassid and Nick Catsburg won races at Circuit Paul Ricard and Nürburgring.{{cite news|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2014/09/21/blancpain-endurance-series-nurburgring-1000-hour-6-report-race-result.html|title=Blancpain Endurance Series: Nurburgring 1000, Hour 6 Report|date=21 September 2014|publisher=Dailysportscar|accessdate=1 February 2017}}

File:TDS Racing Oreca 07 Perrodo Silverstone 2018.jpg

=FIA World Endurance Championship (2017-2021)=

TDS Racing purchased two Oreca 07-Gibson cars and will make debut in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2017.{{cite web |url = http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/collard-perrodo-step-up-to-lmp2-with-tds-racing/|title =Collard, Perrodo Step Up to LMP2 With TDS Racing|work = sportscar365.com|last = Dagys|first = John |date = 26 November 2016|access-date=26 November 2016}} Also the team will field one car under G-Drive Racing banner.{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/rusinov-seals-wec-lmp2-return-as-g-drive-partners-tds-869750/|title=Rusinov seals WEC LMP2 return as G-Drive partners TDS|date=30 January 2017|publisher=Motorsport.com|accessdate=30 January 2017}}

=IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (2023-)=

TDS Racing announced on September 28, 2022 that the team would be making a full-time effort in the LMP2 class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2023.{{cite news|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/tds-commits-to-full-season-imsa-program-in-2023/|title=TDS commits to full season IMSA Program in 2023|date= 28 September 2022|publisher=sportscar365.com|accessdate=28 September 2022}}

Racing record

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Year ! Entrant ! No. ! Car ! Drivers ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip\|Class Pos.\|Class Position}}
align="center" ! 2012 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing \| 46 \|align=left\| Oreca 03-Nissan \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Mathias Beche {{flagicon\|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet {{flagicon\|FRA}} Christophe Tinseau \| LMP2 \| 353 \| 8th \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
align="center" ! 2013 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing \| 46 \|align=left\| Oreca 03-Nissan \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Ludovic Badey {{flagicon\|BEL}} Maxime Martin {{flagicon\|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet \| LMP2 \| 310 \| DNF \| DNF
align="center" ! 2014 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing \| 46 \|align=left\| Ligier JS P2-Nissan \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Ludovic Badey {{flagicon\|FRA}} Tristan Gommendy {{flagicon\|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet \| LMP2 \| 355 \| 6th \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
align="center" ! 2015 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing \| 46 \|align=left\| Oreca 05-Nissan \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Ludovic Badey {{flagicon\|FRA}} Tristan Gommendy {{flagicon\|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet \| LMP2 \| 204 \| DNF \| DNF
align="center" ! 2016 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Thiriet by TDS Racing \| 46 \|align=left\| Oreca 05-Nissan \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Mathias Beche {{flagicon\|JPN}} Ryō Hirakawa {{flagicon\|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet \| LMP2 \| 241 \| DNF \| DNF
align="center" !rowspan=2\| 2017 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} G-Drive Racing \| 26 \|rowspan=2 align=left\| Oreca 07-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Alex Lynn {{flagicon\|RUS}} Roman Rusinov {{flagicon\|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet \|rowspan=2\| LMP2 \| 20 \| DNF \| DNF
align="center" \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} TDS Racing \| 28 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Emmanuel Collard {{flagicon\|FRA}} François Perrodo {{flagicon\|FRA}} Matthieu Vaxivière \| 213 \| DNF \| DNF
align="center" !rowspan=2\| 2018 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} G-Drive Racing \| 26 \|rowspan=2 align=left\| Oreca 07-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Andrea Pizzitola {{flagicon\|RUS}} Roman Rusinov {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne \|rowspan=2\| LMP2 \| 369 \|style="background:#000000; color:white"\| DSQ \|style="background:#000000; color:white"\| DSQ
align="center" \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} TDS Racing \| 28 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Loïc Duval {{flagicon\|FRA}} François Perrodo {{flagicon\|FRA}} Matthieu Vaxivière \| 365 \|style="background:#000000; color:white"\| DSQ \|style="background:#000000; color:white"\| DSQ
align="center" !rowspan=2\| 2019 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} G-Drive Racing \| 26 \|align=left\| Aurus 01-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Roman Rusinov {{flagicon\|NLD}} Job van Uitert {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne \|rowspan=2\| LMP2 \| 364 \| 11th \| 6th
align="center" \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} TDS Racing \| 28 \|align=left\| Oreca 07-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Loïc Duval {{flagicon\|FRA}} François Perrodo {{flagicon\|FRA}} Matthieu Vaxivière \| 366 \| 8th \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd
align="center" !rowspan=2\| 2020 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|RUS}} G-Drive Racing \| 26 \|align=left\| Aurus 01-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|DNK}} Mikkel Jensen {{flagicon\|RUS}} Roman Rusinov {{flagicon\|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne \|rowspan=2\| LMP2 \| 367 \| 9th \| 5th
align="center" \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Racing Team Nederland \| 29 \|align=left\| Oreca 07-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Frits van Eerd {{flagicon\|NLD}} Giedo van der Garde {{flagicon\|NLD}} Nyck de Vries \| 349 \| 19th \| 15th
align="center" !rowspan=2\| 2021 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Racing Team Nederland \| 29 \|rowspan=2 align=left\| Oreca 07-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Frits van Eerd {{flagicon\|NLD}} Giedo van der Garde {{flagicon\|NLD}} Job van Uitert \|rowspan=2\| LMP2 (Pro-Am) \| 356 \| 16th \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
align="center" \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Realteam Racing \| 70 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Loïc Duval {{flagicon\|CHE}} Esteban García {{flagicon\|FRA}} Norman Nato \| 356 \| 17th \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd
align="center" ! 2022 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} TDS Racing x Vaillante \| 13 \|align=left\| Oreca 07-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Mathias Beche {{flagicon\|NLD}} Tijmen van der Helm {{flagicon\|NLD}} Nyck de Vries{{refn\|De Vries was drafted in as a late replacement for Philippe Cimadomo, who was prohibited from competing after causing multiple incidents in free practice. The change meant the entry was no longer part of the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass.{{cite web\|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/de-vries-replaces-cimadomo-at-tds-racing/\|title=De Vries Replaces Cimadomo at TDS Racing\|last=Euwema\|first=Davey\|date=10 June 2022\|work=Sportscar365\|publisher=John Dagys Media\|accessdate=10 June 2022\|archive-date=10 June 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610083305/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/de-vries-replaces-cimadomo-at-tds-racing/\|url-status=live}}{{cite web \| url = http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/10_2022/03_Le%20Mans/089_Doc%2089%20-%20List%20of%20drivers...allowed%20to%20Race.pdf \| title = List of Drivers, Cars, Competitors Allowed For 24 Hours of Le Mans Race \| publisher = Automobile Club de l'Ouest \| date = 11 June 2022 \| accessdate = 11 June 2022 \| archive-date = 1 August 2022 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220801164225/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/10_2022/03_Le%20Mans/089_Doc%2089%20-%20List%20of%20drivers...allowed%20to%20Race.pdf \| url-status = live }}\|name=Cimadomo\|group=N}} \| LMP2 \| 368 \| 8th \| 4th
align="center" ! 2023 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Tower Motorsports{{cite web\|url=https://en.endurance-info.com/auto/article/106350-tower-motorsports-compete-le-mans-wth-tds-racing\|title=Tower Motorsports to compete in Le Mans {{sic\|nolink=y\|reason=error in source\|wth}} TDS Racing\|website=Endurance-Info\|date=24 March 2023\|access-date=4 April 2024}} \| 13 \|align=left\| Oreca 07-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|DEU}} René Rast {{flagicon\|USA}} Ricky Taylor {{flagicon\|USA}} Steven Thomas \| LMP2 (Pro-Am) \| 19 \| DNF \| DNF
align="center" ! 2024 \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Panis Racing{{cite web\|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/03/22/almost-all-change-at-panis-racing-for-2024.html\|title=(Almost) All Change At Panis Racing For 2024\|website=Dailysportscar\|last=Goodwin\|first=Graham\|date=22 March 2024\|access-date=31 March 2024}} \| 65 \|align=left\| Oreca 07-Gibson \|align=left\| {{flagicon\|CHE}} Mathias Beche {{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Huffaker {{flagicon\|USA}} Rodrigo Sales \| LMP2 (Pro-Am) \| 293 \| 23rd \| 4th

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Year

! Entrant

! No.

! Car

! Drivers

! Class

! Laps

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

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

align="center"

! 2012

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

| 46

|align=left| Oreca 03-Nissan

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

| LMP2

| 353

| 8th

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

align="center"

! 2013

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

| 46

|align=left| Oreca 03-Nissan

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

| LMP2

| 310

| DNF

align="center"

! 2014

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

| 46

|align=left| Ligier JS P2-Nissan

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

| LMP2

| 355

| 6th

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

align="center"

! 2015

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

| 46

|align=left| Oreca 05-Nissan

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

| LMP2

| 204

| DNF

align="center"

! 2016

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

| 46

|align=left| Oreca 05-Nissan

|align=left| {{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryō Hirakawa
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet

| LMP2

| 241

| DNF

align="center"

!rowspan=2| 2017

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

| 26

|rowspan=2 align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Lynn
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Thiriet

|rowspan=2| LMP2

| 20

| DNF

align="center"

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} TDS Racing

| 28

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Collard
{{flagicon|FRA}} François Perrodo
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Vaxivière

| 213

| DNF

align="center"

!rowspan=2| 2018

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

| 26

|rowspan=2 align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Andrea Pizzitola
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

|rowspan=2| LMP2

| 369

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ

align="center"

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} TDS Racing

| 28

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval
{{flagicon|FRA}} François Perrodo
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Vaxivière

| 365

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ

align="center"

!rowspan=2| 2019

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

| 26

|align=left| Aurus 01-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov
{{flagicon|NLD}} Job van Uitert
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

|rowspan=2| LMP2

| 364

| 11th

| 6th

align="center"

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} TDS Racing

| 28

|align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval
{{flagicon|FRA}} François Perrodo
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Vaxivière

| 366

| 8th

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

align="center"

!rowspan=2| 2020

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

| 26

|align=left| Aurus 01-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|DNK}} Mikkel Jensen
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

|rowspan=2| LMP2

| 367

| 9th

| 5th

align="center"

|align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Racing Team Nederland

| 29

|align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Frits van Eerd
{{flagicon|NLD}} Giedo van der Garde
{{flagicon|NLD}} Nyck de Vries

| 349

| 19th

| 15th

align="center"

!rowspan=2| 2021

|align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Racing Team Nederland

| 29

|rowspan=2 align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Frits van Eerd
{{flagicon|NLD}} Giedo van der Garde
{{flagicon|NLD}} Job van Uitert

|rowspan=2| LMP2 (Pro-Am)

| 356

| 16th

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

align="center"

|align=left| {{flagicon|CHE}} Realteam Racing

| 70

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval
{{flagicon|CHE}} Esteban García
{{flagicon|FRA}} Norman Nato

| 356

| 17th

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

align="center"

! 2022

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} TDS Racing x Vaillante

| 13

|align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche
{{flagicon|NLD}} Tijmen van der Helm
{{flagicon|NLD}} Nyck de Vries{{refn|De Vries was drafted in as a late replacement for Philippe Cimadomo, who was prohibited from competing after causing multiple incidents in free practice. The change meant the entry was no longer part of the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/de-vries-replaces-cimadomo-at-tds-racing/|title=De Vries Replaces Cimadomo at TDS Racing|last=Euwema|first=Davey|date=10 June 2022|work=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media|accessdate=10 June 2022|archive-date=10 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610083305/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/de-vries-replaces-cimadomo-at-tds-racing/|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url = http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/10_2022/03_Le%20Mans/089_Doc%2089%20-%20List%20of%20drivers...allowed%20to%20Race.pdf | title = List of Drivers, Cars, Competitors Allowed For 24 Hours of Le Mans Race | publisher = Automobile Club de l'Ouest | date = 11 June 2022 | accessdate = 11 June 2022 | archive-date = 1 August 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220801164225/http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results_NoticeBoard/10_2022/03_Le%20Mans/089_Doc%2089%20-%20List%20of%20drivers...allowed%20to%20Race.pdf | url-status = live }}|name=Cimadomo|group=N}}

| LMP2

| 368

| 8th

| 4th

align="center"

! 2023

|align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Tower Motorsports{{cite web|url=https://en.endurance-info.com/auto/article/106350-tower-motorsports-compete-le-mans-wth-tds-racing|title=Tower Motorsports to compete in Le Mans {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|wth}} TDS Racing|website=Endurance-Info|date=24 March 2023|access-date=4 April 2024}}

| 13

|align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|DEU}} René Rast
{{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor
{{flagicon|USA}} Steven Thomas

| LMP2 (Pro-Am)

| 19

| DNF

align="center"

! 2024

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Panis Racing{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/03/22/almost-all-change-at-panis-racing-for-2024.html|title=(Almost) All Change At Panis Racing For 2024|website=Dailysportscar|last=Goodwin|first=Graham|date=22 March 2024|access-date=31 March 2024}}

| 65

|align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|CHE}} Mathias Beche
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Huffaker
{{flagicon|USA}} Rodrigo Sales

| LMP2 (Pro-Am)

| 293

| 23rd

| 4th