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Jules Gounon

Jules Jean-Louis Gounon (born 31 December 1994 in Aubenas) is an Andorran-based French professional racing driver. He is best known for his victories in the 24 Hours of Spa in 2017 and 2022, and the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2020, 2022 and 2023.[1][2]

Jules Gounon
Gounon at the 2024 6 Hours of Fuji
NationalityFrance French Andorra Andorran
Born (1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 29)
Aubenas, France
Related toJean-Marc Gounon (father)
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2017
Current teamMercedes-AMG AKKodis ASP
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number88
Starts33 (33 entries)
Wins6
Podiums12
Poles5
Fastest laps4
Best finish1st in 2022, 2023
Previous series
2016–17
2015
2014
2014
2013		ADAC GT Masters
Porsche Carrera Cup France
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2017, 2022
2017
2023		24 Hours of Spa
ADAC GT Masters
Intercontinental GT Challenge

Career

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1994-2015: Youth in karting, single-seaters and Porsche Carrera Cup

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Gounon started karting in 2010 at the age of 15. He was crowned Rotax National French Champion in 2011.[3] In the year after, he clinched the X30 world title.[4] He was promoted to single-seaters, joining the French F4 Championship for the 2013 season and finished second with six wins.[5] He competed one year in Formula Renault 2.0, but failed to impress as he "could not get on well with the team". As his career seemed to be in a deadlock after a difficult 2014 season, with him being forced to work as a car cleaner for a time, Gounon took part in the "Espoir Porsche Carrera Cup France 2015" scholarship thanks to a 1,500€ gift from his grandfather; he ended up winning the shootout to take part in Porsche Carrera Cup France for the next season with a grant of €30,000.[6][7] He scored his maiden win in the championship in Val de Vienne[8] and finished sixth in the final standings.

2016-2017: Success in German GT and win in the 24 Hours of Spa

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In 2016, he joined Callaway Competition in ADAC GT Masters, the German championship of GT.[9] He drove a brand new Corvette C7 GT3-R with his teammate Daniel Keilwitz.[9] Callaway ran three Corvette for this season. He won three times and put himself in title contention for the last event. However, Jules Gounon suffered a big crash at Hockenheim, staying conscious and alert, but with an injured (although not broken) left leg.[10] Finally he stood third in the final standings while developing his new car during the year. Callaway Competition decided to run only the car of Gounon and Keilwitz for the 2017 season.[11] He scored his first win of the season in Red Bull Ring.[12] After this round, his teammate Keilwitz got injured and was replaced by Renger van der Zande who won with Gounon in Zandvoort, letting the Frenchman take alone the championship's lead.[13] He then had two difficult weekends without podium with Albert Costa and van der Zende. However, he won his third race of the season in Hockenheim after the return of Keilwitz to competition.[14] This last win let him seal the title in the last event.[14] He also clinched the Junior title for drivers under 25.[15]

Also engaged with Jean-Luc Beaubelique and Nico Bastian in Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (Pro-Am Cup), he took two podiums. He was recruited by Audi Sport Team Saintéloc for the 2017 24 Hours of Spa, the greatest race of GT, teaming up with Christopher Haase and Markus Winkelhock.[16] Despite running one lap down in the first half of the race because of a mis-threaded wheel, Gounon and his teammates came back in front. He battled with a Bentley in the last hours and created an 11-second gap with it to win the biggest victory in his career.[17][18] This 2017 edition was very tight as six cars arrived in the same lap as the leader.

2018-2020: Official factory driver for Bentley

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Bentley Continental GT3 during the 2018 24 Hours of Spa

In 2018, Jules Gounon at the age of 23, was signed by Bentley M-Sport as an official factory driver for Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Intercontinental GT Challenge, replacing Oliver Jarvis.[19] With Steven Kane and Guy Smith, the Frenchman had to develop the new Bentley Continental GT3 which replaced the former generation.[19] In Paul Ricard, he scored his maiden podium with Bentley finishing second.[20] He missed the win because of a bonnet problem.[21] For the 2018 24 Hours of Spa, he had to leave the race after some braking problems. He also did a one-off in Super GT for the Fuji 500-mile race.[22] He finished thirteenth which represented the best result of the team that season in the Japanese championship. Jules Gounon said about that 2018 season: "I have progressed and learnt a lot. [...] I had to get used with a new car. The target was to have a good car at the end of the season. Unfortunately, we had a lack of speed in straight lines. With this new Continental GT3, Bentley started again from the beginning. 2018 was a season of development. After more than two years of work with German people, I discovered another vision of motorsport with a different way of working. The Bentley Continental GT3 will have a say in 2019".[23]

 
Gounon (left) celebrating his 2019 3H Barcelona win alongside teammates Jordan Pepper (middle) and Steven Kane (right)

For the centenary of Bentley in 2019, Jules Gounon was engaged in Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and Intercontinental GT Challenge with Steven Kane and Jordan Pepper. After two complicated races, the Frenchman set the fastest time of the qualifying session in Paul Ricard, faster than his teammates and than his rivals.[24] Battling with the Ferrari 488 GT3 of Miguel Molina, Jules Gounon and Bentley won their first race of the year and also their first win since the introduction of their new car back in 2018.[25] Two weeks later, Jules Gounon participated in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans with Risi Competizione, teaming up with Oliver Jarvis and Pipo Derani on a Ferrari 488 GTE Evo.[26] Qualified 17th in the category LMGTE Pro, they finished 11th in this category and 40th overall, despite a mechanical problem in the last hours of the race.[27]

Since 2021: GT World Challenge success with Mercedes

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2021

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2021 would see Gounon become a works driver for the Mercedes team, as he took part in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Daniel Juncadella and Raffaele Marciello.[28] A strong start with a podium in Monza and a sixth place in Le Castellet was followed by disappointment at Spa, where the outfit was forced to retire, having previously taken pole position. The team ended their campaign positively, appearing on the rostrum in the final two races, which included a win at the season finale, ultimately putting Gounon second overall.

2022

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Gounon's Mercedes AMG GT3 during the 2022 24 Hours of Spa

Gounon teamed up with Juncadella and Marciello once more at the rebranded AKKodis ASP Team for the 2022 season of the Endurance Cup.[29] Having taken the overall victory at the 24 Hours of Spa, the Frenchman and his teammates ended up winning the championship at the end of the year, beating out Antonio Fuoco by a mere two points.[30][31][32]

During the same year, Gounon raced in the ADAC GT Masters alongside junior driver Fabian Schiller.[33] The pair finished third in the standings, amassing four wins and a further podium.[34]

2023

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Having switched to an Andorran racing license at the start of 2023, Gounon began the campaign in fine style, grabbing a class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona and following that up by winning the Bathurst 12 Hour race outright for a record-breaking third year in a row, despite racing alongside an amateur driver in the form of Kenny Habul.[35][36][37][38][39] Gounon later apologised to fellow Mercedes-AMG driver Maro Engel, with whom he had collided merely half an hour before the finish.[40]

The season would contain campaigns in three championships: the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup, where Gounon and Marciello would attempt to defend their title alongside Timur Boguslavskiy, the GTD Pro class in IMSA, which the Andorran contested alongside Juncadella for WeatherTech Racing, and the British GT Championship as Ian Loggie's teammate.[41][42][43] Despite a retirement in the Endurance Cup season opener at Monza, Gounon would be able to retain the title, with wins at Le Castellet and the Nürburgring sandwiching a runner-up finish at the 24 Hours of Spa.[44][45][46][47] Over in America, Gounon, together with Juncadella, Maro Engel and Cooper MacNeil, won the 24 Hours of Daytona at the start of the year.[48] Gounon and Juncadella combined for a further three victories that season, including a triumph at the season-ending Petit Le Mans race, which earned them second in the drivers' standings and the title in the Michelin Endurance Cup.[49] The British series proved to be less fruitful, as the Andorran scored a lone win at Oulton Park and finished sixth in the drivers' championship, having missed one race.

Throughout the year, Gounon took part in the full calendar of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. With a victory at Bathurst, third places at Kyalami and Abu Dhabi and runner-up finishes in Spa and Indianapolis, the Andorran would clinch the title, having completed a podium sweep whilst racing with four different Mercedes-affiliated teams.[50][51]

Personal life

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Gounon is the son of the former racing driver Jean-Marc Gounon, who finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997 and raced in Formula One with Minardi and Simtek.[52] The Andorran has been in a relationship with WEC driver Michelle Gatting since 2022.[53]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 20 6 0 1 9 236.5 2nd
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 KTR 2 0 0 0 0 0 30th
AVF 2 0 0 0 0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC KTR 2 0 0 0 0 54 23rd
AVF 8 0 0 0 0
2015 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras 11 1 1 1 4 125 6th
2016 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 3 1 0 4 152 3rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Konrad Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H Series - SPX Spark Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24H Series - CUP1 Sorg Rennsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 3 3 2 6 174 1st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AKKA ASP 4 0 0 0 0 28 11th
Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 1 1 0 1 1
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup AKKA ASP 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Asia Craft-Bamboo Racing 2 0 0 0 0 12 26th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 40 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 1 1 0 1 1 25 6th
RealTime Racing 1 0 0 0 0
24H Series - A6 Konrad Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Bentley Team M-Sport 5 0 0 0 1 29 14th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 4 0 0 1 0 4 23rd
Super GT Series - GT300 EIcars Bentley 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Bentley Team M-Sport 5 1 1 0 2 49 4th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 5 0 0 0 0 10 25th
International GT Open Petri Corse 1 0 0 0 0 0 39th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Bentley K-PAX Racing 4 0 0 0 0 6 23rd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup CMR 8 0 0 1 1 22.5 13th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 1 0 0 0 0 21 49th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Bentley Team M-Sport 2 1 0 0 1 28 7th
K-PAX Racing 2 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - V6 Team Mathol Racing e.V. 1 1 0 0 1 8.33 5th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Phoenix Racing 1 0 0 0 0 5.21 73rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2021 ADAC GT Masters Team Zakspeed Mobil Krankenkasse Racing 14 2 2 2 2 136 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AKKA ASP Team 5 1 1 0 3 79 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 2 35.5 7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Risi Competizione 2 0 0 1 0 308 13th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP 1 1 1 0 0 25 10th
Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing 1 0 0 0 0
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2022 ADAC GT Masters Drago Racing Team zvo 14 4 0 0 5 153 3rd
British GT Championship - GT3 Ram Racing 4 1 1 0 4 92.5 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AKKodis ASP Team 5 1 1 1 3 89 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 6 0 0 1 2 41.5 7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro WeatherTech Racing 2 0 0 1 1 542 19th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 1 0 533 39th
Intercontinental GT Challenge SunEnergy1 Racing by Triple Eight 1 1 0 0 1 65 2nd
Mercedes-AMG Team AKKodis ASP 1 1 1 0 1
Winward Racing 1 0 1 0 1
Mercedes-AMG GruppeM Racing 1 0 0 0 0
24H GT Series - GT3 SunEnergy1 by SPS automotive performance 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed BWT 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2022–23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Abu Dhabi Racing by HRT Bilstein 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT HubAuto Racing 4 0 2 0 0 12 12th
British GT Championship - GT3 2 Seas Motorsport 8 1 1 0 3 122.5 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AKKodis ASP Team 5 2 2 1 3 104 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro WeatherTech Racing 11 4 1 2 6 3648 2nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge SunEnergy1 Racing 2 1 0 0 2 91 1st
AKKodis ASP Team 1 0 0 0 1
Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing 1 0 0 0 1
Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas 1 0 0 0 1
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT World Cup Climax Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Craft-Bamboo Racing 2 0 1 0 0 5 27th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 2 0 0 0 1 20* 5th*
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 2 0 0 0 0 * *
Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Boutsen VDS 9 1 1 1 3 52 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge SunEnergy1 1 0 0 0 1 18* *
Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 2 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Asia Climax Racing 4 1 1 0 1 35 19th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro SunEnergy1 Racing 1 0 0 0 0 201* 35th*
FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Alpine Endurance Team 2 0 0 0 0 0* 24th*
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team HRT 2 0 0 1 0 10 21st
GT World Challenge America - Pro Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing
FIA GT World Cup Mercedes-AMG Craft-Bamboo Racing
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Winward Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2013 LMS
1
6 		LMS
2
Ret 		LMS
3
2 		PAU
1
8 		PAU
2
1 		PAU
3
9 		SPA
1
5 		SPA
2
17† 		SPA
3
DNS 		VDV
1
8 		VDV
2
4 		VDV
3
11 		MAG
1
1 		MAG
2
1 		MAG
3
1 		LÉD
1
1 		LÉD
2
14 		LÉD
3
1 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
2 		LEC
3
7 		2nd 236.5

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results

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(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 DC Points
2015 Martinet by Alméras LÉD
1
3 		LÉD
2
C 		LMS
1
7 		LMS
2
6 		VDV
1
1 		VDV
2
6 		MAG
1
3 		MAG
2
2 		NAV
1
DSQ 		NAV
2
DSQ 		NAV
3
DNS 		LEC
1
5 		LEC
2
5 		6th 125

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2016 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC
1
7 		OSC
2
Ret 		SAC
1
4 		SAC
2
1 		LAU
1
4 		LAU
2
1 		RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
1 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
5 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
Ret 		3rd 152
2017 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC
1
Ret 		OSC
2
2 		LAU
1
5 		LAU
2
4 		RBR
1
1 		RBR
2
3 		ZAN
1
1 		ZAN
2
6 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
8 		SAC
1
8 		SAC
2
Ret 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
2 		1st 174
2021 Team Zakspeed Mobil Krankenkasse Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
1
15 		OSC
2
4 		RBR
1
13 		RBR
2
8 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
5 		LAU
1
Ret 		LAU
2
1 		SAC
1
9 		SAC
2
1 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
5 		NÜR
1
19 		NÜR
2
6 		6th 136
2022 Drago Racing Team zvo Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
1
13 		OSC
2
12 		RBR
1
12 		RBR
2
12 		ZAN
1
Ret 		ZAN
2
7 		NÜR
1
32 		NÜR
2
13 		LAU
1
17 		LAU
2
10 		SAC
1
12 		SAC
2
Ret 		HOC
1
163 		HOC
2
13 		3rd 153

* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2016 Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro MNZ
Ret 		SIL
24 		LEC NC 0
Pro-Am SPA
6H
28 		SPA
12H
29 		SPA
24H
30 		NÜR
27 		37th 6
2017 AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
17 		SIL
22 		LEC
15 		CAT
36 		9th 46
Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Audi R8 LMS Pro SPA
6H
7 		SPA
12H
13 		SPA
24H
1 		11th 28
2018 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 Pro MNZ
24 		SIL
21 		LEC
2 		SPA
6H
11 		SPA
12H
5 		SPA
24H
25 		CAT
21 		14th 29
2019 Bentley Team M-Sport Bentley Continental GT3 Pro MNZ
12 		SIL
12 		LEC
1 		SPA
6H
16 		SPA
12H
28 		SPA
24H
49 		CAT
3 		4th 49
2020 Bentley K-PAX Racing Bentley Continental GT3 Pro IMO
30 		NÜR
Ret 		SPA
6H
10 		SPA
12H
5 		SPA
24H
10 		LEC
Ret 		23rd 6
2021 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro MNZ
2 		LEC
6 		SPA
6H
8 		SPA
12H
4 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
2 		CAT
1 		2nd 79
2022 AKKodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro IMO
2 		LEC
3 		SPA
6H
3 		SPA
12H
3 		SPA
24H
1 		HOC
40† 		CAT
5 		1st 89
2023 AKKodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro MNZ
Ret 		LEC
1 		SPA
6H
3 		SPA
12H
2 		SPA
24H
2 		NÜR
1 		CAT
5 		1st 104
2024 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro LEC
3 		SPA
6H
24 		SPA
12H
5 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
 MNZ
 JED
 5th* 20*

*Season still in progress.

Complete Super GT results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap; small number denotes the finishing position)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2018 EIcars Bentley Bentley Continental GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ CHA FUJ
13 		SUG AUT MOT NC 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2019   Risi Competizione   Oliver Jarvis
  Pipo Derani 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		329 40th 11th
2020   Risi Competizione   Sébastien Bourdais
  Olivier Pla 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		339 23rd 4th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2017 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport GTD Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
2 		SEB
4 		LBH
 AUS
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
 41st 60
2020 Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian GTD Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
10 		DAY
 SEB
 ELK
 VIR
 ATL
 MDO
 CLT
 PET
 LGA
 SEB
 51st 21
2021 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
4 		SEB
 DET
 WGL
 WGL
 LIM
 ELK
 LGA
 LBH
 VIR
 PET
 13th 308
2022 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
11 		SEB
3 		LBH LGA WGL MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
 19th 542
GTD DAY SEB LBH LGA
 MID DET WGL
 MOS
 LIM
7 		ELK
 VIR
6 		PET
 39th 533
2023 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
1 		SEB
3 		LBH
5 		LGA
1 		WGL
4 		MOS
3 		LIM
5 		ELK
5 		VIR
5 		IMS
1 		PET
1 		2nd 3648
2024 SunEnergy1 Racing GTD Pro Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
13 		SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Ovr.
Pos. 		Cla.
Pos.
2018   M-Sport   Guy Smith
  Steven Kane 		Bentley Continental GT3 (2015) Pro 265 16th 6th
2019   M-Sport   Steven Kane
  Jordan Pepper 		Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) Pro 311 8th 8th
2020   M-Sport   Jordan Pepper
  Maxime Soulet 		Bentley Continental GT3 (2018) Pro 314 1st 1st
2022   SunEnergy1 Racing /
  Triple Eight Race Engineering 		  Kenny Habul
  Martin Konrad
  Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am 291 1st 1st
2023   SunEnergy1 Racing /
  AKKodis ASP Team 		  Kenny Habul
  Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro 323 1st 1st
2024   SunEnergy1 Racing   Kenny Habul
  Luca Stolz 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro 275 2nd 2nd

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2022 RAM Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
2 		OUL
2
3 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SPA
1
3 		BRH
1 		DON
1
2 		5th 92.5
2023 2 Seas Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
1 		SIL
1
7 		DON
1
3 		SNE
1
7 		SNE
2
3 		ALG
1
 BRH
1
4 		DON
1
5 		6th 122.5

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Pos Points
2023–24 Craft-Bamboo Racing GT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 SEP
1
Ret 		SEP
2
8 		DUB
1 		ABU
1 		ABU
2 		27th 5

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2024 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
1 		OSC
2 		LAU
1 		LAU
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
Ret 		21st 10

References

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  2. ^ O'Brien, Connor (15 May 2022). "Gounon leads SunEnergy1 Racing to Bathurst 12 Hour glory". Speedcafe. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by ADAC GT Masters
Champion
2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour
2020, 2022-2023
With: Jordan Pepper & Maxime Soulet (2020)
Kenny Habul, Luca Stolz (2022-23) & Martin Konrad (2022) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Champion
2022-2023
With: Raffaele Marciello, Daniel Juncadella (2022)
& Timur Boguslavskiy (2023) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Michelin Endurance Cup
GTD Pro Champion
2023
With: Daniel Juncadella 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

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