David Droux

David Droux (born 19 February 1997 in Lajoux) is a Swiss racing driver currently competing in Le Mans Cup for CLX Motorsport. He is the 2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace and 2024 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 champion.

Early career

Stepping up to single-seaters in 2013, Droux competed in the last season of the Formula BMW Talent Cup, where he finished eighth in the standings at season's end.

In 2014, Droux joined the centrally-run French F4 Championship. Scoring his first points of the season with a fourth-place finish at Pau, Droux waited four rounds for his only podium in the series, finishing second behind Gjergj Haxhiu in the second Jerez race.

Remaining in single-seaters for 2015, Droux switched to the V de V Challenge Monoplace series, joining RC Formula. In the 17-race season, Droux won all but two races and clinched the title at the final round at Magny-Cours.

Prototype career

LMP3 beginnings (2016–2021)

After leaving single-seaters on a full-time basis following his V de V title, Droux joined Duqueine Engineering to compete in the LMP3 class of the 2016 European Le Mans Series. Despite winning the 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring, Duqueine was given a four-second penalty for not respecting minimum pit stop times, giving the win to United Autosports and sending the Duqueine team back to second place. Droux was retained by Duqueine Engineering for the 2017 season. Following the team's switch to the Norma M30 from the third round of the season, Droux scored his first pole position in the series at Red Bull Ring and took another podium at the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

Staying in the LMP3 category for 2018, Droux switched to Yvan Muller's M.Racing - YMR team for his third ELMS season. Despite starting off the season with a pole and a podium at Paul Ricard, Droux wasn't able to score another top five for the rest of the season, finishing tenth in the standings at season's end. In 2019, Droux joined Realteam Racing, partnering Esteban García. At Monza, Droux finished fourth, which would turn out to be his best finish of the season as he concluded the season seventh in the standings. In late 2019, Droux made his debut in the Asian Le Mans Series, staying in the LMP3 class and joining Graff Racing alongside Eric Trouillet and Sebastien Page. Droux scored his first LMP3 win in an ACO-sanctioned championship at the 4 Hours of Sepang.

Droux stayed with Realteam and Garcia for the 2020 season. In his fifth season in the category, Droux scored his first win in the series at Paul Ricard from pole and ended the season third in points. Ahead of the 2021 season, Droux returned to Graff Racing along with Sebastien Page and Eric Trouillet. Droux scored his only podium of the season at the Red Bull Ring, finishing third in wet conditions.

LMP2 debut and LMP3 return (2022–)

In early 2022 Droux stepped up to LMP2, staying with Graff Racing for the 2022 Asian Le Mans season. In the four-race season, Droux finished on the overall podium in every race and won the LMP2 Am title at season's end. Droux remained with Graff Racing for the European Le Mans Series. Only competing in the first three races of the season, Droux also made his maiden appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing seventh in LMP2 Pro-Am. Towards the end of the 2022 season, Droux returned to LMP3 competition, racing in the final two rounds of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, winning on his return at Spa.

Droux stayed in Le Mans Cup for 2023, joining Cool Racing, alongside Luis Sanjuan. At the second round of the season at Le Mans, Droux finished third in race one and took his only win of the season in race two. Staying with Cool Racing for the 2024 season, Droux was joined by Adrien Chila for his second full season in the series. Despite only taking one win, in the second round of the season at Paul Ricard, won the LMP3 title at the final round of the season, beating out R-ace GP by 5.5 points.

Ahead of the 2025 season, it was confirmed that Droux would stay with the newly-rebranded CLX Motorsport alongside Cédric Oltramare. In his third full-time season in the series, Droux won the season-opening race in Barcelona and finished second at Le Castellet en route to a sixth-place points finish. The following year, Droux returned to CLX Motorsport for his fourth full-time season in the Le Mans Cup.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Ultimate Cup Series results

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

* Season still in progress.

External links

• career summary at DriverDB.com