Zacharie Richard Robichon (born May 31, 1992) is a Canadian sportscar racer, who competes in the

IMSA SportsCar Championship The IMSA SportsCar Championship, currently known as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship under sponsorship, is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada and organized by the International Motor Sports Association (I ...

for Heart of Racing and in the

FIA World Endurance Championship The FIA World Endurance Championship, abbreviated as WEC, is a world championship for automobile endurance racing organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The se ...

with Proton Competition.

Career

Karting

Robichon got his passion for car racing growing up came from his father who raced Formula cars in the 70s and 80s. He began karting at 14 years of age and didn't enter a full season of competition until 2009 when he began racing in the Canadian National Karting Championships, Rotax Senior class.In September 2011, Robichon beat seven other karters to win the third "Hinchtown.com Canadian Karting Award" sponsored by

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driver

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. The prize was a fully-paid, three-day "Wheel to Wheel" race licensing course at the Bridgestone Racing Academy.

F1600

After competing for Canada in the annual

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, Robichon moved to Formula 1600 after his father agreed to fund one season on the condition that he find sponsors to pay for subsequent years. In 2014 he competed in both the

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-based Toyo Tires Formula Tour 1600 and

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-based

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Class A with BGR Team Grote, as well as two races in the 2014 F2000 Championship Series. He took two podiums in four starts in the Formula Four and one win and three podiums in eight starts in the F1600 Championship Series. In September, Robichon won the Can-Am Cup in a photo finish, catching leader Tristan DeGrand at the last turn on the final lap and then out-dragging his rival to the finish line. In 2015, Robichon joined Brian Graham Racing and finished second overall in the Toyo Tires F1600 Championship "class A" Series, with three wins, eight podiums and five poles in eight starts. While racing in F1600, Robichon also worked as an engineer and mechanic for other drivers.

Porsche GT3 Cup

After three seasons of Formula 1600, Robichon made the switch to sportscars, racing in th
Ultra 94 Porsche GT 3 Canada Series
fo
Mark Motors Racing
in Ottawa in 2016. He raced for three seasons in th
Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Canada
finishing third overall in 2016, with two wins and 10 podiums in 12 starts. He also started two races in the 2016 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA scoring one podium for Mark Motors Racing. He returned to Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Canada with Mark Motors in 2017, taking second overall with 2 two wins, 11 podiums and one pole in 12 races. Robichon dominated the 2018 Ultra 94 GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Yokohama on his way to the title, taking 11 wins, 12 podiums and nine poles in 12 starts. In August, Robichon got an emergency call while participating in a ride along event at

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from th
Moorespeed
team which needed a replacement driver for the Porsche GT3 Challenge USA race at

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. Robichon swept both races that weekend In all, he started eight Porsche GT3 Challenge USA races fo
Moorespeed
in 2018, finishing taking home seven wins, seven podiums and eight poles. He finished 12th overall despite starting only half the races.

IMSA SportsCar Championship

In 2019, Robichon teamed with fellow Canadian Scott Hargrove at

Pfaff Motorsports Pfaff Motorsports is a Canadian sports car racing team based in Toronto that currently competes in the Group GT3, GTD Pro class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Background Current president and CEO of Pfaff Automotive Partners Chris Pfaff, wh ...

in the

GTD class, driving a

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to third overall, with wins in the 2019 Northeast Grand Prix and the 2019 Road Race Showcase at Road America. Although the plan for 2020 was to challenge for the GTD title, it got derailed due to

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. Robichon's full-time teammates for the season were Lars Kern and Dennis Olsen. In addition,

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joining the squad for the 24 Hours of Daytona. Pfaff Motorsoport's Toronto base combined with border restrictions made competing in a full season impossible. In the end, Robichon only started two races in GTD, the pre-

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where Pfaff started on pole but finished 13th. In its other start in 2020, the team finished 5th in the 2020 IMSA SportsCar Weekend at

. With Pfaff Motorsport Porsche's plaid livery quickly becoming a fan favorite, the team arrived at the 2020 season opening Rolex 24 at Daytona with custom race suits that made the driver look like lumberjacks wearing plaid shirts and blue jeans. In 2021, Robichon welcomed new teammate

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at Pfaff Motorsports. The pair struggled in the first half of the 10-race season, managing only one win in the first five starts, although the victory came in the prestigious

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. The Pfaff team began a comeback in the second half with a GTD win in the IMSA Sports Car Weekend and followed it with another in the

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. After a second in Long Beach, the pair were victorious again at the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR, setting the stage for a title showdown at the season finale. A second in the

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was enough to deliver the GTD team championship to Pfaff Motorsports and the drivers’ title to Robichon and Vanthoor. The podium in the season finale ended an impressive string of three victories and two second-place finishes in the second half. In all, the pair took four wins and six podiums in 10 starts to win the

GTD class title. With Pfaff Motorsport moving the GTD Pro in 2022, Robichon joined Wright Motorsports in its

GTD class entry. In 2022, Robichon Raced the four rounds of th
Michelin Endurance Cup

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( Sebring), 6 hours at the Glen (

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), and

( Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta). He admitted that moving into a part-time role brought concerns about fitting into the team and being a third wheel to the ouftfit's full-time drivers, Ryan Hardwick and

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. In his first race with his new team, he took a class victory at

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with teammates Ryan Hardwick,

, and

Richard Lietz Richard Lietz (born 17 December 1983 in Waidhofen an der Ybbs) is an Austrian professional racing driver and a Porsche Factory driver. He has competed in series such as American Le Mans Series, Formula 3 Euro Series and the Rolex Sports Car S ...

European Le Mans Series

On the heels of his victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona, Robichon joined with

Proton Competition Proton Competition (also formerly racing as Dempsey-Proton Racing or Team Felbermayr-Proton) is a German auto racing team based in Ummendorf, Baden-Württemberg. It was founded by Gerold Ried, and is currently owned by his son Christian Ried. Th ...

in the

European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...

, racing

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in the GTE class alongside the actor Michael Fassbender and Porsche factory driver Richard Lietz. In 2023, Robichon won the ELMS championship in the GTE class with Proton Competition. In his first start in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2022, Robichon finished a disappointing 16th in class and 51st overall.

Racing results

Career summary

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Personal life

Robichon has degrees in business and finance. Outside of racing, he owns an event management company that runs all the driving related activities for Porsche Canada. The company has a 30 staff that offers driving experiences for Porsche owners, track days, and winter safety courses.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robichon, Zacharie 1992 births Living people Canadian racing drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Racing drivers from Ontario Sportspeople from Ottawa WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Proton Competition drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers