Cédric Oltramare (born 22 June 2002) is a Swiss racing driver. He competes in the

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, driving in the

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class for

Cool Racing CLX Motorsport, formerly known as Cool Racing, is a French-based Swiss sports car racing team which currently competes in the European Le Mans Series, fielding entries in the LMP2 and LMP3 classes, as well as the Le Mans Cup. Founded in 2017 by ...

. Oltramare is a race winner in the JS2 R class of the Ligier European Series, an accolade he achieved in

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Career

Oltramare made his racing debut in 2021, driving in the

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with

where he drove a Ligier JS2 R in the eponymous class. He scored five podiums and finished all 12 races, placing him fourth at the end of the season. He returned for a second year in

but would retire from the first six races, which included accidents and two car-related issues. Though he took three podiums, including a victory at

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, Oltramare ended up sixth in the JS2 R standings. Having gained his first experience in a

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prototype in July 2022, Oltramare entered the

category in 2023 by taking part in the

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. Once again at Cool Racing, he and teammates Marcos Siebert and Adrien Chila finished eighth in the drivers' standings, taking a podium on

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to cap off the campaign. This served as a precursor to Oltramare's LMP3 venture, which he continued in the

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alongside bronze-ranked Chila. He was also originally supposed to join the team in the

but was replaced by Alex García before the season opener. A strong result looked on the horizon at the first race in

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, but Oltramare lost the lead he'd inherited during the pit stop phase to

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and later faded to sixth due to two spins, having struggled to keep his car's tyres alive. A retirement during the second of the Road to Le Mans races followed, before the duo finished second at Le Castellet, with the Swiss driver once again being overtaken by the #16 Virage. Oltramare would lose another inherited lead at

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where he eventually finished fourth, before a retirement and a tenth place in the final races placed him and Chila fifth in the championship. For the 2024 season, the Swiss would enter the

ELMS 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 ...

with Cool Racing, partnering

Manuel Espírito Santo Manuel Espírito Santo (born 13 August 2003) is a Portuguese racing driver who currently drives for CLX Motorsport in the LMP2 category of the European Le Mans Series. Early career Junior formulae After starting his career at the comparative ...

and Miguel Cristóvão.

Racing record

Racing career summary

*Season still in progress.

Complete Ligier European Series results

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

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 European Le Mans Series results

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oltramare, Cédric 2002 births Living people Swiss racing drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers Le Mans Cup drivers Cool Racing drivers European Le Mans Series drivers 21st-century Swiss sportsmen Ligier European Series drivers