Côme Ledogar (born 23 May 1991) is a professional

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from

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. He is best known for winning the

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overall title in 2016, with Robert Bell and

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, and for winning the 2021 24 Hours of Spa overall and the

2021 24 Hours of Le Mans The 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: ''89e 24 Heures du Mans'') was a 24-hour automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars held between 21 and 22 August 2021, at the ...

in the GTE Pro class.

Career

Formula Renault 1.6

Born in Annecy, Ledogar began his racing career in 2007 at the age of 16, making his début in

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in the Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium for Thierry Boutsen Energy Racing. For

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he joined

Formul'Academy Euro Series French F4 Championship, formerly known as Formula Renault Campus France, Formula Campus, Formul'Academy Euro Series, F4 Eurocup 1.6 is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting graduates ...

, which used the same Formula Renault 1.6 cars. He won four from fourteen races and had another two podium finishes, losing the title to Arthur Pic.

Formula BMW

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, Ledogar moved to the

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, joining

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team. He finished nine from sixteen races in points to finish season 17th. For the next year he switched to Eifelland Racing. He had three podium finishes, improving to the sixth in the standings.

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2011, he switched to the

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, with the

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. He ended season 19th with three point-scoring finishes. He also had a part-time campaign in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with the same team, achieving podium finish at

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Sports car racing

Côme Ledogar, Porsche Supercup, Spa 2015

In 2012, Ledogar decided to switch to sports car racing, joining Pro GT by Alméras in the Porsche Carrera Cup France. He won four from fourteen races but lost 22 points in the championship battle to

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. He remained in the Cup for 2013, switching to Sébastien Loeb Racing, but wasn't able to improve his position in the standings, winning only two races. For 2014 he returned to Alméras team, finally winning the series, with four-point margin over Maxime Jousse after six race wins and another two podium finishes. For 2015 Ledogar had a double campaign in both

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and Carrera Cup Italia. He was victorious in the Italian series at

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, Misano and

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and had another seven podiums on his way to the runner-up place behind

Riccardo Agostini Riccardo Agostini (born 20 April 1994 in Padua) is an Italian racing driver. Career Karting Agostini began karting in 2000 and raced primarily in his native Italy for the majority of this part of career, working his way up from the junior ranks ...

. While in the Supercup he was eight in the standings, and the second-best season rookie with a podium at

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. In 2016, Ledogar continued to race in the Carrera Cup Italia. He amassed Mattia Drudi by 19 points in the championship battle and had six race wins with eight another podium finishes. Also he became a McLaren factory driver. He competed behind the wheel of McLaren 650S GT3 in the

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and 2016 Blancpain GT Series with Garage 59 team. He won Monza GT Open race, but as he wasn't on the full schedule he finished only eleventh in the standings. While in the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, which was part of the

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, he became champion with Robert Bell and

. For 2017, Ledogar was more concentrated on GT Open, staying with Garage 59, pairing with Alexander West. He finished third in the Pro-Am standings. While in the 2017 Blancpain GT Series he joined

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. But he finished only 69th, with just two points, which was scored on the opening round of the

2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup The 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the seventh season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 23 April at Monza and ended on 1 October in Barcelona. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a dur ...

. In 2018, Ledogar rejoined Garage 59 squad in the

, becoming teammate of

Ben Barnicoat Ben Barnicoat (born 20 December 1996) is a British racing driver who currently serves as a McLaren factory racing driver, while also competing in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship for Project 1 Motorsport. He has previously raced in the ...

and Andrew Watson. In 2019, Ledogar left McLaren and joined Garage 59 to drive an

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at the

together with Jonny Adam and Andrew Watson, and at two additional rounds of the

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with Chris Goodwin and Alexander West. Also he drove a

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at the

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with Car Guy Racing. He drove for Garage 59 at the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour, and entered three rounds of the 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series with Car Guy Racing, scoring a win at The Bend. After the COVID-19 pandemic's first lockdown, the Frenchman entered the Silverstone round of the 2020 Porsche Supercup. Then he drove a Ferrari 488 at the

and at the Paul Ricard round of the

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with

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, winning the latter with

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and

Alessandro Pier Guidi Alessandro Pier Guidi (born December 18, 1983) is a racing driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team. A Ferrari factory driver since 2017, he won LMGTE-PRO 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship and 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, a ...

. In 2021, Car Guy Racing hired the driver for the

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, winning the final race. He joined

Iron Lynx Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab is an Italian auto racing team founded by Andrea Piccini, Deborah Mayer, Claudio Schiavoni and Sergio Pianezzola. The team is based in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. They currently operate Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 spor ...

for the

, partnering with Pier Guidi and Nicklas Nielsen. The trio won the 2021 24 Hours of Spa. In addition, AF Corse hired him as third driver for the

, claiming the win at the GTE Pro class.

Racing record

Career summary

^* Season still in progress. † Guest driver ineligible to score points

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ledogar, Come 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Annecy French racing drivers French F4 Championship drivers Formula BMW Europe drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers Porsche Supercup drivers International GT Open drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers 24H Series drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers Auto Sport Academy drivers DAMS drivers Eifelland Racing drivers R-ace GP drivers Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers Strakka Racing drivers Meyer Shank Racing drivers AF Corse drivers Belgian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers Australian Endurance Championship drivers Aston Martin Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers McLaren Racing drivers Iron Lynx drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers