Fabien Michal

Fabien Michal
Michal in 2022
Nationality French
Born (1978-02-07) 7 February 1978
Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Championship titles
2021
2018–2020		GT4 European Series – Pro-Am
French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am

Fabien Michal (born 7 February 1978) is a French racing driver set to compete in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for R-ace GP.

Career

Michal began rallying at the age of 30,[1] before switching to circuit racing in 2011, competing in select rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series for Ruffier Racing.[2] After a one-off appearance in the Blancpain Endurance Series for Ruffier Racing the following year,[3] Michal headed back to rallying in 2013,[4] competing until 2015.[5]

Returning to circuit racing in 2017, Michal joined CMR to race in the GT4 European Series Southern Cup.[6] Racing in the Am class alongside Georges Cabanne, the pair scored a lone class win at Nogaro to help them end the year runner-up in the class standings.[7] Switching to Saintéloc Racing for his sophomore season in the series, Michal stepped up to the Pro-Am class alongside Grégory Guilvert, taking three wins en route to their first class title in the French GT4 Cup.[8] At the end of the year, Michal raced in the GT4 International Cup for the same team.[9]

The following year, Michal remained with Saintéloc for his sophomore season in the French GT4 Cup,[10] taking class wins at Pau and Spa to secure his second Pro-Am title in as many years.[11] During 2019, Michal also raced in select rounds of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for the same team, taking a Pro-Am podium at Monza.[12] Remaining with Saintéloc Racing for the 2020 season,[13] Michal scored class wins at Nogaro and Magny-Cours as he took his third consecutive Pro-Am title.[14][15] During 2020, Michal also made a one-off appearance in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at Le Castellet with the same team.[16] In parallel, Michal also raced in select rounds of the Ligier European Series for HRC in the JS P4 class.[17]

In 2021, Michal remained with Saintéloc Racing for a dual campaign in both the GT4 European Series and the French GT4 Cup.[18] In his first season in the series, Michal scored seven class wins, as well as an overall win at Barcelona,[19] and four other class podiums to seal the Pro-Am title.[20] In the latter, Michal took overall wins at Magny-Cours and Le Castellet as he ended the year runner-up in Pro-Am.[21][22] During 2021, Michal also raced with the same team in the Algarve round of the European Le Mans Series in the LMP3 class.[23] Continuing with Saintéloc Racing for 2022, Michal only raced with them in the GT4 European Series alongside Grégory Guilvert.[24] In his sophomore season in the series, Michal took class wins at Spa and Hockenheimring as he ended the year third in Pro-Am.[25][26] During 2022, Michal also raced in select rounds of the Le Mans Cup for CD Sport in the LMP3 class.[27]

Staying with CD Sport for 2023, Michal raced with them for the first round of the Asian Le Mans Series and the full Le Mans Cup season.[28][29] In his second season in Le Mans Cup, Michal scored a pair of second- and third-place finishes en route to runner-up honors in LMP3.[30][31] During 2023, Michal made a one-off appearance in the European Le Mans Series at Barcelona for Racing Spirit of Léman, winning on track but later being demoted to third after pitting during the Full Course Yellow.[32] Joining R-ace GP for the 2024 season alongside Hadrien David,[33] Michal took a lone win at Mugello and two other podiums to once again finish runner-up in LMP3.[34][35]

Returning to the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for 2025, Michal joined EuroInternational alonsgide Ian Aguilera and Sebastian Gravlund.[36] Paired with Aguilera for the entire season, the duo scored a pair of third-place finishes at Le Castellet and Imola to end the year fifth in points.[37][38] At the end of the year, Michal returned to R-ace GP to race in all but one round of the LMP3 class of the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series,[39] taking a best resulf of fourth in race one at Abu Dhabi.[40]

Michal remained with R-ace GP to continue competing in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for the rest of 2026.[41]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Gentlemen Ruffier Racing 3 2 0 0 3 68 3rd
2012 Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentlemen Ruffier Racing 1 0 0 0 1 18 13th
2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup – Am CMR 12 1 0 0 7 164 2nd
2018 24H GT Series Continents – GT4 3Y Technology 1 0 0 0 0 20 NC
French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am Saintéloc Racing 10 3 0 0 5 149 1st
GT4 International Cup – Pro-Am Saintéloc Junior Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2019 French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am Saintéloc Racing 12 2 0 0 5 128 1st
GT4 South European Series – Pro-Am 2 2 2 0 2 50 3rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 1 18 16th
2020 French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am Saintéloc Racing 12 2 0 0 6 168 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Am 0 1 1 1 25 9th
Ligier European Series – JS2 R HRC 6 0 0 0 4 79 6th
2021 GT4 European Series – Pro-Am Saintéloc Racing 12 7 3 0 11 246 1st
French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am Saintéloc Junior Team 12 2 1 0 5 125 2nd
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 GT4 European Series – Pro-Am Saintéloc Racing 12 2 0 0 5 142 3rd
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 CD Sport 5 0 0 0 0 21 11th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 CD Sport 2 0 0 0 0 16 10th
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 0 1 0 4 69 2nd
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Racing Spirit of Léman 1 0 0 0 1 15 13th
2024 Prototype Winter Series – Class 3 R-ace GP 1 1 1 0 1 9.29 12th
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 7 1 5 0 3 68 2nd
European Endurance Prototype Cup – LMP3 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
CMR 2 0 0 0 0
2025 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 EuroInternational 6 0 0 0 2 60 5th
European Endurance Prototype Cup Switch Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 32nd
2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 R-ace GP 4 0 0 0 0 30 13th
2026 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 R-ace GP
Sources:[42][43]

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(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 Pos. Points
2011 Ruffier Racing Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 GT3 Gentlemen MNZ NAV
15 		SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		MAG
16 		SIL
18 		3rd 68
2012 Ruffier Racing Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Gentlemen MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		NÜR
36 		NAV 13th 18
2019 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro-Am MNZ
29 		SIL
Ret 		LEC SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		CAT 16th 18
2020 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Am IMO NÜR SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		LEC
30 		9th 25

Complete GT4 European Series results

(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 10 11 12 Pos Points
2021 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Pro-Am MNZ
1
7 		MNZ
2
3 		LEC
1
9 		LEC
2
3 		ZAN
1
2 		ZAN
2
2 		SPA
1
11 		SPA
2
7 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
Ret 		CAT
1
1 		CAT
2
3 		1st 246
2022 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Pro-Am IMO
1
24 		IMO
2
3 		LEC
1
16 		LEC
2
16 		MIS
1
2 		MIS
2
15 		SPA
1
9 		SPA
2
5 		HOC
1
36† 		HOC
2
4 		CAT
1
9 		CAT
2
9 		3rd 142

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2021 Saintéloc Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG
5 		NC† 0
2023 Racing Spirit of Léman LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 CAT
3 		LEC ARA SPA PRT ALG 13th 15
2025 EuroInternational LMP3 Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 CAT
Ret 		LEC
3 		IMO
3 		SPA
4 		SIL
7 		ALG
4 		5th 60

* Season still in progress.

† As Michal was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2022 CD Sport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC
7 		IMO
5 		LMS
1
20 		LMS
2
6 		MNZ SPA
16 		ALG 11th 21
2023 CD Sport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
3 		LMS
1
Ret 		LMS
2
3 		LEC
19 		ARA
6 		SPA
2 		ALG
2 		2nd 69
2024 R-ace GP LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 CAT
2 		LEC
3 		LMS
1
21 		LMS
2
5 		SPA
Ret 		MUG
1 		ALG
14 		2nd 68

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
2023 CD Sport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DUB
1
7 		DUB
2
5 		ABU
1 		ABU
2 		10th 16
2025–26 R-ace GP LMP3 Duqueine D09 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 SEP
1
8 		SEP
2
6 		DUB
1 		DUB
2 		ABU
1
4 		ABU
2
7 		13th 30

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