François Hériau

François Hériau
Hériau in 2025
Nationality French
BornFrançois Thierry Roger Hériau
(1983-10-25) 25 October 1983
Rennes, France
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Championship titles
2023
2010		Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3
V de V Funyo Challenge

François Thierry Roger Hériau (born 25 October 1983) is a French businessman and racing driver set to compete in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship for Vista AF Corse.

He is the president and CEO of Carlac Minerals (Carrières des Lacs), the Hériau family business, which dates back to 1946.[1][2]

Career

Hériau began his racing career in 2009, competing in the V de V Funyo Challenge, finishing third in points before winning the series title the following year for HMC Loheac.[3] Racing in V de V Sports-run championships until 2015, Hériau also competed sporadically in the Challenge Endurance series, most notably competing for Ultimate in his final two years in the series.[4]

In 2016, Hériau remained with Ultimate to compete in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series alongside Jean-Baptiste and Matthieu Lahaye.[5][6] In his first season in the series, Hériau scored a pair of fourth-place finishes at Le Castellet and Red Bull Ring to end the year 10th in points.[7] Remaining with the team for the 2017 season,[8] Hériau scored his maiden series podiums at Silverstone and Monza, which helped him end the year fourth in LMP3.[9][10] At the end of the year, Hériau won the Gulf 12 Hours in the LMP3 Pro-Am class for the same team.[11]

Continuing with Ultimate for 2018,[12] Hériau scored a third-place finish at Silverstone to round out the year eighth in LMP3.[13] At the end of the year, Hériau raced in the LMP2 class of the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series for Panis Barthez Competition,[14] in which he scored a pair of third-place finishes in Buriram and Sepang.[15][16] For the rest of 2019, Hériau returned to Ultimate for a fourth consecutive season in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series.[17] In what turned out to be his final season in LMP3 machinery, Hériau won at Le Castellet,[18] before taking further podiums at Barcelona and Algarve to secure a third-place points finish in LMP3.[19]

Following a one-off appearance in the following year's Le Mans Cup for EuroInternational,[20] Hériau returned to Ultimate for 2021, now in a technical partnership Tech 1 Racing, to race in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the European Le Mans Series.[21] Racing in the first four rounds of the season, Hériau scored a class win at Barcelona and two further podiums,[22] before pulling out from the final two races and the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a result of a shoulder injury.[23] Returning to LMP2 competition the following year, Hériau began the year by racing in the 24 Hours of Daytona for G-Drive Racing by APR,[24] before reuniting with Ultimate to race in the FIA World Endurance Championship for the rest of the year.[25] Racing in the Pro-Am Cup in his first season in the World Endurance Championship, Hériau finished second in class in four out of the six races en route to a third-place points finish at the end of the year.[26]

At the start of 2023, Hériau made a brief return to LMP3 competition, racing in the Asian Le Mans Series for Graff Racing,[27] taking a lone win at Abu Dhabi and two podiums at Dubai to secure the class title.[28] The Frenchman then returned to LMP2 competition as he raced in the first three rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for TDS Racing,[29] but a back injury from a testing accident forced him on the sidelines for most of the year, causing him to also miss the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second time in three years.[30] Towards the end of the year, Hériau raced in the GT class of the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series for Ferrari-affiliated AF Corse,[31] taking a lone podium at Dubai as he ended the season eighth in points.[32]

Remaining in GT competition for the rest of 2024, Hériau remained with the Italian to race in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, as well as competing in the Endurance round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in GTD.[33][34] In the former, Hériau qualified on pole for the 6 Hours of Fuji,[35][36] before ending the year with a win at the 8 Hours of Bahrain en route to a third-place points finish.[37] In the latter, Hériau finished second in the 24 Hours of Daytona, which turned out to be his only podium of the season.[38] The following year, Hériau remained with AF Corse for his third season in the FIA World Endurance Championship,[39] winning the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and scoring two other podiums en route to runner-up honors in LMGT3.[40][41] At the end of the year, Hériau raced in the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series for Porsche-fielding Manthey Racing,[42] scoring a best result of fourth twice as he ended the season 10th in the GT standings.[43]

For the rest of 2026, Hériau returned to AF Corse for his third consecutive season in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[44]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 V de V Funyo Challenge Y.O. Concept 427 3rd
2010 V de V Funyo Challenge HMC Loheac 696 1st
2011 V de V Funyo Challenge HMC Loheac 550 3rd
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Proto Equipe Palmyr 12 37th
2012 V de V Funyo Challenge – F5 AGR 545.5 3rd
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Proto Equipe Palmyr 7.5 43rd
2013 V de V Funyo Challenge – F5 AGR 130.5 3rd
2014 V de V Funyo Challenge AGR 156 18th
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Scratch Ultimate
Graff Racing 		16.5 35th
2015 V de V Funyo Endurance AGR / Bleu Mercure 7th
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne – Scratch Ultimate 43.5 16th
2016 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 6 0 0 0 0 26 10th
2017 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 6 0 0 0 2 61 4th
Gulf 12 Hours – LMP3 Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2018 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 6 0 3 0 1 36.5 8th
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 2 0 0 0 0 1.5 39th
Graff 1 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Panis Barthez Competition 4 0 0 0 2 50 4th
2019 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 6 1 0 0 3 76 3rd
2020 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 EuroInternational 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am Ultimate 4 1 0 0 3 67 6th
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 G-Drive Racing by APR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 Pro-Am Ultimate 6 0 0 0 5 129 3rd
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 TDS Racing 3 0 0 0 0 570 21st
Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Graff Racing 4 1 0 0 3 73 1st
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 EuroInternational 1 0 0 0 0 0 17th
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series – GT AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 32 8th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 1154 30th
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP3 Vista AF Corse 8 1 1 0 3 97 3rd
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 1 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2025 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Vista AF Corse 8 1 0 0 3 109 2nd
European Endurance Prototype Cup CD Sport 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 77th
2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series – GT Manthey Racing 6 0 0 0 0 38 10th
2026 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Vista AF Corse
Sources:[45][46]

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
2016 Ultimate LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
11 		IMO
10 		RBR
Ret 		LEC
4 		SPA
4 		EST
14 		10th 26
2017 Ultimate LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
2 		MNZ
3 		RBR
4 		LEC
6 		SPA
8 		ALG
8 		4th 61
2018 Ultimate LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
Ret 		MNZ
7 		RBR
4 		SIL
3 		SPA
Ret 		ALG
12 		8th 36.5
2019 Ultimate LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
1 		MNZ
Ret 		CAT
2 		SIL
7 		SPA
4 		ALG
3 		3rd 76
2021 Ultimate LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
5 		RBR
5 		LEC
13 		MNZ
11 		SPA
 ALG
 18th 21.5
Pro-Am Cup 1 3 4 3 6th 67
2023 EuroInternational LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA
Ret 		PRT ALG 17th 0
2024 Ultimate LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT
 LEC
 IMO
 SPA
 MUG
 ALG
Ret 		22nd 0

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
2018 Ultimate LMP3 Norma M30 LEC MNZ LMS
1
35 		LMS
2
35 		RBR 39th 1.5
Graff SPA
14 		ALG
2020 EuroInternational LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC1
 SPA
 LEC2
 LMS
1
18 		LMS
2
18 		MNZ
 ALG
 NC 0

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
2018–19 Panis Barthez Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 SHA
6 		FUJ
4 		CHA
3 		SEP
3 		4th 50
2023 Graff Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DUB
1
2 		DUB
2
2 		ABU
1
4 		ABU
2
1 		1st 73
2023–24 AF Corse GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP
1
10 		SEP
2
Ret 		DUB
3 		ABU
1
7 		ABU
2
5 		8th 32
2025–26 Manthey Racing GT Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 SEP
1
4 		SEP
2
8 		DUB
1
9 		DUB
2
4 		ABU
1
7 		ABU
2
12 		10th 38

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2022 G-Drive Racing by APR LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
5 		SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC† 0
2023 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4 		SEB
8 		LGA
4 		WGL
 ELK
 IMS PET
 21st 570
2024 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY
2 		SEB
19 		LBH LGA WGL
6 		MOS ELK VIR IMS
20 		PET
6 		30th 1154

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2022 Ultimate LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
10 		SPA
12 		LMS
14 		MNZ
8 		FUJ
12 		BHR
11 		21st 6
Pro-Am Cup 2 3 4 2 2 2 3rd 129
2024 Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT
7 		IMO
4 		SPA
13 		LMS
5 		SÃO
6 		COA
10 		FUJ
6 		BHR
1 		3rd 97
2025 Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT
5 		IMO
Ret 		SPA
1 		LMS
2 		SÃO
13 		COA
12 		FUJ
2 		BHR
5 		2nd 109

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 Ultimate Jean-Baptiste Lahaye
Matthieu Lahaye 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 335 48th 24th
2024 Vista AF Corse Simon Mann
Alessio Rovera 		Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 279 33rd 6th
2025 Vista AF Corse Simon Mann
Alessio Rovera 		Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 341 34th 2nd
Source:[47][48]

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