Erwan Bastard

Erwan Bastard
NationalityFrance French
Born (1998-06-09) 9 June 1998 (age 26)
Loiret, France
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2023
Current teamSaintéloc Junior Team
Racing licence FIA Silver
Starts1 (1 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2023
Previous series
2021–22
2019–22		GT4 European Series
French GT4 Cup
Championship titles
2022
2022		GT4 European Series
French GT4 Cup

Erwan Bastard (born 9 June 1998) is a French racing driver and engineering student.[1] He will be competing for Saintéloc Junior Team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, having taken the GT4 European Series and French GT4 Cup titles alongside Roee Meyuhas in 2022.[2]

Early career

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Having driven in rental karts from the age of eight, Bastard began racing competitively at the age of 13.[3] Following a number of podiums in the Center-Bourgogne Trophy during his debut year, the Frenchman would go on to finish as runner-up of the same series the following season.[4] He then went on to drive in various national championships until the end of 2017.

GT4 career

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2018: Sportscar debut

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The 2018 season saw Bastard stepping up to car racing, teaming up with Pierre-André Nicolas at the FOXO team in the Porsche Club Motorsport France championship.[5] Driving in a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, the pair took four podiums over the course of the season and ended up second in the standings.[4]

2019: First French GT season

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Bastard moved to the French GT4 Cup in 2019, where he joined Schatz Lestienne Racing.[6] After a pair of retirements at the season opener in Nogaro, one of which was caused by Bastard after going off into the gravel during Race 1, the Frenchman and his teammate Sylvain Caroff were reallocated from the Pro-Am to the Am category for the remainder of the season.[7] The pairing experienced a positive season, taking five class podiums, including pairs at Lédenon and Magny-Cours respectively, which elevated Bastard to fourth in the drivers' championship.[8]

At the end of the year, Bastard took part in the TTE Endurance at the Circuit de la Sarthe, where he finished third.[9]

2020: Am class title assault

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ANS Motorsport would be the team Bastard moved to for another assault at the French GT4 Cup in 2020, as he and Caroff returned to the Am class in a Ginetta G55 GT4.[10][11] The season began positively, as Bastard took his first victory in the series at the season opener in Nogaro and followed that up with a subsequent victory at Magny-Cours, taking the team to the front of the standings.[12][13] Another win at the Circuit d'Albi coupled with four podiums at the two rounds in Le Castellet brought the outfit into title contention, however they would be forced to settle for third overall at the conclusion of the campaign.[14][15]

2021: Progression to Silver Cup

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For 2021, Bastard moved up to the Silver category, driving for TGR CMR alongside Antoine Potty.[16] Despite taking seven podiums, including five from the final five races, Bastard and Potty were unable to get embroiled in the championship fight, eventually landing fourth in the standings.[17]

2022: Title year

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Pairing up with Roee Meyuhas at Saintéloc Racing, Bastard partook in a double campaign during the 2022 season, driving an Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo in the GT4 European Series and French GT4 Cup.[18] The pair would control the latter championship, scoring four victories and securing the title with one round remaining.[19] At the same time, Bastard and Meyuhas managed to narrowly beat the duo of Lluc Ibáñez and Enzo Joulié in the European Series, with a race-winning overtake at Spa-Francorchamps and a dominant drive at Hockenheim being a pair of standout performances from the Frenchman.[20][21]

GT3 career

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2022: First GT3 race

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At the end of 2022, Bastard joined Christopher Haase and Patric Niederhauser at Saintéloc, competing at the Gulf 12 Hours with an Audi R8 LMS Evo II.[22] Having managed to evade mistakes throughout the event, the French driver contributed to a podium finish for the squad, a third place that Bastard called "unbelievable".[23]

2023: Full GTWC season

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Bastard remained with Saintéloc in 2023, partnering Patric Niederhauser in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and being part of the team's Silver Cup line-up in the Endurance Cup alongside Grégoire Demoustier and Paul Evrard.[24] Both campaigns provided limited rewards, as the Endurance Cup trio finished fourth in the standings with a lone class podium at the 24 Hours of Spa, whilst Bastard and Niederhauser were only able to take one podium in the Sprint Cup on their way to tenth in the standings.

2024: WEC with D'station

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For the 2024 season, the Frenchman would compete in the World Endurance Championship, driving an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo for D'station Racing.[25] He would help the team towards a podium finish at the opening round in Qatar, where he, Marco Sørensen and Clément Mateu took home third place.[26][27]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Porsche Club Motorsport France FOXO ? ? ? ? 4 ? 2nd
2019 French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am Schatz Lestienne Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
French GT4 Cup - Am 10 0 1 0 5 117 4th
2020 French GT4 Cup - Am ANS Motorsport 12 3 0 3 8 172 3rd
2021 French GT4 Cup - Silver TGR CMR 12 0 0 0 7 153 4th
2022 GT4 European Series - Silver Saintéloc Racing 12 3 1 1 6 159 1st
French GT4 Cup - Silver 12 4 2 2 7 202 1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 1 0 0 0 1 15 15th
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Saintéloc Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Junior Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 0 0 0 1 59 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 1 13 10th
24H GT Series - GT3 2 1 0 0 2 76 7th
Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT Touring Challenge - 3A Racing Spirit of Léman 1 0 1 0 1 15 4th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 D'station Racing 1 0 0 0 1 23* 3rd*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Comtoyou Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete French GT4 Cup results

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(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
2019 Schatz Lestienne Racing Ginetta G55 GT4 Pro-Am NOG
1
Ret 		NOG
2
Ret 		NC 0
Am PAU
1
24 		PAU
2
18 		LÉD
1
16 		LÉD
2
18 		SPA
1
17 		SPA
2
Ret 		MAG
1
16 		MAG
2
11 		LEC
1
27 		LEC
2
22 		4th 117
2020 ANS Motorsport Ginetta G55 GT4 Am NOG
1
16 		NOG
2
20 		NOG
3
15 		MAG
1
8 		MAG
2
25† 		LEC1
1
Ret 		LEC1
2
18 		LEC1
3
21 		ALB
1
15 		ALB
2
Ret 		LEC2
1
18 		LEC2
2
15 		3rd 172
2021 TGR CMR Toyota GR Supra GT4 Silver NOG
1
14 		NOG
2
8 		MAG
1
8 		MAG
2
18 		ALB
1
7 		ALB
2
Ret 		SPA
1
30 		SPA
2
2 		LÉD
1
12 		LÉD
2
11 		LEC
1
5 		LEC
2
7 		4th 153
2022 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Silver NOG
1
2 		NOG
2
5 		MAG
1
5 		MAG
2
5 		ALB
1
6 		ALB
2
9 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
1 		LÉD
1
1 		LÉD
2
1 		LEC
1
30 		LEC
2
4 		1st 202

Complete GT4 European Series results

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(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
2022 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo Silver IMO
1
4 		IMO
2
4 		LEC
1
23 		LEC
2
21 		MIS
1
32 		MIS
2
11 		SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
1 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
1 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
8 		1st 159

Complete GT World Challenge results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2023 Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver MNZ
41 		LEC
24 		SPA
6H
47 		SPA
12H
43 		SPA
24H
30 		NÜR
35 		CAT
23 		4th 59

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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(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 Pos. Points
2023 Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
28† 		BRH
2
10 		MIS
1
17 		MIS
2
7 		HOC
1
31† 		HOC
2
3 		VAL
1
12 		VAL
2
17 		ZAN
1
Ret 		ZAN
2
Ret 		10th 13

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2024 D'station Racing LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT
3 		IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 3rd* 23*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2024 Japan D'station Racing Japan Satoshi Hoshino
Denmark Marco Sørensen 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo LMGT3 279 36th 9th

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