Reshad de Gerus

Reshad de Gerus
de Gerus in 2023
NationalityFrance French
Born (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 21)
Sainte-Marie, Réunion
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2022
Current teamCool Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number47
Co-driverJosé María López, Vladislav Lomko
Former teamsDuqueine Team
Starts9 (9 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th (LMP2 Pro) in 2023
Previous series
2021
2020
2019
2018-19		FIA Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
FIA Motorsport Games F4 Cup
French F4 Championship

Reshad de Gerus (born 1 July 2003) is a French racing driver from Réunion, currently competing in the European Le Mans Series for IDEC Sport.[1]

Early career

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French F4 Championship

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De Gerus drove in the French F4 Championship from 2018 to 2019. In his debut season, he took part in the Junior category, finishing runner-up to Théo Pourchaire with four wins and 16 podiums. In 2019, De Gerus competed in the full championship, where four wins, including one at the Pau Circuit, helped him to second in the standings.[2][3]

FIA Motorsport Games

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De Gerus represented Team France and the FFSA at the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup where an Olympic style competition takes place with different categories of racing. De Gerus was driving in the Formula 4 Cup. After qualifying De Gerus was in 9th, just over 2 seconds off the pace. For the qualifying race he slipped back one place meaning Team France would start in 10th behind Team Russia. The race itself saw De Gerus finish fifth.

Formula Renault Eurocup

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In January 2020 it was announced that De Gerus would compete in the Formula Renault Eurocup for British team Arden Motorsport alongside Alex Quinn and Ugo de Wilde.[4] While his teammates both finished inside the top ten in the standings, de Gerus would have a more difficult campaign, with only three points finishes seeing him end up 17th in the championship.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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De Gerus graduated to Formula 3 in 2021, racing alongside Logan Sargeant and Enzo Fittipaldi at Charouz Racing System.[5] He left the team after 12 races, having taken a best result of 13th in Barcelona.[6]

Sportscar career

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2022

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In February 2022, it was announced that De Gerus has joined Duqueine Team for the European Le Mans Series campaign, racing for the French outfit alongside Richard Bradley and Memo Rojas.[7] Following three rounds, where the team scored a best finish of sixth at Imola, de Gerus quit the series.

That year, the Frenchman also made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, thus becoming the first driver from the French Overseas Department of Réunion to compete in the event.[8]

2023

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Having been upgraded from silver to gold-ranked status by the FIA, de Gerus returned to the ELMS in 2023, pairing up with José María López and Vladislav Lomko at Cool Racing.[9][10][11][12] The season started well, with de Gerus taking his maiden pole position in sportscars at Barcelona.[13] Despite another pole scored by López at the following round, the team would struggle to achieve results throughout the year, with the best finish being a lone podium in Belgium, which came about after a chaotic race in the LMP2 class. The trio ended up sixth in the standings.

Alongside Lomko and Simon Pagenaud, the Frenchman drove for Cool in the Le Mans 24 Hours, though the race would end prematurely as de Gerus crashed at the Porsche Curves during the night.[14][15]

2024

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For the 2024 season, de Gerus remained in the ELMS, moving to IDEC Sport and driving alongside Job van Uitert and Paul Lafargue.[1] After three successive fourth places, de Gerus and van Uitert finished third at Spa, moving up to third place in the standings.[16][17] However, a crash caused by the #55 GT Ferrari of Duncan Cameron forced the Frenchman to retire, leaving the team out of the title hunt.

After van Uitert qualified second at Le Mans, de Gerus helped IDEC towards its first podium at the event, finishing third.[18]

Personal life

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De Gerus has been acting as a mentor to Belgian driver Lorens Lecertua, the 2023 champion of the Alpine Elf Europa Cup.[19]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2010 Coupe de France — Mini Kart 52nd
2011 Coupe de France — Mini Kart 22nd
2013 Championnat de France — Minime 21st
2014 Championnat de France — Minime 9th
Coupe de France — Minime 8th
2015 Trophée Oscar Petit — Cadet 7th
National Series Karting — Cadet 11th
Coupe de France — Cadet 25th
2016 IAME Finale Nationale — X30 Junior 7th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior NC
2017 Championnat de France — Junior Karting Club Dionysien 6th
Coupe de France — Junior 18th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ De Gerus, Thierry 41st
IAME Finale Nationale — X30 Junior 2nd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ De Gerus, Thierry 88th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior 29th
Source:[20]

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 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 21 0 0 0 3 88 9th
French F4 Junior Championship FFSA Academy 21 4 ? ? 16 299 2nd
2019 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 21 4 2 3 11 233.5 2nd
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team France 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup Arden Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 8 17th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 12 0 0 1 0 0 28th
Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 6 0 0 0 0 30 16th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 3 0 0 0 0 8 18th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 25th
2023 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Cool Racing 6 0 1 0 1 69 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Alpine Elf Team Reserve driver
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 6 0 1 0 1 50 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
Mitjet International MV2S 1 0 0 0 0 0* *

* Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2018 NOG
1
13 		NOG
2
11 		NOG
3
9 		PAU
1
10 		PAU
2
2 		PAU
3
8 		SPA
1
11 		SPA
2
Ret 		SPA
3
12 		DIJ
1
13 		DIJ
2
12 		DIJ
3
15 		MAG
1
8 		MAG
2
2 		MAG
3
5 		JER
1
5 		JER
2
10 		JER
3
4 		LEC
1
7 		LEC
2
5 		LEC
3
7 		9th 88
2019 NOG
1
3 		NOG
2
2 		NOG
3
2 		PAU
1
1 		PAU
2
7 		PAU
3
2 		SPA
1
13 		SPA
2
13 		SPA
3
1 		LÉD
1
2 		LÉD
2
5 		LÉD
3
5 		HUN
1
3 		HUN
2
6 		HUN
3
2 		MAG
1
1 		MAG
2
17 		MAG
3
1 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
2
11 		LEC
3
13 		2nd 233.5

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

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Year Entrant Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2019 France Team France Formula 4 9th 10th 5th

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2020 Arden Motorsport MNZ
1
14 		MNZ
2
13 		IMO
1
15 		IMO
2
15 		NÜR
1
15 		NÜR
2
Ret 		MAG
1
12 		MAG
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
15 		ZAN
2
14 		CAT
1
17 		CAT
2
11 		SPA
1
14 		SPA
2
15 		IMO
1
7 		IMO
2
12 		HOC
1
15 		HOC
2
10 		LEC
1
12 		LEC
2
Ret 		17th 8

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2021 Charouz Racing System CAT
1
20 		CAT
2
13 		CAT
3
23 		LEC
1
19 		LEC
2
25 		LEC
3
21 		RBR
1
20 		RBR
2
23 		RBR
3
17 		HUN
1
24 		HUN
2
18 		HUN
3
20 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		SOC
1 		SOC
2 		SOC
3 		28th 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(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
2022 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
12 		IMO
6 		MNZ
Ret 		CAT SPA ALG 18th 8
2023 Cool Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4 		LEC
4 		ARA
5 		SPA
3 		POR
4 		ALG
7 		6th 69
2024 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4 		LEC
4 		IMO
4 		SPA
3 		MUG
Ret 		ALG 4th* 50*

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 France Duqueine Team United Kingdom Richard Bradley
Mexico Memo Rojas 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 326 52nd 25th
2023 Switzerland Cool Racing Vladislav Lomko
France Simon Pagenaud 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 158 DNF DNF
2024 France IDEC Sport France Paul Lefargue
Netherlands Job van Uitert 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 297 17th 3rd

References

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  1. ^ a b "ELMS - De Gerus et van Uitert rejoignent IDEC Sport en 2024". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ "A promising entry for the 2019 French F4 Championship". www.ffsaacademy.org.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (15 September 2019). "De Gerus and David continue French F4 battle at Magny-Cours". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Réunionese driver Reshad de Gerus graduates into Formula Renault Eurocup with Arden Motorsport". Arden Motorsport.
  5. ^ "Sargeant, Fittipaldi complete FIA F3 grid with Charouz". www.motorsport.com. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Charouz makes double driver change for rest of 2021". Motorsport Week. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Thomas Laurent returns to racing with Muhlner as 2022 ELMS entry list released". 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ Dumuids, Gaëtan (11 June 2022). "Reshad de Gerus, premier Réunionnais à l'assaut des 24h du Mans". Zinfos 974, l'actualité de l'île de La Réunion (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Anthony Megevand (COOL Racing) : " On se doit d'être dans le match dans les deux classes "". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ Goodwin, Graham (2 February 2023). "Reshad de Gerus Completes Cool Racing LMP2 Line-up". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ "ELMS – Cool Racing affiche complet en LMP2". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Reshad de Gerus complète le deuxième équipage COOL Racing en ELMS". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  13. ^ Euwema, Davey (22 April 2023). "De Gerus Storms to Barcelona Pole – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  14. ^ Little, Martin; Zalavari, Michael (12 June 2023). "2023 LM24, Hours 13–16: Ferrari Leads Into Daylight". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  15. ^ Dagys, John (11 June 2023). "Hirakawa Out Front at Sunrise; LMP2 Leaders Hit Trouble". SportsCar365. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  16. ^ Bristol, David. "Reshad de Gerus (IDEC Sport) : "Je prends ce Rookie Test comme la récompense du travail effectué !"". endurance24.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  17. ^ "ELMS Arrives In Mugello With Title Battles In Focus". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  18. ^ "United Autosports Powers Through For 2nd Le Mans Class Win". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Reshad de Gerus / Lorens Lecertua, la jeunesse avant tout". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  20. ^ kartcom (12 July 2010). "De Gerus Reshad". Kartcom (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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