Louis Deletraz

The 2015 season was when Louis really found his competitive edge.

He dominated the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series to win that title, before adding Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup runner-up status to his career record a short while afterwards.

With an eye on the future, Louis also made his debut in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with a one-off appearance at the fifth round in Austria.

Meanwhile, Louis' head-turning achievements were getting noticed in the wider motorsport community and he was selected to join the BMW Motorsport Junior Programme. His potential was recognised when he was named BMW Motorsport Junior of the Year.

Louis' career took another significant step forward with a hugely impressive debut season with Fortec in the Formula V8 3.5 championship.

Now a member of the Renault Sport Academy, Louis consistently beat drivers with much more experience to claim two outright race wins and nine further podiums. His achievements secured him the championship runner-up position and the prestigious ‘Rookie of the Year’ crown after 13 race wins from the 18-round season.

Louis continued to hone his skills with eight appearances in the ADAC GT Masters and got his first taste of F2 competition with a confident one-off appearance at the last round of the season in Abu Dhabi.

As an F2 rookie, Louis' objective during the 2017 season was to learn everything that's required to be successful in the FIA Formula 2 Championship category - especially the characteristics of Pirelli's unique tyres.

Louis showed an impressive ability to adjust quickly to F2 competition as he lined up for the Racing Engineering and Team Rapax squads. He finished 20 of the 22 races during the season, earning a season-best result of P4 in the Sprint Race at the Italian Grand Prix.

With a strong rookie season behind him, Louis returned to the FIA Formula 2 Championship with the Ferrari Driver Academy-affiliated Charouz Racing System squad.

Carrying the FDA logo on his brand-new Dallara chassis and 3.4-litre V6, turbocharged car, Louis came of age in the F2 category as he scored a brace of P2 finishes on the streets of Monaco and at Le Castellet.

Louis' form during the season was so impressive that he was given the opportunity to make his Formula One testing debut with Haas F1 Team at the end of the season. It was the perfect end to a memorable 2018 season.

Louis joined the Carlin Racing squad for the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship season.

His decision to link up with the reigning Teams' Champions was a good one as Louis scored three podiums – including a second successive P2 on the streets of Monaco – and finished P8 in the overall Drivers' Championship standings.

Louis joined back with Charouz Racing System for the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the Haas Formula 1 Team as a reserve and development driver.

The season was strong and consistent with 5 podiums. He also spent many hours developing the new Haas F1 simulator.

Louis joined Team WRT to compete in the European Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class. Together with his teammates Robert Kubica and Yifei Ye they dominated the year with 3 victories, 4 podiums and became European Champions with one round to spare.

The heartbreak was at Le Mans, entering the last lap with a 40 seconds lead, The Team WRT #41 car stopped with an electronic issue, so close to a first Le Mans 24h victory.

Nevertheless Louis showed his true speed after a great 2021 season and is very happy of his full time switch to endurance racing.

Over the past few years, Louis has enjoyed significant success, securing one World Championship, one US Championship, and three European Championships, along with numerous other victories.

Building on this success, in October 2022, Louis signed with Wayne Taylor Racing to compete in the new GTP/LMDH endurance top class in 2023.

The Acura factory program made its debut at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January 2023.
That same year, Louis claimed his World Championship title.

In 2024 Louis went on to become the LMP2 European Champion and triumphed with an overall win at the IMSA race in Sebring.

In 2025 Louis joined Cadillac Racing for the full IMSA season and also partnered with AO by TF to race in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS).

He also won the LMP2 Pro/Am class at the 2025 24 hours of Le Mans.