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Olivier Pla

Olivier Pla (born 22 October 1981) is a French racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Glickenhaus Racing.[1]

Olivier Pla
Pla at the 2013 6 Hours of Silverstone
NationalityFrench
Born (1981-10-22) 22 October 1981 (age 43)
Toulouse (France)
Le Mans Series (LMP2) career
Debut season2008
Current teamQuifel ASM Team
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Starts10
Wins2
Poles3
Fastest laps5
Best finish1st in 2009
Previous series
2007
2005–07
2004
2003
2001–02
2000		Porsche Cup Germany
GP2 Series
World Series by Nissan
Formula 3 Euro Series
French Formula Three
Formula Campus
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2008–2016
TeamsOAK Racing, Quifel ASM Team
Best finish8th (2013)

Career

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French Formula Campus and Formula Three

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Born in Toulouse, Pla started his career in 2000 in French Formula Campus before moving on to French Formula Three Championship in 2001 with the Saulnier Racing team. He finished eighth in the series standings, taking nine points-scoring positions in eleven races, including a podium in the penultimate race of the season at Magny-Cours.[2]

In 2002, Pla stayed in the series but switched to the ASM team. He finished third, behind Renaud Derlot and Tristan Gommendy, taking nine podium places from fourteen races, including wins at Croix-en-Ternois and Bugatti Circuit.[3]

In 2003, Pla joined the Formula 3 Euro Series with ASM. He finished third, behind Christian Klien and Ryan Briscoe, taking nine podium places from twenty races.[4]

World Series by Nissan

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2004 saw Pla leave the Euroseries, joining the World Series by Nissan. He contested two rounds with RC Motorsport before joining Carlin Motorsport to replace Michael Keohane. He finished ninth, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in eighteen races, including a win at Estoril.[5]

GP2 Series

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In 2005 he raced in the inaugural GP2 Series season for David Price Racing. In the early part of the season he stalled on the grid several times — some blamed the GP2 cars for the high number of stallings, while others noticed that the same drivers seemed to be affected regularly. In another race his team mate selected reverse instead of first gear and went backwards into Pla's car. However, he took advantage of the reverse grid system to finish eighth in Race One and thus take pole for Race Two twice (at Hockenheim and Silverstone), winning both those races to finish 11th in the championship. He remained with DPR for 2006, but was dropped mid-season after running out of sponsorship, after a difficult period which saw him score no points and injure his hand in Monaco.

 
Pla at the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 2007, he competed in the German Porsche Carrera Cup. However, he was recalled to DPR in the latter stages of the GP2 season to replace the injured Christian Bakkerud. In 2008, he moved to sports car racing, driving a Lola Le Mans Prototype in the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

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Pla joined Mazda Motorsports for part of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign and signed with Meyer Shank Racing for a full DPi season in 2021.[6]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2000 Formula Renault Campus France Formula Campus ? ? ? ? ? 391 3rd
2001 French Formula Three Championship Saulnier Racing 11 0 0 0 1 74 8th
2002 French Formula Three Championship ASM 14 2 3 1 9 159 3rd
FIA European Formula Three Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
Korea Super Prix 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2003 Formula 3 Euro Series ASM 20 0 3 0 8 74 3rd
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2004 World Series by Nissan RC Motorsport 18 1 0 0 1 56 9th
Carlin Motorsport
2005 GP2 Series DPR 22 2 0 1 2 20 13th
2006 GP2 Series DPR/DPR Direxiv 9 0 0 0 0 0 27th
2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany MRS-Team 9 0 1 0 0 34 15th
GP2 Series DPR 2 0 0 0 0 0 35th
2008 Le Mans Series - LMP2 Quifel ASM Team 5 0 0 0 1 12 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
American Le Mans Series Team LNT 1 0 0 0 0 20 14th
2009 Le Mans Series - LMP2 Quifel ASM Team 5 2 3 5 3 33 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2010 Le Mans Series - LMP2 Quifel ASM Team 5 1 0 0 3 44 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2011 Le Mans Series - LMP1 Quifel ASM Team 3 0 0 0 1 9 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Blancpain Endurance Series SOFREV ASP 1 0 0 0 0 8 29th
French GT Championship 14 0 1 3 2 58 10th
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship OAK Racing 8 0 1 ? 0 18.5 20th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 2 1 1 0 2 62 2nd
Blancpain Endurance Series SMG Challenge 4 0 0 0 0 9 22nd
2013 World Endurance Championship - LMP2 OAK Racing 8 0 1 0 5 132.5 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 1 0 1 N/A 2nd
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am SMG Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 13 28th
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 8 4 7 7 6 137 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
United SportsCar Championship - Prototype 6 1 0 1 2 172 14th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am TDS Racing 1 0 0 0 0 9 22nd
FFSA GT Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 Nissan Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Krohn Racing 2 0 0 0 0 14 15th
United SportsCar Championship - Prototype 2 0 1 0 5 45 20th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 1 0 0 0 0 6 25th
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 9 1 1 0 3 118 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 4 1 2 3 2 113 13th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Krohn Racing 5 0 0 0 0 8 12th
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 9 0 0 1 1 95 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM 2 0 0 0 0 50 20th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 4 0 0 2 0 99 16th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport Racing 3 0 0 0 0 2.5 23rd
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Racing Engineering 5 1 0 0 2 66 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Tequila Patrón ESM 3 0 0 0 0 43 40th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Garage 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 8 1 2 0 2 88 5th
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Thunderhead Carlin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 27.5 15th
Algarve Pro Racing 4 0 0 0 0
IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Mazda Team Joest 4 1 1 1 1 102 14th
2020 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Mazda Team Joest/Mazda Motorsports 4 0 1 1 2 110 13th
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 10 0 0 0 2 2668 8th
FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing 2 0 0 0 0 24 7th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing 4 0 2 0 3 70 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Whelen Engineering Racing 5 0 0 1 2 1508 8th
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Glickenhaus Racing 5 0 0 0 0 34 10th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts
2003 ASM F3 Dallara F303/014 Mercedes HOC
1
DSQ 		HOC
2
2 		ADR
1
8 		ADR
2
3 		PAU
1
2 		PAU
2
16 		NOR
1
3 		NOR
2
Ret 		LMS
1
4 		LMS
2
24 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
9 		A1R
1
27 		A1R
2
4 		ZAN
1
3 		ZAN
2
3 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
6 		MAG
1
2 		MAG
2
7 		3rd 74
Sources:[7][8]

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2005 DPR IMO
FEA
9 		IMO
SPR
5 		CAT
FEA
Ret 		CAT
SPR
Ret 		MON
FEA
9 		NÜR
FEA
Ret 		NÜR
SPR
8 		MAG
FEA
Ret 		MAG
SPR
9 		SIL
FEA
8 		SIL
SPR
1 		HOC
FEA
8 		HOC
SPR
1 		HUN
FEA
7 		HUN
SPR
Ret 		IST
FEA
9 		IST
SPR
17 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
11 		SPA
SPR
10 		BHR
FEA
Ret 		BHR
SPR
DNS 		13th 20
2006 DPR Direxiv VAL
FEA
10 		VAL
SPR
15 		IMO
FEA
Ret 		IMO
SPR
20† 		NÜR
FEA
15 		NÜR
SPR
Ret 		CAT
FEA
DSQ 		CAT
SPR
20 		MON
FEA
Ret 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		MAG
FEA
16 		MAG
SPR
9 		HOC
FEA 		HOC
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		IST
FEA 		IST
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		27th 0
2007 DPR BHR
FEA 		BHR
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MON
FEA 		MAG
FEA 		MAG
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		NÜR
FEA 		NÜR
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		IST
FEA 		IST
SPR 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
13 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		VAL
FEA 		VAL
SPR 		35th 0
Sources:[7][8]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2008 Portugal  Quifel ASM Team Portugal  Miguel Amaral
United Kingdom  Guy Smith 		Lola B05/40-AER LMP2 325 20th 4th
2009 Portugal  Quifel ASM Team Portugal  Miguel Amaral
United Kingdom  Guy Smith 		Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 LMP2 46 DNF DNF
2010 Portugal  Quifel ASM Team Portugal  Miguel Amaral
United Kingdom  Warren Hughes 		Ginetta-Zytek GZ09S/2 LMP2 318 20th 7th
2011 Portugal  Quifel ASM Team Portugal  Miguel Amaral
United Kingdom  Warren Hughes 		Zytek 09SC LMP1 48 DNF DNF
2012 France  OAK Racing France  Jacques Nicolet
France  Matthieu Lahaye 		Morgan LMP2-Judd LMP2 139 DNF DNF
2013 France  OAK Racing Denmark  David Heinemeier Hansson
United Kingdom  Alex Brundle 		Morgan LMP2-Nissan LMP2 328 8th 2nd
2014 Russia  G-Drive Racing Russia  Roman Rusinov
France  Julien Canal 		Morgan LMP2-Nissan LMP2 120 DNF DNF
2015 Japan  Nissan Motorsports United Kingdom  Jann Mardenborough
United Kingdom  Max Chilton 		Nissan GT-R LM Nismo LMP1 234 DNF DNF
2016 United States  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United States  Billy Johnson
Germany  Stefan Mücke 		Ford GT GTE
Pro 		339 21st 4th
2017 United States  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United States  Billy Johnson
Germany  Stefan Mücke 		Ford GT GTE
Pro 		332 27th 10th
2018 United States  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United States  Billy Johnson
Germany  Stefan Mücke 		Ford GT GTE
Pro 		340 21st 6th
2019 United States  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United States  Billy Johnson
Germany  Stefan Mücke 		Ford GT GTE
Pro 		340 25th 6th
2020 United States  Risi Competizione France  Sébastien Bourdais
France  Jules Gounon 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro 		339 23rd 4th
2021 United States  Glickenhaus Racing France  Franck Mailleux
Brazil  Pipo Derani 		Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Hypercar 367 4th 4th
2022 United States  Glickenhaus Racing Brazil  Pipo Derani
France  Romain Dumas 		Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Hypercar 370 4th 4th
2023 United States  Glickenhaus Racing Australia  Ryan Briscoe
France  Romain Dumas 		Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Hypercar 335 6th 6th
Sources:[8][9]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Pts
2012 OAK Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 SEB
2 		SPA
5 		LMS
Ret 		20th 18.5
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
6 		SÃO
3 		BHR
6 		FUJ
3 		SHA
3
2013 OAK Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
2 		SPA
2 		LMS
2 		SÃO
6 		COA
6 		FUJ
3 		SHA
2 		BHR
2 		2nd 132.5
2014 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
1 		SPA
1 		LMS
Ret 		2nd 137
Ligier JS P2 COA
3 		FUJ
1 		SHA
1 		BHR
3 		SÃO
Ret
2015 Nissan Motorsports LMP1 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo Nissan VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS
Ret 		NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 34th 0
2016 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK LMGTE Pro Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 SIL
5 		SPA
Ret 		LMS
1 		NÜR
4 		MEX
11 		COA
13 		FUJ
2 		SHA
2 		BHR
6 		4th 118
2017 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK LMGTE Pro Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 SIL
4 		SPA
3 		LMS
6 		NÜR
6 		MEX
7 		COA
8 		FUJ
4 		SHA
4 		BHR
5 		8th 95
2018–19 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK LMGTE Pro Ford GT Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 SPA
1 		LMS
3 		SIL
6 		FUJ
8 		SHA
7 		SEB
18 		SPA
10 		LMS
4 		5th 88
2021 Glickenhaus Racing Hypercar Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 SPA ALG MNZ
Ret 		LMS
4 		BHR BHR 7th 24
2022 Glickenhaus Racing Hypercar Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 SEB
3 		SPA
3 		LMS
3 		MNZ
Ret 		FUJ BHR 4th 70
2023 Glickenhaus Racing Hypercar Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH Glickenhaus 3.5 L Turbo V8 SEB
Ret 		ALG
8 		SPA
7 		LMS
5 		MNZ
8 		FUJ BHR 10th 34
Sources:[8][10]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team No. Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points Ref
2014 OAK Racing 42 P Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 DAY
6 		SEB
4 		LBH
4 		LGA DET
3 		WGL MOS
1 		IMS ELK
11 		COA PET 21st 172 [11]
2015 Krohn Racing 57 P Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 V8 DAY
13 		SEB
6 		LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 20th 45 [12]
2016 Michael Shank Racing with
Curb-Agajanian 		60 P Ligier JS P2 Honda HR35TT 3.5 Turbo V6 DAY
11 		SEB
7 		LBH LGA DET WGL
3 		MOS ELK COA PET
1 		13th 113 [13]
2017 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing GTLM Ford GT Ford 3.5 EcoBoost V6 DAY
7 		SEB
5 		LBH COA LIM VIR 20th 50 [14]
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports 52 P Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 V8 DET WGL
4 		MOS ELK
7 		LGA
7 		PET
10 		16th 99
2018 Tequila Patrón ESM 2 P Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 Turbo V6 DAY
19 		SEB
16 		LBH MDO DET WGL
15 		MOS ELK LGA PET 40th 43 [15]
2019 Mazda Team Joest 55 DPi Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
9 		SEB
6 		LBH MDO DET WGL
1 		MOS ELK LGA PET
11 		14th 102 [16]
2020 Mazda Team Joest 77 DPi Mazda RT24-P Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 DAY
2 		DAY SEB ELK 13th 110 [17]
Mazda Motorsports ATL
7 		MDO PET
7 		LGA SEB
3
2021 Meyer Shank Racing with
Curb-Agajanian 		60 DPi Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY
4 		SEB
3 		MDO
6 		DET
6 		WGL
2 		WGL
6 		ELK
5 		LGA
4 		LBH
6 		PET 8th 2668 [18]
2022 Whelen Engineering Racing 31 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET
6 		WGL
5 		MOS
3 		ELK
6 		PET
2 		8th 1508 [19]
Source:[8]

References

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  1. ^ "SEASON 2022 SCG DRIVERS". glickenhausracing.com. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "2001 French Formula 3 Championship". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
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  11. ^ "Olivier Pla – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Olivier Pla – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Olivier Pla – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Olivier Pla – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Olivier Pla – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Olivier Pla – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Olivier Pla – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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Preceded by Korea Super Prix
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2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Le Mans Series — LMP2 Champion
2009
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