Pierre-Louis Chovet

Pierre-Louis Chovet
Chovet in the 2021 F3 Asian Championship
NationalityFrance French
Born (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22)
Avignon, France
FR European Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamRPM
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number55
Former teamsVan Amersfoort Racing
Starts29 (30 entries)
Wins1
Podiums9
Poles1
Fastest laps3
Best finish5th in 2020
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number27
Former teamsHitech Grand Prix, Jenzer Motorsport
Starts10
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish19th in 2020
Previous series
2019
2017-18		Euroformula Open Championship
French F4 Championship

Pierre-Louis Chovet (born 11 April 2002) is a French racing driver.

Junior racing career

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Karting

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Pierre-Louis Chovet practiced many sports during his childhood such as skiing, BMX or tennis. He attended the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix and quickly developed a passion for motorsports. He quickly discovered karting, by participating in PACA-Corsica regional championships, where he won the Cadet title in 2015.[1]

The following year, he finished second in the French Cup in Cadets. Even though he got supported by Stéphane Ortelli, a family friend, he sometimes missed several races and practice sessions because of his limited budget preventing him from training frequently and benefiting from the most efficient engines.

Advised by Soheil Ayari, Chovet entered the French Junior Karting Championship, organized by the FFSA, where all drivers compete on equal terms. He was crowned French Junior Champion ahead of Sami Meguetounif, Victor Bernier and Isack Hadjar.[2]

2017–2018: Lower formulae

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2017

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Chovet first appeared in single seaters as a guest driver at the tail end of the 2017 French F4 Championship at the age of 15. In his debut race at Magny-Cours Chovet finished 15th however the following race he failed to take his drive through penalty leading to a disqualification from the race and subsequently being excluded from the 3rd and final race.[3] Chovet finished the season two 8th-place finishes and a win at Circuit Paul Ricard by beating pole-sitter Jean-Baptiste Mela by 1 and a half seconds, due to him being a guest driver he was unable to score any points.

2018

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Chovet racing in the 2018 French F4 Championship

In 2018 Chovet returned for a full-time race seat in the Mygale M14 car.[4] Chovet stood on the podium for the first time that season in only the second race at Circuit Paul Armagnac behind Caio Collet and Arthur Leclerc, he retired from the next race however this was the first and only time Chovet wouldn't finish in the points that season. A handful of podiums including a 2nd place at Spa-Francorchamps saw Chovet sit in 6th place in the championship with 100 points before missing round 6 at Magny-Cours, he returned for the next race in Jerez where he grabbed second place for the second time that season. Chovet took his first victory of the season at the penultimate race of the season, finishing ahead of compatriots Théo Nouet and Adam Eteki.

2019: Euroformula Open

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Chovet only raced 7 times in 2019 and it was for RP Motorsport in the Euroformula Open Championship.[5] In the first race he finished 36 seconds behind race winner Liam Lawson in 14th place, in the following race he retired and Javier Gonzalez, his teammate, was unable to take the start caused by a mechanical issue. The pair took a break due to complaints about their Toyota engines and returned for the 4th rounds at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps with new Spiess-powered cars, this was where Chovet took his only points finish of the season in 9th place climbing the field from 17th. He finished the season in 23rd with 2 points.

Chovet after scoring a podium at Le Castellet in 2020

2020: Formula Regional European Championship and Formula 3 debut

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In 2020 Chovet raced for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Formula Regional European Championship.[6] He won a race at Catalunya and finished fifth in the standings, second-best of the non-Prema drivers behind Patrik Pasma.

It was announced that Max Fewtrell would be leaving Hitech Grand Prix prior to the 7th round of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship.[7] The next day, on 25 August 2020, it was announced that Chovet would replace Fewtrell for the Spa-Francorchamps round.[8] He scored a sixth-place finish in only his fourth race at Monza.

2021: Part-time Formula 3 campaign

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In 2021 Chovet was announced to drive for Jenzer Motorsport full-time in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Calan Williams and Filip Urgan.[9] In an interview before the start of the season Chovet responded to questions why he chose Jenzer with the fact that he wanted to work in an "environment that made [him] feel at home".[10] However, after the first round of the season, Chovet announced that his main sponsor had pulled funding, leading to his replacement at Jenzer by Johnathan Hoggard.[11] On his replacement, Chovet stated that he was "disgusted".[12] When László Tóth was tested positive for COVID-19, Chovet was able to replace the Hungarian at Campos Racing for the weekend at Le Castellet.[13]

2022

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Chovet racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Chovet returned to the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship with Race Performance Motorsport, replacing Pietro Delli Guanti.[14]

2023

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Chovet joined Drivex School for the 2023 Eurocup-3 season, participating in the opening round at Spa-Francorchamps.[15]

He returned to the Formula Regional European Championship in October with Saintéloc Racing.[16]

2024

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Chovet returned to Eurocup-3 in 2024, participating in a one-off round at MotorLand Aragón for Palou Motorsport.[17]

Sportscar racing career

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2022: GT4 Europe

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Chovet returned to racing on a full-time basis in 2022, signing for Arkadia Racing to compete in the GT4 European Series alongside Stéphane Guérin in the Pro/Am class.[18]

2023: Full-time GT3 season

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After competing part-time in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe in 2022, Chovet stepped up to full-time GT3 racing in 2023. He joined Oregon Team in the International GT Open, driving alongside Maximilian Paul.[19] Following a slow start to the season, Chovet and Paul ended up winning four races and scoring three further podiums, leading them to finish fourth in the championship.[20][21] The pair also scored six pole positions, with two of them being taken by the Frenchman.[22]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2014 Championat de France — Cadet 40th
2015 Championnat Regional PACAC — Cadet 3rd
National Series Karting— Cadet 18th
Coupe de France — Cadet 23rd
IAME International Final — X30 Junior NC
2016 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ 28th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 76th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 40th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior NC
2017 Championat de France — Junior Club Comtat Venaissi 1st
2019 Championat de France — KZ2 26th

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2016 CRG SpA OKJ ZUE
QH
55 		ZUE
PF
13 		ZUE
R
17 		ADR
QH
68 		ADR
PF
26 		ADR
R
DNQ 		PRT
QH
34 		PRT
PF
14 		PRT
R
34 		GEN
QH
62 		GEN
PF
22 		GEN
R
DNQ 		40th 9

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 9 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
2018 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 18 1 0 1 5 162 6th
2019 Euroformula Open Championship RP Motorsport 7 0 0 0 0 2 23rd
2020 Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 23 1 1 3 7 244 5th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 4 0 0 0 0 5 19th
2021 F3 Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 15 6 2 3 7 241 2nd
FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 30th
Campos Racing 3 0 0 0 0
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship BlackArts Racing 12 0 0 0 0 26 16th
GT4 European Series - Silver Arkadia Racing 2 0 1 0 0 1 24th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro 4 0 0 0 0 ? ?
Formula Regional European Championship RPM 6 0 0 0 2 0 NC†
2023 Eurocup-3 Drivex 2 0 0 0 0 14 16th
International GT Open Oregon Team 13 4 6 1 7 104 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Iron Lynx 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 0 1 0 0 1 13th
Formula Regional European Championship Saintéloc Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2024 Eurocup-3 Palou Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 31st

† As Chovet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* 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
2017 NOG
1 		NOG
2 		NOG
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		PAU
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		MAG
1
15 		MAG
2
DSQ 		MAG
3
EX 		CAT
1
17 		CAT
2
11 		CAT
3
9 		LEC
1
8 		LEC
2
1 		LEC
3
8 		NC† 0
2018 NOG
1
5 		NOG
2
3 		NOG
3
Ret 		PAU
1
5 		PAU
2
5 		PAU
3
4 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
7 		SPA
3
3 		DIJ
1
3 		DIJ
2
7 		DIJ
3
7 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		MAG
3 		JER
1
7 		JER
2
2 		JER
3
4 		LEC
1
8 		LEC
2
1 		LEC
3
6 		6th 162

† As Chovet was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship 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 Pos Points
2019 RP Motorsport LEC
1
14 		LEC
2
Ret 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SPA
1
13 		SPA
2
9 		HUN
1
13 		HUN
2
DNS 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
14 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		23rd 2

Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2020 Van Amersfoort Racing MIS
1
5 		MIS
2
5 		MIS
3
7 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
4 		LEC
3
7 		RBR
1
5 		RBR
2
4 		RBR
3
7 		MUG
1
5 		MUG
2
2 		MUG
3
7 		MNZ
1
11 		MNZ
2
3 		MNZ
3
5 		CAT
1
7 		CAT
2
3 		CAT
3
1 		IMO
1
4 		IMO
2
5 		IMO
3
3 		VLL
1
Ret 		VLL
2
C 		VLL
3
3 		5th 244
2022 RPM MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		MCO
1 		MCO
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
7 		CAT
1
15 		CAT
2
3 		MUG
1
14 		MUG
2
16 		NC† 0
2023 Saintéloc Racing IMO
1
 IMO
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 HUN
1
 HUN
2
 SPA
1 		SPA
2 		MUG
1
 MUG
2
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 RBR
1 		RBR
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		ZAN
1
16 		ZAN
2
12 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NC† 0

* Season still in progress.

† As Chovet was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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
2020 Hitech Grand Prix RBR
FEA
 RBR
SPR
 RBR
FEA
 RBR
SPR
 HUN
FEA
 HUN
SPR
 SIL
FEA
 SIL
SPR
 SIL
FEA
 SIL
SPR
 CAT
FEA
 CAT
SPR
 SPA
FEA
22 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
19 		MNZ
SPR
6 		MUG
FEA
 MUG
SPR
 19th 5
2021 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
1
24 		CAT
2
14 		CAT
3
24 		30th 0
Campos Racing LEC
1
18 		LEC
2
15 		LEC
3
28† 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		SOC
1 		SOC
2 		SOC
3

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2021 Pinnacle Motorsport DUB
1
4 		DUB
2
4 		DUB
3
1 		ABU
1
5 		ABU
2
5 		ABU
3
1 		ABU
1
1 		ABU
2
1 		ABU
3
4 		DUB
1
1 		DUB
2
3 		DUB
3
1 		ABU
1
5 		ABU
2
Ret 		ABU
3
5 		2nd 241
2022 BlackArts Racing ABU
1 		ABU
2 		ABU
3 		DUB
1
10 		DUB
2
6 		DUB
3
12 		DUB
1
8 		DUB
2
12 		DUB
3
7 		DUB
1
12 		DUB
2
10 		DUB
3
11 		ABU
1
10 		ABU
2
8 		ABU
3
10 		16th 26

Complete Eurocup-3 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 DC Points
2023 Drivex SPA
1
9 		SPA
2
4 		ARA
1
 ARA
2
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		JER
1 		JER
2 		EST
1 		EST
2 		CRT
1 		CRT
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		16th 14
2024 Palou Motorsport SPA
1
 SPA
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 POR
1
 POR
2
 POR
3
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 ARA
1
17 		ARA
2
Ret 		JER
1
 JER
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 31st 0

* Season still in progress.

Complete International GT Open results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points
2023 Oregon Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro PRT
1
10 		PRT
2
10 		SPA
8 		HUN
1
3 		HUN
2
1 		LEC
1
15 		LEC
2
1 		RBR
1
1 		RBR
2
17 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
3 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
5 		4th 104

*Season still in progress.

References

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