Nathanaël Berthon

Nathanaël Berthon (born 1 July 1989[1] in Romagnat) is a professional racing driver from France.

Nathanaël Berthon
Berthon testing for Team Aguri at Donington Park in 2015
Nationality French
Born (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989
Romagnat, France
GP2 Series career
Debut season2012
Current teamDaiko Team Lazarus
Car number26
Former teamsTrident Racing
Racing Engineering
Starts87
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Best finish12th in 2012
Previous series
2012
2010–11
2011
2008–09
2008–09		Toyota Racing Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
GP2 Asia Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Championship titles
2016–17
2009		Andros Trophy – Elite Class
French Formula Renault 2.0
Formula E career
Debut season2015–16
Current teamTeam Aguri
Car number77
Starts3
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2015–16
Finished last season17th

Career

Karting

Berthon began his international karting career in 2006, with the highlights being a third-place finish in the Copa Campeones Trophy ICA class and fifth in the French Championship Elite category. The following year he again finished fifth in the French Championship Elite class. He also finished eighth in the South Garda Winter Cup KF1 and 13th in the World Cup KF1 categories.

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2008, Berthon moved up to single–seaters, taking part in both the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series for Boutsen Energy Racing. In the West European Cup he finished in the points on four occasions, scoring nine points to be classified in 18th place, whilst in the Eurocup he failed to score a point, with his best race result being a 12th place at the Nürburgring meeting.

2009 saw Berthon remain in both series for a second season, this time racing for the Spanish team Epsilon Euskadi. He won his first Eurocup race at the opening round in Barcelona after teammate Albert Costa was disqualified for a technical infringement.[2] He followed that up with a further podium at the Hungaroring to finish sixth in the standings.[3]

In the West European Cup, Berthon took a victory at Spa–Francorchamps along with six other podium finishes to finish third in championship, behind Jean-Éric Vergne and champion Costa.[4] He was also crowned as French Formula Renault 2.0 champion, with the series being run as part of the West European Cup season.[5]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Nathanaël Berthon at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round

In October 2009, Berthon sampled a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car for the first time, testing for Tech 1 Racing at Motorland Aragón in Spain as a reward for winning the French Formula Renault 2.0 title.[6] He drove for the recently–crowned champions Draco Racing during the next test at the Circuit de Catalunya and in December 2009 it was announced that he would drive for the team in the 2010 season.[7] He was joined at the team by Colombian driver Omar Leal.[8]

After finishing on the podium at the season–opener in Motorland Aragón and again at Brno, Berthon secured his first Formula Renault 3.5 Series win on home soil at Magny–Cours, holding off a stiff challenge from Tech 1 Racing's Daniel Ricciardo.[9] He followed that up with another podium finish at Hockenheim to be classified in seventh place in the championship standings.[10]

Berthon returned to the series in 2011, replacing Dean Stoneman at ISR Racing after the Briton was forced to pull out of the championship due to illness.[11] Partnered variously by Ricciardo and Lewis Williamson, he took a first finish of third place to finish 13th overall in the drivers' championship.

Formula Three

In July 2010, Berthon made his Formula Three debut, racing for the ART Grand Prix team in the British Formula 3 Championship round at Spa–Francorchamps as an entry in the Invitation class.[12] During the weekend he finished all three races, taking a best result of 13th place in the sprint event.

Berthon competing at the Silverstone round of the 2014 GP2 Series.

GP2 Series

Berthon made his debut in the GP2 Asia Series in 2011, partnering Spaniard Dani Clos at the Racing Engineering team.[13] He failed to score a point in the four races he contested and was classified in 23rd place in the championship.[14] He returned to the main GP2 Series, again with Racing Engineering, for the non-championship race that concluded the 2011 season, and raced full-time for the team in 2012, alongside Fabio Leimer, eventually finishing 12th overall with a best race finish of second on two occasions.

Toyota Racing Series

In the winter of 2012 prior to the start of the GP2 season, Berthon travelled to New Zealand to compete in the five-round Toyota Racing Series in a grid which featured a mix of local and foreign drivers. As one of five drivers for the M2 Competition team, he finished seventh in the championship.

Formula One

On 16 November 2011, Berthon had his first experience of driving a Formula One car. At the Abu Dhabi young drivers' test at the Yas Marina Circuit, he drove the HRT F1 Team's F111 for nine laps. He set a best time of 1:48.646, which left him 13th fastest.[15] The following day, Berthon had the whole day to himself with the car, completing 51 laps (283 kilometres (176 mi)) and finished the day in 12th position with a best time of 1:45.839.[16] Berthon described the day by saying: "Today was a great experience but it felt like it was too short. I would like to spend some more time in the car but, as a first step, it was very good".[16]

Formula E

On 17 October 2015, it was announced that Berthon would partner António Félix da Costa at Team Aguri for the 2015–16 season.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Boutsen Energy Racing 15 0 0 0 0 9 18th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Epsilon Euskadi 14 1 0 0 2 67 6th
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 14 1 1 1 7 120 3rd
2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International DracoRacing 17 1 0 0 4 60 7th
British Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series ISR Racing 17 0 0 0 1 37 13th
GP2 Asia Series Racing Engineering 4 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
GP2 Final 2 0 0 0 0 0 11th
2012 GP2 Series Racing Engineering 24 0 0 0 2 60 12th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 1 0 755 7th
2013 GP2 Series Trident Racing 22 1 0 1 1 21 20th
2014 GP2 Series Venezuela GP Lazarus 22 0 0 0 0 17 20th
European Le Mans Series Murphy Prototypes 2 0 1 0 1 16 16th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Formula Acceleration 1 Acceleration Team France 2 0 0 0 0 22 12th
Acceleration Team China 2 0 0 0 0
FIA World Endurance Championship Lotus 1 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2015 GP2 Series Daiko Team Lazarus 19 0 0 1 1 27 16th
European Le Mans Series Murphy Prototypes 5 0 0 0 1 26 10th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2015–16 Formula E Team Aguri 3 0 0 0 0 4 17th
Andros Trophy – Électrique Class Biovitis 11 2 0 2 4 316 4th
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 G-Drive Racing 2 0 2 0 1 27 22nd
European Le Mans Series Greaves Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 28 11th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2016–17 Andros Trophy – Elite Class Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 13 4 4 4 8 614 1st
2017 European Le Mans Series Panis Barthez Competition 5 0 1 0 0 35 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 0 0 0 0 2 45th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017–18 Andros Trophy – Elite Pro Class Comtoyou Racing 13 2 2 1 7 618 3rd
2018 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Racing 30 0 0 0 1 79 15th
TCR Europe Touring Car Series 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 2 0 0 0 0 2 11th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 DragonSpeed 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 5th
2018–19 Andros Trophy – Elite Pro Class Comtoyou Racing 11 0 0 0 5 606 5th
FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 3 0 0 0 1 51 9th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed 2 0 1 1 1 34 12th
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans Rebellion Racing 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 5th
2019–20 Andros Trophy – Elite Pro Class Sylvain Pussier Competition 10 0 0 0 2 457 5th
2020 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport 16 1 3 2 2 148 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans Rebellion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2021 Andros Trophy – Elite Pro Class Sylvain Pussier Competition 8 2 2 1 3 427 4th*

† As Berthon was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(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 Pos Points
2010 International Draco Racing ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
3		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
10		 MON
1
Ret		 BRN
1
8		 BRN
2
2		 MAG
1
9		 MAG
2
1		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
13		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
3		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
Ret		 CAT
1
6		 CAT
2
12		 7th 60
2011 ISR ALC
1
12		 ALC
2
8		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
16		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MON
1
10		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
Ret		 HUN
1
9		 HUN
2
10		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
3		 LEC
1
14		 LEC
2
14		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
Ret		 13th 37

Complete GP2 Series results

(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 24 DC Points
2012 Racing Engineering SEP
FEA
11		 SEP
SPR
8		 BHR1
FEA
21		 BHR1
SPR
Ret		 BHR2
FEA
12		 BHR2
SPR
10		 CAT
FEA
5		 CAT
SPR
2		 MON
FEA
9		 MON
SPR
7		 VAL
FEA
6		 VAL
SPR
5		 SIL
FEA
12		 SIL
SPR
14		 HOC
FEA
15		 HOC
SPR
9		 HUN
FEA
7		 HUN
SPR
2		 SPA
FEA
14		 SPA
SPR
19		 MNZ
FEA
15		 MNZ
SPR
15		 MRN
FEA
10		 MRN
SPR
15		 12th 60
2013 Trident Racing SEP
FEA
Ret		 SEP
SPR
21		 BHR
FEA
17		 BHR
SPR
22		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
23		 MON
FEA
Ret		 MON
SPR
21		 SIL
FEA
20		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 NÜR
FEA
17		 NÜR
SPR
15		 HUN
FEA
8		 HUN
SPR
1		 SPA
FEA
22		 SPA
SPR
13		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
21		 MRN
FEA
Ret		 MRN
SPR
10		 YMC
FEA
18†		 YMC
SPR
13		 20th 21
2014 Venezuela GP Lazarus BHR
FEA
23†		 BHR
SPR
17		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 MON
FEA
17		 MON
SPR
12		 RBR
FEA
22		 RBR
SPR
25		 SIL
FEA
17		 SIL
SPR
12		 HOC
FEA
8		 HOC
SPR
17		 HUN
FEA
8		 HUN
SPR
4		 SPA
FEA
22		 SPA
SPR
15		 MNZ
FEA
13		 MNZ
SPR
19†		 SOC
FEA
10		 SOC
SPR
9		 YMC
FEA
15		 YMC
SPR
13		 20th 17
2015 Daiko Team Lazarus BHR
FEA
7		 BHR
SPR
3		 CAT
FEA
20		 CAT
SPR
12		 MON
FEA
17		 MON
SPR
15		 RBR
FEA
Ret		 RBR
SPR
17		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
21		 HUN
FEA
14		 HUN
SPR
11		 SPA
FEA
7		 SPA
SPR
7		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 SOC
FEA
14		 SOC
SPR
19		 BHR
FEA
11		 BHR
SPR
Ret		 YMC
FEA
10		 YMC
SPR
C		 16th 27

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 DC Points
2011 Racing Engineering YMC
FEA
Ret		 YMC
SPR
14		 IMO
FEA
Ret		 IMO
SPR
13		 23rd 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 Murphy Prototypes Rodolfo González
Karun Chandhok		 Oreca 03R-Nissan LMP2 73 DNF DNF
2015 Murphy Prototypes Mark Patterson
Karun Chandhok		 Oreca 03R-Nissan LMP2 347 13th 5th
2016 Greaves Motorsport Julien Canal
Memo Rojas		 Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 348 10th 6th
2017 Panis Barthez Competition Fabien Barthez
Timothé Buret		 Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 296 DNF DNF
2018 DragonSpeed Roberto González
Pastor Maldonado		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 360 9th 5th
2019 Rebellion Racing Gustavo Menezes
Thomas Laurent		 Rebellion R13-Gibson LMP1 370 5th 5th
2020 Rebellion Racing Louis Delétraz
Romain Dumas		 Rebellion R13-Gibson LMP1 381 4th 4th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2014 Lotus LMP1 CLM P1/01 AER P60 Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS COA FUJ SHA BHR
Ret		 SÃO 28th 0
2016 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
3		 SPA
5		 LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 22nd 27
2018–19 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
5		 LMS
3		 SIL FUJ SHA 12th 34
Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R13 Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 SEB
7		 SPA
2		 LMS
5		 9th 51

Complete Formula Acceleration 1 results

(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 Pos Points
2014 France ALG
1		 ALG
2		 NAV
1
10		 NAV
2
10		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 12th 22
China ASS
1
4		 ASS
2
5

Complete European Le Mans Series results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2014 Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO
Ret		 RBR LEC
3		 EST 16th 16
2015 Murphy Prototypes LMP2 Oreca 03R Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
Ret		 IMO
2		 RBR
6		 LEC
Ret		 EST
Ret		 10th 26
2016 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR
6		 LEC
6		 SPA
4		 EST
Ret		 11th 28
2017 Panis Barthez Competition LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
9		 MNZ RBR
5		 LEC
4		 SPA
9		 ALG
6		 13th 35

Complete Formula E results

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

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos Points
2015–16 Team Aguri Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI
8		 PUT
15		 PDE
14		 BUE MEX LBH PAR BER LON LON 17th 4

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2018 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR MAR
1
12		 MAR
2
15		 MAR
3
Ret		 HUN
1
11		 HUN
2
14		 HUN
3
16		 GER
1
20		 GER
2
8		 GER
3
5		 NED
1
9		 NED
2
15		 NED
3
11		 POR
1
8		 POR
2
Ret		 POR
3
Ret		 SVK
1
10		 SVK
2
12		 SVK
3
Ret		 CHN
1
Ret		 CHN
2
8		 CHN
3
8		 WUH
1
8		 WUH
2
3		 WUH
3
5		 JPN
1
12		 JPN
2
17		 JPN
3
20		 MAC
1
18		 MAC
2
7		 MAC
3
9		 15th 79
2020 Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR BEL
1
9		 BEL
2
14		 GER
1
12		 GER
2
12		 SVK
1
1		 SVK
2
Ret		 SVK
3
2		 HUN
1
12		 HUN
2
11		 HUN
3
11		 ESP
1
12		 ESP
2
4		 ESP
3
4		 ARA
1
4		 ARA
2
NC		 ARA
3
8		 8th 148

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2018 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR LEC
1		 LEC
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 ASS
1		 ASS
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
Ret		 NC 0

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jean-Éric Vergne		 French Formula Renault 2.0
Champion
2009		 Succeeded by
None
(Series ended)
Preceded by
Eddy Bénézet		 Andros Trophy Elite
Champion
2016–17		 Succeeded by
Eddy Bénézet
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