Gael JULIEN is a racing driver from France who competes in Road to Le Mans for Nielsen Racing. JULIEN has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 13 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,116 ranks JULIEN 3113th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-06-12 | LE MANS LMP3 | P11 | −15 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +151 | Paul Ricard 2024 | European Le Mans Series | P1 |
| +100 | Mugello 2024 | European Le Mans Series | P2 |
| +95 | AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE 2024 | European Le Mans Series | P2 |
| +84 | Paul Ricard 2023 | European Le Mans Series | P4 |
| +77 | CIRCUITO MOTORLAND ARAGON 2023 | European Le Mans Series | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Road to Le Mans | Nielsen Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −15 | 4,116 |
| 2025 | ▸Le Mans Cup | High Class Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −309 | 4,132 |
| 2024 | â–¸European Le Mans Series | RLR M Sport | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +484 | 4,441 |
| 2023 | ▸European Le Mans Series | RLR M Sport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +2,607 | 3,957 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Manuel Espirito SantoFIA Silver | 4,714 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇨🇦 Adam AliFIA Silver | 4,148 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Matthieu Lahaye | 4,080 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 🇫🇷 Jean-Baptiste LahayeFIA Silver | 4,029 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 🇵🇹 Miguel CristovaoFIA Bronze | 3,949 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🇰🇳 Alexander BukhantsovFIA Bronze | 3,879 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Wyatt BrichacekFIA Silver | 3,858 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🇵🇹 Pedro PerinoFIA Silver | 3,807 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇰 Antoine DoquinFIA Silver | 3,779 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques WolffFIA Bronze | 3,680 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 🇩🇪 Alexander MattschullFIA Bronze, 1× champion | 5,334 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇰 Michael JensenFIA Bronze, 1× champion | 5,073 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 François HeriauFIA Bronze | 4,762 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,103 | 🇺🇸 Glen Armstrong | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,118 |
| 3,104 | 🇺🇸 Jason A. White | NASCAR Truck | 4,118 |
| 3,105 | 🇺🇸 Josh Richards | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,118 |
| 3,106 | 🇩🇪 Kenneth Heyer | GT Winter Series | 4,118 |
| 3,107 | 🇬🇧 Lorcan Hanafin | European Le Mans Series | 4,118 |
| 3,108 | 🇲🇾 Mitchell Cheah | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 4,118 |
| 3,109 | 🇦🇺 Simona de Silvestro | Supercars Championship | 4,118 |
| 3,110 | 🇫🇷 Alexey Vasiliev | FIA GT Championship | 4,117 |
| 3,111 | 🇧🇪 Hans-Jörg Höfer | FIA GT Championship | 4,117 |
| 3,112 | 🇷🇺 Denis Bulatov | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,116 |
| 3,113 | 🇫🇷 Gael JULIEN | Road to Le Mans | 4,116 |
| 3,114 | 🇬🇧 Timothy CRESWICK | European Le Mans Series | 4,116 |
| 3,115 | 🇺🇸 Erik Darnell | NASCAR Truck | 4,115 |
| 3,116 | 🇬🇧 Matthew Bell | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,115 |
| 3,117 | 🇫🇷 Pierre Ragues | WEC | 4,115 |
| 3,118 | 🇵🇹 Thierry Perrier | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,115 |
| 3,119 | 🇨🇳 Hongli Ye | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,114 |
| 3,120 | 🇨🇠Patrik Kaiser | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,114 |
| 3,121 | 🇲🇽 Santiago Creel | TCR World Tour | 4,114 |
| 3,122 | 🇩🇪 Ernst Palmberger | FIA GT Championship | 4,113 |
| 3,123 | 🇺🇸 Jonathon Fogarty | WEC | 4,113 |
Gael Julien is a professional driver racing LMP3 prototypes in multiclass endurance championships. He holds an FIA Silver grade, positioning him below the full-professional ranks in sportscar racing. Based on his record indexed from 2023 onwards, he has spent his circuit racing in European Le Mans Series, Le Mans Cup, and Road to Le Mans, driving for RLR M Sport, High Class Racing, and Nielsen Racing.[1]
Julien won the 2024 European Le Mans Series LMP3 championship with RLR M Sport, taking one victory and three podiums across ten starts in that series. His campaign also included two starts in the 2025 Le Mans Cup for High Class Racing and a single appearance in the 2026 Road to Le Mans, still in progress, for Nielsen Racing. His tally stands at 13 starts, one win, and three podiums since his first indexed season in 2023.[2]
In the grids where Julien regularly competes, his closest rivals are Silver-graded professionals with substantial Le Mans Series experience. He has run closely matched against Manuel Espirito Santo, a regular European Le Mans Series entrant with 20 starts in that series, and finished alongside Adam Ali, the 2024 European Le Mans Series LMP3 champion. He has also finished ahead of Alexander Mattschull, an established professional who won the 2022 Le Mans Cup LMP3 title, across multiple meetings.