🇫🇷 Kevin Estre

Kevin Estre is a French professional sportscar driver rated 6,316, placing him in the established professional band; he holds a full-time factory seat at Porsche and competes regularly in the world's strongest endurance fields. His career spans 12 seasons and 95 starts across five major series, with a primary focus on WEC, where he has contested 65 races since 2015 and scored 11 wins and 36 podiums for TDS Racing. A Platinum-graded driver under FIA classification, Estre has been crowned world champion twice: in 2018 alongside Michael Christensen in the LMGTE category, and in 2024 in Hypercar with André Lotterer and Laurens Vanthoor. He has also raced in IMSA WeatherTech (18 starts, 9 podiums), the Nürburgring 24 Hours (7 starts, 1 win), and GT World Challenge Europe, accumulating 13 wins and 50 podiums across all series.[1]

Estre's record against contemporary Platinum-graded rivals reflects the competitive depth of his field rather than clear dominance. Against James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, both five-time champions at his level, Estre's head-to-head records are nearly even, finishing ahead in 30 and 28 instances respectively but behind them in 29 and 27 across 59 and 55 shared races. He holds a more decisive advantage over Miguel Molina, a one-time champion, having finished ahead 29 times to 16 behind in 45 encounters. His average finishing position across all starts stands at 4.2, consistent with a driver operating at the sharp end of professional GT and endurance racing. Notably, Estre has competed occasionally against drivers at the elite professional level; he has finished ahead of Alex Palou, a four-time champion rated significantly higher, on six occasions, though these remain isolated instances within a much larger career focused on his core sportscar programme.[2]

In 2026, Estre remains active in the WEC. Recent headlines indicate he has returned to LMP2 for the Le Mans 24 Hours, describing the move as a significant challenge after his established Hypercar programme. He was also competing in the Nürburgring 24 Hours earlier in the season, where a major accident cost him a competitive position in what was shaping into a close overall battle.