TDS Racing

TDS Racing (Top Drive Services, formerly known as Pouchelon Racing) is a French auto racing team, currently competing in the European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

TDS Racing

Founded	2004
Founder(s)	Xavier Combet Jacques Morello
Base	Saint-Aunès, France
Team principal(s)	Xavier Combet
Current series	IMSA SportsCar Championship European Le Mans Series
Former series	FIA World Endurance Championship Eurocup Mégane Trophy Blancpain Endurance Series
Teams' Championships	Eurocup Mégane Trophy: 2009, 2010 European Le Mans Series: LMP2 2012, GTC 2015
Drivers' Championships	Eurocup Mégane Trophy: 2008: Michaël Rossi 2010: Nick Catsburg European Le Mans Series: LMP2 2012: Mathias Beche, Pierre Thiriet GTC 2015: Eric Dermont, Dino Lunardi, Franck Perera

History

Eurocup Mégane Trophy (2005-2013)

Nick Catsburg at 2010 Eurocup Mégane Trophy Brno round

In 2005, TDS Racing, founded and run by Xavier Combet and Jacques Morello, entered the Eurocup Mégane Trophy for the first time, competing under the Pouchelon Racing banner with Ludovic Badey and Matthieu Cheruy. In the next year the team changed name to TDS. After eight years of running in the Mégane Trophy, the team had scored titles in both drivers' and teams championships. The first championship title was clinched by Michaël Rossi in 2008, who won races at Spa, Hungaroring and Estoril. In 2010, Nick Catsburg became another championship winner.^[1]

European Le Mans Series (2011-2016)

Mathias Beche in Oreca 03-Nissan in Petit Le Mans 2012

In 2011, the team purchased Oreca 03-Nissan car to compete in European Le Mans Series with Mathias Beche, Jody Firth, Pierre Thiriet. The team retained Beche and Thiriet for 2012 and took titles with them in drivers' and teams' championship.^[2] The team has competed in BMW Z4 GT3 in the GTC Class in 2015 with Eric Dermont, Dino Lunardi and Franck Perera. They became champions in both drivers' and teams' standings.^[3]

Blancpain Endurance Series (2013-2015)

From 2013 to 2015 TDS Racing competed in Blancpain Endurance Series, using BMW Z4 GT3. 2014 was their most successful season in the series, as the duo of Henry Hassid and Nick Catsburg won races at Circuit Paul Ricard and Nürburgring.^[4]

François Perrodo in Oreca 07-Nissan at Silverstone 2018

FIA World Endurance Championship (2017-2021)

TDS Racing purchased two Oreca 07-Gibson cars and will make debut in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2017.^[5] Also the team will field one car under G-Drive Racing banner.^[6]

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (2023-)

TDS Racing announced on September 28, 2022 that the team would be making a full-time effort in the LMP2 class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2023.^[7]

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Entrant	No.	Car	Drivers	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2012	Thiriet by TDS Racing	46	Oreca 03-Nissan	Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Christophe Tinseau	LMP2	353	8th	2nd
2013	Thiriet by TDS Racing	46	Oreca 03-Nissan	Ludovic Badey Maxime Martin Pierre Thiriet	LMP2	310	DNF	DNF
2014	Thiriet by TDS Racing	46	Ligier JS P2-Nissan	Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy Pierre Thiriet	LMP2	355	6th	2nd
2015	Thiriet by TDS Racing	46	Oreca 05-Nissan	Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy Pierre Thiriet	LMP2	204	DNF	DNF
2016	Thiriet by TDS Racing	46	Oreca 05-Nissan	Mathias Beche Ryō Hirakawa Pierre Thiriet	LMP2	241	DNF	DNF
2017	G-Drive Racing	26	Oreca 07-Gibson	Alex Lynn Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet	LMP2	20	DNF	DNF
	TDS Racing	28		Emmanuel Collard François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière		213	DNF	DNF
2018	G-Drive Racing	26	Oreca 07-Gibson	Andrea Pizzitola Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne	LMP2	369	DSQ	DSQ
	TDS Racing	28		Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière		365	DSQ	DSQ
2019	G-Drive Racing	26	Aurus 01-Gibson	Roman Rusinov Job van Uitert Jean-Éric Vergne	LMP2	364	11th	6th
	TDS Racing	28	Oreca 07-Gibson	Loïc Duval François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière		366	8th	3rd
2020	G-Drive Racing	26	Aurus 01-Gibson	Mikkel Jensen Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne	LMP2	367	9th	5th
	Racing Team Nederland	29	Oreca 07-Gibson	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries		349	19th	15th
2021	Racing Team Nederland	29	Oreca 07-Gibson	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	356	16th	2nd
	Realteam Racing	70		Loïc Duval Esteban García Norman Nato		356	17th	3rd
2022	TDS Racing x Vaillante	13	Oreca 07-Gibson	Mathias Beche Tijmen van der Helm Nyck de Vries[N 1]	LMP2	368	8th	4th
2023	Tower Motorsports[10]	13	Oreca 07-Gibson	René Rast Ricky Taylor Steven Thomas	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	19	DNF	DNF
2024	Panis Racing[11]	65	Oreca 07-Gibson	Mathias Beche Scott Huffaker Rodrigo Sales	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	293	23rd	4th

Notes

1. De Vries was drafted in as a late replacement for Philippe Cimadomo, who was prohibited from competing after causing multiple incidents in free practice. The change meant the entry was no longer part of the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass.^[8][9]