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My Take
Pierre Ragues represents the kind of versatility I deeply respect in motorsport. He mastered endurance racing, winning the 2013 European Le Mans Series in LMP2, then reinvented himself as a rallyist and claimed the FIA R-GT Cup in 2021. Switching disciplines and still winning tells me the speed lives in the driver, not just the machine. Now presiding over France's automobile sport federation since 2026, he's pivoting from competitor to custodian of the sport. I find that arc, raw talent eventually giving back to the next generation, far more compelling than any single trophy on his shelf.
Overview
Pierre René Gilbert Ragues (born 10 January 1984 in Caen) is a French racing driver. A veteran of the LMP2 class, he competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship and was 2013 European Le Mans Series champion for Signatech Alpine. He later switched to rallying, winning the FIA R-GT Cup in 2021. Since 2026, he presides the French Federation of Automobile Sport (FFSA).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pierre Ragues
- Name (Japanese)
- ピエール・ラグ
- Reading
- ぴえーる・らぐ
- Born
- January 10, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Caen, Calvados, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- racing automobile driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.