Philippe Cimadomo (born 5 December 1959) is a French businessman and racing driver currently competing in the European Le Mans Series with TDS Racing x Vaillante.[1][2][3] He is notable for being excluded from competing at the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans after being involved in a number of incidents during practice.[4][5]

Philippe Cimadomo
NationalityFrance French
Born (1959-12-05) 5 December 1959 (age 64)
Grenoble, France
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2022
Current teamTDS Racing x Vaillante
Racing licence FIA Bronze
Car number31
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th (LMP2) in 2022
Previous series
2017, 2019
2019
2017–2018
Michelin Le Mans Cup
Ultimate Cup Series
V de V Endurance Series

Cimadomo was the CEO of French software company Metrologic Group [fr], which he co-founded in 1980.[6]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 V de V Endurance GT Tourisme - S1 Defi Autosport ? ? ? ? ? 0 ?
V de V Michelin Endurance Series - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V 3 0 0 0 0 1.5 50th
2015 24H Series - SP3 Nova Race 2 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
2016 V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto TFT 7 0 0 0 0 69.5 16th
2017 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Graff 2 0 0 0 0 1 39th
V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 1 0 0 0 0 19 28th
V de V Proto Endurance Challenge TFT Racing 6 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2018 V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 TFT 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019 Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3 Team Virage 6 0 0 0 0 16 31st
Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Proto-LMP3-U 1 0 0 0 0 2 5th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Cool Racing 3 0 0 0 0 2 27th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 TDS Racing x Vaillante 6 0 0 0 0 4 22nd
2023 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 MV2S Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024 Ultimate Cup Series - Proto NP02 MV2S

As Cimadomo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2022 TDS Racing x Vaillante Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 LMP2 LEC
10
IMO
10
MNZ
13
CAT
11
SPA
12
ALG
11
22nd 4
Pro-Am Cup 3 2 5 5 5 4 5th 76

References

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  1. ^ "Philippe Cimadomo - FIA World Endurance Championship". www.fiawec.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel. "ELMS Reveals 42-Car Full Season Entry List – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ Mercier, Laurent (11 February 2022). "TDS x Vaillante, le nouveau projet LMP2 qui allie sport et BD". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Philippe Cimadomo: TDS LMP2 driver gets Le Mans 24 Hours ban". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Racer banned from iconic event after horror crash". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Logiciels : Metrologic cédé par Carlyle à Astorg". LEFIGARO (in French). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
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