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Jonathan Cochet

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Jonathan Cochet
Cochet's Courage in 2003.
NationalityFrance French
Born (1977-01-04) 4 January 1977 (age 49)
Alençon (France)
Racing licence FIA Gold (until 2019)
FIA Silver (2020–)[1]
Championship titles
2001
2000
2000
2000
1997		Korea Super Prix
Masters of Formula 3
Pau Grand Prix
French Formula 3
French Formula Renault

Jonathan Cochet (born 4 January 1977 in Alençon, France) is a French former racing driver. A national champion at Formula Renault and Formula 3 level, he notably won the Pau Grand Prix and Marlboro Masters in 2000.[2][3] He was test driver for Prost Grand Prix in 2001 and the Renault F1 Team in 2006,[4] and often raced for Courage Compétition in the Le Mans Series.[5][6][7]

In 2020, upon being downgraded to Silver by the FIA, Cochet was contacted by LMP2 outfit G-Drive Racing for a possible return.[8]

The PlayStation-liveried Oreca Chrysler Viper which Cochet drove to the podium at the 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Cochet testing a Renault R25 around Donington Park in 2006.
Cochet's Courage LMP1 in 2007.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1995 French Formula Renault Campus Elf La Filière ? 1 ? ? ? 207 5th
1996 French Formula Renault 2.0 Elf La Filière 16 0 1 0 0 15 14th
1997 French Formula Renault 2.0 Elf La Filière 18 4 5 7 9 173 1st
Eurocup Formula Renault ? 1 ? ? ? 30 9th
1998 French Formula 3 Championship La Filière Elf 20 0 0 0 0 39 11th
1999 French Formula 3 Championship Signature 20 0 0 0 0 39 11th
Pau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2000 French Formula 3 Championship Signature 12 4 7 3 8 162.5 1st
Pau Grand Prix 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
Masters of Formula 3 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
Macau Grand Prix Promatecme 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2001 International Formula 3000 Championship F3000 Prost Junior Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
Open Telefónica by Nissan Venturini Racing 6 0 0 1 2 51 9th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTS Équipe de France FFSA 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Macau Grand Prix Signature 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Korea Super Prix 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
Formula One Prost Acer Test driver
2002 World Series by Nissan GD Racing 4 0 0 0 0 30 13th
KTR 2 0 0 0 0
Formula Nippon DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 19th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTS Équipe de France FFSA 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2003 World Series by Nissan GD Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 28th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP900 Courage Compétition 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2004 Le Mans Endurance Series - LMP2 Courage Compétition 1 1 1 1 1 10 11th
2005 Le Mans Endurance Series - LMP1 Courage Compétition 3 0 0 0 0 5 20th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Rolex Sports Car Series - DP Tuttle Team Racing / SAMAX 2 0 0 0 0 41 52nd
2006 Rolex Sports Car Series - DP Tuttle Team Racing / SAMAX 10 0 0 0 0 113 41st
Derhaag Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0
Formula One Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Test driver
2007 Le Mans Series - LMP1 Courage Compétition 5 0 0 0 0 5 18th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
Rolex Sports Car Series - DP SunTrust Racing 3 0 0 0 2 90 37th
2007–08 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team France 2 0 0 0 0 118† 4th†
2009 FIA GT3 European Championship Reiter Engineering 7 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Lamborghini Super Trofeo - Pro AutoVitesse 10 1 0 0 4 73 4th
Sources:[9][10][11]

† Team standings

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2001 France Equipe de France FFSA
France Epsilon Sport
France Oreca 		France David Terrien
France Jean-Philippe Dayraut 		Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 4 DNF DNF
2002 France Equipe de France FFSA
France Oreca 		France Benoît Tréluyer
France Jean-Philippe Belloc 		Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTS 326 14th 3rd
2003 France Courage Compétition France Stéphane Grégoire
France Jean-Marc Gounon 		Courage C60-Judd LMP900 360 7th 5th
2005 France Courage Compétition Japan Shinji Nakano
France Bruce Jouanny 		Courage C60H-Judd LMP1 52 DNF DNF
2007 France Courage Compétition Switzerland Alexander Frei
France Bruno Besson 		Courage LC70-AER LMP1 304 26th 9th
Sources:[11][12]

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2001 F3000 Prost Junior Team INT IMO CAT A1R MON NÜR
16 		MAG
11 		SIL
9 		HOC
15 		HUN SPA MNZ 23rd 0
Sources:[10][11]

Complete Formula Nippon results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2002 DoCoMo DANDELION SUZ
13 		FUJ
8 		MIN SUZ MOT SUG FUJ MIN MOT SUZ NC 0
Sources:[10]

References

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  1. ^ Goodwin, Graham (19 November 2019). "2020 FIA Driver Categorisation List Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Cochet victorious in Pau F3". Crash.net. 12 June 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Cochet takes Malboro Masters victory". Autosport. Motorsport Network. 6 August 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Prost Sign Jonathan Cochet as Test Driver". Atlas F1. 17 April 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ^ Chevreuil, Romain (11 June 2015). "Les 24 Heures du Mans de Jonathan Cochet". Actu.fr [fr] (in French). L'Orne Hebdo [fr]. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ^ Baron, Maxime (27 February 2018). "Automobile. Cochet : « Mon podium aux 24 H ? J'étais décomposé… »". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. ^ Bristol, David (15 March 2021). "Jonathan Cochet (part 2) : «Courage Compétition, une équipe de passionnés comme chez Henri Pescarolo ! »". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  8. ^ Richard, Christophe (19 December 2019). "24 Heures du Mans. L'Alençonnais Jonathan Cochet de retour en 2020 ?". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Cochet | Racing career profile". Driver Database. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  10. ^ a b c "Jonathan Cochet". Motor Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "Jonathan Cochet Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Jonathan Cochet". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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