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César Gazeau
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Gazeau in 2024
NationalityFrance French
Born (2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 22)
Chaudron-en-Mauges, France
CategorisationImage FIA Silver
Championship titles
2020French GT4 Cup – Am

César Gazeau (born 17 January 2004) is a French racing driver who last competed for GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Career

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Gazeau began karting in 2012, finishing third in the Mini Kart standings of the Championnat Régional Bretagne-Pays de la Loire.[1] Racing in mini karts until 2016, Gazeau most notably finished third in the 2015 Kart Racing Academy standings,[2] before securing runner-up honours in the following year's Championnat de France points.[3] Two years in junior karts then ensued, in which he most notably was runner-up in the 2017 Challenge Rotax Max France and the 2018 Championnat de France.[4][5] In 2019, Gazeau stepped up to senior karts, a year headlined by finishing second in the RMC International Trophy,[6] as well as taking third in the Rotax Max Euro Trophy and National Series Karting standings.[7][8]

Stepping up to cars in 2020, Gazeau joined Toyota-fielding CMR to compete in the Am class of the French GT4 Cup.[9] In his only season in the series, Gazeau scored five class wins and three other podiums to secure the Am title alongside Wilfried Cazalbon.[10][11] Remaining in GT4 competition for 2021, Gazeau switched to the European series, as he partnered up with Konstantin Lachenauer to drive AGS Events' Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4.[12] Racing in the Silver Cup, Gazeau took a lone win in race one at Zandvoort to end the year ninth in the class standings.[13]

Moving to GT3s in 2022, Gazeau joined the Saintéloc Junior Team to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as he shared an Audi R8 LMS Evo II with Nicolas Baert and Aurélien Panis.[14] In the five-race season, Gazeau took a best overall result of 12th at the Hockenheimring and ended the year fifth in the Silver Cup standings.[15] Continuing with Audi machinery in 2023, Gazeau switched to Boutsen VDS for a dual campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.[16] Between the two campaigns, Gazeau found more success in the Sprint Cup, taking a Gold Cup win at Zandvoort and five more podiums to end the year fourth in points alongside Adam Eteki.[17]

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Gazeau's Boutsen VDS Mercedes at the Nürburgring in 2024.

In 2024, Gazeau remained with the team for another dual campaign in GTWC Europe, as the team switched to the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo.[18] Racing alongside Panis and Roee Meyuhas for the full Endurance Cup season, Gazeau scored a lone class win at the Nürburgring and a podium at Jeddah to end the season third in the Silver Cup points.[19] In the Sprint Cup, also partnering Panis, Gazeau took class wins at Brands Hatch and both Barcelona races en route to a third-place points finish among the Silvers.[20][21] Staying with Boutsen VDS for a third dual campaign in 2025,[22] Gazeau and Panis took a pair of class wins at Brands Hatch and Valencia, as well as five other podiums to secure runner-up honours in the Sprint Cup's Silver standings.[23][24] The pair were joined by Loris Cabirou for the Endurance Cup, in which they took class wins at Monza and at the Nürburgring to also end the season runners-up in the Silver Cup standings.[25]

In 2026, Gazeau switched to Mercedes-affiliated GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Panis and Anthony Bartone.[26] At the 24 Hours of Spa, Gazeau set the overall fastest time in Q3 and was the fastest Silver Cup entrant in Superpole,[27] before scoring class podiums at the Nürburgring and Algarve to move up to fourth in points.[28]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2012 Championnat Regional Bretagne-Pays de la Loire — Mini Kart 3rd
Coupe de France — Mini Kart 17th
Trophée Kart Mag — Mini Kart 10th
2013 Championnat Regional Bretagne-Pays de la Loire — Mini Kart 8th
Coupe de France — Mini Kart 31st
2014 National Series Karting — KRA 7-11 13th
2015 Kart Racing Academy — KRA 9-12 3rd
National Series Karting — Minime LMC 21st
Coupe de France — Minime LMC 44 8th
2016 National Series Karting — Minime RM Concept 4th
Championnat de France — Minime 2nd
Coupe de France — Minime 8th
2017 Rotax Winter Cup — Junior Max Riche 24th
National Series Karting — Nationale RM Concept 10th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Nationale 2nd
Coupe de France — Nationale 13th
Championnat de France — National 11th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior SG Drivers 34th
2018 National Series Karting — Nationale RM Concept 5th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior
Championnat de France — Nationale 2nd
Coupe de France — Nationale 5th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Nationale 3rd
IAME International Final — X30 Junior 25th
RMC Grand Finals — Junior Max Richard Gazeau 14th
2019 National Series Karting — Rotax Max RM Concept 3rd
Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Senior Max Daems Racing Team 3rd
RMC International Trophy — Senior Max Richard Gazeau 2nd
RMC Grand Finals — Senior Max 14th
Sources:[29][30]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 French GT4 Cup – Am CMR 10 5 2 1 8 197 1st
2021 GT4 European Series – Silver AGS Events 12 1 0 0 1 69 9th
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Junior Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 43 5th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 39 7th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 4.5 19th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Gold 1 0 1 6 93 4th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 1 0 0 3 81 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 4.5 16th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 3 0 0 7 97 3rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS 5 0 0 0 0 2 26th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 2 0 0 2 77 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 8.5 17th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 2 0 0 7 96 2nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros 5 0 0 0 0 4 30th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 1 0 2 58 4th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H Series – GT3 Pro-Am GetSpeed Team PCX Racing 1 0 1 0 1 44 13th
International GT Open Team Motopark 3 0 0 0 0 14 24th
Sources:[31][29]

* Season still in progress.

† As Gazeau was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete French GT4 Cup results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2020 CMR Toyota GR Supra GT4 Am NOG
1
27		 NOG
2
15		 NOG
3
17		 MAG
1
20		 MAG
2
Ret		 LEC
1
13		 LEC
2
13		 LEC
3
22		 ALB
1
22		 ALB
2
14		 LEC
1
17		 LEC
2
12		 1st 197

Complete GT4 European Series results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2021 AGS Events Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Silver MNZ
1
25		 MNZ
2
7		 LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
7		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
13		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
17		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
19		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
8		 9th 69

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO
21		 LEC
20		 SPA
6H
Ret		 SPA
12H
Ret		 SPA
24H
Ret		 HOC
12		 CAT
16		 5th 43
2023 Boutsen VDS Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver MNZ
33		 LEC
21		 SPA
6H
41		 SPA
12H
63		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
38		 CAT
Ret		 7th 39
2024 Boutsen VDS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver LEC
21		 SPA
6H
27		 SPA
12H
32		 SPA
24H
40		 NÜR
16		 MNZ
Ret		 JED
15		 3rd 81
2025 Boutsen VDS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver LEC
40		 MNZ
26		 SPA
6H
18		 SPA
12H
18		 SPA
24H
27		 NÜR
9		 CAT
19		 2nd 77
2026 GetSpeed Team Bartone Bros Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver LEC
33		 MNZ
13		 SPA
6H
33		 SPA
12H
26		 SPA
24H
28		 NÜR
20		 ALG
8		 4th 58

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023 Boutsen VDS Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
12		 BRH
2
28†		 MIS
1
14		 MIS
2
17		 HOC
1
6		 HOC
2
19		 VAL
1
36†		 VAL
2
24		 ZAN
1
11		 ZAN
2
26†		 4th 93
2024 Boutsen VDS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
12		 MIS
1
30		 MIS
2
32†		 HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
12		 MAG
1
11		 MAG
2
12		 CAT
1
5		 CAT
2
11		 3rd 97
2025 Boutsen VDS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
10		 ZAN
1
13		 ZAN
2
12		 MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
10		 MAG
1
14		 MAG
2
12		 VAL
1
Ret		 VAL
2
4		 2nd 96

References

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  8. ↑ "National Series Karting - Intenso y soleado final en Laval". tkart.it (in Spanish). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "FFSA GT : César Gazeau, 16 ans, rejoint CMR". endurance-info.com (in French). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Bristol, David (18 October 2020). "FFSA GT, Albi (C2) : Herrero et Moullin-Traffort doublent la mise !". endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2026.
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  28. ↑ Bruins, Vincent (18 October 2026). "GT World Challenge Europe: GetSpeed wint in Portimão, Morris Schuring sluit seizoen af met podium en mooie inhaalraces van Maxime Oosten en Max Verstappen". autosport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2026.
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  30. ↑ "Gazeau Cesar". kartcom.com. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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