Louis Iglesias

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Louis Iglesias
NationalityFrance French
Born (2008-03-17) 17 March 2008
Brignoles, France
RelativesYannick Iglesias (father)
Jérémy Iglesias (uncle)
Categorisation FIA Silver

Louis Iglesias (born 17 March 2008) is a French racing driver competing in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup for ANS Motorsport.

Personal life

Iglesias is the son of Yannick Iglesias, a former karting driver who manages the Brignoles Karting track and the Kart In Pro Competition team.[1] His uncle Jérémy is also a karting driver, who has been racing competitively in karts since 1994, most notably winning the 2020 Karting World Championship in the KZ class.[2] He is a protégé of Formula One driver Charles Leclerc.[3]

Career

Iglesias began karting in 2013.[4] Starting out in Mini karts, Iglesias won the Coupe de France and the French Championship in 2017,[5][6] receiving an invitation to compete in the RMC Grand Finals later that year, which he won in Micro Max.[7][8] The following year, Iglesias joined Formula E team Venturi Racing's newly-created junior programme,[9] a year in which he finished third in the National Series Karting's Cadet standings.[10] After a year for Praga Racing Team in WSK-organized championships in 60 Mini, which yielded a lone pole in the WSK Open Cup,[11] Iglesias returned to National Series Karting for 2020, once again finishing third in the Cadet points.[12]

Two years in junior karting then ensued,[13] in which Iglesias won the National Series Karting,[14] Coupe de France and French titles in 2022,[15][16] as well as a shootout to compete in the inaugural Monaco E-Karting Championship's EK2 Junior class the same year.[17] After racing in the RMC Grand Finals,[18] it was announced that Iglesias would join CRG Racing Team for his step-up to senior karting the following year.[19] In his two-year stint with the team, Iglesias finished eighth in the Karting World Championship in his rookie year,[20] before securing fourth in the Karting European Championship standings in 2024.[21]

In 2025, Iglesias stepped up to single-seaters, racing in the FFSA Academy centrally-run French F4 Championship with backing from the Winfield Racing School.[22] Starting off the season with third-place finishes at the Nogaro and Dijon rounds,[23][24] Iglesias took his maiden pole position for race one at Magny-Cours,[25] before finishing third in race three.[26] Iglesias then ended the season with his only win of the season in race one at Le Mans from pole, en route to a sixth-place points finish.[27]

The following year, Iglesias switched to sportscar racing, joining ANS Motorsport to compete in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup, as a new inductee to the CLX Academy.[28] At the second round of the season at Le Castellet, Iglesias took a commanding pole and recovered from 18th to third in the race after damage.[29][30] Although a penalty for overtaking off-track cost him the podium, Iglesias made headlines, having lapped 1.3 seconds faster than any other driver during his stint.[31] Iglesias stated he was "enjoying" his transition to LMP3, commenting "the downforce, the braking, the weight of the car [...] is on another level" compared to Formula 4.[32]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2015 Championnat Regional Pacac — Mini Kart 14th
French Championship — Mini Kart Kart In Pro Competition 13th
2016 National Series Karting — Mini Kart Kart In Pro Competition 2nd
French Championship — Mini Kart 5th
2017 National Series Karting — Minime Kart In Pro Competition 9th
Coupe de France — Minime 1st
French Championship — Minime 1st
RMC Grand Finals — Micro Max Yannick Iglesias 1st
2018 National Series Karting — Cadet Kart In Pro Competition 3rd
Coupe de France — Cadet 24th
French Championship — Cadet 5th
2019 WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini Praga Racing Team 41st
WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini 38th
WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini 20th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 12th
2020 National Series Karting — Cadet Kart In Pro Competition 3rd
2021 National Series Karting — Nationale Kart In Pro Competition 28th
French Championship — Nationale 5th
2022 National Series Karting — Nationale Kart In Pro Competition 1st
Coupe de France — Nationale 1st
French Championship — Nationale 1st
RMC Grand Finals — Junior Max Yannick Iglesias 46th
2023 WSK Super Master Series — OK CRG Racing Team 18th
Champions of the Future Euro Series — OK 14th
Karting European Championship — OK 33rd
WSK Euro Series — OK 24th
Karting World Championship — OK 8th
2024 WSK Super Master Series — OK CRG Racing Team 33rd
Champions of the Future Euro Series — OK 32nd
Karting European Championship — OK 4th
Sources:[33][34]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2025 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 18 1 2 1 4 111 6th
2026 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 ANS Motorsport 2 0 1 1 0 13* 8th*
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 CLX Motorsport * *
Sources:[35][33]

Complete French F4 Championship results

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2025 NOG
1
8		 NOG
2
9		 NOG
3
3		 DIJ
1
5		 DIJ
2
3		 DIJ
3
12		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
7		 SPA
3
Ret		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
25†		 MAG
3
3		 LÉD
1
20		 LÉD
2
5		 LÉD
3
10		 LMS
1
1		 LMS
2
6		 LMS
3
7		 6th 111

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year Entrant Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points
2026 ANS Motorsport Ligier JS P325 LMP3 BAR
19		 LEC
4		 LMS
 SPA
 SIL
 POR
 8th* 13*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  2. "CHAMPIONNAT DU MONDE FIA KARTING – KZ – LONATO – Jérémy Iglesias, 1er Champion du Monde KZ de l'histoire du karting français". karting-sud.com (in French). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  3. Wolff-Taffus, Perceval (5 April 2025). "New tyres, longer races and a wide-open grid: Notes from French F4's Le Mans test". Feeder Series. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  4. Tonelli, Gérard (17 January 2013). "Louis Iglésias(Kart in Pro) et Jules Caranta (Sonic Racing Kart)". julietonelli.com (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  5. "Louis Iglesias vainqueur incontestable en Minime". kartmag.fr (in French). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  6. "Louis Iglesias encore Champion en Minime !". kartmag.fr (in French). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  7. Miani, Giorgia (11 November 2017). "BRP-Rotax hosts 18th annual international karting competition". tkart.it. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  8. "Brignoles : Kart'in Pro fête ses champions". nicematin.com (in French). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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  17. "Louis Iglesias bat Paul Alberto, Hugo Nee et Téo Blas, pour devenir pilote officiel MEKC EK2 Junior 2022". agenda-automobile.com (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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  19. "Louis Iglesias rejoint son oncle Jérémy au sein du team officiel CRG". kartmag.fr (in French). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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  21. "Two great European Champions crowned in Sweden". kartxpress.com. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
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