Timothé Buret

Timothé Buret is a French racing driver who last competed for Switch Racing in the European Endurance Prototype Cup.

Career

Buret made his car racing debut in 2013, racing in the V de V Challenge Monoplace and V de V Challenge Endurance Proto series for Equipe Palmyr. In 2014, Buret returned to both series, finishing runner-up in the Challenge Endurance Proto series and fifth in the Monoplace championship. During 2014, Buret also tested Formula E machinery for China Racing at Donington Park. The following year, Buret joined Juncos Racing to compete in the 2015 [Pro Mazda Championship|Pro Mazda Championship]. In his only season in the series, Buret won at Indianapolis and scored seven more podiums en route to a fifth-place points finish.
At the start of 2016, Buret joined ETEC Motorsport to race in 2016 [Toyota Racing Series|Toyota Racing Series], in which he scored a best result of sixth at Ruapuna to end the winter 15th in points. For the rest of 2016, Buret joined Panis Barthez Competition to race in the LMP2 class of the 2016 European [Le Mans Series|European Le Mans Series]. In his rookie year in the series, Buret scored a best result of seventh four times as he rounded out the year 12th in points. During 2016, Buret also competed in the 2016 [24 Hours of Spa|24 Hours of Spa] for Classic & Modern Racing. Buret remained with Panis Barthez Competition for 2017, as he returned to the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. In his sophomore year, Buret scored a best result of fourth at Le Castellet to end the year 10th in points.
The following year, Buret returned to Panis Barthez Competition for his third season in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. In the six-race season, Buret finished third at Spa and second at Algarve to end the year ninth in points. Remaining with Panis Barthez Competition for 2019, scoring a best result of fifth at Silverstone to end the year 17th in the LMP2 standings. During 2019, Buret also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for Tech 1 Racing.
In 2020, Buret remained with Tech 1 Racing for a full season in 2020 [GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup], along with a campaign in the GT4 European Series with CMR. In the former, Buret scored a lone Silver Cup podium at Le Castellet to take eighth in the class standings, whereas in the latter, Buret scored two podiums to end the year 7th in the Silver Cup points. During 2020, Buret also made a one-off appearance in the European Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class for DragonSpeed.
The following year, Buret joined AKKA ASP Team to race in both the GT4 European Series and the French GT4 Cup. In the former, Buret won at Nogaro and Albi and scored five more podiums to secure third in the Silver standings. In the latter, Buret scored a lone Silver Cup win at Zandvoort and ended the year 10th in points. During 2021, Buret also competed in the first two rounds of the 2021 [IMSA SportsCar Championship|IMSA SportsCar Championship] in the LMP2 class with Tower Motorsport By Starworks. In 2022, Buret only raced in the French GT4 Cup with K-Worx in the Pro-Am class, scoring class wins at Spa, Val de Vienne and Le Castellet to end the year sixth in points.
The following year, Buret raced in the first three rounds of the GT4 European Series with AGS Events, before making one-off appearances in the French GT4 Cup and the European Endurance Prototype Challenge. After not racing in 2024, Buret raced for Switch Racing in the first two rounds of the 2025 European Endurance Prototype Cup, before leaving the team and series ahead of the round in Algarve.

Racing record

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2016	ETEC Motorsport	RUA 1 10	RUA 2 6	RUA 3 15	TER 1 14	TER 2 11	TER 3 Ret	HMP 1 13	HMP 2 15	HMP 3 13	TAU 1 16	TAU 2 Ret	TAU 3 13	MAU 1 10	MAU 2 13	MAU 3 18	15th	349