December 31, 2024 | News

PTWS: CLX Motorsport set to compete in the 2025 Prototype Winter Series

CLX Motorsport has announced its arrival into the 2025 Prototype Winter Series.

The team based in Annecy, France, formerly known as Cool Racing, is operated by Nicolas Lapierre and Alexandre Coigny. Over the course of the team’s existence, CLX/Cool has held a significant presence in international prototype racing. At the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours, the team has stood on the LMP2 Pro-AM podium, and has also secured three titles within the European Le Mans Series, including consecutive LMP3 championships in 2022 and 2023.

CLX Motorsport’s 2025 Prototype Winter Series driver will consist of Quentin Joseph and David Droux. The pairing have previously shared a car during select rounds of the 2024 Ultimate Cup, and will be a formidable duo in the Prototype Winter Series. Droux, despite being a mere 27 years of age, first competed in LMP3 cars back in 2015. He has been a consistent race-winning force in the category since then, most recently securing the 2024 Michelin Le Mans Cup Drivers’ title for Cool Racing, alongside Adrien Chila.

The team benefits from leadership with a significant background in motor racing. Nicolas Lapierre came through the single-seater ranks in the mid-2000s, before shifting to sportscar racing. The Frenchman forged a successful path in top-class competition with major manufacturers including Toyota and Alpine, while also becoming a renowned driver in the ultra-competitive LMP2 class. Having now retired from full-time competition, Lapierre has a greater focus than ever on CLX, as well as a new Sporting Director role for Alpine in FIA WEC.

Coigny came into racing after attaining success in business, and has experienced plentiful highs over the course of a decade in the sport. Most notably, he was part of his own team’s LMP2 Pro-AM podium success, sharing the cockpit with Lapierre and Malthe Jakobsen.

CLX Motorsport’s portfolio in LMP3 machinery certainly makes it clear that the French outfit will be one to watch in the 2025 Prototype Winter Series. The upcoming season begins at the Circuito Estoril on 16-19 January, and will be streamed live and free on the Winter Series YouTube channel.

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