Antonin Borga (born 21 September 1987) is a Swiss racing driver who last competed for AGS Events in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
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Born | Antonin Borga 21 September 1987 Vergeletto, Switzerland |
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A mainstay of Cool Racing's sports car racing programme, Borga climbed the ladder from entry-level sports prototypes to LMP3 and eventually LMP2. He spent six seasons in the ELMS, and notably won on his FIA World Endurance Championship debut at Silverstone in 2019.
Career
editBorga made his single-seater debut in 2008, racing in LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse on a part-time basis for Sports Promotion. Following a three-year hiatus, Borga competed in the V de V Challenge Monoplace from 2012 to 2014, finishing runner-up in 2012 and third in 2014 before switching to touring cars in 2015.[3][4]
Switching to the French Supertouring championship for 2015,[5] Borga spent two seasons in the series where he finished third in 2015 and runner-up in 2016 for Yvan Muller Racing.[6][7] Borga also made his LMP3 debut during 2016, racing in the European Le Mans Series and V de V Endurance Series for Duqueine Engineering.[8]
The Swiss was retained by Duqueine Engineering for 2017, remaining with the team for a dual program in V de V Proto Endurance and European Le Mans Series.[9] In his first full season of LMP3 competition, Borga took his maiden podium at the penultimate round of the season at Spa.[10]
Borga switched to Cool Racing for 2018, as he competed in the LMP3 class in both the European Le Mans Series and Le Mans Cup.[11] After finishing 18th in Le Mans Cup with a best result of fourth at Monza, Borga ended the year by finishing 10th in the ELMS standings having taken a best result of sixth in the rain-shortned race at Spa.[12]
With Cool Racing establishing an LMP2 program ahead of 2019, Borga joined Nicolas Lapierre and Alexandre Coigny for his first season in the category.[13] The Swiss scored his maiden LMP2 podium at Barcelona by finishing third,[14] before finishing second at Spa on his way to 10th in points.[15] Staying with their ELMS program for the following two years,[16][17] Borga took a best result of fourth twice on his way to eighth in 2020,[18] before taking two Pro-Am podiums the following year as he finished seventh in the class points despite missing the final two rounds.[19]
In late 2019, Borga made his FIA World Endurance Championship debut with Cool Racing in the LMP2 class alongside Lapierre and Coigny.[20] In his only season in the series, Borga took a lone win at Silverstone,[21] before finishing second at Spa en route to a ninth-place points finish at season's end despite missing the season-ending round in Bahrain.[22][23]
In 2022, Borga switched to Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe by joining Rexal FFF Racing Team alongside Dani Pedrosa.[24] Taking a best result of fifth in class, Borga was 15th in the Pro-Am standings at season's end.[25] During 2022, Borga made his debut in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with CMR at the 24 Hours of Spa.[26]
Borga returned to GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for 2023, joining AGS Events alongside Leonardo Gorini and Nico Jamin. In the four races contested, Borga scored nine points and finished 26th in the Bronze Cup.[27]
Personal life
editBorga is the brother of fellow sportscar driver Lucas Borga.[28]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
editSeason | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2008 | LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse | Sports Promotion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
2009 | LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse | Bossy Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18th |
2012 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Bossy Racing | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 534.5 | 2nd |
2013 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Equipe Palmyr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24th |
V de V Challenge Endurance Prototype | JD Racing Team Equipe Palmyr |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 38th | |
2014 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Bossy Racing | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 639.5 | 3rd |
2015 | Championnat de France Supertourisme | Yvan Muller Racing | 1102 | 3rd | |||||
2016 | Championnat de France Supertourisme | Yvan Muller Racing | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1248 | 2nd |
Championnat de France Prototypes | OAK Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
V de V Challenge Endurance Prototype | Duqueine Engineering | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30th | ||
Road to Le Mans – LMP3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11th | ||
2017 | Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Pro-Am | SPS Automotive Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4th |
V de V Challenge Endurance Series – LMP3 | Duqueine Engineering | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 183 | 6th | |
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37.5 | 8th | ||
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 41st | ||
Cool Racing by GPC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2018 | European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | Cool Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | 18th |
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 | 18th | ||
V de V Challenge Endurance Series – LMP3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.5 | 29th | ||
24H GT Series – A6-Am | SPS Automotive Performance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3rd | |
2019 | European Le Mans Series – LMP2 | Cool Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44.5 | 10th |
2019–20 | FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP2 | Cool Racing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 9th |
2020 | European Le Mans Series – LMP2 | Cool Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.5 | 8th |
2021 | European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am | Cool Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 7th |
2022 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am | Rexal FFF Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15th |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold | CMR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze | AGS Events | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26th |
Source:[29][30] |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
editYear | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Duqueine Engineering | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | SIL | IMO | RBR 11 |
LEC 13 |
SPA 10 |
EST Ret |
30th | 2 |
2017 | Duqueine Engineering | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 11 |
MNZ 8 |
8th | 37.5 | ||||
Norma M30 | RBR 9 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 2 |
ALG 4 | ||||||||
2018 | Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 10 |
MNZ 9 |
RBR 10 |
SIL |
SPA 6‡ |
ALG 13 |
10th | 27.5 |
2019 | Cool Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 7 |
MNZ 8 |
CAT 3 |
SIL Ret |
SPA 2 |
ALG 14 |
10th | 44.5 |
2020 | Cool Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 |
SPA 10 |
LEC 12 |
MNZ 4 |
ALG 9 |
8th | 28.5 | |
2021 | Cool Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 10 |
RBR 10 |
LEC 12 |
MNZ 12 |
SPA |
ALG |
28th | 3 |
Pro-Am Cup | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7th | 54 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Le Mans Cup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
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2017 | Duqueine Engineering | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | MNZ |
LMS 23 |
LMS Ret |
RBR |
LEC |
SPA |
41st | 0.5 | |
Cool Racing by GPC | POR Ret | |||||||||||
2018 | Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | LEC Ret |
MNZ 4 |
LMS 1 16 |
LMS 2 11 |
RBR 16 |
SPA Ret |
ALG 8 |
18th | 17.5 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
editYear | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019–20 | Cool Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL 1 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 6 |
COA 4 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 4 |
BHR | 9th | 103 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
editYear | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Cool Racing | Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 365 | 12th | 8th |
Sources:[31] |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
editGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
editYear | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | CMR | Bentley Continental GT3 | Gold Cup | IMO |
LEC |
SPA 6H 58 |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
HOC | CAT | NC | 0 |
2023 | AGS Events | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Bronze Cup | MNZ 35 |
LEC 26 |
SPA 6H 65 |
SPA 12H 56 |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 39 |
CAT |
26th | 9 |
References
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- ^ "Catching up with Nicolas Lapierre (Cool Racing)". European Le Mans Series. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Antonin Borga - Un talent naturel". cchic.ch. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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- ^ "Supertourisme : Borga se révèle, Jung conserve les commandes". motorsport.com (in French). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Championnat de France de Supertourisme - Yann Ehrlacher sans partage". motorsport.com (in French). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Supertourisme - Le Yvan Muller Racing au-dessus du lot, Antoine Jung champion". motorsport.com (in French). 4 December 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "ELMS – Borga joins Duqueine Engineering". autohebdof1.com. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Duqueine Engineering Add Le Mans Cup LMP3 Programme". dailysportscar.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "GRAFF Wins Dramatic 4H Spa-Francorchamps After Late Penalty". dailysportscar.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Equip Palmyr Wins A Chaotic VdeV 4 Hours of Barcelona". dailysportscar.com. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Double Class Win For United As G-Drive Crowned Champion In Red-Flagged 4H Spa". dailysportscar.com. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Cool Racing Signs Lapierre for New LMP2 Program". sportscar365.com. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "G-Drive Extends Points Lead with Dominant Catalunya Win". sportscar365.com. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "United Autosports Takes Spa Win After Late Graff Penalty". sportscar365.com. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "[VIP] Cool Racing pourrait aligner une deuxième LMP2 en 2020". endurance-info.com (in French). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Cool Racing en 2021 : Le Grand Défi". endurance-info.com (in French). 22 January 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "High Class Promoted to Third after DragonSpeed DQ". sportscar365.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "ELMS Musters 39 Car Grid For Penultimate 2021 Race At Spa". sportscar365.com. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Cool Racing pense très fortement au WEC !". endurance-info.com (in French). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Toyota Dominates 4H Silverstone as No. 7 Crew Wins". sportscar365.com. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "No. 7 Toyota Overcomes Largest Handicap to Win 6H Spa". sportscar365.com. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "WEC, Bahrain : Cool Racing fait l'impasse". endurance-info.com (in French). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "MotoGP Legend Dani Pedrosa Set For Lamborghini Super Trofeo With FFF". dailysportscar.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Super Trofeo Europe - Championship Standings" (PDF). lamborghini.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "24h Spa: Maxime Soulet für Classic and Modern Racing". gt-place.com (in German). 25 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Un nouveau trio sur la Lamborghini/AGS Events en Endurance". endurance-info.com (in French). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Silverstone: Friday Paddock Notebook". dailysportscar.com. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Antonin Borga Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Antonin Borga | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Antonin Borga". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
External links
edit- Antonin Borga career summary at DriverDB.com