Nathanaël Berthon

Nathanaël Berthon (born 1 July 1989 in Romagnat, Auvergne, France) is a French racing driver, who competed in the FIA GP2 Series between 2012 and 2015. A race winner in Formula Renault, Berthon would claim one win in his time in GP2, before leaving to compete in Formula E, the FIA World Endurance Championship and, most successfully, in the Andros Trophy.

Berthon made his GP2 debut at the non-Championship 2011 Yas Marina Feature Race with Racing Engineering, having raced for the Spanish squad in the GP2 Asia Series. The Frenchman was subsequently signed by Racing Engineering for the 2012 GP2 season, with Berthon going on to claim two podium finishes en-route to twelfth in the championship.

For 2013 Berthon would secure a move to Trident Racing, although it would be a more difficult season for the Frenchman. However, Berthon did claim his maiden, and ultimately only, GP2 victory at the 2013 Hungaroring Sprint Race, although that was not enough to prevent him slipping to twentieth in the Championship.

Venezuela GP Lazarus was Berthon's next port-of-call, although he would again struggle to become a regular scorer. The Frenchman only managed to claim four points finishes as he again claimed twentieth in the Championship, and would never seriously threaten the podium throughout.

Retained by Team Lazarus for 2015, Berthon had a marginally more competitive season, opening the year with a podium in Bahrain. However, his form would again collapse mid-season, with Berthon only claiming a couple more points finishes en-route to sixteenth in the championship.

Berthon ended his GP2 career at the end of 2015, instead signing up to partner António Félix da Costa at Team Aguri in Formula E. However, Berthon soon fellout with the British squad and left after just three races, instead spending the winter competing in the Andros Trophy, claiming two wins.

The Frenchman moved into the FIA WEC for 2016, twinning that with a campaign in the European Le Mans Series, both in the LMP2 Class. Berthon then bounced between various touring and GT series, while also claiming the Elite title in the Andros Trophy in 2017/18, before returning to the WEC in 2018.

Background
Berthon began his career in karting, with the Frenchman quickly rising to compete internationally in 2006. Two years later Berthon took his first race car seat, joining the Formula Renault 2.0 WEC, as well as the companion Eurocup series. The Frenchman would claim a handful of points finishes in the former, finishing eighteenth in the WEC and 33rd in the Eurocup.

Expanded Horizons: 2009 - 2012
Remaining in the FR WEC and Eurocup for 2009, Berthon would claim one win in both, resulting in him finishing third in the FR WEC at the end of the season. 2010 saw the Frenchman move up into the full Formula Renault 3.5 Series, claiming one win en-route to seventh in the series. The Frenchman also completed three races in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2010, although would ultimately choose to return to FR 3.5 in 2011.

Before his sophomore FR 3.5 campaign, however, Berthon would enter the GP2 Asia Series over the winter, although he would fail to score in four appearances. Furthermore, Berthon's form in the FR 3.5 Series would also desert him during the campaign, with the Frenchman slumping to thirteenth in the Championship. At the end of the 2011 season Berthon took a seat in the New Zealand based Toyota Racing Series, finishing seventh overall.

Post GP2 Series Career
After leaving GP2 at the end of the 2015 season, Berthon secured a seat in the FIA Formula E Championship to partner António Félix da Costa for the 2015/16 season. However, after a turbulent start to the season, Berthon would leave the team after just three races, with the Frenchman instead moving to the Andros Trophy in the "Électrique Class". Fourth with two wins would result from Berthon's move to ice racing, although the Frenchman would commit to a summer racing in the World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series.

Two seasons in the ELMS would follow for Berthon, with the Frenchman also claiming the Elite Class title in the Andros Trophy during the winter of 2016/17. 2017 saw Berthon also move into GT racing, prior to moving into touring cars at the World Touring Car Cup in 2018, alongside a return to the WEC. 2019 saw Berthon race solely in WEC, aside from his winter entertainment in the Andros Trophy, before dedicating the whole of 2020 to the World Touring Car Cup.

Full GP2 Series Record
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GP2 Series Entries
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Career Results
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