Romain Dumas

Romain Dumas is a French racing driver renowned for his versatility, a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and Pikes Peak hill climb record holder across five overall victories.

Romain Dumas's 2018 Pikes Peak run in the Volkswagen I.D. R — 7 minutes 57.148 seconds, the first sub-eight-minute ascent in the event's history — set a course record that stands as one of the most precisely executed technological achievements in all of motorsport. He began racing karts in 1992, progressing through French Formula Renault and Formula 3 before testing a Renault Formula One car in 2002, and shifted his focus toward sports car and endurance racing, becoming a Porsche factory driver in 2004, a role he held for over a decade. Dumas built one of the most versatile résumés in modern motorsport, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright in 2010 with Audi and again in 2016 with Porsche — the latter as part of a season that also brought him the FIA World Endurance Championship title alongside co-drivers Neel Jani and Marc Lieb. He also won the 24 Hours of Spa, the Nürburgring 24 Hours multiple times, the 12 Hours of Sebring, and the Rolex 24 at Daytona, while competing in the World Rally Championship and the Dakar Rally on the side. Dumas found a second signature discipline at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado, winning the event outright five times between 2014 and 2024, driving for manufacturers including Norma, Volkswagen, and Ford. His 2018 run in the all-electric Volkswagen I.D. R set the course's overall record of 7 minutes 57.148 seconds, a time that still stands. In December 2023, he also set a world record for the highest point ever reached by a land vehicle, driving a modified Porsche 911.

Adaptable, technically precise driver excelling across an unusually wide range of motorsport disciplines

Widely regarded as one of the most versatile racing drivers of his generation, excelling across endurance racing, hill climbs, and rallying

• 2x 24 Hours of Le Mans overall winner (2010, 2016)
• FIA World Endurance Championship winner (2016)
• 5x Pikes Peak International Hill Climb overall winner
• Current Pikes Peak course record holder (2018)
• Multiple 24-hour race wins (Nürburgring, Spa, Daytona, Sebring)