Jules Roussel

Jules Roussel
Roussel in 2024
Born
Jules Roussel

(2006-10-24) 24 October 2006 (age 19)
Ancenis, France
NationalityFrance French

Jules Roussel (born 24 October 2006) is a French racing driver who last competed in the French F4 Championship.

Personal life

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Roussel is the son of former racing driver Patrice Roussel, who won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class,[1][2] and is the grandson of Pierre Roussel, a former rally driver.[3]

Career

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Born in Ancenis,[4] Roussel began karting at the age of seven, competing until 2023.[5] Spending most of his career with Extreme Limite, Roussel was the National Series Karting champion in 2023 and was runner-up in the 2022 Coupe de France.[6][7]

In 2024, Roussel stepped up to single-seaters, racing in the FFSA Academy-centrally run French F4 Championship.[8] In his rookie year in the series, Rousssel scored his maiden podium in race two at Spa by finishing second after starting on reverse-grid pole.[9][10]

Roussel remained in French F4 for 2025.[11] In the season-opening round at Nogaro, Roussel finished fifth in race one before ending off the weekend with back-to-back second-place finishes.[12][13] In the following round at Dijon, Roussel finished second in races one and three behind Alexandre Munoz.[14][15] In the season's only trip outside of France, Roussel won race one from pole at Spa,[16] and then won race three at Munoz retired.[17] After two retirements and a second-place finish at Magny-Cours,[18] Roussel took what turned out to be his last podium of the season at Lédenon by finishing second in race two,[19] to enter the final round 68 points behind Munoz.[20] In the final round at Le Mans Roussel finished seventh in race one but failed to score points in the other two races and dropped to third in the standings.[21]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2014 National Series Karting – KRA 7-11 11th
2015 Kart Racing Academy – KRA 7-10 5th
Championnat de France – Mini Kart Extreme Limite 22nd
Challenge Rotax Max France – Mini Kart 7th
2016 National Series Karting – Mini Kart Extreme Limite 10th
Challenge Rotax Max France – Mini Kart 14th
Championnat de France – Mini Kart Asphalt Racing 9th
Coupe de de France – Mini Kart 4th
24H Karting – Mini Kart
2017 National Series Karting – Cadet Extreme Limite 7th
Challenge Rotax Max France – Cadet 5th
Championnat de France – Cadet 83rd
24H Minutes Karting – Cadet 5th
2018 National Series Karting – Cadet Extreme Limite 11th
Coupe de France – Cadet 2nd
Championnat de France – Cadet 20th
Challenge Rotax Max France – Cadet 5th
24H Minutes Karting – OK 1st
2019 National Series Karting – Nationale Extreme Limite 19th
Championnat de France – Junior 13th
RMC International Trophy – Junior Max Sodikart
2020 National Series Karting – Nationale Extreme Limite 11th
RMC International Trophy – Junior Max 43rd
Champions of the FutureOK-J Trefle Racing NC
WSK Open Cup – OK-J Roussel Patrice 36th
2021 Karting European ChampionshipOK-J Sodikart NC
Champions of the FutureOK-J 112nd
Karting World ChampionshipOK-J DNQ
National Series Karting – Nationale Extreme Limite 24th
RMC International Trophy – Junior Max Roussel Patrice 13th
2022 Rotax Max Euro Winter Cup – Senior Max Roussel Patrice 7th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max 17th
RMC International Trophy – Senior Max 4th
National Series Karting – Nationale Extreme Limite 3rd
Coupe de France – Nationale 2nd
Championnat de France – Nationale 3rd
2023 Rotax Max Euro Winter Cup – Senior Max Roussel Patrice 20th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max 27th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Senior Max 15th
National Series Karting – Rotax Max Extreme Limite 1st
RMC International Trophy – Senior Max Roussel Racing 35th
Sources:[22][23]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2024 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 20 0 0 0 1 60 11th
2025 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 18 2 2 2 8 186 3rd
Sources:[24][22]

Complete French F4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2024 NOG
1

9
NOG
2

C
NOG
3

17
LÉD
1

6
LÉD
2

15
LÉD
3

5
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

2
SPA
3

11
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

24
NÜR
3

7
MAG
1

18
MAG
2

11
MAG
3

16
DIJ
1

4
DIJ
2

8
DIJ
3

11
LEC
1

14
LEC
2

12
LEC
3

9
11th 60
2025 NOG
1

5
NOG
2

2
NOG
3

2
DIJ
1

2
DIJ
2

11
DIJ
3

2
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

5
SPA
3

1
MAG
1

23†
MAG
2

Ret
MAG
3

2
LÉD
1

2
LÉD
2

Ret
LÉD
3

6
LMS
1

7
LMS
2

22
LMS
3

Ret
3rd 186

References

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  1. ^ "Sport automobile. Champion de France, Jules Roussel roule sur les traces de papa". ouest-france.fr (in French). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "New tyres, longer races and a wide-open grid: Notes from French F4's Le Mans test". feederseries.net. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Le Team Roussel à fond dans la course de karting". ouest-france.fr (in French). 11 June 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Ancenis. À bord de son kart, Jules fonce vers la victoire". nantes.maville.com (in French). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Pays d'Ancenis. L'Ancenien Jules Roussel vise le titre en Formule 4". echoancenis.fr (in French). 9 May 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Sport automobile. Champion de France, Jules Roussel roule sur les traces de papa". ouest-france.fr (in French). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Coupe de France Nationale : Rahali vainqueur, Iglesias couronné". kartcom.com (in French). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  8. ^ "French F4: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Kieffer and Kato claim French F4 wins in mixed conditions at Spa". formulascout.com. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  10. ^ "F4 Academy: Kieffer and Kato double their lead". kartcom.com. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  11. ^ "French F4: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  12. ^ Allen, Peter (21 April 2025). "Munoz resists Roussel to round out Nogaro French F4 double". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  13. ^ Chambenoit, Mathieu (21 April 2025). "Nogaro – Race 3: Munoz wins a chaotic final race". autohebdof1.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Dijon F4 a confirmé les Coupes de Pâques à Nogaro.Qu'en sera-t-il à Spa Francorchamps?". kartmag.fr (in French). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Dijon-Prenois – Course 3 : Munoz s'envole à nouveau vers la victoire". autohebdo.fr (in French). 11 May 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Roussel scores first French F4 win at Spa, Dorison his third of 2025". formulascout.com. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Spa-Francorchamps – Race 3: Roussel wins, several pile-ups at the end of the race". autohebdof1.com. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Jules Roussel, after two retirements and a podium at Magny-Cours: "I put my joker on the table"". autohebdof1.com. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  19. ^ Wood, Ida (14 September 2025). "Dorison, Bouzar and Sato win in French F4 at Ledenon". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  20. ^ Perceval Wolff-Taffus (27 September 2025). "Roussel wants to 'be careful but also aggressive' as track limits shape French F4 title race". feederseries.net. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  21. ^ "Munoz becomes French F4 champion with a race to spare". Formula Scout. 27 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  22. ^ a b "Jules Roussel | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  23. ^ Kartcom. "Roussel Jules". Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Jules Roussel Champigny Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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