Endurance racer, engineer, "hardcore gamer" and distance runner. These are the four strings that Jordan Tresson has to his bow. Impressive when you consider that the young Frenchman from Lorraine is only 23. This Saturday he will race in the 12 Hours of Sebring, the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving the Oreca-Nissan of Signatech-Nissan. 

Jordan Tresson, the winner of the Nissan GT Academy in 2010, is now driver of the Signatech-Nissan Oreca-Nissan in the LM P2 class. He will participate on Saturday in his first race in a prototype at the Sebring 12 Hours and will compete all season, under contract to Nissan contract. "It's great to be at Sebring because it is a legendary race, especially for the 60th anniversary, said Jordan Tresson. I have always followed the race on television despite the time difference with France. This is a beautiful gift from Nissan and Signatech-Nissan. "

Winner of the Blancpain Endurance Series in a GT4 Nissan in 2011 for his second season in motorsport, the young man from Lorraine is talented behind the wheel, but also an academic with an engineering degree specializing in the automotive sector. "I did my final part of my engineering studies in the IMSA Performance Matmut team", said Jordan Tresson. "So I have already participated in the Le Mans 24 Hours! "

The experience of Jordan Tresson is somewhat unusual, but will probably help him to understand the Le Mans race in June. "My experience as an engineer helps me to talk to my engineer, even though he always has the last word. When I'm driving, I know how I can improve my cornering speed for example because I know the physical phenomena of braking on the car. My experience Blancpain Endurance Series also helps me to manage the race because the behavior of a GT is completely different from that of a prototype. "

On the 2012 prototype that Jordan Tresson took over during the two days of testing last Monday and Tuesday on the Sebring circuit: "I was surprised because I thought that traffic management would be more delicate. I must learn to pass the GT cars because in the Le Mans, 24 Hours, we pass a lot! I have already participated in the 24 Hours of Spa and Dubai and I love driving at night. "

The young driver will experience the night at Le Mans in June, to his delight: "Driving at Le Mans is the dream of every driver. A French driver in a French car for the 80th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours, I could not expect better. The aim will of course be to win, but the grid is very big this year in the LM P2 class. I'm excited to be involved. "

Jordan Tresson knows the circuits of Florida and La Sarthe via video games, having won the Nissan PlayStation GT Academy-in 2010. It will change from virtual to reality this Saturday and to improve his physical condition, the French driver ran ... the half marathon in Paris at the beginning of March! The talents of Jordan Tresson are really multiple ...

Interview by Cécile Bonardel

Photo : Jordan Tresson, who has driven on the virtual Sebring circuit, on Saurday will experience the Sebring 12 hours in the reality.