IDEC Sport Racing

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Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Racing
IDEC Sport Racing.png
Founded2015
Founder(s)Patrice Lafargue
Base Fontenay-Trésigny, France
Team principal(s)
Current series European Le Mans Series
Le Mans Cup
Former series V de V Challenge
24H Series
IMSA SportsCar Championship
Current driversEuropean Le Mans Series:
28.
Flag of France.svg Reshad de Gerus
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert
Le Mans Cup:
17.
Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Dino Lunardi
Website https://www.idecsport.com/en/category/car-racing/

IDEC Sport Racing, more commonly referred to as IDEC Sport, is a French sports car racing outfit. Born from the ashes of Ruffier Racing in 2015, the team began racing GT3 cars in the 24H Series before moving on to sports prototypes. [1] [2] Spearheaded by LMP2 ace Paul-Loup Chatin for much of its history, IDEC won the 2019 European Le Mans Series title and has twice set class pole position at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 2018 and 2023. [3] [4] [5] Although IDEC's corporate colour is red, it has most recently borne the colours of classic French brands Delage and Matra. [6] It is currently active in both the ELMS in LMP2 and the Michelin Le Mans Cup in LMP3.

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The team is led by Patrice Lafargue, founder and CEO of the IDEC Group, a real estate construction company also known for its sponsorship of sailing trimarans. [7] [8] [9] Former Peugeot factory driver Nicolas Minassian joined him in 2018 as sporting director. [10]

IDEC Sport at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2019, the year the team won the European Le Mans Series. Oreca 07 - Gibson - IDEC Sport Racing - 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans.jpg
IDEC Sport at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2019, the year the team won the European Le Mans Series.
IDEC Sport's Delage-backed Oreca 07 at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. Oreca 07 - Paul Lafargue, Paul-Loup Chatin & Laurents Horr exit Dunlop Chicane at the 2023 Le Mans (53366664996).jpg
IDEC Sport's Delage-backed Oreca 07 at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearEntrantNo.CarDriversClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2017 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Racing17 Ligier JS P217-Gibson Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of France.svg David Zollinger
LMP2 34412th10th
2018 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport48 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
LMP2 312DNFDNF
2019 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport48 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
LMP2 36410th5th
2020 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport17 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Kennard
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet [N 1]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Tilley
LMP2 36315th11th
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
36610th6th
2021 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport17 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of France.svg Thomas Laurent
Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Merriman
LMP2 (Pro-Am)0WDWD
48 Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
LMP2 35911th6th
2022 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport48 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
LMP2 36612th8th
2023 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport48 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
LMP2 32714th6th
2024 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport28 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of France.svg Reshad de Gerus
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert
LMP2 29717th3rd

European Le Mans Series

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pos.Pts
2016 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Racing LMP2 28 Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 Flag of France.svg Dimitri Enjalbert
Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
SIL
7
IMO
Ret
RBR LEC
10
SPA
8
EST
6
10th19
2017 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Racing LMP2 28 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of France.svg David Zollinger (round 1)
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla (rounds 2–4)
Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin (rounds 5–6)
SIL
8
MNZ
9
RBR
Ret
LEC
11
SPA
10
ALG
9
12th8.5
2018 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport LMP2 27 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of France.svg Erik Maris (rounds 1–3, 5)
Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue (rounds 1–3)
Flag of France.svg William Cavailhes (rounds 1–2)
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian (rounds 3, 5)
Flag of France.svg Aurélien Panis (round 5)
LEC
Ret
MNZ
12
RBR
16
SIL SPA
14‡
ALG 19th1.25
28 Oreca 07 Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue (rounds 1–4)
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry (rounds 5–6)
LEC
7
MNZ
3
RBR
4
SIL
3
SPA
4‡
ALG
6
3rd64
2019 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport LMP2 27 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of France.svg Stéphane Adler
Flag of France.svg Erik Maris (rounds 1–2, 5)
Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue (rounds 1–2, 4, 6)
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian (round 3)
Flag of France.svg William Cavailhes (rounds 3–6)
LEC
Ret
MNZ
16
CAT
14
SIL
13
SPA
Ret
ALG
13
18th2
28 Oreca 07 Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
LEC
2
MNZ
2
CAT
5
SIL
1
SPA
6
ALG
1
1st105
2020 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport LMP2 28 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin (rounds 1–3, 5)
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian (round 4)
LEC
Ret
SPA
7
LEC
7
MNZ
6
ALG
10
9th21
2021 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport LMP2 17 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Merriman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Tilley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel (rounds 1–2, 4)
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry (round 3)
CAT
12
RBR
11
LEC
15
MNZ
15
SPA ALG 15th2
28 Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet (rounds 1–2, 4–6)
Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne (round 3)
CAT
8
RBR
6
LEC
9
MNZ
9
SPA
6
ALG
6
7th32
2022 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport LMP2 28 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
LEC
4
IMO
5
MNZ
1
CAT
13
SPA
Ret
ALG
7
5th53
2023 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport LMP2 28 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
CAT
3
LEC
5
ARA
2
SPA
4
POR
7
ALG
6
5th72
2024 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport LMP2 28 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of France.svg Reshad de Gerus
Flag of France.svg Paul Lafargue
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert
CAT
4
LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 4th*12*

Notes

  1. Pilet was drafted in as a late replacement for Dwight Merriman, who sustained a back injury after crashing heavily at the Porsche Curves in practice. [11]

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