Paul Lafargue | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | 8 July 1988 |
European Le Mans Series career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | IDEC Sport |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Starts | 31 |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 5 |
Best finish | 1st in 2019 |
Previous series | |
2013 2016 2017-19,21 | International GT Open Le Mans Cup 24H Series |
Championship titles | |
2019 | European Le Mans Series |
Last updated on: 30 March 2022. |
Paul Lafargue (born 8 July 1988) is a French racing driver. Having started his car racing career at the relatively late age of 23, Lafargue has been a regular in the European Le Mans Series's LMP2, where he has been competing for his father's team IDEC Sport since 2016. [1]
The Frenchman won the 2019 European Le Mans Series alongside Paul-Loup Chatin and Memo Rojas. [2] He has also competed in the International GT Open and the Le Mans Cup, as well as several classic car races. [3]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2011 | V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto | Equipe Palmyr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 49th |
2012 | V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto | Extreme Limite Aric | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 36th |
2013 | V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto - Scratch | Chateaux Sport Auto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12th |
V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V | Ruffier Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.5 | 14th | |
International GT Open - GTS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
24 Hours of Barcelona - Class 997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
V de V Challenge Monoplace | Lamo Racing Car | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 56th | |
2014 | V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V | Ruffier Racing | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 157 | 1st |
V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch | OAK Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 | 23rd | |
Le Mans Classic - Plateau 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 60th | ||
2015 | V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V | IDEC Sport Racing | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 149.5 | 2nd |
V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 138.5 | 2nd | ||
24H Dubai - 997 | Ruffier Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
24H Series - 997 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 1st | ||
2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18th |
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30th | ||
Challenge Endurance GT Tourisme V de V | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
24H Series - A6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7th | ||
Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22nd | ||
2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 18th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | ||
24H Series - A6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 21st | ||
2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 8th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
24H GT Series - European Championship - A6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20th | ||
24H GT Series - European Championship - 991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
Le Mans Classic - Plateau 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 29th | ||
Classic Endurance Racing - Proto 2 (-2 Liter) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 13th | ||
2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 1st |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
24H GT Series - European Championship - A6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10th | ||
24H GT Series - Continents' | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
Classic Endurance Racing - Proto 2 (-2 Liter) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 5th | ||
2020 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
Classic Endurance Proto 2 (-2 Liter) 1972-1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 16th | ||
2021 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
24H GT Series - GT3 Pro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 6th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | ||
2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 5th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25* | 4th* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2016 | IDEC Sport Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 7 | IMO Ret | RBR | LEC 9 | SPA 8 | EST 6 | 18th | 19 |
2017 | IDEC Sport Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 V8 | SIL 8 | MNZ 9 | RBR Ret | LEC 11 | SPA 10 | ALG 10 | 18th | 18.5 |
2018 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 7 | MNZ 3 | RBR 4 | SIL 3 | SPA 4‡ | ALG | 8th | 50 |
2019 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 2 | MNZ 2 | CAT 5 | SIL 1 | SPA 5 | ALG 1 | 1st | 105 |
2020 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC Ret | SPA 7 | LEC 7 | MNZ 6 | ALG 10 | 10th | 21 | |
2021 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 8 | RBR 6 | LEC 9 | MNZ 9 | SPA 6 | ALG 7 | 9th | 32 |
2022 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 | IMO 5 | MNZ 1 | CAT 13 | SPA Ret | ALG 7 | 6th | 53 |
2023 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 3 | LEC 5 | ARA 2 | SPA 4 | POR 7 | ALG 6 | 5th | 70 |
2024 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 4 | LEC | IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG | 4th* | 12* |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2017 | IDEC Sport Racing | Patrice Lafargue David Zollinger | Ligier JS P217 | LMP2 | 344 | 12th | 10th |
2018 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 312 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 364 | 10th | 5th |
2020 | IDEC Sport | Richard Bradley Paul-Loup Chatin | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 366 | 10th | 6th |
2021 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 359 | 11th | 6th |
2022 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 366 | 12th | 8th |
2023 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 327 | 14th | 6th |
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