| Paul Lafargue | |
|---|---|
 Lafargue in 2019 | |
| 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] [2]
Contents
- Racing record
- Career summary
- Complete European Le Mans Series results
- Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
- References
The Frenchman won the 2019 European Le Mans Series alongside Paul-Loup Chatin and Memo Rojas. [3] He has also competed in the International GT Open and the Le Mans Cup, as well as several classic car races. [4]
Lafargue started competing in 2011, driving in the prototype class of the V de V Challenge Endurance in his homeland. [5] Having made a one-off appearance in the series's single-seater category in 2013, Lafargue would take his first race win that year, taking home the 997 class win at the 24 Hours of Barcelona. [6] [7] In 2014, the Frenchman won his first races in the Endurance Challenge, which, alongside four further podiums, earned him and Ruffier Racing the V de V title. He would finish second the following year, racing for the team built by his father on the basis of Ruffier Racing: IDEC Sport. [8] During the same season, he, father Patrice Lafargue, and Gabriel Abergel drove a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car in the 24H Series, winning three races and the class title. [9]
