Paul Lafargue (racing driver)

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Paul Lafargue
4 Heures de Portimao 2019 - Podium - Paul Lafargue.jpg
Lafargue in 2019
NationalityFlag of France.svg  French
Born (1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 36)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2016
Current teamIDEC Sport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Starts31
Wins1
Podiums5
Best finish1st 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]

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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]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - ProtoEquipe Palmyr100001.549th
2012V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - ProtoExtreme Limite Aric400001536th
2013V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto - ScratchChateaux Sport Auto700005912th
V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de VRuffier Racing6000048.514th
International GT Open - GTS 200000NC
24 Hours of Barcelona - Class 99711001N/A1st
V de V Challenge MonoplaceLamo Racing Car100001656th
2014V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de VRuffier Racing722061571st
V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch OAK Racing 7000033.523rd
Le Mans Classic - Plateau 620000N/A60th
2015V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V IDEC Sport Racing 73003149.52nd
V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch71005138.52nd
24H Dubai - 997Ruffier Racing10000N/A4th
24H Series - 997 431031011st
2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport Racing 500001918th
V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto300001130th
Challenge Endurance GT Tourisme V de V110010NC†
24H Series - A6 50000627th
Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup 10000222nd
2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport Racing 6000018.518th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A10th
24H Series - A6 600014521st
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 50002508th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/ADNF
24H GT Series - European Championship - A6 300012820th
24H GT Series - European Championship - 991 100000NC†
Le Mans Classic - Plateau 630002N/A29th
Classic Endurance Racing - Proto 2 (-2 Liter)100103313th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 620041051st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A5th
24H GT Series - European Championship - A6 500003010th
24H GT Series - Continents' 100000NC
Classic Endurance Racing - Proto 2 (-2 Liter)20102605th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 500002110th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A6th
Classic Endurance Proto 2 (-2 Liter) 1972-1984100005.516th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 60000329th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A6th
24H GT Series - GT3 Pro 110010NC†
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 61001536th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A8th
2023 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 60002705th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A6th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 201002513th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
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
18th19
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
18th18.5
2018 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
7
MNZ
3
RBR
4
SIL
3
SPA
4‡
ALG 8th50
2019 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
2
MNZ
2
CAT
5
SIL
1
SPA
5
ALG
1
1st105
2020 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
Ret
SPA
7
LEC
7
MNZ
6
ALG
10
10th21
2021 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
8
RBR
6
LEC
9
MNZ
9
SPA
6
ALG
7
9th32
2022 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
4
IMO
5
MNZ
1
CAT
13
SPA
Ret
ALG
7
6th53
2023 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
3
LEC
5
ARA
2
SPA
4
POR
7
ALG
6
5th70
2024 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4
LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 4th*12*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2017 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Racing Flag of France.svg Patrice Lafargue
Flag of France.svg David Zollinger
Ligier JS P217 LMP234412th10th
2018 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 LMP2312DNFDNF
2019 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 LMP236410th5th
2020 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Oreca 07 LMP236610th6th
2021 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
Oreca 07 LMP235911th6th
2022 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
Oreca 07 LMP236612th8th
2023 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of France.svg Paul-Loup Chatin
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Oreca 07 LMP232714th6th
2024 Flag of France.svg IDEC Sport Flag of France.svg Reshad de Gerus
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert
Oreca 07 LMP229717th3rd

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