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.
Lafargue won the 2019 European Le Mans Series alongside Paul-Loup Chatin and Memo Rojas. He has also competed in the International GT Open and the Le Mans Cup, as well as several classic car races.
Lafargue started competing in 2011, driving in the prototype class of the V de V Challenge Endurance in his homeland. 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.24-Stunden-Rennen von Barcelona 2013 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. 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.
Racing record Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 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 56th2014 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/A60th 2015 V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V IDEC Sport Racing 7 3 0 0 3 149.52nd V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch 7 1 0 0 5 138.52nd 24H Dubai - 997 Ruffier Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A4th 24H Series - 997 4 3 1 0 3 1011st 2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport Racing 5 0 0 0 0 1918th V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto 3 0 0 0 0 1130th Challenge Endurance GT Tourisme V de V110010NC† 24H Series - A650000627th Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup10000222nd 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 21st2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport50002508th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ADNF 24H GT Series - European Championship - A6300012820th 24H GT Series - European Championship - 991100000NC† Le Mans Classic - Plateau 630002N/A29th Classic Endurance Racing - Proto 2 (-2 Liter)100103313th2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2IDEC 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 8th2023 European Le Mans Series - LMP2IDEC 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 Sport200002513th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210001N/A3rd2025 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport60000408th24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/ADNF2026European Le Mans Series - LMP2IDEC Sport5000235*8th* 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A6th
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 IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 18th 19 2017 IDEC Sport Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 18th 18.5 2018 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 8th 50 2019 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 1st 105 2020 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 10th 21 2021 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 9th 32 2022 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 6th 53 2023 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA POR ALG 5th 70 2024 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 13th 25 2025 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 8th 40 2026 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 8th* 35*
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 IDEC Sport Racing Patrice Lafargue David Zollinger Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 344 12th 10th 2018 IDEC Sport Paul-Loup Chatin Memo Rojas Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 312 DNF DNF 2019 IDEC Sport Paul-Loup Chatin Memo Rojas Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 10th 5th 2020 IDEC Sport Richard Bradley Paul-Loup Chatin Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 10th 6th 2021 IDEC Sport Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 11th 6th 2022 IDEC Sport Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 12th 8th 2023 IDEC Sport Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 327 14th 6th 2024 IDEC Sport Reshad de Gerus Job van Uitert Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 297 17th 3rd 2025 IDEC Sport Sebastián Álvarez Job van Uitert Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 308 DNF DNF 2026 IDEC Sport Valerio Rinicella Job van Uitert Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 20th 6th
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