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. 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. It is currently active in both the ELMS in LMP2 and the Michelin Le Mans Cup in LMP3.

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. Former Peugeot factory driver Nicolas Minassian joined him in 2018 as sporting director. Although IDEC's corporate colour is red, it has borne the colours of classic French brands Delage and Matra, and most recently collaborated with Genesis Magma Racing's LMDh programme.

Racing record 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps 2017 IDEC Sport Racing 17 Ligier JS P217-Gibson Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue David Zollinger LMP2 344 12th 10th 2018 IDEC Sport 48 Oreca 07-Gibson Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas LMP2 312 DNF DNF 2019 IDEC Sport 48 Oreca 07-Gibson Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas LMP2 364 10th 5th 2020 IDEC Sport 17 Oreca 07-Gibson Jonathan Kennard Patrick Pilet Kyle Tilley LMP2 363 15th 11th 28 Richard Bradley Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue 366 10th 6th 2021 IDEC Sport 17Oreca 07-Gibson Ryan Dalziel Thomas Laurent Dwight Merriman LMP2 (Pro-Am) 0 WD WD 48 Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Patrick Pilet LMP2 359 11th 6th 2022 IDEC Sport 48 Oreca 07-Gibson Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Patrick Pilet LMP2 366 12th 8th 2023 IDEC Sport 48 Oreca 07-Gibson Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr Paul Lafargue LMP2 327 14th 6th 2024 IDEC Sport 28 Oreca 07-Gibson Reshad de Gerus Paul Lafargue Job van Uitert LMP2 297 17th 3rd 2025 IDEC Sport 18 Oreca 07-Gibson Jamie Chadwick Mathys Jaubert André Lotterer LMP2 206 DNF DNF 28 Sebastián Álvarez Paul Lafargue Job van Uitert 308 DNF DNF 2026 IDEC Sport 28 Oreca 07-Gibson Paul Lafargue Valerio Rinicella Job van Uitert LMP2 359 20th 6th

European Le Mans Series YearEntrantClassChassisEngineNoDrivers123456Pts 2016 IDEC Sport Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 28 Dimitri Enjalbert Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 10th 19 2017 IDEC Sport Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 28 Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue David Zollinger Olivier Pla Paul-Loup Chatin SILMNZRBRLECSPAALG 12th 8.52018 IDEC SportLMP2 Ligier JS P217Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 27 Erik Maris Patrice Lafargue William Cavailhes Nicolas Minassian Aurélien Panis LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 19th 1.25 Oreca 07 28 Paul-Loup Chatin Memo Rojas Paul Lafargue Gabriel Aubry LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 3rd 642019 IDEC SportLMP2 Ligier JS P217Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 27 Stéphane Adler Erik Maris Patrice Lafargue Nicolas Minassian William Cavailhes LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 18th 2 Oreca 07 28 Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 1st 105 2020 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 28 Richard Bradley Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin Nicolas Minassian LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 9th 212021 IDEC SportLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 17 Dwight Merriman Kyle Tilley Ryan Dalziel Gabriel Aubry CATRBRLECMNZSPAALG 15th 2 28 Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Patrick Pilet Jean-Éric Vergne CATRBRLECMNZSPAALG 7th 32 2022 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 28 Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Patrick Pilet LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 5th 53 2023 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 28 Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr Paul Lafargue CAT LEC ARA SPA POR ALG 5th 72 2024 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 28 Reshad de Gerus Job van Uitert Paul Lafargue Marcos Siebert Nico Pino CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 6th 50 2025 IDEC Sport LMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 18 Jamie Chadwick Mathys Jaubert Daniel Juncadella CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 3rd 90 28 Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Job van Uitert CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 8th 40 2026* IDEC Sport LMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 28 Jamie Chadwick Laurents Hörr Valerio Rinicella CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 4th* 12* 28 Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Job van Uitert CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 10th* 1*

* Season still in progress.

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