Paul Lanchère (born 30 September 1991) is a French racing driver set to compete for CLX Motorsport in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series.

Career Lanchère made his single-seater debut in 2009, by racing in the FFSA Academy-centrally run Formul'Academy Euro Series. Spending two years in the series, he scored seven podiums across both years as he ended the seasons ninth and seventh in points, respectively. After leaving single-seaters at the end of 2010, Lanchère made sporadic appearances in the Blancpain Endurance Series between 2011 and 2014. Following that, Lanchère began working as a driver coach and development driver for LSP by Nevers Magny-Cours. Five years after his last appearance in the Blancpain Endurance Series, Lanchère made a one-off appearance in the Ultimate Cup Series at Mugello for Graff Racing.

After a four-year hiatus from racing, Lanchère was downgraded to a bronze categorisation and joined VSF Sports to race in the 2024 French GT4 Cup alongside Natan Bihel. In his only season in the championship, Lanchère took a best result of fourth in race two at Lédenon and finished ninth in the Pro-Am standings. In May, Lanchère made a guest appearance in the JS2 R class of the Ligier European Series at Le Castellet. In his only round in the series, Lanchère finished second in both races. Two months later, Lanchère made a one-off appearance for Ultimate in the Imola round of the European Le Mans Series. On his LMP3 debut, Lanchère led his stint and finished third in class.

Lanchère made the full-time switch to LMP3 the following year, joining Theodor Jensen and Adrien Closmenil at CLX Motorsport for the European Le Mans Series. In the season-opening round at Barcelona, Lanchère scored his first win in LMP3 competition, before dominating the following round at Le Castellet from pole position. At Imola, Lanchère and his teammates overcame an early penalty to win for the third consecutive time. However, the win streak came to an end at Spa, as the CLX crew served multiple penalties. The trio ran as high as third following the penalties, but while chasing second-placed Ian Aguilera, Closmenil went off course and stopped the car, with the team suffering its first retirement of the season. This was rendered irrelevant at Silverstone, where a dominant performance allowed Lanchère, Closmenil and Jensen to win the championship with a race to spare, before closing out a commanding campaign with their fifth victory from six races.

At the end of the year, Lanchère remained with CLX to race in the LMP3 class of the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series. In the six-race season, Lanchère qualified on pole in every race, as well as taking wins at Sepang and Abu Dhabi to secure the class title. For the rest of 2026, Lanchère remained with CLX for his second full-time season in the European Le Mans Series.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2007Formula Kart FranceNC2008Rotax Euro Challenge – Rotax MaxKart Runner25thBridgestone Cup – Rotax MaxNCChallenge Rotax Max France – Rotax Max16thSources:

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2009 Formul'Academy Euro Series FFSA Academy 14 0 0 0 1 37 9th 2010 F4 Eurocup 1.6 FFSA Academy 14 0 0 0 6 89 6th 2011 Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Gentlemen Trophy Sport Garage 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am Cup Sport Garage 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentlemen Trophy Duqueine Engineering 2 0 0 0 0 28 15th 2019 Ultimate Cup Series – Challenge Proto P4 Graff Racing 1 0 0 0 0 02nd2024 French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am VSF Sports - Amplitude Automobiles 12 0 0 1 0 67 9th Ligier European Series – JS2 R Pegasus Racing 2 0 0 1 2 0 NC European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Ultimate 1 0 0 0 1 15 16th2025 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 CLX Motorsport 6 5 3 0 5 130 1st European Endurance Prototype Cup DB Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 62nd 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 CLX Motorsport 6 2 2 2 4 96 1st2026 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 CLX Motorsport 3 1 1 1 1 40*3rd* European Endurance Prototype Cup DB Autosport by MB Performance Sources: *Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Eurocup 1.6 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2009 VAL1 VAL2 PAU1 PAU2 OSC1 OSC2 SPA1 SPA2 MAG1 MAG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 ALC1 ALC2 9th 37 2010ALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2MAG1MAG2HUN1HUN2HOC1HOC2SIL1SIL2CAT1CAT2 6th 89

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points 2011 Sport Garage Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 GT3 Gentlemen MNZ NAV SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H MAG SIL NC 0 2012 Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NAV NC 0 2014 Duqueine Engineering Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Gentlemen MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 15th 28

Complete European Le Mans Series results (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 2024 Ultimate LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 16th 15 2025 CLX Motorsport LMP3 Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 1st 1302026 CLX Motorsport LMP3 Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 3rd* 40* * Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2025–26 CLX Motorsport LMP3 Ligier JS P325 Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU21st96

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