# Paul Lafargue (racing driver)

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.
The Frenchman 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. 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 |
| 2013 | V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V | Ruffier Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.5 | 14th |
| 2013 | International GT Open - GTS | Ruffier Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2013 | 24 Hours of Barcelona - Class 997 | Ruffier Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2013 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Lamo Racing Car | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 56th |
| 2014 | V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V | Ruffier Racing | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 157 | 1st |
| 2014 | V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch | OAK Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 | 23rd |
| 2014 | Le Mans Classic - Plateau 6 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 60th |
| 2015 | V de V - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V | IDEC Sport Racing | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 149.5 | 2nd |
| 2015 | V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch | IDEC Sport Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 138.5 | 2nd |
| 2015 | 24H Dubai - 997 | Ruffier Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2015 | 24H Series - 997 | Ruffier Racing | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 1st |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18th |
| 2016 | V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto | IDEC Sport Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30th |
| 2016 | Challenge Endurance GT Tourisme V de V | IDEC Sport Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2016 | 24H Series - A6 | IDEC Sport Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 7th |
| 2016 | Michelin GT3 Le Mans Cup | IDEC Sport Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22nd |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 18th |
| 2017 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th |
| 2017 | 24H Series - A6 | IDEC Sport Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 21st |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 8th |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2018 | 24H GT Series - European Championship - A6 | IDEC Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20th |
| 2018 | 24H GT Series - European Championship - 991 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018 | Le Mans Classic - Plateau 6 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 29th |
| 2018 | Classic Endurance Racing - Proto 2 (-2 Liter) | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 13th |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 1st |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th |
| 2019 | 24H GT Series - European Championship - A6 | IDEC Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10th |
| 2019 | 24H GT Series - Continents' | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| 2020 | 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 |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| 2021 | 24H GT Series - GT3 Pro | IDEC Sport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 6th |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 5th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13th |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | IDEC Sport | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 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 | 18th | 19 |
| 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 | 18th | 18.5 |
| 2018 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 7 | MNZ 3 | RBR 4 | SIL 3 | SPA 4‡ | ALG | 8th | 50 |
| 2019 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 2 | MNZ 2 | CAT 5 | SIL 1 | SPA 5 | ALG 1 | 1st | 105 |
| 2020 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC Ret | SPA 7 | LEC 7 | MNZ 6 | ALG 10 | | 10th | 21 |
| 2021 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 8 | RBR 6 | LEC 9 | MNZ 9 | SPA 6 | ALG 7 | 9th | 32 |
| 2022 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 | IMO 5 | MNZ 1 | CAT 13 | SPA Ret | ALG 7 | 6th | 53 |
| 2023 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 3 | LEC 5 | ARA 2 | SPA 4 | POR 7 | ALG 6 | 5th | 70 |
| 2024 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 4 | LEC 4 | IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG | 13th | 25 |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2017 | IDEC Sport Racing | Patrice Lafargue David Zollinger | Ligier JS P217 | LMP2 | 344 | 12th | 10th |
| 2018 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 312 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Memo Rojas | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 364 | 10th | 5th |
| 2020 | IDEC Sport | Richard Bradley Paul-Loup Chatin | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 366 | 10th | 6th |
| 2021 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 359 | 11th | 6th |
| 2022 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Patrick Pilet | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 366 | 12th | 8th |
| 2023 | IDEC Sport | Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 327 | 14th | 6th |
| 2024 | IDEC Sport | Reshad de Gerus Job van Uitert | Oreca 07 | LMP2 | 297 | 17th | 3rd |