# IDEC Sport Racing

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. Although IDEC's corporate colour is red, it has most recently borne the colours of classic French brands Delage and Matra. 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.
For 2025, The team will partner with Genesis Motor and their team Genesis Magma Racing to help structure and prepare the team. This includes provididng engineers, technicians and mechanics. While also running a 2nd car in 2025 European Le Mans Series with Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert as part of Genesis' Trajectory Program.

## Racing record
### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 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 |
| 2020 | IDEC Sport | 28 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Richard Bradley Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue | LMP2 | 366 | 10th | 6th |
| 2021 | IDEC Sport | 17 | Oreca 07-Gibson | Ryan Dalziel Thomas Laurent Dwight Merriman | LMP2 (Pro-Am) | 0 | WD | WD |
| 2021 | IDEC Sport | 48 | Oreca 07-Gibson | 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 |

### European Le Mans Series

| Year | Entrant | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
| 2016 | IDEC Sport Racing | LMP2 | 28 | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | Dimitri Enjalbert Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue | SIL 7 | IMO Ret | RBR | LEC 10 | SPA 8 | EST 6 | 10th | 19 |
| 2017 | IDEC Sport Racing | LMP2 | 28 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Patrice Lafargue Paul Lafargue David Zollinger (round 1) Olivier Pla (rounds 2–4) Paul-Loup Chatin (rounds 5–6) | SIL 8 | MNZ 9 | RBR Ret | LEC 11 | SPA 10 | ALG 9 | 12th | 8.5 |
| 2018 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 27 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Erik Maris (rounds 1–3, 5) Patrice Lafargue (rounds 1–3) William Cavailhes (rounds 1–2) Nicolas Minassian (rounds 3, 5) Aurélien Panis (round 5) | LEC Ret | MNZ 12 | RBR 16 | SIL | SPA 14‡ | ALG | 19th | 1.25 |
| 2018 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 28 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Paul-Loup Chatin Memo Rojas Paul Lafargue (rounds 1–4) Gabriel Aubry (rounds 5–6) | LEC 7 | MNZ 3 | RBR 4 | SIL 3 | SPA 4‡ | ALG 6 | 3rd | 64 |
| 2019 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 27 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Stéphane Adler Erik Maris (rounds 1–2, 5) Patrice Lafargue (rounds 1–2, 4, 6) Nicolas Minassian (round 3) William Cavailhes (rounds 3–6) | LEC Ret | MNZ 16 | CAT 14 | SIL 13 | SPA Ret | ALG 13 | 18th | 2 |
| 2019 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 28 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Memo Rojas | LEC 2 | MNZ 2 | CAT 5 | SIL 1 | SPA 6 | ALG 1 | 1st | 105 |
| 2020 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 28 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Richard Bradley Paul Lafargue Paul-Loup Chatin (rounds 1–3, 5) Nicolas Minassian (round 4) | LEC Ret | SPA 7 | LEC 7 | MNZ 6 | ALG 10 | | 9th | 21 |
| 2021 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 17 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Dwight Merriman Kyle Tilley Ryan Dalziel (rounds 1–2, 4) Gabriel Aubry (round 3) | CAT 12 | RBR 11 | LEC 15 | MNZ 15 | SPA | ALG | 15th | 2 |
| 2021 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 28 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Patrick Pilet (rounds 1–2, 4–6) Jean-Éric Vergne (round 3) | CAT 8 | RBR 6 | LEC 9 | MNZ 9 | SPA 6 | ALG 6 | 7th | 32 |
| 2022 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 28 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Paul-Loup Chatin Paul Lafargue Patrick Pilet | LEC 4 | IMO 5 | MNZ 1 | CAT 13 | SPA Ret | ALG 7 | 5th | 53 |
| 2023 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 28 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Paul-Loup Chatin Laurents Hörr Paul Lafargue | CAT 3 | LEC 5 | ARA 2 | SPA 4 | POR 7 | ALG 6 | 5th | 72 |
| 2024 | IDEC Sport | LMP2 | 28 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | Reshad de Gerus Paul Lafargue Job van Uitert | CAT 4 | LEC | IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG | 4th* | 12* |