Esteban Masson joins the VDS Panis Racing crew

Esteban Masson's LM P2 program for the 2025 season is known. The Junior driver of the Toyota Gazoo Racing was expected to race in this category in European Le Mans Series. It will be with the VDS Panis Racing team, since he will be registered on the Oreca n°48 of the French team alongside Charles Milesi and Oliver Gray. A second car, flanked by the n°29, will be aligned in LM P2 Pro-Am under the aegis of TDS Racing with Clément Novalak. The Tricolore will be associated with Rodrigo Sales and Mathias Beche.

« The consolidated union with VDS gives us access to valuable additional resources, allowing us to improve our competitiveness in endurance, Olivier Panis rejoices. My immense gratitude to my friend Marc van der Straten is simply inestimable! I would also like to express my gratitude to ELF for its unwavering support for the past 10 years, as well as to our other partners who, once again, are joining us for this new season. Our philosophy is based on three fundamental pillars: passing on knowledge to young talents, perfecting the skills of professional drivers and ensuring technical excellence, among other things, thanks to the expertise of two renowned engineers, Jacques Morello and Florent Gouin. »

« In the Pro category, with car #48, the extension with Charles Milesi as the spearhead was obvious: his speed, his impressive results and his analysis of the race are indisputable, adds the winner of the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix. We are also delighted to welcome Esteban Masson for his debut with us in LMP2. At just 20 years old, he distinguished himself in LMGT3 last season and has just joined the program car Toyota's TGR Driver Challenge in Japan. We have great confidence in his ability to meet our expectations in ELMS. These two French drivers will be associated with the young British talent Oliver Gray, who has already demonstrated his potential in LMP2 in 2024. We look forward to seeing him join our team. »

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