IDEC Sport with a special anniversary livery in Portimão

With three European victories Le Mans Series since the start of the current season, the IDEC Sport No. 18 crew has virtually no equal in this area. Already confirmed within Team Genesis Magma Racing in 2026 in the Hypercar category, Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella are leading a serious exercise with Jamie Chadwick. However, the two 11^e Following consecutive places obtained at Imola and Spa, the French team-mates have 75 points each, compared to 81 scored by leaders Oliver Gray, Esteban Masson, and Charles Milesi.

After the first five rounds, the debate remains open before a final round in Portimão, although the season is less successful for crew number 28. Paul-Loup Chatin (winner of the 6H of Fuji with Alpine), Job van Uitert, and Paul Lafargue are in eighth place in the championship, having finished fourth in a row in the last two rounds. On the occasion of IDEC's tenth anniversary in competition, Paul Lafargue wanted to pay a double tribute. In addition to celebrating this anniversary before closing the doors of the season, he also wanted to pay a nod to his competitive debut in the colors of Ruffier Racing, with the Porsche 911 GT3-R.

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Adorned in white and with two central parallel red lines, the LMP2 of the French driver – whose team was created by his father, Patrice Lafargue – will therefore take the start of the last round of the season.ELMS departed from the usual black. In addition to the stakes of a potential seventh position to be achieved in the general classification, that of succeeding in obtaining the best result of the season for the crew could quickly become symbolic on Portuguese soil.