IDEC Sport Wins at Rain-Soaked ELMS at Silverstone as CLX Motorsport Wraps Up LMP3 Title

Above: ELMS Grid at Silverstone – Sunday 14.09.24 (Photo: Paren Raval)

The #18 IDEC Sport Oreca 07, driven by Jamie Chadwick, Mathys Jaubert and Danel Juncadella took the overall win in the Goodyear 4 Hours of Silverstone after the race was red-flagged with ten minutes remaining after heavy rain meant that on-track conditions were becoming dangerous. The race stoppage meant that results were calculated on count back.

Above: The #43 Inter Europol Competition Oreca which went on to finish second in LMP2 – Sunday 14.09.25 (Photo: Paren Raval)

Second in the LMP2 class was the #43 Inter Europol Competition entry piloted by Jakub Smiechowski, Tom Dillman and Nick Yelloly, the trio finishing less than six seconds behind the winning #18 car. Completing the podium finishers in class was the #10 Vector Sport entry with Ryan Cullen, Vladislav Lomko and Pietro Fittipaldi sharing the driving duties.

In the LPM2 Pro/Am class, victory went to the #20 Algarve Pro entry driven by Kriton Lentoudis, Alex Quinn and Olli Caldwell with the #99 AO by TF car just over a tenth of a second behind. The podium finishers in class were completed by the #83 AF Corse entry driven by François Perrodo, Matthieu Vaxiviere and Alessio Rovera.

Above: The #31 Racing Spirit of Leman Ligier driven to 8th in class by Jacques Wolff, Jean-Ludovic Foubert and Marius Fossard (Photo: Paren Raval)

The #17 CLX Motorsport Ligier JS P325 took a convincing win in the LMP3 class with Paul Lanchere, Adrien Closmenil and Theodor Jensen-piloted machine finishing over 63 seconds ahead of the #68 M Racing Ligier. The #35 Ultimate entry finished third in class, the car driven by Louis Stern, Jean-Baptiste Lahaye and Matthieu Lahaye.

The LMGT3 saw a close battle for the win with victory going to the #50 Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari 296 LMGT3 piloted by Custodio Toledo, Lilou Wadoux and Riccardo Agostini, the #50 Ferrari taking the class victory by less than a quarter of a second ahead of the #86 GR Racing Ferrari driven by Michael Wainwright, Riccardo Pera and Tom Fleming.

Completing the LMGT3 podium was the #82 TF Sport Corvette Z06 LMGT3 R with the driving trio of Hiroshi Koizumi, Rui Andrade and Charlie Eastwood.

Above: The #85 Iron Dames Porsche 911 GT3 LMGT3 driven by Celia Martin, Sarah Bovy and Michelle Gatting to 10th in class (Photo: Paren Raval)

With just the season finale at Portimão remaining, the #48 VDS Panis Racing leads the standings for the LMP2 Teams Championship, six points ahead of the #18 IDEC Sport entry and seven points ahead of the #43 Inter Europol Competition entry.

The #20 Algarve Pro Racing entry lead the LMP2 Pro/Am Reams Championship with a lead of nine points over the #99 AO by TF car while the LMP3 Teams Championship race is led by the #17 CLX Motorsport entry who has an unbeatable 48-point lead over the #68 M Racing entry.

The battle for the LMGT3 Teams title is close with the #50 Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari currently leading the #59 Racing Spirit of Leman Aston Martin by eight points. The #82 TF Sport Corvette is two points further back in third.

The final round of the 2025 European Le Mans Series takes place at Autodromo do Algarve, Portimão on October the 18^th.