Paul Lanchère | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Lanchère (1991-09-30)30 September 1991 (age 34) Saint-Doulchard, France |
| Nationality |  French |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver(until 2023) FIA Bronze(2024–) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2025 | European Le Mans Series – LMP3 |
Paul Lanchère (born 30 September 1991) is a Frenchracing driver currently competing forCLX Motorsport in the LMP3 class of theEuropean Le Mans Series.
Lanchère made his single-seater debut in 2009, by racing in theFFSA Academy-centrally runFormul'Academy Euro Series. Spending two years in the series, Lanchère scored seven podiums across both years as he ended the seasons ninth and seventh in points, respectively.[1] After leaving single-seaters at the end of 2010, Lanchère made sporadical appearances in theBlancpain Endurance Series between 2011 and 2014.[2][3] Following that, Lanchère began working as a driver coach and development driver for LSP by Nevers Magny-Cours.[4] Five years after his last appearance in the Blancpain Endurance Series, Lanchère made a one-off appearance in the Ultimate Cup Series atMugello forGraff Racing.[5]
After a four-year hiatus from racing, Lanchère was downgraded to abronze categorisation and joined VSF Sports to race in the2024 French GT4 Cup alongside Natan Bihel.[6] In his only season in the championship, Lanchère took a best result of fourth in race two atLédenon and finished ninth in the Pro-Am standings.[7] In May, Lanchère made a guest appearance in the JS2 R class of theLigier European Series atLe Castellet.[8] In his only round in the series, Lanchère finished second in both races.[9] Two months later, Lanchère made a one-off appearance for Ultimate in theImola round of theEuropean Le Mans Series.[10] On his LMP3 debut, Lanchère led his stint and finished third in class.[11]
Lanchère made the full-time switch to LMP3 the following year, joiningTheodor Jensen andAdrien Closmenil atCLX Motorsport for theEuropean Le Mans Series.[12][13] In the season-opening round atBarcelona, Lanchère scored his first win in LMP3 competition,[14][15] before dominating the following round atLe Castellet from pole position.[16] AtImola, Lanchère and his teammates overcame an early penalty to win for the third consecutive time.[17] However, the win streak came to an end atSpa, as the CLX crew served multiple penalties. The trio ran as high as third following the penalties, but while chasing second-placedIan Aguilera, Closmenil went off course and stopped the car, with the team suffering its first retirement of the season.[18][19] This was rendered irrelevant atSilverstone, where a dominant performance allowed Lanchère, Closmenil and Jensen to win the championship with a race to spare.[20][21]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Formula Kart France | NC | |
| 2008 | Rotax Euro Challenge – Rotax Max | Kart Runner | 25th |
| Bridgestone Cup – Rotax Max | NC | ||
| Challenge Rotax Max France – Rotax Max | 16th | ||
| Sources:[22][23] | |||
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formul'Academy Euro Series | FFSA Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9th |
| 2010 | F4 Eurocup 1.6 | FFSA Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 6th |
| 2011 | Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentlemen Trophy | Sport Garage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am Cup | Sport Garage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentlemen Trophy | Duqueine Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15th |
| 2019 | Ultimate Cup Series – Challenge Proto P4 | Graff Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd |
| 2024 | French GT4 Cup – Pro-Am | VSF Sports - Amplitude Automobiles | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 9th |
| Ligier European Series – JS2 R | Pegasus Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC | |
| European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | Ultimate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16th | |
| 2025 | European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | CLX Motorsport | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 130 | 1st |
| European Endurance Prototype Cup | DB Autosport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 62nd | |
| 2025–26 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 | CLX Motorsport | |||||||
| Sources:[22] | |||||||||
*Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | VAL 1 10 | VAL 2 11 | PAU 1 6 | PAU 2 2 | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 Ret | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 9 | MAG 1 8 | MAG 2 6 | MNZ 1 5 | MNZ 2 Ret | ALC 1 16 | ALC 2 9 | 9th | 37 |
| 2010 | ALC 1 3 | ALC 2 2 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 3 | MAG 1 12 | MAG 2 Ret | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 3 | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 5 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 5 | CAT 1 10 | CAT 2 8 | 6th | 89 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sport Garage | Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 | Gentlemen | MNZ | NAV | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | MAG | SIL WD | NC | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sport Garage | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | NÜR 24 | NAV 22 | NC | 0 |
| 2014 | Duqueine Engineering | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Gentlemen | MNZ | SIL | LEC 25 | SPA 6H 48 | SPA 12H 39 | SPA 24H 30 | NÜR | 15th | 28 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ultimate | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | NissanVK56DE 5.6L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO 3 | SPA | MUG | ALG | 16th | 15 |
| 2025 | CLX Motorsport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P325 | ToyotaV35A 3.5 L V6 | CAT 1 | LEC 1 | IMO 1 | SPA Ret | SIL 1 | ALG 1 | 1st | 130 |
* Season still in progress.