Paul-Loup Chatin is a professional racing driver from France. He has experienced notable successes within the LMP2 class, winning the European Le Mans Series in 2014 and 2019, as well as scoring pole positions at the 2018 and 2023 iterations of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Other achievements include a class victory at the 2021 24 Hours of Daytona and the LMP2 title in the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Chatin in 2012
The 2014 ELMS title-winning Signatech Alpine of Chatin.
The IDEC Sport car that delivered Chatin his third ELMS title in 2019.
IDEC Sport's Delage-backed Oreca 07, which Chatin carried to LMP2 pole at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans was an 24-hour automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars entered by teams of three drivers each held from 16 to 17 June 2018 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France. It was the 86th running of the event, as organised by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), since 1923. The race was the second round of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, with 36 of the race's 60 entries contesting the series. Approximately 256,900 people attended the race. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 3 June.
The race-winning No. 8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid
The Circuit de la Sarthe, where the race was held.
Fernando Alonso (pictured in 2017) recorded the fastest overall lap in testing
Kazuki Nakajima (pictured in 2012) took pole position for Toyota in the third qualifying session.
