Fabien Lavergne (born 25 October 1985) is a French racing driver. He is the 2019 European Le Mans Series LMGTE champion.[1][2]

Fabien Lavergne
Lavergne's 2019 ELMS title-winning Ferrari.
NationalityFrance French
Born (1985-10-25) October 25, 1985 (age 39)
Marmande, France
Le Mans Cup career
Debut season2018
Racing licence FIA Silver
Starts13 (13 entries)
Wins3
Podiums5
Poles5
Fastest laps1
Best finish2nd (LMP3) in 2019
Championship titles
2019ELMS - LMGTE

Lavergne started his career in karting, where he won the regional Aquitaine championship seven times in 15 years. In 2013, Lavergne competed in the French Legends car championship, before competing in the French single-seater series with a Formula Renault car from the 2000s, winning six races in two years and finishing second in the standings both times.[3]

After winning the Mitjet 2L series in 2017, Lavergne migrated into sportscar racing the following year, competing in various LMP3 series.[4] He soon attained success, winning the 2019 European Le Mans Series in the LMGTE class in a Ferrari 488 GTE Evo alongside Alessandro Pier Guidi and Nicklas Nielsen.[5][6] That year he also dominated both races of the 2019 Road to Le Mans event, which helped him towards second place in the GT3 class of the Michelin Le Mans Cup.[7]

After being upgraded from FIA Bronze to Silver at the start of 2020, Lavergne finished second in the French GT4 Cup.[8] He later returned to LMP3 prototype racing on a full-time basis, and racked up multiple wins on his way to runner-up in the Asian Le Mans Series in both 2023 and 2024.[9][10]

Lavergne is a director at MV2S Racing and coach at Nicolas Todt's All Road Management; he previously worked as a commercial advisor for AMC Renault, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz France.[11][12]

Racing record

edit

Racing career summary

edit
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 DKR Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 37th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 CD Sport 2 0 2 0 0 21 14th
V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 1 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Luzich Racing 6 4 1 0 5 127 1st
Le Mans Cup - GT3 7 3 3 1 5 109 2nd
French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am Schatz Lestienne Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 French GT4 Cup - Silver CD Sport 12 3 1 3 7 191 2nd
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 MV2S Racing 4 0 0 0 0 2 31st
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 MV2S Racing 6 0 0 0 0 14.5 20th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Attempto Racing[13] 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 0 0 0 0 20 23rd
2022 French GT4 Cup - Silver CD Sport[14] 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 MV2S Racing 4 1 0 0 4 73 2nd
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 CD Sport 5 2 0 1 5 101 2nd

As Lavergne was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 DKR Engineering LMP3 Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR
14
SIL SPA ALG 37th 0.5
2019 Luzich Racing LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB LEC
1
MNZ
3
1st 127
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo CAT
1
SIL
4
SPA
1
ALG
1
2021 MV2S Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT
NC
RBR
7
LEC
11
MNZ
6
SPA
NC
ALG
NC
20th 14.5

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Points
2023 MV2S Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DUB
1

1
DUB
2

3
ABU
1

2
ABU
2

3
2nd 73
2023–24 CD Sport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 SEP
1

2
SEP
2

1
DUB
2
ABU
1

1
ABU
2

3
2nd 101

References

edit
  1. ^ Wasner, Jean-Christophe (October 24, 2019). "Course automobile : la success story de Fabien Lavergne". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Fabien Lavergne (MV2S Racing) : "Going to Le Mans requires a different level"". Endurance-Info. February 15, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Interview : Fabien Lavergne". thomas-racing.blog4ever.com (in French). Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  4. ^ PR (June 27, 2018). "Dijon : un peu de sport avant les vacances !". endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "ELMS Portimao 2019: Idec Sport nach dramatischem Finale Meister". SPORT1 (in German). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  6. ^ Laurent Mercier (September 22, 2019). "Luzich Racing décroche l'invitation pour Le Mans". endurance-info.com (in French). Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "24 Hours of Le Mans - Road to Le Mans (Race 2)". 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Communiqué GT4 France : Une Silver Cup en argent pour CD Sport | Stage de Pilotage Automobile - CD Sport". www.cd-sport.com (in French). November 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "DKR Engineering Wins Abu Dhabi Finale & Secures Le Mans Invite As Champions". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  10. ^ Klein, Jamie (February 11, 2024). "CrowdStrike Seals Title as APR Wins Abu Dhabi Finale – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Fabien Lavergne - Talent founder All Road Management". linkedin.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Mercier, Laurent (January 20, 2024). "Fabien Lavergne, de pilote à coach chez All Road Management". Endurance-Info (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  13. ^ Tassel, Pierre (July 7, 2021). "Fabien Lavergne : « Prendre mes marques avant les 24h de Spa »". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Defet, Florian (September 9, 2022). "FFSA GT : Fabien Lavergne remet le casque ce week-end à Lédenon !". Endurance24 (in French). Retrieved May 24, 2024.
edit