The no18 IDEC Sport Oreca stormed to victory in a rain-hit and incident-packed Goodyear 4 Hours of Silverstone, as Jamie Chadwick, Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella claimed their third win of the season — and reignited their challenge for the 2025 ELMS crown.
With over 110,000 fans braving the elements across the three-day event, the race was one of the most chaotic of the season, eventually ending ten minutes early when worsening conditions forced Race Control to wave the red flag.
Title Glory and Survival in the Midst of Chaos
While IDEC celebrated, the no17 CLX Motorsport Ligier-Toyota of Paul Lanchère, Adrien Closmenil and Theodor Jensen mastered the treacherous conditions to secure their fourth LMP3 victory of 2025 — enough to seal both the Team and Driver titles with one round still to go.
The LMP2 Pro/Am battle was no less intense. After a fierce duel that swung back and forth in the rain, it was the no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca of Kriton Lentoudis, Olli Caldwell and Alex Quinn that triumphed, making it back-to-back class wins and extending their championship lead.
In LMGT3, the no50 Richard Mille by AF Corse Ferrari of Custodio Toledo, Riccardo Agostini and Lilou Wadoux pulled off a sensational comeback drive. Starting only 10th on the grid, the trio fought their way forward before Wadoux found herself in a last-lap duel with Riccardo Pera’s no86 GR Racing Ferrari. Pera briefly snatched the lead, only for the red flag to freeze the order a lap earlier — handing victory back to the Ferrari 296 crew.
A Rollercoaster Race
From the very first corner, the Silverstone round delivered drama. Oliver Gray’s no48 VDS Panis Racing Oreca made a lightning start from pole and opened an early lead, only for chaos to erupt behind with multiple clashes across LMP2 Pro/Am and LMGT3 triggering Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car periods.
A huge accident for Martin Berry’s Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG, followed later by a three-car shunt involving AF Corse, Proton Competition and RLR MSport, twice brought out the red flag. Each time, the clock was reset — ensuring the full four hours of racing would eventually be run.
When the race did go green, fortunes swung like a pendulum. Penalties struck Panis Racing, pushing them out of the lead battle, while changing weather conditions added another layer of strategy. IDEC Sport timed their switch to wet tyres to perfection, Juncadella emerging ahead of Tom Dillmann’s Inter Europol Oreca and Pietro Fittipaldi’s Vector Sport machine.
Further down the field, Adrien Closmenil built a commanding cushion for CLX Motorsport in LMP3, while the LMGT3 order flipped on its head as rain intensified — Lilou Wadoux seizing control in the no50 Ferrari.
The closing stages became a war of survival. Louis Delétraz briefly took the LMP2 Pro/Am lead in the no99 AO by TF Oreca, but a five-second penalty dropped him behind the charging Algarve Pro entry. In GT3, Riccardo Pera’s relentless charge brought him within striking distance of Wadoux before the red flag fell once more — calling time on a race that had already tested cars, crews and drivers to the absolute limit.
The Results
Overall & LMP2: no18 IDEC Sport Oreca (Chadwick/Jaubert/Juncadella)
LMP2 Pro/Am: no20 Algarve Pro Racing Oreca (Lentoudis/Caldwell/Quinn)
LMP3: no17 CLX Motorsport Ligier (Lanchère/Closmenil/Jensen)
LMGT3: no50 Richard Mille by AF Corse Ferrari (Toledo/Agostini/Wadoux)
Championship Picture
The stage is now set for a thrilling Portimão finale on 18 October. Just seven points cover the top three in LMP2, with Panis Racing (81) clinging to a narrow lead over IDEC Sport (75) and Inter Europol (74).
In LMP2 Pro/Am, Algarve Pro Racing (91) holds the advantage over AO by TF (82), while the no50 AF Corse Ferrari heads to Portugal 12 points clear in LMGT3.
And with CLX Motorsport already crowned LMP3 champions, all eyes turn to the Algarve — where the final pieces of the 2025 ELMS puzzle will be decided.
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