Alvarez Completes IDEC Le Mans Lineup

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IDEC Sport has signed Sebastian Alvarez to complete its lineup for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the Mexican coming in to replace Paul-Loup Chatin.

Alvarez, who is Silver-rated by the FIA, will share the No. 28 Oreca 07 Gibson with team regulars Paul Lafargue and Job van Uitert.

It will be Alvarez’ debut outing in the French endurance classic, stepping in to replace Chatin as the Frenchman is unable to join the team at Le Mans as a result of clashing commitments with the Alpine Hypercar squad.

The 22-year-old made the step up to LMP2 competition in 2023, taking his maiden victory in the category in last year’s 4 Hours of Le Castellet, driving for Inter Europol Competition.

This year, he joined Tower Motorsports’ as the team’s third driver in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, initially finishing first in class at the Rolex 24 at Daytona before the team was stripped of its victory due to a technical infraction.

“I’ve been in contact with IDEC SPORT for a while now, and we’ve even done some testing together,” said Alvarez.

“I’m really grateful for this opportunity. Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a team like this is incredible.

“I’m super excited to take part in such an event—it’s the kind of race you’d ask Santa Claus to do.

“I’ll give it everything to help us get a great result. I know Job well, since we were teammates at Daytona, where we crossed the finish line in first place.

“I already know the atmosphere within the trio and the team will be great.”