Chadwick first woman ever to win overall in ELMS
New victory but this time overall win for Jamie Chadwick, Juncadella and Mathys Jaubert in #18 Genesis Magma Racing-backed IDEC Sport ORECA. It is the first time ever that a woman wins an ELMS race. For the second time in a row, women scored two wins as Lilou Wadoux crossed checkered flag first in LMGT3 together with Riccardo Agostini and Custodio Toledo.
Strategy and steering control
Strategy and steering control played a big role in winning the four-hour race at Circuit Paul Ricard with tricky conditions. The race started under greacy conditions with the drive line dry but the rest of the track still damped. Several drivers lost control in different sections of the track. Some started with wet tires and were right but one still had to drive faultless to keep the car on track.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet 2025. Dry conditions for the start (left); some drivers went off track (center); heavy rain (right).
Overall win for Chadwick-Juncadella-Jaubert
After winning LMP2 class in Barcelona with a P2 overall, Jamie Chadwick, Daniel Juncadella and Mathys Jaubertto won the four hours of Le Castellet in the #18 Genesis Magma Racing-backed IDEC Sport ORECA.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet 2025. Jamie Chadwick in #18 Genesis Magma Racing-backed IDEC Sport ORECA
Chadwick went off on the first lap which dropped the car from fourth to 11th but, after that, kept it clean during her stint in changing conditions. Juncadella and Jaubert also drove faultless. Pit strategy and right timing with several safety cars helped the trio win their class for the second time in a row as well as overall for the first time.
Two Pro-Am teams on overall podium
Nielsen Racing’s #27 trio Tony Wells, Sergio Sette Camara and James Allen.did spend a fair percentage of the race between P2 or P3 thanks to the right tyre choice for the start ending second for just 1,885 seconds. They also clinch Pro-Am victory.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet 2025. Tony Wells with wet tires in Nielsen Racing’s #27 Oreca.
PJ Hyett (AO by TF #99 ORECA 07 Gibson) had a difficult stint under those conditions but Dane Cameron brought the car from P16 to P8 during his stint and Louis Deletraz charged from P8 to P3 to clinch overall podium for the #99 AO by TF team.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet 2025. Dane Cameron hand over to Louis Deletraz for the last 1:27’ in #99 AO by TF Oreca
Lilou Wadoux in LMGT3
A second woman clinched victory as Lilou Wadoux (Ferrari contracted driver) won LMGT3 class together with Riccardo Agostini and Custodio Toledo in #50 Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet 2025. #50 Richard Mille AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3.
Related info
📷 © Luc Warnotet at Le Castellet. Yelloly and Milesi outpaced Cairoli in qualifying
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet. Cairoli's FP1 fastest lap still tops both practices
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Le Castellet. Matteo Cairoli fastest, only Fittipaldi within 1"
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Barcelona. ELMS circus at Le Castellet this coming weekend.
