16 Facts About Paul-Loup Chatin

Paul-Loup Chatin was born on 19 October 1991 and is a French professional racing driver.

Paul-Loup Chatin has had notable successes within the LMP2 class, winning the European Le Mans Series in 2014 and 2019, as well as pole positions at the 2018 and 2023 iterations of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Paul-Loup Chatin competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Alpine Endurance Team.

Paul-Loup Chatin made his debut in single-seaters in 2010, joining the F4 Eurocup 1.6 series.

Paul-Loup Chatin finished fourth in the championship, with two wins at Silverstone, behind his future Eurocup rivals Stoffel Vandoorne and Norman Nato.

Paul-Loup Chatin finished ninth with a win on home soil at Le Castellet, and another podium finish, at Silverstone.

Paul-Loup Chatin had a full-time campaign in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with the same team, collecting three consecutive victories at the Hungaroring and Le Castellet, finally finishing third in the championship.

Paul-Loup Chatin improved to sixth in the championship, but failed to achieve a victory during the campaign.

Paul-Loup Chatin defended his third position in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, losing the title fight to Daniil Kvyat and Nato.

In 2013, Paul-Loup Chatin decided to switch to sports car racing, joining Team Endurance Challenge in the LMPC category of the European Le Mans Series.

Paul-Loup Chatin returned to the ELMS in 2016, partnering Timothe Buret and former French football goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.

Paul-Loup Chatin led the outfit to a pair of third places, their first podiums in the series, as well as scoring the team's maiden pole positions at Le Castellet and Spielberg.

Paul-Loup Chatin redeemed himself during the season finale in Portugal, charging through to take the lead from Phil Hanson before holding on to win the race and, by extension, the championship.

The pandemic-affected 2020 campaign proved to be challenging for Paul-Loup Chatin, who was joined by Lafargue as well as Richard Bradley for the year.

Paul-Loup Chatin remained in the ELMS for his sixth full season at IDEC Sport in 2023, partnering Lafargue and German LMP3 graduate Laurents Horr.

Ahead of the 2024 season, Paul-Loup Chatin was announced to be joining the Alpine Endurance Team as a factory driver.