Graz, Austria, July 2025 – AVL RACETECH and IDEC SPORT Racing have entered into a long-term partnership. The motorsport division of the Austrian development service provider AVL will support the successful French LMP2 team with its advanced AVL VSM™ RACE simulation solution. The team will also receive additional expertise in race engineering on site for selected races.
AVL RACETECH is expanding its visible presence in international prototype racing. In addition to its long-standing and highly successful partnership with Inter Europol Competition, the two-time Le Mans LMP2 class winner (in 2023 and 2025), AVL RACETECH is now supporting the renowned IDEC SPORT Racing team. Founded in 2015 by Patrice Lafargue, IDEC SPORT Racing has primarily excelled in the LMP2 category. The team claimed a European championship title in 2019, a podium finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024. In the 2025 ELMS season, the team has already won two races, in Barcelona and Le Castellet, and is currently second in the team and drivers’ standings with Daniel Juncadella, Jamie Chadwick, and Mathys Jaubert.
AVL RACETECH supports IDEC SPORT Racing with expertise in race and performance engineering, as well as programming capabilities for developing and utilizing the complete vehicle dynamics simulation toolchain. “At the heart of this software solution is our fully dynamic vehicle simulation, AVL VSM™ RACE,” says Michael Peinsitt, Skill Team Leader Race Engineering at AVL. “It allows us to model the race car in every detail and predict the effect that setup or ambient condition changes have on every aspect of the car, such as lap time, handling, stability, tire energy, fuel efficiency, and so on.” The key to these high-quality simulation results is a state-of-the-art driver model that is able to take the car to its limits in the simulation, just as human racers do.
As an integral element of the partnership, AVL RACETECH provides IDEC SPORT with race engineers for selected events. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the #18 car of the team raced under the Genesis Magma Racing banner, the team already received on-site support from AVL RACETECH. The team will receive further on-site race support in Silverstone and Portimão.
Nicolas MINASSIAN, Team Principal, IDEC SPORT RACING
“We at IDEC SPORT Racing are happy to welcome AVL RACETECH on board. Having such a partner supporting us in our quest for performance is a great addition to the team. There are so many facets that can be optimized in performance, and in such a competitive championship, you need to push further to deliver results. We are in a good position, but we need to stay humble, be rigorous, and execute at our best to stay in the top five and gather some good points for the championship. We are all very excited for the rest of the season and about having AVL RACETECH on the car and in the team.”
Ellen LOHR, Director Motorsport, AVL
“The cooperation with IDEC SPORT Racing is great news for us at AVL RACETECH as we are now the official partner of two leading teams in the LMP2 category. By combining their wealth of on-track experience together with our advanced vehicle dynamics simulation tools and engineering expertise, we are building a partnership capable of delivering race wins and championship success in one of the most competitive racing environments. It is incredibly rewarding to see our logo featured on an increasing number of race cars across tracks worldwide, representing the spirit and excellence of AVL RACETECH!”
