Recap: Jamie’s European Le Mans Series campaign
We review Jamie’s impressive first season with IDEC Sport
Published
29 OCT 2025
Est. reading time
3 min
There was no shortage of excitement and success in Jamie’s maiden endurance racing campaign.
The 27-year-old lined up alongside Mathys Jaubert and Daniel Juncadella in IDEC Sport’s car No.18 (in collaboration with Genesis Magma Racing) — and it’s fair to say that the trio surpassed expectations throughout the 2025 European Le Mans Series.
That was the case right from Round 1, when Team Principal Nicolas Minassian expressed his desire for a top-five finish at 4 Hours of Barcelona.
“As for the goals for the first race, I prefer to stay humble,” he explained. “A top five would be a good start, as the championship is very competitive.
“It’s up to us to have a solid race, both drivers and the team, with no mistakes. From there, we’ll be in a good position to score big points in the championship.”
But Jamie and her team-mates produced more than a solid race in Montmeló — triumphing in the LMP2 class.
Our IDEC Sport racer became the first-ever woman to do so, and was understandably delighted with the result.
“We lost the overall lead on the last lap, but all in all, we're so, so happy,” she said.
“To get this result — and on just our first weekend — was way beyond expectations.”
If there was any disappointment at not securing an outright victory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, it didn’t take car No.18’s team long to tick off that achievement.
May saw Jamie, Mathys and Daniel head to France for 4 Hours of Le Castellet, where they made it back-to-back LMP2 wins — and went one better by topping the overall standings in particularly challenging weather conditions.
It meant another pioneering moment for Jamie, with no female driver having previously managed to take top spot in the competition.
IDEC Sport were flying at the LMP2 summit, then, but a challenging pair of races lay ahead in July and August.
First up was 4 Hours of Imola, when a collision with the barrier at Variante Alta while running in P4 saw car No.18 tumble down the order and end up P11 in their class (P16 overall).
That was followed by further frustration at 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, when the trio were penalised for entering the pit lane after the deployment of a Full Course Yellow — resulting in their P2 on-track performance only yielding a P11 finish.
Fortunately, a home race for Jamie saw an upturn in fortunes, when the team put in a superb performance during 4 Hours of Silverstone to record their third LMP2 triumph and second outright victory.
Most significantly, it provided a timely boost to IDEC Sport’s title hopes. Car No.18 found themselves just six points behind leaders VDS Panis Racing prior to 4 Hours of Portimão, setting up a thrilling finale in the Algarve.
They put in a commendable performance in Portugal and placed on the podium after finishing P3, but it wasn’t quite enough to beat VDS Panis Racing to top spot.
Nonetheless, a third-place finish in the LMP2 standings represents a more than impressive return, especially for Jamie’s first year in the competition.
“We are competitors. We fight for victory in every race, summarised Minassian after the race. “In the heat of the moment, there is inevitably a little frustration.”
“But now, looking back, we had set ourselves a target of finishing in the top five and we finished third. And that suits us fine.
The IDEC Sport Team Principal concluded: “We are sincerely very proud of our drivers and the IDEC Sport team.
“Everyone has remained united and positive throughout the season. We are one.”
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