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Sargeant steps down from Genesis-backed sportscar seat
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Sargeant steps down from Genesis-backed sportscar seat

By Miles Cooper February 18, 2025
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Former Method 1 driver Logan Sargeant has withdrawn from his deliberate commitments with the Genesis-backed IDEC Sport workforce within the European Le Mans Sequence this yr.

The French outfit introduced on Tuesday that Sargeant was “stepping away from the game to pursue additional pursuits” and would get replaced by one other driver within the coming days.

The American was as a consequence of race one of many workforce’s two ORECA 07-Gibson LMP2 vehicles within the high class of the ELMS this yr alongside three-time W Sequence champion Jamie Chadwick and 19-year-old Mathys Jaubert.

This was seen as a stepping stone to a possible LMDh drive with Hyundai’s luxurious model Genesis, which has partnered with IDEC for its entry into the World Endurance Championship in 2026 and the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2027.

“Following the choice of Logan Sargeant to step away from the game to pursue different pursuits, IDEC SPORT and Genesis Magma Racing are being attentive to his resolution and can announce his substitute within the subsequent few days,” an announcement from the workforce learn. “We want Logan all the perfect in his future tasks.”

Sargeant made his F1 debut with Williams in 2023 however was dropped by the workforce midway by final season as a consequence of an absence of outcomes, with Franco Colapinto getting into his seat.

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Within the 37 races he contested within the collection, Sargeant mustered a single level, courtesy of a Tenth-place end at his house occasion in 2023, and was comprehensively outshone by team-mate Alex Albon.

A transfer to sportscar racing was seen as logical for the 24-year-old as a consequence of his prior expertise within the self-discipline – he had contested two rounds within the ELMS in 2021 with TF Sport and made additional appearances within the Le Mans Cup the identical yr on the wheel of a Ferrari GT3 automobile.

Sargeant steps down from Genesis-backed sportscar seat

Pole-setter Logan Sargeant on the Pink Bull Ring spherical within the 2021 ELMS season

Picture by: ELMS

Sargeant is but to touch upon his departure from IDEC Sport and his plans for the long run. He had examined the workforce’s LMP2 automobile at Paul Ricard in November in preparation for the brand new season.

Genesis, which has partnered with Oreca for the design of its hybrid prototype, has solely introduced Andre Lotterer and Pipo Derani up to now for its first top-flight sportscar programme.

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