The three drivers of the No. 29 crew
Panis Racing · Season 2026

The No. 29 crew

Two reigning ELMS champions, joined this season by a third driver from LMP3. They take turns at the wheel of the Oreca 07.

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Esteban Masson
Esteban Masson
Esteban Masson
France / Canada · Gold

Esteban Masson

Esteban won the ELMS LMP2 championship in 2025 with the team and finished second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans the same year. He had already been ELMS LMGT3 runner-up in 2024.

Before endurance racing, he was a double French junior karting champion in 2019, French F4 champion in 2021 and Eurocup-3 champion in 2023. In 2026, he also races in LMGT3 with Akkodis ASP, in a Lexus RC F.

Record

  • 2019Double French junior karting champion
  • 2021French F4 champion
  • 2023Eurocup-3 champion
  • 2024ELMS LMGT3 runner-up
  • 2025ELMS LMP2 champion · 2nd at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • 2026ELMS LMP2 and LMGT3 with Akkodis ASP
@estebanmasson
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Oliver Gray
Oliver Gray
Oliver Gray
United Kingdom · Gold

Oliver Gray

Oliver won the ELMS LMP2 championship in 2025 alongside Esteban Masson. He also finished second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans the same year.

Before endurance racing, Oliver raced in single-seaters. British F4 runner-up in 2022, he joined the Williams Driver Academy and contested the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2023.

Record

  • 2019British X30 Junior karting champion
  • 2021British F4 with Fortec Motorsport, two wins
  • 2022British F4 runner-up with Carlin, sixteen podiums
  • 2022-23Member of the Williams Driver Academy
  • 2023FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin
  • 2024First season in ELMS LMP2
  • 2025ELMS LMP2 champion · 2nd at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • 2026ELMS LMP2 with Forestier Racing by Panis
@olliegray_
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Louis Rousset
Louis Rousset
Louis Rousset
France · Silver

Louis Rousset

Louis joined the team in 2026 for his first season in LMP2. He comes from LMP3, where he finished third in the Michelin Le Mans Cup championship in 2025 with Forestier Racing by VPS.

Before that, he won the title in Mitjet with fifteen wins in twenty-four races, then raced two seasons in Porsche Carrera Cup France.

Record

  • 2021Trophée Mitjet 2L champion, fifteen wins in twenty-four races
  • 20225th in the Michelin Le Mans Cup championship in LMP3
  • 2023-24Porsche Carrera Cup France
  • 20253rd in the Michelin Le Mans Cup championship in LMP3
  • 2026ELMS LMP2 with Forestier Racing by Panis
@louisrousset
Their tool of the trade

The Oreca 07 Gibson

The benchmark prototype of the LMP2 class. A carbon monocoque, a 4.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 from Gibson, and aerodynamics designed to last four hours of racing as well as twenty-four.

Every competitor in the class runs the same chassis, the same engine and the same Goodyear tyres. What makes the difference is the set-up, the strategy, the pit stops and the drivers.

The No. 29 Oreca 07 on track
ChassisOreca 07
EngineGibson GK428
Capacity4.2 L V8
Power603 hp
Gearbox6-speed sequential
Weight930 kg
Length4,745 mm
TyresGoodyear

Dry weight, without fuel or driver. The chassis, the engine and the tyres are mandated for the whole LMP2 class.

Season 2026

Follow the crew

Two wins, a second place and a podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. One round remains, at Portimão, to go for a second consecutive European title.

See the season race by race