Lower than two months from the beginning of the 2025 European Le Mans Sequence, Logan Sargeant has departed IDEC Sport and has seemingly walked away from racing.
The previous Williams Racing F1 driver joined IDEC Sport in December, as a part of a program that’s meant to organize Korean automaker Genesis for the launch of its new LMDh prototype program within the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship. Sargent was as a result of share the automobile with Jamie Chadwick and Mathys Jaubert as a part of Genesis’ 2025 ‘trajectory program.’
However in the present day, IDEC Sport confirmed that Sargeant won’t race for the workforce, saying: “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. We want Logan all one of the best in his tasks.”
Sargeant, 24, made his Formulation 1 debut in 2023 for Williams, changing into solely the third American driver to race in F1 this century. He made 36 begins and scored his solely championship level on the 2023 United States Grand Prix, earlier than being launched in the course of the 2024 season.
In 2021, Sargeant made cameo appearances in ELMS and the Le Mans Cup collection. He ran two ELMS races for TF Sport-supported Racing Staff Turkey in LMP2, and made three begins in Le Mans Cup with Iron Lynx – the place he gained twice, at Paul Ricard and in Race 1 of the Highway to Le Mans occasion.
Sargeant additionally examined an IndyCar for Meyer Shank Racing final October at The Thermal Membership. Fatefully, Sargeant was additionally set to check for AJ Foyt Racing in October 2021, earlier than cancelling the take a look at to affix the Williams Racing Academy and pursue his development to Formulation 1.
