No.37 CLX Motorsport: The youngest 24 Hours of Le Mans line up in history
- Michael Williams
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CLX Motorsport and their No.37 entry of Adrien Closmenil, Ian Aguilera and Theodor Jensen, will take part in the LMP2 class of this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans and in turn will become the youngest line up in the history of the infamous endurance race. The trio have a combined age of just 57 years old.
Closmenil and Jensen are the reigning LMP3 champions in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS), which they achieved with CLX. Aguilera also competed in the 2025 ELMS LMP3 championship, finishing fifth with EuroInternational.
As the three 19 year olds embark on their Le Mans debuts, this article will give you a background on their motorsport careers as well as their performance so far this week to help you cheer them on this weekend. The trio currently race together in the 2026 ELMS LMP2 championship, finishing eighth and sixth in the opening two rounds at Barcelona and Paul Ricard.
Adrien Closmenil
The French international had a rather unspectacular karting career that spanned many years, deciding to transition to single seaters for the 2023 season. This move however, would only last one season as he finished 13th overall in the French F4 championship.
It was a difficult season for the Frenchman, with just a handful of top ten results, but he was able to take home one win at Magny Cours. There were several highly rated drivers competing that year, including the eventual champion, Evan Giltaire, marking the win as a strong result for Closmenil.
For 2024, he would make the transition to sportscar racing, namely the Le Mans Cup. This would be his first taste of LMP3 machinery. Partnering with Cool Racing - which of course has since been rebranded to CLX Motorsport - he would finish fifth in the Le Mans Cup that year, taking home one podium, whilst also making appearances in the European Endurance Prototype Cup and in the Ultimate Cup Series, as part of their single seater championship .
Remaining with CLX for 2025, he and Jensen would go onto dominate the LMP3 standings in ELMS on their way to the championship. The pair, alongside Paul Lanchère, took five wins across the six rounds that took place that year. They could’ve taken six, if it wasn’t for reliability issues in Spa. It was this incredible championship run that handed the team a Le Mans invite as part of the LMP2 class.
Theodor Jensen
The Dane made his single seater debut in 2022, racing in the Danish F4 championship. He would go on to finish seventh, taking home one win, but was beaten by several drivers who only competed in a partial campaign. He also competed in several rounds of the Spanish F4 championship that season.
He remained at the F4 level for 2023, struggling in both the Formula 4 UAE championship as well as Spanish F4, scoring zero points across both championships. He did however, take four wins as part of a partial Danish F4 campaign as well as making his endurance debut in the Danish Endurance Championship.
Jensen made the move up to Eurocup 3 for 2024, racing with Palou Motorsport. He would again struggle, finishing the year in 14th place, whilst taking home one podium as part of three appearances in the Formula Regional Americas Championship. He did however, continue his interest in endurance racing, taking home one win in a partial Le Mans Cup campaign with Bretton racing and their LMP3 team.
Across the winter, between the 2024 and 2025 seasons, he would remain with Bretton and compete in the LMP3 class of the Asian Le Mans Series. He would then go onto win both that and the following ELMS championship, with the latter of course being with Closmenil and CLX. This marked an incredible transition to sportscar racing for Jensen. He has since returned to the AsLMS as part of the LMP2 category, finishing eighth in the standings.
Ian Aguilera
The Mexican has taken a more unique route on the way to his Le Mans debut. After a rather unsuccessful karting career, he made the switch to the UK based Ginetta Junior Championship for 2021 and 2022. Both years he would struggle, running nearer the back of the grid, despite taking one win at Thruxton in 2022, where he would only complete a partial campaign.
For 2023, he would ramp up his endurance racing ambitions, moving to the JS P4 class of the Ligier European Series. He finished fourth in his debut year, before returning to finish second in 2024. He also made appearances in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup in 2024 as well as competing in the Radical Cup UK championship on his way to becoming the Radical World Champion for 2024.
Across the winter, he competed in the LMP3 championship as part of the AsLMS, finishing second with two wins. As mentioned, this led to a 2025 campaign competing in the LMP3 class of the ELMS with EuroInternational, finishing fifth.
Le Mans Prospects
The team had a rather successful beginning to their Le Mans campaign, with attention turning to qualifying after the three initial Free Practice sessions. Qualifying began initially very positive for the No.37 crew, finishing second in the opening session and advancing to Hyperpole.
However, they would struggle in Hyperpole 1, finishing 14th out of the 15 cars taking part, meaning that is where they will start come green flag this weekend. Nonetheless, all three drivers have impressed so far this week. The LMP2 class is highly competitive and with the experience of the CLX team behind them, they have put themselves in a strong position for the race this weekend. Ultimately, qualifying position means very little for a 24 hour race and with the hurdles it is likely to throw at each team across the three categories, it will be interesting to see how the youngsters get on this weekend.
Will you be supporting the No.37 CLX Motorsport LMP2 entry at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans?
