Esteban Masson

Esteban Masson was born in Lyon and grew up in the Rhône region, where, like many of his generation, he collected his first kilometers in motorsport in karting. His talent was noticed early on at regional tracks, and the transition to formula classes was only a matter of time for him. The jump from karts to open-wheel racing marked the beginning of a career that would take him through several junior series and into the international motorsport elite.

Through the formula classes, Masson gradually built up his skills for motorsport at the highest level. Particularly in Euroformula Open and European F3, he demonstrated that he could consistently deliver fast lap times even under pressure. From there, he followed the path typical of many French talents toward endurance racing and GT3 motorsport, which eventually led him to the door of the FIA WEC, where consistency and teamwork count just as much as pure speed.

The greatest milestone of his career so far was winning the title in Euroformula Open and European F3 in 2023, which definitively established him as one of the most promising talents of his generation. Just two years later, in 2025, came the next major success: the championship title in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. With this, Masson proved that he had not only mastered the jump from formula series to the prototype world with ease, but that he could also immediately compete for titles there.

Esteban Masson enters the 2026 season as an established name in endurance racing and with the clear goal of continuing his success streak in the FIA WEC. Following his LMP2 title in the ELMS, expectations for him are correspondingly high, and fans of the race-trace.news platform will be watching closely to see how the young Frenchman holds his own against international competition in the new season and whether he can add another chapter to his success story.