Petit Le Mans 2018: Pole position and performance without reward for the #2 and #22 Onroak-Nissan DPi of Tequila Patron ESM

10-13 October 2018, final round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Petit Le Mans with a ten-hour race. The #22 Onroak-Nissan DPi of Tequila Patron ESM clinched the pole position with Pipo Derani behind the wheel. Norman Nato qualified the #2, the sister car, in fourth. Penalised by various incidents, the Onroak-Nissan DPi were prevented from going for the win. The #22 and #2 finished sixth and eleventh. After its victory at Laguna Seca, Pipo Derani scored the fastest…
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One weekend, two LM P3 titles for the Ligier JS P3

One weekend, two LM P3 titles for the Ligier JS P3 11-14 October 2018, two LM P3 titles are at stake. In the United States, sixth and final round of the IMSA Prototype Challenge at Petit Le Mans. In the United Kingdom, sixth and final round of the LM P3 Cup at Silverstone. The Ligier JS P3 wins two LM P3 titles with the #30 Ligier JS P3 of ESM in IMSA Prototype Challenge and the #1 Ligier JS P3…

IMSA Prototype Challenge 2018, Petit Le Mans: Second and third place for the Ligier JS P3

11-12 October 2018, IMSA Prototype Challenge, sixth and last round, on the Petit Le Mans track. The Ligier JS P3 finishes second and third with the #30 of ESM and the #40 of Polestar Motor Racing Inc. 7 other Ligier JS P3s complete the top 10. The #30 Ligier JS P3 of ESM wins the IMSA Prototype Challenge 2018 Title. The #30 Ligier JS P3 of ESM clinches the second-best time in qualifying with Kris Wright behind the wheel. Since…

The Ligier JS2 R, the Ligier of the brand’s 50th anniversary

It has arrived. The Ligier JS2 R, the latest sports car of the Ligier brand, was unveiled on Thursday 11 October 2018, during the Paris Motor Show. Quick, reliable and fit for purpose, this car is accessible for all motorsport enthusiasts. Announced last July, the French historic brand's new car has just come out. On Thursday 11 October 2018, on B.R.M Chronographes' stand at the Motor Show, Jacques Nicolet, CEO of Ligier-Onroak Automotive, presented this anniversary car: “What better way…

V de V, 2018 Le Mans 2018: second and third place for the Ligier JS P3

5-7 October 2018 on the Bugatti track of Le Mans, penultimate round of the V de V Endurance Series. A race dominated by the Ligier JS P3s. The #22 Ligier JS P3 of Inter Europol Competition gave the first position away following a penalty for collision. Start of the race on a wet track. The #22 Ligier JS P3 of Inter Europol Competition - that had started third - with Jakub Smiechowski and Pontus Frederiksson behind the wheel, quickly took…