This weekend saw the start of the 2018 F4 U.S. Championship in Virginia with 33 Ligier JS F4s. Two free practices, one qualifying session and three races of 30 minutes were scheduled throughout the weekend. For this first race of the year, the drivers and teams paid tribute to Andy Scriven, the chief designer/creator of the Ligier JS F4, who sadly passed away during winter. For the first round, the Danish drivers Benjamin Pedersen of Global Racing Group and Christian…

The Shanghai circuit hosted the inaugural round of the China Endurance Series (formerly FRD LM P3 Series) this weekend. Eleven Ligier JS P3s took part in this first round of the Chinese series. Two one-hour free practices, two ten-minute qualifying sessions and two one-hour races were on the programme for the six competing teams. More than 50,000 spectators were present for this first great heat. On Saturday, the #17 PTRS and #3 Eurasia Ligier JS P3 cars battled during the…

The F4 U.S. Championship kicks off its third season this weekend at the Virginia International Raceway and has attracted a record entry of 36 cars. Alongside Honda, (engines) and Pirelli (tyres) Onroak Automotive is the sole F4 chassis supplier. After two seasons under the Crawford F4 moniker the cars have been renamed the Ligier JS F4 for 2018. The success of the F4 U.S. Championship launched in 2016 and organised by SCCA Pro Racing has been confirmed this year again…

On Tuesday, the 1973 Ligier JS 2 from the Onroak Automotive workshops set off to tackle the French roads in the Tour Auto Optic 2ooo. While awaiting its return Onroak Automotive is hard at work preparing and restoring other cars for the next round of the Masters Endurance Legends, one of the curtain-raisers to the French Formula 1 Grand Prix in June at Paul Ricard, and Le Mans Classic in July. Onroak Automotive designs and produces a wide range of…

The second season of the British LM P3 series kicked off this weekend with a new name, the LM P3 Cup Championship. Ligier JS P3s scored a triple in the first of the two one-hour races. Youngster Christian Olsen, having only his second race in the LM P3 category, won at the wheel of the #7 Ligier JS P3 from #1, two Ligier JS P3s entered by the reigning champions Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen Racing. The #2 Ligier JS P3…