At the Le Mans Bugatti on 7 March 2014, the tension was at its height. It was the moment of truth for the Ligier Automotive constructor and its new-generation closed LMP2. Eighty-four-year-old Guy Ligier was on the trackside beside Jacques Nicolet. He was delighted and also very moved to see his name associated with a sports prototype. At the wheel of the first Ligier JS P2 was a young driver with a family name linked to the history of the…

The start of the Fr Americas and the F4 U.S. Championships in the United States is fast approaching! The opening races of the season will take place on 8 - 10 April at the NOLA Motorsports Park in Louisiana. Some 40 Ligier JS F4s and Ligier JS F3s are expected at the track. Several drivers competing in the 2021 F4 U.S. Championships are continuing their learning curve in single-seaters and will be making their debut this year at the wheel…

The ADAC and the Dutch promoter of Creventic have combined forces to launch a new championship dedicated to LMP3s and CNs in Germany in 2022. On the programme are four weekends racing on the most beautiful circuits in Belgium and Germany with two 30-minute free practice sessions, two 15-minute qualifying sessions and two one-hour races with a driver change at the halfway mark. Several Ligier teams including Tocksport WRT, Reiter Engineering, Inter Europol Competition, Speed Factory and Frikadelli Racing have…

The LMP3 category continues to grow. In 2022, no fewer than 27 Ligier JS P320s will fight it out in the Michelin Le Mans Cup out of the 34 LMP3s on the entry list (42 cars in all with 8 GT3s). 27 Ligier JS P320s entered by 19 different teams from 9 different nationalities, a new record for the French brand! Since 2020, the date on which the new-generation LMP3s were introduced to the European racing scene, the constructor has…

26 - 27 March 2022 - The 24H SERIES is a happy hunting ground for the Ligier JS2 R. For the third time on the bounce, the French GT won its category in the race. After victories in the 24 Hours of Dubai and the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi with Les Deux Arbres, the SK Racing team won the 12 Hours of Mugello, the third round of the championship, with its #215 Ligier JS2 R. As the old saying…