30-31 January 2021 – A red-letter weekend for the French constructor!  It's the second time that Ligier Automotive has won the 24 Hours of Daytona.  The first was in 2016 with the Ligier JS P2 entered by Tequila Patron ESM, which was also the first, and so far, only, victory by a French constructor in this iconic event.  The second came this weekend in the LMP3 category with its latest sports prototype, the Ligier JS P320.  It was the LMP3…

22-24 January 2021 – The 2021 racing season kicked off on the Daytona circuit in the United States where the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship started with the ROAR, the official practice sessions for the iconic Daytona 24-Hour race, which will take place this coming weekend on 30-31 January 2021.  Six Ligiers, five JS P320s and a JS P217, took part in the four practice sessions and the qualifying race that would decide the grid lineup for the Daytona 24-Hour race.…

After a successful initial season, the Ligier European Series, the series that is a mix of sports prototypes, the Ligier JS P4, and GTs, the Ligier JS2 R, sharing the weekend bill with the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup, will feature several innovations for 2021. An expanded calendar with six meetings at the finest circuits in Europe with more track time. Silver-Silver driver tandems will be accepted, there will be a redesigned paddock with a reserved…

Just one week to go before the ROAR, the official tests for the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona, and before the first race of the IMSA Prototype Challenge season, on January 22-24 in the United States. It will be an important weekend for the French constructor with the Ligier JS P320, the new generation Ligier LMP3 introduced in Europe in 2020, set to make its competition debut on American soil. It will also be the first time that the LMP3…

At the beginning of September the French government deployed an exceptional recovery plan called France Relance to support companies in three principal areas: ecology, competitiveness and solidarity. The Nivernais-based Ligier Automotive Company, a specialist in the construction of racing cars, was among the winners. Its OptimLAP project in partnership with another company in the region, PRivTech, was selected by the government at the beginning of November. This major project is based on the development of a dynamic high-performance engine test…