Michelin Le Mans Cup: First win for Team Virage and an all-Ligier JS P320 podium in Barcelona

The Ligier teams and their Ligier JS P320s made an excellent start to the 2023 Michelin Le Mans Cup. The opening weekend concluded with an emotional victory for Team Virage, with the #16 car driven by reigning Ligier European Series JS P4 champion Gillian Henrion and Julien Gerbi. M Racing took the second spot on the podium for its return to the championship with the #68, while the #2 of CD Sport completed the top three. • The first free…
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Ligier European Series: An action-packed start to the season in Barcelona

The 2023 Ligier European Series got underway on 21 April in Barcelona. Would Team Virage's supremacy continue this year? As did Gillian Henrion last season, Mihnea Stefan in the Polish team's #48 Ligier JS P4 dominated both qualifying sessions and the first two races of the campaign. In the JS2 R category, the #43 from LR Motorsport (David Rodorigo) and the #95 CTF Performance (Gilles Poret) also made an excellent start to the season. Free practice 1: • The #48…

Kyle Kirkwood, former Ligier JS F4 and JS F3 champion in the United States, scores his first victory in the IndyCar Series!

On 16th April, Kyle Kirkwood scored his first victory in the NTT IndyCar Series in the Acura Grand Prix on the Long Beach circuit. A marvelous reward for the American driver who cut his teeth at the wheel of F4s and F3s built by the French constructor, Ligier Automotive, winning the F4 U.S. Championship in 2017 and the title in the FR Americas Series the following year.  “It almost feels like through my entire open-wheel ladder series career, I always…

Ligier JS Cup France: Orhès – 2M Promotion Mat Immo add a third victory to their tally!

The Dijon-Prenois circuit hosted the third race of the season of the Ligier JS Cup France. The very wet weather conditions posed a big challenge for the 21 Ligier JS2 Rs on the grid. However, this did not stop the #9 Orhès – 2M Promotion Mat Immo JS2 R from scoring their third consecutive victory of the season since the start of the fifth year of the series. In the Am category, the #61 SO 24 by LADC Ligier JS2…

The Ligier JS2 R makes a marvelous start in the FFSA French Touring Car Championship!

The Paul Armagnac Nogaro circuit hosted the opening round of the FFSA French Touring Car Championship for the Coupes de Pâques meeting between 7 - 10 April. During this weekend, the Ligier JS2 R, the Ligier Automotive constructor's GT, shone in the GT Light category by clinching three out of four possible victories as well as being on the podium in all four events: a marvelous start for the Ligier JS2 R on its first outing in this championship! •…