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9 LIGIER JS P217s WILL RACE IN THE 2018 LE MANS 24 HOURS

The lists of teams which will race in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours, the FIA World Endurance Championship and the European Le Mans Series have been unveiled. A total of 10 Ligier JS P217s and 15 Ligier JS P3s will race in these three events.

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CETILAR VILLORBA CORSE AT THE 2018 24 HOURS OF LE MANS

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Cetilar Villorba Corse did it again! Alongside the participation in the next European Le Mans Series, Italian team will take part also in the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, second World Endurance Championship round to be held on June 16-17.

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SIGNATECH ALPINE MATMUT RARING TO GO FOR THE FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

The list of entries for the 2018-2019 Super Season of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 2018 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans was unveiled at a highly anticipated press conference held by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.

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TWO GINETTA G60-LT-P1’S SET FOR FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

Ginetta can today confirm plans for a two-car entry into the FIA World Endurance Championship, including both the 2018 and 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours.

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ByKOLLES RACING FIRES-UP, AGAIN IN LMP1, FOR THE 2018/19 WEC SUPERSEASON

February 9, 2018 Charles Côté

ByKOLLES Racing will take part in the 2018/19 Superseason of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), competing again in the LMP1 class. During a press-conference held in Paris today, Series Promoters of WEC have confirmed the entry of the Greding-based private Team to the Championship which includes two times Le Mans 24hrs race.

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TONY WELLS, MATT BELL AND GARETT GRIST JOIN FORCES FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES CAMPAIGN

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Tony Wells, Matt Bell and Garett Grist will race for their LMP3 team in the 2018 European Le Mans Series. Tony and Matt return to the team after driving together in the 2017 Henderson Insurance LMP3 Cup Championship, finishing second in the championship with four wins and nine podiums.

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41 CARS ENTERED FOR THE 2018 EUROPEAN LE MANS SEASON

February 8, 2018 Charles Côté

Today the entry list 2018 European Le Mans Series has been unveiled with a total of 41 cars competing in three classes. LMP2 21 DRAGONSPEED USA M Oreca 07 – Gibson Henrik Hedman (SWE) B Ben Hanley (GBR) G Nicolas Lapierre ( FRA) P 22 UNITED AUTOSPORTS USA D Ligier JSP217.

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JIM McGUIRE AND MATT BELL RETURN TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR MICHELIN LE MANS CUP CAMPAIGN

February 6, 2018 Charles Côté

United Autosports have confirmed that Jim McGuire and Matt Bell will return to the team for the 2018 Michelin Le Mans Cup. The pair joined forces for the first time last year, racing the #22 AERO Ligier JS P3 in the support race to the European Le Mans Series.

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Braun, Bennett Show ‘CORE’ Competency in Return to Prototype Racing at Rolex 24

February 5, 2018 Charles Côté

I’ve always been drawn to those types of cars from the time I was a kid, and then as I was able to begin to afford to pay for my own racing,” said the owner/driver of the No. 54 CORE autosport ORECA LMP2 machine that finished third in last month’s Rolex 24 At Daytona. “I’ve always been in cars that looked a bit like prototypes, and there’s different varieties.

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Fernando Alonso triple crown bid returns as team approves Le Mans bid

January 30, 2018 Charles Côté

Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso will continue to pursue his dream of winning motorsport's triple crown after his McLaren team agreed to release him to compete in this year's 24 Hours Le Mans endurance race.

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Largest IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Field Set For BUBBA burger Sports Car Grand Prix of Long Beach

March 29, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Transitioning from the two longest races of the season, the 100-minute sprint race is one of the shortest races on the WeatherTech Championship calendar and will be broadcast live on FOX, with coverage beginning at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT and continuing through the checkered flag and post-race interviews.

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ANSA MOTORSPORTS, NICO JAMIN AND LIGIER MAKE HISTORY AT SEBRING SEASON OPENER

March 20, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Following a long winter of testing and preparation to enter the new IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda series, Alain Nadal's ANSA Motorsports team came to Sebring International Raceway with great expectations, but did not really believe that they could do so well and achieve such a feat for a first-time-out with the Ligier JSP3 race car. ANSA Motorsports entered two LM P3 cars in the first IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda series event, including the No. 4 Strategic Wealth Designers Ligier JSP3, for season racer, Matt Dicken, and a last-minute entry for a young, promising, open-wheel driver from Rouen, France: Nico Jamin.

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The complete 2017 12 hours of Sebring indurance race

March 19, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Sebring 2017 complete 12h race

Six hours down, six hours to go in the 65th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by Fresh From Florida, and we’ve already seen some of the favorites fall by the wayside.

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At Halfway Point, 65th Sebring Becomes Battle For Survival

March 18, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

Up front in the four classes: The familiar No. 5 Action Express Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi V.R currently driven by veteran Joao Barbosa leads the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi V.R, driven by Ricky Taylor, by two seconds.

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ANSA Motorsports to Field Two Ligiers at Sebring Season Opener for Dickon and Jamin

March 14, 2017 David Martin-Janiak

As soon as IMSA announced the arrival of the new LM P3 prototypes in North America and in the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda series, ANSA Motorsports' team owner, Alain Nadal, was one of the first to announce his desire to field an entry in that series. ANSA Motorsports has been working on its LM P3 program since November 2016, and after signing driver Matt Dicken, the team has been working on fielding a second car. After weeks of talks with drivers and evaluating and testing several P3 cars, ANSA Motorsports is coming to the 2017 season opener at Sebring International Raceway for rounds 1 and 2 of the IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda series with two brand new Ligier JS P3 race cars in the LM P3 class.

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