Showing posts with label LM P2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LM P2. Show all posts

Monday, 13 June 2016

2015 Oreca 05-Nissan

Bradley, Howson and Lapierre, Oreca 05-Nissan, Le Mans 24 hours 2015
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Oreca, Magny Cours, France.  Oreca is a manufacturer of racing cars since 2008 and specialises in the LM P2 class.  The 05 first run in 2015 but quickly scored its first class win at Imola in May and then in June finished 9th overall and won the LM P2 class at Le Mans.  Following that it continued the year with class wins at Nurburgring and Estoril.  In 2016 it has had class wins at Spa, Imola, Red Bull ring, Le Mans and the Nurburgring.  Various teams use this car including KCMG (pictured), Thiriet and Signatech Alpine.  The body is fully enclosed and made of Kevlar and slightly narrower than most LM P2 cars.  The one pictured has a 4.5 litre Nissan V8 engine producing nearly 450hp..

Sunday, 12 June 2016

2015 Gibson 015S-Nissan LMP2

Dolan/Evans/Turvey, Gibson 015S-Nissan, Le Mans 24hrs 2015.
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Gibson Technology, Lichfield, England.  Originally known as Zytek Engineering, the company was rebranded in early 2015 as Gibson Technology when purchased by a German group. Gibson is mnamed after Bill Gibson, Zytek's founder.  They updated the formed Zytek  Z11SN LMP2 car into the Gison 015S.  The Jota Sport entered car (pictured above) finished second in the LMP2 class in 2015 on the same lap as the winner.  The designer of the car was Tim Holloway.  The car above has the Nissan 4.5 litre V8 engine.

Saturday, 11 June 2016

Ligier JS P2 - Nissan LM P2

Bird, Canal, Rusinov, Ligier JS P2-Nissan, Le Mans 24 hours 2015
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Onroak Automotive, Le Mans, France.   Designed and built by Onroak the name is in partnership with Guy Ligier. It is the first fully enclosed LM P2 vehicle they have built.  Its first race was the 2014 Le Mans.  In the 2015 Le Mans they finished third in class with the G-Drive entered car and on the same lap as the winner.