Morand Racing is an auto racing team founded by former racing driver Benoît Morand and based in the Swiss town of Marly, Fribourg. The team traces its origins to 2000 when Morand founded PoleVision Racing which competed in numerous open-wheel series before switching to sports cars until 2011. The team was reformed as Morand Racing in 2012, and has competed in the European Le Mans Series since 2013 with a Morgan Le Mans Prototype.[1]
| Founded | 2000 (as PoleVision Racing) 2012 (as Morand Racing) |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Benoît Morand |
| Current series | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| Former series | Formula Lista Formula BMW USA V8Star Series Radical European Masters Formula Le Mans European Le Mans Series Intercontinental Le Mans Cup |
| Current drivers |  Ricardo González Bruno Senna Filipe Albuquerque |
For 2015 Morand has formed a partnership with the Japanese SARD organization to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, expanding the team to two Morgan prototypes.[2]
For 2016 season Morand changed its partnership to Mexican driver Ricardo González to form "RGR Sport by Morand" with a new Ligier JS P2. They won the opening round of the championship at Silverstone[3] as well as their home race, the 6 Hours of Mexico with the pole position and fastest lap too.[4]
Racing record
editComplete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | LMP2 | Morgan LMP2 Evo | SARD (Judd) 3.6 L V8 | SIL | SPA 3 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR 4 |
COA 5 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 4 |
BHR 2 |
5th | 70 | ||
| 2016 | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 1 |
SPA 4 |
LMS 6 |
NÜR 2 |
MEX 1 |
COA 2 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA 3 |
BHR 2 |
2nd | 169 |
* Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | Oreca 01-Swiss HyTech | LMP1 | 115 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2013 | 43 | Morgan LMP2-Judd | LMP2 | 320 | 11th | 5th | ||
| 2014 | 43 | Morgan LMP2-Judd | LMP2 | 352 | 10th | 6th | ||
| 2015 | 43 | Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD | LMP2 | 162 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2016 | 43 | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 344 | 15th | 10th |
References
edit- ^ "A Morgan 2012 LMP2 for Morand Racing in ELMS". Endurance-Info. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Dagys, John (31 January 2015). "Team SARD-Morand Confirms Two-Car LMP2 Entry". Sportscar365. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Mexico Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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