LMP2 Tag

By IMSA Wire Service His father won his class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998. His brother won his class at Le Mans in 2015. Making his sixth appearance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend, Ricky Taylor is looking to add to his family’s legacy of success in the prestigious French endurance race. He should have a good shot at it, too. He will be competing in the LMP2 class. With a 20-car entry list, it’s the largest of the four competing classes, butRead More

By IMSA Wire Service DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2018) – The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) today announced a refinement to the 2019 LMP2 class schedule within the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Aimed at further optimizing for the market, this schedule revision takes the LMP2 class from ten (10) to eight (8) races. The class will no longer participate at the Long Beach Grand Prix in April and the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix in June, with a goal to stimulate further interest in the class. Competitors in theRead More

Onroak Automotive was selected by the ACO – Automobile Club de l’Ouest -, the FIA – Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile – and the IMSA – International MotorSports Association – as one of the four constructors of 2017 LM P2 chassis. The French company is pursuing the design process of its latest model, which is called the Ligier JS P217: “JS” is the continuity of the cars built by Guy Ligier whose name always included the initials of his late friend, Jo Schlesser. “P217” as a reference to the LM P2Read More

Tequila Patrón ESM returns to the tried and true Honda Performance Development (HPD) ARX-03b prototypes for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race at Sebring International Raceway next weekend. The two-car team returns to its race-winning open cockpit prototypes for the second round of the TUDOR Championship and second race of the Tequila Patrón North American Endurance Cup. Tequila Patrón ESM first raced the HPD ARX-03b Honda prototypes in the 2013 season of the then American Le Mans Series (ALMS), and in preparation for the inaugural 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship,Read More