2014 - LIGIER JS P2 CHÂSSIS 001

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2014 - LIGIER JS P2 CHÂSSIS 001
# Châssis : Carbon Monocoque Bodywork : HP composites Weight : 900 kg Dimensions : 4610 mm / 2000 mm Engine : HONDA HPD HR28TT V6 double turbo, JUDD HK V8, NISSAN VK45 V8 Gearbox : Xtrac 6-speed sequential gearbox MEGALINE, steering wheelmounted semi-automatic paddle shift system Brakes : Master cylinder, 6-piston callipers, front and rear carbon discs: Ø 15’’ Steering : KYB electrical powerassisted steering Rims : Magnesium Suspensions : Double wishbones, pushrod, torsion bars on front and spring on rear 4-way latest generation of dampers PANKL made hub axles and wheel nuts with self locking mechanism This lot is sold VAT excluded. VAT, at the current rate of 20%, is added to the hammer price to obtain a price including VAT on which the sales commission is calculated. The VAT can be refund to a European registered company providing it holds a European VAT registration number and providing a shipping proof to its country of residence. The VAT will be reimbursed to any buyer residing outside the EU, providing he can give evidence of this exportation, such as export papers duly signed and cleared by the French customs or from any other country member of the EU. In its first season in 2014, Chassis 001 achieved international success by winning its class at the Fuji 6 Hours and Shanghai 6 Hours (above), two rounds of the World Endurance Championship. © DPPI A VERY SUCCESSFUL PHOENIX! Symbole de la renaissance de Ligier sur la scène internationale de l’endurance, la JS P2 a cumulé les succès de 2014 à 2016. Ce châssis 001 a même remporté la catégorie LMP2 du championnat du monde 2015 avec l’équipage G-Drive et rentre dans le cercle très fermé des châssis comptant trois participations aux 24 Heures du Mans ! A symbol of Ligier’s renaissance on the international endurance scene, the JS P2 has been a success story from 2014 to 2016. This 001 chassis even won the LMP2 category of the 2015 world championship with the G-Drive team and is now part of the very closed circle of chassis with three participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans! You don’t have to be a motorsport fanatic to know about Ligier. Along with Matra and Renault, the brand founded by Guy Ligier is one of those great names that have left their mark on the collective imagination. With the exploits of Jacques Laffite and its French blue livery, Ligier symbolised the revival of motor sport in the mid-1970s, before seeing its history put on hold after Olivier Panis’ victory at the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix. After a decade of retirement from motorsport, Guy Ligier returns to the business by teaming up with his friend Tico Martini to produce CN sports cars for gentlemen drivers. Among these racing drivers was a certain Jacques Nicolet. The rest of the story is well known: won over by Nicolet’s dynamism, Guy Ligier offered him the chance to take over Ligier, thus allowing the brand to return to the international scene. As of 2014, Onroak Automotive’s new LMP2 is named Ligier. Of course, this JS P2 takes on the historical initials of Jo Schlesser, the faithful friend with whom Guy Ligier competed, steering wheel in hand, in the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours. Anticipating the next LMP2 regulations, the JS P2 has a closed monocoque, contrarily to the Morgan that it replaces. After a tuning phase, the newcomer starts directly with a piece of bravery: the 24 Hours of Le Mans! This is the first time that the brand has participated in Le Mans since 1975. Guy Ligier was present at the test session and was overcome with emotion when Tristan Gommendy set the fastest lap in qualifying. The JS P2 does not miss its entry. Already honed by numerous development sessions, chassis 001 is entrusted to the Brundle- Mardenborough-Shulzhitskiy team (race number 35) which dominates the LMP2 category. Only a recalcitrant spark plug deprived them of the victory and they were demoted to a bitter fifth place. Otherwise, the 002 chassis entered by TDS Racing finished on the second step of the podium in the LMP2 category and sixth overall! It only took one race for Ligier to get back to the forefront of the scene. And this magnificent start was soon confirmed... In the hands of Roman Rusinov, Olivier Pla and Julien Canal, chassis 001 won its class at the 6 Hours of Fuji, during the 5th round of the World Endurance Championship, as well as the 6 Hours of Shanghai. After such a warm-up, the 2015 season is one of consecration. The JS P2 starts the World Endurance Championship with two consecutive victories in the first two rounds of the World Championship. Chassis 001 started the season in the hands of the Nicolas-Merlin-Maris team until the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where it finished 11th in its class. It is then assigned to the G-Drive team. Roman Rusinov, Sam Bird and Julien Canal made good use of it: they won their class at the 6 Hours of Austin, the 6 Hours of Fuji as well as the 6 Hours of Bahrain, the championship final where the G-Drive trio won the LMP2 class drivers’ title and G-Drive the team title!
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