Morand Racing
| 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 |
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]
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
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Team SARD Morand | 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 | RGR Sport by Morand | 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
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hope Racing | 5 | Oreca 01-Swiss HyTech | Casper Elgaard Jan Lammers Steve Zacchia |
LMP1 | 115 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Morand Racing | 43 | Morgan LMP2-Judd | Natacha Gachnang Olivier Lombard Franck Mailleux |
LMP2 | 320 | 11th | 5th |
| 2014 | Newblood by Morand Racing | 43 | Morgan LMP2-Judd | Romain Brandela Gary Hirsch Christian Klien |
LMP2 | 352 | 10th | 6th |
| 2015 | Team SARD Morand | 43 | Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD | Zoël Amberg Pierre Ragues Oliver Webb |
LMP2 | 162 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | RGR Sport by Morand | 43 | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | Filipe Albuquerque Ricardo González Bruno Senna |
LMP2 | 344 | 15th | 10th |
References
- ^ "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.