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 | Mexico Ricardo González Brazil Bruno Senna Portugal Filipe Albuquerque |
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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]
In 2015, Morand 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 the 2016 season, Morand partnered with Mexican driver Ricardo González to form "RGR Sport by Morand", driving the new Ligier JS P2. The team won the opening round of the championship at Silverstone.[3] At their home race, the 6 Hours of Mexico, they obtained victory, the pole position, and the fastest lap.[4]
Racing record
[edit | edit source]Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Switzerland 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 | Mexico 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 |
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* Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Switzerland Hope Racing | 5 | Oreca 01-Swiss HyTech | Denmark Casper Elgaard Netherlands Jan Lammers Switzerland Steve Zacchia |
LMP1 | 115 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Switzerland Morand Racing | 43 | Morgan LMP2-Judd | Switzerland Natacha Gachnang France Olivier Lombard France Franck Mailleux |
LMP2 | 320 | 11th | 5th |
| 2014 | Switzerland Newblood by Morand Racing | 43 | Morgan LMP2-Judd | France Romain Brandela Switzerland Gary Hirsch Austria Christian Klien |
LMP2 | 352 | 10th | 6th |
| 2015 | Switzerland Team SARD Morand | 43 | Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD | Switzerland Zoël Amberg France Pierre Ragues United Kingdom Oliver Webb |
LMP2 | 162 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Mexico RGR Sport by Morand | 43 | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | Portugal Filipe Albuquerque Mexico Ricardo González Brazil Bruno Senna |
LMP2 | 344 | 15th | 10th |
References
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