Morand Racing Explained

Morand Racing
Founded:2000 (as PoleVision Racing)
2012 (as Morand Racing)
Principal: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

YearTeamClassCarEngine123456789RankPoints
2015 Team SARD MorandLMP2Morgan LMP2 EvoSARD (Judd) 3.6 L V8SILSPA
LMS
NÜR
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
5th70
2016 RGR Sport by MorandLMP2Ligier JS P2Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8SIL
SPA
LMS
NÜR
MEX
COA
FUJ
SHA
BHR
2nd169
* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearEntrantNo.CarDriversClassLaps
2011 Hope Racing5Oreca 01-Swiss HyTech Casper Elgaard
Jan Lammers
Steve Zacchia
LMP1115DNFDNF
2013 Morand Racing43Morgan LMP2-Judd Natacha Gachnang
Olivier Lombard
Franck Mailleux
LMP232011th5th
2014 Newblood by Morand Racing43Morgan LMP2-Judd Romain Brandela
Gary Hirsch
Christian Klien
LMP235210th6th
2015 Team SARD Morand43Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD Zoël Amberg
Pierre Ragues
Oliver Webb
LMP2162DNFDNF
2016 RGR Sport by Morand43Ligier JS P2-Nissan Filipe Albuquerque
Ricardo González
Bruno Senna
LMP234415th10th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Morgan 2012 LMP2 for Morand Racing in ELMS. . Endurance-Info . 12 December 2012 . 5 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113154/http://www.endurance-info.com/en/news-focus-14810/ . 2 April 2015 .
  2. Web site: Team SARD-Morand Confirms Two-Car LMP2 Entry . Sportscar365 . Dagys . John . 31 January 2015 . 5 March 2015.
  3. Web site: FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone Race Final Classification . . PDF . 17 April 2016 . 7 May 2016.
  4. Web site: FIA WEC 6 Hours of Mexico Race Final Classification . . PDF . 3 September 2016 . 17 September 2016.