Ligier JS P217
Category | Le Mans Prototype 2 | ||||||
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Constructor | Onroak Automotive | ||||||
Predecessor | Ligier JS P2 | ||||||
Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||
Chassis | Carbon fibre monocoque | ||||||
Suspension (front) | Double wishbones with pushrod and torque rod-activated dampers | ||||||
Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones with spring-activated dampers | ||||||
Length | 4,745 mm (186.8 in) | ||||||
Width | 1,900 mm (75 in) | ||||||
Wheelbase | 3,010 mm (119 in) | ||||||
Engine | Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK-428 4.2 litre V8 Nissan Onroak DPi Nissan 3.8 litre V6 twin turbo longitudinal mid-mounted configuration | ||||||
Transmission | Hewland TLS-200 6-speed sequential gearbox magnesium casing sequential manual transmission | ||||||
Power | 600 HP | ||||||
Weight | Appr. 930 kg (2,050 lb) | ||||||
Tyres | Michelin, Dunlop, or Continental | ||||||
Competition history | |||||||
Notable entrants | Ligier JS P217: Current:
Former:
Nissan Onroak DPi: Former: | ||||||
Debut | 2017 24 Hours of Daytona | ||||||
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Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||
Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
The Ligier JS P217 is a Le Mans Prototype built by Onroak Automotive and named in a partnership with French racing driver Guy Ligier. The Ligier JS P217 was built to meet the 2017 FIA and ACO regulations for 2017 for the LMP2 category in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The car also meets the regulations for the International Motor Sports Association’s (IMSA) WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the Prototype class. It is active in both these championship series as well as the European Le Mans Series[1] and Asian Le Mans Series in 2017. The prototype made its racing debut at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona and its FIA World Endurance Championship debut at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
Development[]
The Liger JS P217 was conceived in 2016 in preparation for the FIA and ACO's new regulation changes in 2017. Onroak Automotive built a brand new chassis from scratch and focused on improving the mechanics of the car from the Ligier JS P2. Onroak and technical partners focused on the air cooling of the engine radiators and brakes and cockpit air conditioning. The mechanical features of the car that were concentrated on was the implementation of a new axle, nut, and rim to lessen the time of tire changes, the efficiency of the axles, weight distribution, accessibility of mechanics at the front of the cockpit, aerodynamic efficiency, LMP1 style power steering, and a limited number of chassis pieces. The driver's comfort, space, controls accessibility, and visibility also was paid attention to as well.[1]
The car was unveiled at Spa-Francorchamps publicly in September 2016. It also performed tests at Magny-Cours in September 2016 and Daytona International Speedway in November 2016 for preparation for the 24 Hours of Daytona.[3]
Nissan Onroak DPi[]
A variation of the prototype, the Nissan Onroak DPi, also known as the Ligier Nissan DPi, was created for the IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class under the DPi regulations. The car was developed in partnership with Nissan and Nismo. The powerplant of the vehicle is a 3.8 litre V6 twin-turbo engine from the Nissan GT-R GT3. Other alterations from the P217 include a large front panel and revised side panels.[4] Onroak Automotive supplied Tequila Patrón ESM with two prototypes for the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[2] ESM ran the DPi until closing due to a lack of sponsorship in late 2018.[5] CORE Autosport would purchase the ESM DPis and run them for the 2019 season. The program would not continue due to the retirement of team owner Jon Bennett.[6]
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.
Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Pos |
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SIL |
SPA |
24H |
NUR |
MEX |
COTA |
FUJ |
SHA |
BHR | |||||||
2017 | Tockwith Motorsports | LMP2 | Nigel Moore | 34 | Ret | 9 | Ret | ||||||||
Philip Hanson | Ret | 9 | Ret | ||||||||||||
Karun Chandhok | Ret | 9 | |||||||||||||
No. | SPA |
24H |
SIL |
FUJ |
SHA |
SEB |
SPA |
24H |
Points | Pos | |||||
2018 - 2019 | Larbre Compétition | LMP2 | Erwin Creed | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 5th | |
Romano Ricci | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||
Julien Canal | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Thomas Dagoneau | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Yoshiharu Mori | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Keiko Ihara | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Enzo Guibbert | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Gunnar Jeannette | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Nicholas Boulle | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
No. | SIL |
FUJ |
SHA |
BHR |
COTA |
SPA |
24H |
BHR |
Points | Pos | |||||
2019 - 2020 | Eurasia Motorsport | LMP2 | Nick Foster | 35 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||
Roberto Merhi | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Nobuya Yamanaka | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||||
Inter Europol Competition | René Binder | 34 | 17 | ||||||||||||
Matevos Isaakyan | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Jakub Śmiechowski | 17 | ||||||||||||||
EuroInternational | Christophe d'Ansembourg | 11 | Ret | ||||||||||||
Erik Maris | Ret | ||||||||||||||
Adrien Tambay | Ret | ||||||||||||||
No. | SPA |
24H |
BHR |
BHR |
Points | Pos | |||||||||
2021 | ARC Bratislava | LMP2 | Miro Konôpka | 44 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11th | ||||||
Tom Jackson | Ret | 11 | |||||||||||||
Darren Burke | Ret | ||||||||||||||
Oliver Webb | 11 | 11 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results[]
Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.
Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SIL |
MON |
RBR |
LEC |
SPA |
POR | |||||||
2017 | Panis Barthez Competition | LMP2 | Fabien Barthez | 23 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 41 | 7th |
Timothé Buret | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||||||
Nathanaël Berthon | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
Algarve Pro Racing | Matt McMurry | 25 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | 4.5 | 13th | ||
Andrea Pizzitola | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | ||||||
Andrea Roda | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | |||||||
IDEC Sport Racing | Patrice Lafargue | 28 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8.5 | 12th | ||
Paul Lafargue | 8 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
David Zollinger | 8 | |||||||||||
Olivier Pla | 9 | Ret | 11 | |||||||||
Paul-Loup Chatin | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
United Autosports | Filipe Albuquerque | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 2nd | ||
William Owen | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
Hugo de Sadeleer | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
Tockwith Motorsports | Philip Hanson | 34 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12.5 | 10th | |||||
Nigel Moore | 5 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||
LEC |
MON |
RBR |
SIL |
SPA |
POR |
Points | Pos | |||||
2018 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Philip Hanson | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 54 | 4th |
Bruno Senna | 12 | |||||||||||
Filipe Albuquerque | 10 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Wayne Boyd | 32 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 10th | |||
William Owen | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
Hugo de Sadeleer | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
Panis Barthez Competition | Timothé Buret | 23 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 45.5 | 6th | ||
Julien Canal | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
Will Stevens | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
Algarve Pro Racing | Tacksung Kim | 25 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3.25 | 18th | ||
Mark Patterson | 16 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 10 | ||||||
Ate De Jong | 16 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 10 | |||||||
Matt McMurry | 13 | |||||||||||
IDEC Sport Racing | Patrice Lafargue | 27 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 1.25 | 19th | |||||
Erik Maris | Ret | 12 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||
William Cavailhes | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||
Nicolas Minassian | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||
Aurélien Panis | 14 | |||||||||||
LEC |
MON |
CAT |
SIL |
SPA |
POR |
Points | Pos | |||||
2019 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Philip Hanson | 22 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 71 | 4th | ||
Paul di Resta | 6 | |||||||||||
Filipe Albuquerque | 4 | 7 | Ret | |||||||||
Alex Brundle | 32 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 37.5 | 8th | |||||
Ryan Cullen | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
William Owen | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
Panis Barthez Competition | René Binder | 23 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 19.5 | 11th | ||||
Julien Canal | 10 | 9 | 15 | 7 | ||||||||
Will Stevens | 10 | 9 | 15 | 7 | ||||||||
Timothé Buret | 24 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | 20 | 10th | |||
Konstantin Tereshchenko | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | ||||||
Léonard Hoogenboom | Ret | 7 | Ret | |||||||||
IDEC Sport Racing | Stéphane Adler | 27 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 2 | 18th | ||
Erik Maris | Ret | 16 | Ret | |||||||||
Patrice Lafargue | Ret | 16 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||
William Cavailhes | 14 | 13 | Ret | 13 | ||||||||
Inter Europol Competition | Dani Clos | 34 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 2 | 17th | |||||
Léo Roussel | 15 | |||||||||||
Jakub Śmiechowski | 15 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | ||||||
Adrien Tambay | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||
Lukas Dunner | 12 | |||||||||||
Sam Dejonghe | 12 | Ret | ||||||||||
Mathias Beche | 12 | Ret | ||||||||||
LEC |
SPA |
LEC |
MON |
POR |
Points | Pos | ||||||
2020 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | René Binder | 34 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 15.5 | 12th | |
Matevos Isaakyan | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 | Ret | |||||||
Jakub Śmiechowski | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 | Ret |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results[]
Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.
Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHA |
BEN |
SEP |
CHA | |||||||
2019 - 2020 | Eurasia Motorsport | LMP2 | Daniel Gaunt | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 13 | 7th |
Nobuya Yamanaka | Ret | 4 | ||||||||
Masataka Yanagida | Ret | Ret | ||||||||
Nick Cassidy | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||||||
Shane van Gisbergen | Ret | |||||||||
Nick Foster | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 3rd | |||
Roberto Merhi | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
Aidan Read | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
Inter Europol Competition | John Corbett | 33 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 4th | ||
Nathan Kumar | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Mitchell Neilson | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
Danial Frost | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
Mathias Beche | 34 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 28 | 5th | |||
Jakub Śmiechowski | 4 | Ret | 5 | 7 | ||||||
James Winslow | 4 | Ret | 5 | 7 | ||||||
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
YMC 1 |
YMC 2 |
Points | Pos | |||||
2021 | EuroInternational - Ojets | LMP2 - Am | John Corbett | 11 | 2 | Ret | 18 | 2nd | ||
Neale Muston | 2 | Ret |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[]
Results in bold indicate pole position. Results in italics indicate fastest lap.
Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAY |
SEB |
LBH |
AUS |
BEL |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
LGA |
ATL |
||||||||
2017 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Tom Kimber-Smith | 52 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 237 | 7th | |||||||||
José Gutiérrez | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||
Mike Guasch | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
R. C. Enerson | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Will Owen | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Marco Bonanomi | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenton Koch | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Ryan Lewis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Olivier Pla | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Nicholas Boulle | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
David Ostella | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Julien Canal | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
VisitFlorida Racing | Marc Goossens | 90 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 233 | 8th | ||||||||||
Renger van der Zande | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
René Rast | |||||||||||||||||
Jonathan Bomarito | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
DAY |
SEB |
LBH |
MOH |
BEL |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
LGA |
ATL |
Points | Pos | ||||||
2018 | United Autosports | Fernando Alonso | 23 | 13 | 18 | 19th | |||||||||||
Philip Hanson | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
Lando Norris | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
Paul di Resta | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 82 | 15th | |||||||||||
Bruno Senna | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Will Owen | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Hugo de Sadeleer | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Philip Hanson | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Alex Brundle | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | Sebastián Saavedra | 52 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 211 | 12th | |||||
Gustavo Yacamán | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
Roberto González | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Nicholas Boulle | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
José Gutiérrez | |||||||||||||||||
Will Owen | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
DAY 1 |
DAY 2 |
SEB |
MOH |
BEL |
WGL 1 |
WGL 2 |
ELK |
LGA |
LBH |
ATL |
Points | Pos | |||||
2021 | RWR Eurasia | LMP2 | Austin Dillon | 51 | 4 | 0 | NC | ||||||||||
Sven Müller | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Cody Ware | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Salih Yoluç | 8 | 4 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Ligier JS P217". Onroak Automotive. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Onroak Nissan DPi". Onroak Automotive. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Dagys, John (9 November 2016). "PR1 Ligier JS P217 Headlines November Daytona Test Entry". Sportscar365.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Ligier JS P217". Racecar Engineering. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Dagys, John (December 1, 2018). "ESM Shutters Operations". Sportscar365. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (August 22, 2019). "Bennett Announces Retirement; CORE DPi Program to End". Sportscar365. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Ligier JS P217 at Wikimedia Commons
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