Press Release – September 17, 2021 To race one day on the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit is a dream for many endurance enthusiasts that will become a reality from 2022 for the Ligier European Series drivers behind the wheel of their Ligier JS2 Rs and Ligier […]
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Race two of the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps took place on Saturday, 18 September in the early afternoon. After victory in race 1 earlier in the day, the #23 HP Racing by Monza Garage Ligier JS P4 made it a sweep in Belgium. The #24 Orhès Racing Ligier JS2 R […]
Race one for the Ligier European Series took place mid-morning on Saturday, 18 September 2021. In the Ligier JS P4 category, the #23 HP Racing by Monza Garage car wins a close duel with the #34 Les Deux Arbres car. It was followed by the #33 Les Deux Arbres […]
Round five of the Ligier European Series got underway on Friday, 17 September 2021, at Spa-Francorchamps under classic Belgian weather conditions (i.e., very foggy!). The Ligier JS P4 and Ligier JS2 R drivers began their race weekend with a fifty-minute delay to free practice due to the weather. The […]
Back to the Toboggan des Ardennes on Friday, 17 September for the two Ligier European Series qualifying sessions. HP Racing by Monza Garage takes its second pole position of the season with the #23 Ligier JS P4 driven by Alessandro Cicognani and Jacopo Faccioni. MRacing scores its third double […]
After a two-month summer break, it is finally time for the Ligier European Series to return to the track. And it will be on one of the most iconic circuits in motorsport history, Spa-Francorchamps, in Belgium, that the Ligier JS P4 and JS2 R drivers will battle in the […]
Four-time World Touring Car Champion Yvan Muller and gentleman driver Laurent Millara join forces to create a new driver-spotting programme: Talent MRacing X Ligier. The aim is to allow a driver to get his or her start in endurance racing in the single-make, Ligier European Series, held in support […]
10 July 2021 – Race two of the Ligier European Series. After finishing runner-up in Race 1, the Italian HP Racing by Monza Garage team took its fifth victory of 2021, this time on home soil. In the GT category, the #24 Orhès Racing Ligier JS2 R wins for […]
The Ligier European Series field put on a show worthy of the Temple of Speed this Saturday morning at Monza. After several lead changes in both categories, the #34 Les Deux Arbres Ligier JS P4 and the #53 M Racing Ligier JS2 R won race one of the Monza […]
After free practice this morning, it was time for the serious business of the day with qualifying. The #23 HP Racing by Monza Garage Ligier JS P4 took pole position for race 1, while the #34 Les Deux Arbres car will lead the field in race 2. In the […]
Heat four of the Ligier European Series got underway on Friday 9 July at the legendary Temple of Speed, Monza. As was the case at the previous round at Circuit Paul Ricard, the #23 HP Racing by Monza Garage Ligier JS P4 and the #24 Orhès Racing Ligier JS2 […]
July 2021 – In the blink of an eye, the Ligier European Series completed the first half of the season. And where better to begin the second half than the legendary Monza circuit in Italy? While the competition is already fast and furious in the field, new entrants are […]
In May 2021, French Formula 1 commentator Julien Fébreau was invited to drive the #25 Orhès Racing Ligier JS2 R at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. On this occasion, he agreed to appear in front of the Ligier European Series microphone for a joint interview about his profession […]
Heat 3 of the Ligier European Series concluded with an exciting race at the Circuit Paul Ricard in the South of France. After its triumph in race one on Saturday 5 June, the #23 HP Racing by Monza Garage Ligier JS P4 scored a double with its success in […]
The Ligier JS P4s and Ligier JS2 Rs roared to life this Saturday morning at Circuit Paul Ricard for race one of the Le Castellet Heat. The #23 HP Racing by Monza Garage Ligier JS P4 took its third win of 2021 in the sports prototype category. After taking […]
The #23 HP Racing by Monza Garage Ligier JS P4 and the #53 M Racing Ligier JS2 R will start from pole position in their respective categories for the two races in the South of France! Worth noting was the strong runs of the #4 Cool Racing and #17 […]
Round three of the Ligier European Series began on Friday 4 June at the Paul Ricard circuit under sunny skies in the South of France. Despite a few spins, the free practice session went off without a hitch. The #23 HP Racing by Monza Garage Ligier JS P4 and […]
After stops in Spain and Austria, the Ligier European Series heads to the South of France for round three of the season. The Ligier JS2 Rs and Ligier JS P4s will battle at Circuit Paul Ricard for the second consecutive year. Following the terrific show at the Red Bull […]
For the second and final race of the weekend, at 4 pm, the weather was calmer for the Ligier European Series drivers, who once again engaged in a spirited fight for the win. The #24 Orhès Racing Ligier JS2 R clinched its first victory in the JS2 R category […]
Press Release – May 15, 2021 Race one of the weekend for the Ligier European Series got underway on Saturday, 15 May, at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Like the day before in qualifying, the drivers had to deal with very changeable weather. In the Ligier JS2 R […]
The weather was less cooperative on Friday, 14 May at 2.50 pm and 3.05 pm for the two qualifying sessions of the Ligier European Series in Austria. While the drivers practised on a dry track in the morning during free practice, wetter weather came to the Red Bull Ring […]
The Ligier European Series field began its on-track activity at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on Friday, 14 May. The free practice session was not all plain sailing for the drivers, between yellow flags and discovering the undulating circuit. As was the case at the opening round in […]
Press Release – May 7, 2021 Season two of the Ligier European Series kicked off at the Barcelona circuit in Spain just over a month ago, on 16 and 17 April. Now it’s time for the competitors to prepare for heat two at the green Red Bull Ring in […]
French comedian and humorist Arnaud Tsamere took his first steps in the Ligier European Series on 16 and 17 April at the Barcelona circuit in Spain. The gentleman driver was invited by the Orhès Racing team to drive his second Ligier JS2 R, the #25, alongside Alain Bucher. An […]
Season Opening Highlights 🔥 Watch the best bits of the Barcelona Heat which marked the victory of #53 M Racing in the Ligier JS2 R class (Race 1 & 2) and of the #34 Les Deux Arbres (Race 1) & #25 HP Racing by Monzagarage (Race 2) in the […]
The second and final race of the season-opening meeting of the Ligier European Series, Saturday 17, April, in Barcelona. This weekend at the Catalan circuit concluded with another victory for the #53 M Racing driven by Natan Bihel in JS2 R. The #23 of HP Racing by MonzaGarage and […]
The engines were roaring at 10.50 am on Saturday, 17 April, for the first race of the 2021 Ligier European Series season. A very competitive one-hour race. Two teams were able to make the most of the game by winning strongly and signing a one-two in their respective categories: […]
After a free practice session dominated by the series regulars, the Ligier European Series field took to the Barcelona track on Friday, 16 April at 3.20 pm for two 15-minute qualifying sessions. The #24 Orhès Racing Ligier JS2 R and the #33 Les Deux Arbres Ligier JS P4 will […]
News – April 16, 2021 The Ligier European Series is back on track! Season two of the single-make championship began this Friday, 16 April, at 9:30 am on the Barcelona circuit in its first-ever appearance in Spain. After the 90-minute session, the #23 HP Racing by MonzaGarage JS P4 […]
Press Release – April 14, 2021 The time has finally arrived. The first round of the second season of the Ligier European Series will take place in just a few days on 16 and 17 April at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. This will be a first for […]
Press Release – March 26, 2021 French comedian and humourist Arnaud Tsamere will join the Orhès Racing team led by Olivier Pernaut for the opening round of Season 2 of the Ligier European Series at the Barcelona circuit on 16-17 April. The actor will team with Alain Bucher, who […]
News – March 26, 2021 Orhès Racing announced last month that it would enter the #24 Ligier JS2 R for the 2021 season with Mathieu Martins and Olivier Pernaut behind the wheel. The French team has now confirmed a second Ligier JS2 R, the #25 that will also campaign […]
The wait is almost over! Only 30 days before we finally kick off the 2021 Ligier European Series at Barcelona. 🔥 Are you ready? We sure are!
News – March 15, 2021 As of 2021, you will be able to experience live the second season of the Ligier European Series, the series reserved for the Ligier JS P4 sport prototypes and the Ligier JS2 R GT and organised by the ELMS during its meetings. The two […]
News – March 12, 202 Swiss team COOL Racing will race in the Ligier European Series in 2021 with Cedric Oltramare in the car. The team will enter the #4 Ligier JS2 R, with the season set to start in Barcelona next month. Nicolas Lapierre, Team Manager : “We […]
News – March 11, 2021 Runner-up in the Ligier JS2 R category in 2020, M Racing returns to the Ligier European Series with its two Ligier JS2 Rs, the #66 and #69 to be driven by Natan Bihel and Laurent Millara for the second consecutive year. A regular in […]
News – March 04, 2021 Following the announcement by the ACO that the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans will be postponed from 12-13 June to 21-22 August, the Le Castellet Heat will take place on 4-5 June. Originally scheduled on 27-28 August, one week after the revised date […]
News – February 26, 2021 After its first experience of the championship in the opening Heat of the 2020 season at Circuit Paul Ricard last summer, Les Deux Arbres returns to the Ligier European Series with its two Ligier JS P4s. And this year, they will take part in […]
News – February 16, 2021 Champion in season one of the Ligier European Series with three pole positions, three victories and seven podiums in the Ligier JS P4 category, HP Racing Team intends to add another title in the series. It returns in 2021 with its #50 Ligier JS […]
News – February 11, 2021 Following a successful maiden season with M Racing, French driver Mathieu Martins returns to the Ligier European Series for 2021. At the controls of the Orhès Racing Ligier JS2 R, he has sights set this year on title in the JS2 R category. Mathieu […]
News – February 10, 2021 Following its 2020 title-winning campaign in the Ligier JS Cup France AM Championship with the Ligier JS2 R, the French CTF Performance team is ready to take the next step in a European series. For 2021, it will enter its #95 Ligier JS2 R […]
News – February 04, 2021 Front-runner in the Fun Racing Cars that combines the Ligier JS Cup France and Fun Cup as well as a stalwart on the Tour Auto, the French Orhès Racing team joins the ranks of the Ligier European Series in 2021 with two Ligier JS2 […]
Press Release – January 20, 2021 After a successful initial season, the Ligier European Series, the series that is a mix of sports prototypes, the Ligier JS P4, and GTs, the Ligier JS2 R, sharing the weekend bill with the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup, […]
Press Release – December 4, 2020 Entries for season two of the Ligier European Series are now being accepted. And what better time for the series to present its latest innovations after the first that were announced on October 29 at Portimão. There will be more track time with […]
Latest news – November 6, 2020 The drivers and teams battled to the very end for the first two titles and the top 3 in the classifications at the Ligier European Series season-finale at the Algarve International Circuit on October 30 and 31, 2020. Ligier JS2 R: Sébastien Baud […]
Press Release – October 31, 2020 For the season-finale of the Ligier European Series at the Algarve International Circuit, Milo Racing in Ligier JS P4 and M Racing in Ligier JS2 R repeat their performances of the Heat 4 at Monza. In Ligier JS P4, Kévin Balthazar in the […]
Press Release – October 30, 2020 Thirteen Ligier JS2 Rs and JS P4s were able to make it to the season-finale of the Ligier European Series at the Algarve International Circuit. M Racing’s young guns, Mathieu Martins and Natan Bihel, in the #86 and #66 Ligier JS2 Rs share […]
Press Release – October 29, 2020 Following a successful inaugural season despite a very particular context, the Ligier European Series, which is a mix of GT and sport-prototypes, announces its 2021 calendar. Next year there will not be five but six events on the finest circuits across Europe, during […]
Press Release – October 27, 2020 A field of 13 Ligiers will head to Portugal for the fifth and final round of the Ligier European Series at the rollercoaster Portimão circuit on October 30th and 31st. This decisive meeting for the drivers and teams will crown the champions in […]
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Press Release – October 10 2020 October 10, 2020 – In Heat 4 of the Ligier European Series, the Belgian Milo Racing team and its driver Kévin Balthazar in the #81 Ligier JS P4 take the laurels in both races. In the Ligier JS2 R category, M Racing win […]
Press Release – October 9, 2020 15 Ligiers in action on the very fast Monza circuit in Italy for round four of the Ligier European Series, five Ligier JS P4s and ten Ligier JS2 Rs. In sports prototype, the two Italian drivers each claimed a pole position: Andrea Dromedari […]
Press Release – October 5, 2020 For the fourth and penultimate round of the Ligier European Series, at the “Temple of Speed”, Monza circuit in Italy this October 9 and 10, an expanded field of 15 entries, composed of 10 Ligier JS2 Rs and 5 Ligier JS P4s, is […]
Press Release – August 29, 2020 Two races with contrasting weather and two superb victories in Ligier JS2 R for the Swiss Cool Racing team and its driver Sébastien Baud. Arctic Energy with the #17 of Nerses Isaakyan finishes second and third in the category in the two races. […]
Press Release – August 28, 2020 Return to the Castellet circuit for the third round of the Ligier European Series. 12 Ligiers on track, 11 Ligier JS2 Rs and just one Ligier JS P4, the #50 entry driven by Italy’s Andrea Dromedari of the HP Racing Team. Unfortunately, the […]
Press Release – August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020 – Following the cancellation of the Barcelona round due to health concerns, the Ligier European Series returns to Circuit Paul Ricard in France for Heat 3 on August 28-29. 12 Ligier JS2 Rs and Ligier JS P4s will be present. […]
Press Release – August 8, 2020 At round two of the Ligier European Series, the Belgian squad, Milo Racing and its driver Kevin Balthazar scored a pair of victories in the JS P4 category on home soil at Spa-Francorchamps. In JS2 R, the Russian Arctic Energy team and driver […]
Press Release – August 7, 2020 Round two of the Ligier European Series, in support of the ELMS meeting at Spa-Francorchamps. Eleven Ligier JS2 Rs and three Ligier JS P4s battled in free practice and qualifying. Like at Circuit Paul Ricard, after setting the best time in free-practice, Victor […]
New – August 7, 2020 Following UK Government’s decision to impose a quarantine on all travelers coming back from Belgium, British squad Raw Motorsport made a tough decision on Friday 7 early in the morning before the free practice had even started. For the sake of the entire team, […]
News, August 7, 2020 Due to the evolution of the current Covid-19 situation in Catalunya, the decision has been taken to move the third event of the Ligier European Series’ season, the Barcelona Heat, to Le Castellet at the end of August. This event will take place on the […]
News – August 5, 2020 This weekend Belgium and the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit host round two of the Ligier European Series. Among the 15 entries, one team is especially motivated: the Belgian squad, Milo Racing and its two local drivers, Christophe Nivarlet and Kévin Balthazar. With two podium finishes […]
Press Release, 31 July, 2020 July 31, 2020 – Season one of the Ligier European Series made a successful debut two weeks ago, on the 17th and 18th of July at Circuit Paul Ricard in France. Now comes Heat 2 of 2020, at Spa-Francorchamps on August 7th and 8th […]
Press Release, July 18, 2020 The first races in the all-new Ligier European Series, reserved for the Ligier JS2 R and Ligier JS P4, at Circuit Paul Ricard in support of the ELMS meeting. A terrific weekend for Cool Racing and its young driver Sébastien Baud with a brace […]
Press Release, July 17, 2020 July 17 2020 – The launch of the Ligier European Series, the new single-make series of the French constructor, in support of the ELMS, began this Friday, with free practice at Circuit Paul Ricard. Eleven Ligier JS2 R GTs, and four Ligier JS P4 […]
Press Release – July 13, 2020 The new European single-make category hits the track at Circuit Paul Ricard. A delayed start for the Ligier European Series, which despite the current difficult context, has drawn a significant field of 16 cars with 11 Ligier JS2 Rs and 5 Ligier JS […]
Press Release – April 4, 2020 In view of the worldwide health crisis due to the Covid-19, the Ligier European Series had to reschedule its calendar. But on the programme, there are still five Heats and still the same circuits. The season should kick off on 17 and 18 […]
News – December 20, 2019 A new team has joined the field for the first season of the Ligier European Series. French outfit, TM Evolution, the 2019 French Endurance Touring Trophy champion in the T6 category, has entered two Ligier JS2 Rs. Founded in 2012 by Bruno Chaudet, TM […]
Press Release – November 18, 2019 From head to foot, from the racing suit to the shoes, Stand 21 will support the drivers throughout the Ligier European Series. Official partner, Stand 21, has created a range of dedicated products for the series. Historic racewear brand Stand 21 has become […]
Press Release – November 8, 2019 In 2020, Ligier Automotive is launching its very first talent-spotting operation, the Ligier Scholarship Programme. Its aim: to offer drivers entered in a Ligier JS P4 in the 2020 Ligier European Series an opportunity to access professional motorsport in endurance in a sports […]
Press Release – November 5, 2019 Entries for the first season of the Ligier European Series have only just opened and already several teams have confirmed their decision to enter for 2020. They include teams from different horizons and a newly-founded Driving Institute devoted to young talents. It all […]
RLR Msport Press Release – October 30, 2019 RLR MSport has become the first professional team to acquire a Ligier JS2 R and commit to an entry in the new-for-2020 Ligier European Series. Launched in July 2019, the single-marque formula is dedicated to the JS2 R – Ligier’s anniversary GT car […]
The Ligier European Series, the single-make formula dedicated to the Ligier JS2 Rs and Ligier JS P4s organised by the European Le Mans Series teams, has opened its doors. The calendar has already been announced and the season will begin in Barcelona on 3-4 April 2020. You have until […]
Press Release – July 18, 2019 Ligier Automotive has launched the Ligier European Series in collaboration with the European Le Mans Series, a single-make formula dedicated to the Ligier JS P4, the make’s sports prototype unveiled in 2018 and the Ligier JS2 R, Ligier anniversary GT. The objective? Open […]
Press Release – September 20, 2019 Launched on 18 July 2019 in Barcelona, the new Ligier single-make series organised by the European Le Mans Series is being unveiled. Time to get your diaries out! The first race will take place on the Barcelona circuit on 3-4 April 2020. It […]