Ligier History and future with Onroak Automotive After an very nice career as a motorbike and racing car driver, Guy Ligier began to construct race cars in 1969. Five years in endurance, marked by a second place for the Ligier JS2 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1975, preceded an adventure in Formula 1 that lasted more than twenty years. Between 1976 and 1996 in Formula 1, Ligier filled the runner-up spot in the Formula 1 World Championship in 1980, scored 50-podium finishes, 9 grand prix victories including the one by Olivier Panis in the streets of Monaco. In 2005, Ligier made its return to track with CN sports prototypes, the JS 49, JS 51 then JS 53 models. More than 40 years after its creation, the legendary make was acquired by Onroak Automotive in 2013. This new start has given birth to a range of sports prototypes, Ligier JS P2, Ligier JS P3, Ligier JS P217, then Ligier JS P4, names chosen out of respect for the history of the make: a way to nurture the future of Onroak Automotive with Ligier s glorious sporting past. In 2016, Onroak Automotive established its American workshop in Denver, North Carolina, based on the experience of a pre-existing team managed by Max Crawford, in particular for the design and production of F4 single-seaters. By renaming the latter the Ligier JS F4 and by proposing a car for the next step on the ladder, the Ligier JS F3, the constructor is bringing the Ligier name back into sprint racing and single-seaters in 2018. www.ligiersportscars.com 2
Ligier JS F3 The concept In addition to a range of sports prototypes that offers customers the model corresponding to their needs in endurance, Ligier also offers F3 and F4 singleseaters. Thus, the make appeals to a wider public, new teams and young drivers. The Ligier JS F3 was unveiled at the last round of the F4 U.S. Championship, during the Formula 1 US GP event, on the Circuit of the Americas in October 2017. It is a single-seater fulfilling the 2018 FIA Formula 3 new regulation which will come into force in 2018. Onroak Automotive has been selected by the FIA and the SCCA Pro Racing to design and produce the single-seater that will be used exclusively in the future F3 Americas series, which will kick off in 2018. It is built around a carbon chassis. It will be powered with a 2-litre Honda that produces 270 bhp, and will use Pirelli tyres. It will comply with the FIA safety standards and like the Formula 1 cars it will be the first single-seater to incorporate the Halo device from 2018 onwards. In addition to the F3 Americas series, la Ligier JS F3 can also integrate different engines to compete in new F3 series around the world. www.ligiersportscars.com 3
Ligier JS F3 Technical Data Chassis and bodywork Carbon composite monocoque FIA F3 Tech. Reg. Composite bodywork Full 2018 FIA safety compliant Weight: 1150 lbs Dimensions and weight: Length: 4765 mm Width: 1850 mm Wheelbase: 2825 mm Weight: 1.150 lbs Suspension Double wishbone, front and rear Pushrod adjustable ride front and rear JRi 2-way adjustable dampers Front and rear adjustable anti-roll bars Gearbox 6-speed sequential Pneumatic paddle shift Steering Rack and pinion steering Quick release steering wheel Safety collapsible steering column Electronics LED Backlit Color Display CAN controlled Power Management 6-axis accelerometer Damper potentiometers High Speed 4GB Logger Safety 2018 FIA front crash structure 2018 FIA rear crash structure 2018 FIA side impact structures 2018 Cockpit Halo bar 2018 Side and front intrusion panels 2018 FIA specification 6-point harness 6Kj Wheel tethers, 2 per corner On-board fire control system 2018 FIA Headrest compatible with HANS 2018 FIA-specification extractable seat Engine (for the F3 Americas Championship) Honda, 2,0-litre, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, Turbocharged, 270 bhp Fuel System 62 litres fuel tank Brakes Brembo 4 piston monobloc calipers Brembo vented steel rotors Tilton adjustable pedal mounting assembly www.ligiersportscars.com 4
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Ligier Brand achievements In a few years, Onroak Automotive brought Ligier back as a important player in international motorsport and endurance races. The successes won with Ligier s various models in the greatest endurance races have built it a solid track record. Alongside these results, Onroak Automotive adapts its Ligier offers and infrastructures to always provide the best services to its teams. 20 LM P2 CHASSIS produced between 2014 and the beginning of 2017, combining the Ligier JS P2 and the Ligier JS P217. 100 LM P3 CHASSIS of Ligier JS P3 produced between June 2015 and October 2017. 60 F4 CHASSIS produced since the beginning of 2016. 8 TITLES with the Ligier JS P2 et Ligier JS P3, from 2015 to September 2017. FIRST FRENCH MANUFACTURER to have won the 24 Hours of Daytona, with the Ligier JS P2 in 2016. FIRST MANUFACTURER to have won the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans the same year, with the Ligier JS P2 in 2016, since Ferrari in 1998. INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE IN LMP IN 2017 notably with 20 cars in ELMS, 14 cars in the Michelin Le Mans Cup and the FRD LM P3 Series, 10 in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, the V de V Endurance Series and the Henderson Insurance Brokers LM P3 Cup Championship. THE MOST REPRESENTED LMP MANUFACTURER AT THE 2017 LE MANS 24 HOURS with 7 LM P2 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and with 28 LM P3 for Road to Le Mans. 4 WORKSHOPS Le Mans & Magny-Cours - France, Denver NC USA and Sepang - Malaysia, and an international customer support service in place in Europe, North America and Asia. FACILITIES with accommodation and VIP hospitality areas at the heart of the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit. Plus d informations sur www.ligiersportscars.com 9
Ligier JS F4 Presentation The Ligier JS F4 is a Formula 4 car, a category created by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l Automobile). It is the first step on the single-seater ladder for young drivers who have come from karts, in particular. The Ligier JS F4 is built around a carbon chassis that combines performance and safety. In 2018 it will be given an upgrade to improve driver safety even further. The F4 single-seater, which began life as a Crawford F4, was selected by the FIA and the SCCA Pro Racing as the exclusive car to be used by all the teams in the F4 U.S. Championship since it was first staged in 2016. It will be renamed the Ligier JS F4 for the 2018 season. In the United States the Ligier JS F4 is powered by a Honda K20 C1 2-litre engine derived by HPD from the Civic Type R tweaked to put out around 160 bhp. It is also equipped with a sequential gearbox with steering wheel mounted paddles and shod with Pirelli tyres. Other engines can also be installed in the Ligier JS F4 depending on the championship. Plus d informations sur www.ligiersportscars.com 10
Ligier JS P217 Presentation Onroak Automotive has been selected by the Automobile Club de l Ouest (ACO), the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the Fédération Internationale de l Automobile (FIA), to be one of the four chassis manufacturers fulfilling the 2017 new regulations of the LM P2 category. The digital studies and CFD calculations carried out by the Onroak Automotive Design Office have been completed with wind tunnel work. The Ligier JS P217, built in the manufacturer workshops at Le Mans, has enriched itself from all the data gathered by the previous Onroak Automotive sportprototypes on different tracks around the world. Conform to these new regulations, the Ligier JS P217 is equipped with the Gibson V8 4,2 litres 600 bhp engine and electronic systems supplied by Cosworth Electronics. The Ligier JS P217 is eligible in the FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2017. From 2019, it will also be eligible to take part in the Asian Le Mans Series. The Ligier JS P217 is the fist new generation LM P2 to win in the European Le Mans Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2017. It is homologated for four years, and its sale price, without an engine, follows a cost-control policy from the ACO-FIA. Plus d informations sur www.ligiersportscars.com 11
Ligier JS P2 Presentation The Ligier JS P2, the first born of the joining between Onroak Automotive and Ligier, has the name JS P2 in respecting the history of the make. Launched in June 2014, the Ligier JS P2 has been homologated for three years, conform to the ACO-FIA regulations in place until 2017. It can fit the three engines on offer, Honda HPD, Judd HK and Nissan VK45. It is eligible to run in the FIA World Endurance Championship, European Le Mans Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2017 and in the Asian Le Mans Series until 2020. The Ligier JS P2 made a remarkable entry into the scene by taking pole position and a podium in the LM P2 category for its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June 2014. Since then it has proved its reliability and its performance with numerous successes, namely the LM P2 title in the 2015 FIA WEC and its victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and the Petit Le Mans in 2016. Plus d informations sur www.ligiersportscars.com 12
Ligier JS P3 Presentation Presented during the week of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015, the Ligier JS P3 fully benefits from its links to the Ligier JS P2, namely as inspiration for its design and its aerodynamics: a choice in terms of efficiency. The driving comfort has been at the heart of the development. The Ligier JS P3 has a large cockpit, which offers a great volume around the driver around the chest and leg areas. Its pedal board that s adjustable to three different positions allows for short drivers as well as tall drivers to be accommodated safely. Particular attention has also been given to the ventilation system of the cockpit and for the driver. The use of a system to protect the driver s head which also respects the 2017 LM P1 regulations is an extra asset in terms of security. Onroak Automotive s engineers have also concentrated themselves on the ease of maintenance and managing the cost of the parts in respecting the philosophy of accessibility of the LM P3 category. Since its beginnings in competition at the end of 2015, la Ligier JS P3 won 4 titles, in European Le Mans Series, Asian Le Mans Series and Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup. The Ligier JS P3 is eligible in several series, including the European le Mans Series, the Michelin Le Mans Cup, the Asian Le Mans Series and the Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup, the V de V Endurance Series, and the IMSA Prototype Challenge, just to name a few. Plus d informations sur www.ligiersportscars.com 13
Ligier JS P4 Presentation The Ligier JS P4 has been presented in June 2017, during the 24 Hours of Le Mans week. Keeping the same philosophy in terms of performance, design and reliability of the JS P2 and JS P3, it is built to break new ground in many areas. The Ligier JS P4 is a closed sports-prototype with a carbon monocoque. It will be homologated in the FIA Free Formula Racing Cars (Group E) category, and will place itself in the endurance chain between the CN and the LM P3. Safety, reliability, ease of driving and maintenance, as well as affordable production and running costs guided the design of this new sports-prototype. First and foremost, the Ligier JS P4 meets important requirements in terms of safety, namely with a crash box and a carbon monocoque that respect the strict rules of the LM P3 category. These values are brought about by bespoke design and manufacturing of both key and detail components to bring a completely rounded performance product. The conception of the Ligier JS P4 has benefitted from the experience gained by Onroak Automotive engineers with the JS P2, JS P3 and JS P217 models, but it enjoyed a greater freedom in its design. It has a futuristic look and more aggressive lines than the previous models. The Ligier JS P4 won t be restricted to test days. It will be eligible to race in various national and international series, such as the V de V Endurance Series, the 24H Proto Series and the Sprint Series, to name just a few. Plus d informations sur www.ligiersportscars.com 14
Ligier JS 53 EVO 2 Presentation The Ligier JS 53 EVO 2, thanks to its performance, high level of security, perfect balance and a real ease of driving, is ideal for young drivers and for gentlemen drivers who want to discover driving an endurance sport-prototype. Equipped with a 2-litre Honda engine that produces 255 bhp and a sequential Sadev six-speed gearbox, this CN category sport prototype is offering, since 2015, a kit to give a greater aerodynamic efficiency, which notably improves the speed in the corners and limits tyre degradation. A new electronic management system also improves the driving comfort. The Ligier JS 53 EVO 2 benefits from the experience of the JS 49, JS 51 and JS 53 models. It signed several victories the last past years, namely in the V de V Endurance Series, the Asian Le Mans Series or the Sport-prototype Italian Championship. In 2017, a 1,6 litre turbo Peugeot engine is also available, and the Ligier JS 53 EVO 2 is eligible in the V de V Endurance Series, Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup and also in various national series and hill climbs. Plus d informations sur www.ligiersportscars.com 15
Contacts Onroak Automotive workshops around the world Onroak Automotive Technoparc des 24 Heures Chemin aux bœufs 72100 Le Mans France Tel : +33 (0) 272 880 440 contact@onroak.com Onroak Automotive 8 rue du Champ de Magny 58470 Magny-Cours France Tel : +33 (0) 386 218 686 contact@onroak.com Onroak Automotive North America 3495 Denver Drive Denver 28037 North Carolina United States Tel : + (1) 980 222 5230 contact@onroak.com Onroak Automotive Sepang International Circuit Commercial Park Lot A7 - Jalan Pekeliling 64000 KLIA Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia Tel : +33 (0) 158 221 654 contact@onroak.com More information on www.ligiersportscars.com 16
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