It all began in 1973, when de Chaunac (based close to the circuit Paul Ricard HTTT in the Var) created a winning team. They won many victories in single seater, Touring, GT and especially in endurance racing. His record is simply amazing: with forty national and international titles and more than 350 racing victories, Oreca is the only 100% French team (driver and car) to win the 12 Hours of Sebring, and the only French team to be overall winners of the 24 Hours of Daytona. But the story of this team of enthusiasts is deeply linked to the 24 Hours of Le Mans as it can boast of having participated in eighteen times with forty five cars entered...
The Le Mans 24 Hours, the blue riband event in long-distance racing, enjoy special status in the context of the FIA World Endurance Championship of which it is the third round: double points will be awarded compared to the other races on the calendar. Thus, the event on...
The 12 Hours of Sebring (March 16), the trio Ryan Dalziel, Marc Goossens Dominik Farnbacher finished fifth in the GT class. “The car has been pretty well balanced all weekend.”, said Dalziel. “We passed the lead cars a number of times, we have speed in...
As a sports organiser one of the ACO’s priorities has always been its determination to be as close as possible to its public. Since 1923, the Le Mans 24 hours are the living proof of this with an annual crowd of around 250 000 spectators. They are all fans and generation...
