Third in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, behind Peugeot Sport and Audi Sport, the team from Signes join Peugeot in the duel with Audi. Nicolas Lapierre, Loïc Duval and Olivier Panis will drive the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP.

In March, Team ORECA-Matmut won the 12 Hours of Sebring, giving Peugeot valuable ILMC points. In Florida, Nicolas Lapierre, Loic Duval, Olivier Panis and the team ran a perfect race to the highest step of the podium. It is with this in mind that the team head to La Sarthe to the greatest challenge of the year.

Hugues de Chaunac : “We‟re entering Le Mans hoping to do exactly what we did at Sebring. We are adopting the same stategy – everyone doing their job, engineers, mechanics and drivers – to be flawless. We‟ll see on Sunday at noon where we stand...  It‟s a tall order considering the competition. We know this, but we must remain ambitious. If we have a perfect race, it‟s possible. We have three men who complement each other very well. Without each one, the driving squad is not at the same level. Each contributes something different. Nicolas and Loïc are two young drivers with enormous potential. They are solid drivers who keep their heads about them. They are similar in a lot of ways, but each event brings something different out of each. Olivier, because of his experience, is very important for the team‟s cohesion. He‟s the unifier. We are both lucky and very happy to have these three guys in our team.” 

The 24 hours of Le Mans will be on 11th and 12th of June 2011.

(from press information of Team ORECA-Matmut)

Photo : SEBRING (Florida, USA), SEBRING 12 HOURS , 19th MARCH 2011. Team ORECA-Matmut win the first round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup 2011, ahead of the two factory Peugeot 908.