Morand Racing is an auto racing team founded by former racing driver Benoît Morand and based in the Swiss town of Marly, Fribourg. The team traces its origins to 2000 when Morand founded PoleVision Racing which competed in numerous open-wheel series before switching to sports cars until 2011. The team was reformed as Morand Racing in 2012, and has competed in the European Le Mans Series since 2013 with a Morgan Le Mans Prototype.
In 2015, Morand formed a partnership with the Japanese SARD organization to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, expanding the team to two Morgan prototypes.
For the 2016 season, Morand partnered with Mexican driver Ricardo González to form "RGR Sport by Morand", driving the new Ligier JS P2. The team won the opening round of the championship at Silverstone. At their home race, the 6 Hours of Mexico, they obtained victory, the pole position, and the fastest lap.
Racing record
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2015 Team SARD Morand LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Evo SARD (Judd) 3.6 L V8SILSPALMSNÜRCOAFUJSHABHR 5th 70 2016 RGR Sport by Morand LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 2nd 169 * Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps 2011 Hope Racing 5 Oreca 01-Swiss HyTech Casper Elgaard Jan Lammers Steve Zacchia LMP1 115 DNF DNF 2013 Morand Racing 43 Morgan LMP2-Judd Natacha Gachnang Olivier Lombard Franck Mailleux LMP2 320 11th 5th 2014 Newblood by Morand Racing 43 Morgan LMP2-Judd Romain Brandela Gary Hirsch Christian Klien LMP2 352 10th 6th 2015 Team SARD Morand 43 Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD Zoël Amberg Pierre Ragues Oliver Webb LMP2 162 DNF DNF 2016 RGR Sport by Morand 43 Ligier JS P2-Nissan Filipe Albuquerque Ricardo González Bruno Senna LMP2 344 15th 10th
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