We wrote some weeks ago that the FFSA GT Tour was considering the introduction of n LMP3 class alongside the current GT3 lead class and today that move was confirmed for the 2016 season and beyond with a separate Championship, the new FFSA French Prototypes Championship, joining the current French GT Championship grids.
Onroak Automotive will display a Ligier JS P3 on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th August in the Magny-Cours paddock at the GT Tour and plan to give the winners of the first Championship a test in an LMP2 Ligier JS P2 as part of the prize (provided they clinch the title in a Ligier!)
Olivier Loisy, GT Tour general manager: “The arrival of the FFSA French Prototypes Championship marks a new stage for the GT Tour and top-level circuit racing in France. One the one hand, it meets the expectations of drivers whether they are youngsters who are more and more turning their hand to endurance in their quest to become professional racing drivers, or more generally speaking lovers of racing who will have the opportunity of driving a Le Mans prototype in France. On the other, it corresponds to the desire of teams to reorient their programme as the LM P3s are the first step on the sports prototype ladder. The involvement of constructors like Ligier already shows the interest that this new national championship is arousing.”
Jacques Nicolet, Onroak Automotive president: “The LM P3 category created by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest is already meeting with considerable success. The creation of the FFSA French Prototypes Championship open to LM P3s in such a hotly-contested event as the GT Tour, is an excellent opportunity for numerous teams and drivers to move up to sports prototypes while competing in a national series. With our Ligier JS P3 we’re offering a product whose quality-price-performance ratio is particularly attractive and it should appeal to numerous teams.”
