The Oreca 05 is a Le Mans Prototype built by Oreca in 2015. The car was designed to compete in the LMP2 class. The car's first win came at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans by Hong Kong–based team KCMG. A closed-top design, it incorporates several new mechanical and safety features not used in the Oreca 03 car. Zylon anti-intrusion panels are built into the frame that prevent any mechanical components from coming into the chassis in the event of an accident. Since Oreca 05 shares the same monocoque with Rebellion R-One in LMP1 class which allowed only 1,900 mm (74.8 in) width after 2014, so the car also 1,900 mm (74.8 in) width while most other LMP2 in 2010-2016 are built to reach maximum 2,000 mm (78.7 in) width as LMP2 regulation allowed. The 05 has an electrical power steering system and an improved gearbox.[1]
As a majority of existing cars being rebuilt into the 07, only three 05s, including the Alpine, are known to currently exist in its original form.[2]
Alpine A460
French car manufacturer Alpine raced the Alpine A460 in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. This car is technically identical to the Oreca 05, using the same chassis and internals, with Alpine branding. This is the successor to the Alpine A450, which Alpine raced in the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
Competition History
Complete World Endurance Championship results
(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap. Green background indicates second team entry; eligible only for Drivers' championship points.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rds. | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | NC | ||||||
| 2015 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | LMP2 | Pierre Thiriet Ludovic Badey Tristan Gommendy | 46 | 3 3 3 | SIL | SPA | LMN Ret | NUR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | |||
| KCMG | Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Nick Tandy Nicolas Lapierre | 47 | All All 1, 4, 6-8 2-3, 5 | SIL 4 | SPA 4 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LMN 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|NUR 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;”|COA 2 | FUJ Ret | SHA 3 | style="background:#DFDFDF;”|BHR 2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;”|155 | style="background:#DFDFDF;”|2nd | |||
| 2016 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Roman Rusinov René Rast Nathanaël Berthon Will Stevens Alex Brundle | 26 | All 1-6, 9 1-2 3, 7-8 4-9 | style="background:#FFDF9F;”|SIL 3 | SPA 5 | style="background:#DFDFDF;”|LMS 2 | NÜR Ret | MEX 7 | style="background:#FFDF9F;”|COA 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|FUJ 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|SHA 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|BHR 1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;”|164 | style="background:#FFDF9F;”|3rd |
| Eurasia Motorsport | Pu Jun Jin Tristan Gommendy Nick de Bruijn | 33 | 3 3 3 | SIL | SPA | LMS 5 | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 0 | NC | ||
| Baxi DC Racing Alpine | David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Nelson Panciatici Paul-Loup Chatin | 35 | All All 1-6 7-9 | SIL 6 | SPA Ret | LMS Ret | NÜR 7 | MEX 5 | COA 8 | FUJ 9 | SHA 8 | BHR 6 | 42 | 9th | ||
| Signatech Alpine | Gustavo Menezes Nicolas Lapierre Stéphane Richelmi | 36 | All All All | SIL 4 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|SPA 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LMS 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|NÜR 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;”|MEX 2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|COA 1 | style="background:#FFDF9F;”|FUJ 3 | SHA 4 | style="background:#FFDF9F;”|BHR 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|199 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|1st | ||
| Manor | Tor Graves James Jakes Will Stevens Matt Rao Roberto Merhi Antônio Pizzonia Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Alfonso Toledano Jr. Alex Lynn | 44 | 1-4 1-2 3, 5-9 3, 6-7 4 4 5-9 5 8-9 | SIL Ret | SPA 8 | LMS Ret | NÜR 5 | MEX Ret | COA Ret | FUJ 7 | SHA 9 | BHR 9 | 42 | 10th | ||
| Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi Tor Graves Alex Lynn Shinji Nakano Roberto González Mathias Beche Julien Canal | 45 | 1-2, 4 1-2, 4 1-2, 4, 9 7-8 7 7 8-9 8 9 | SIL 6 | style="background:#FFDF9F;”|SPA 3 | LMS | NÜR Ret | MEX | COA | FUJ 11 | style="background:#CFCFFF;”|SHA Ret | BHR 7 | 0 | NC | |||
| Thiriet by TDS Racing | Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche Ryō Hirakawa | 46 | 3 3 3 | SIL | SPA | LMS Ret | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 0 | NC | ||
| KCMG | Tsugio Matsuda Richard Bradley Matthew Howson | 47 | 3 3 3 | SIL | SPA | LMS Ret | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 0 | NC | ||
| Sources:[3][4][5][6] | ||||||||||||||||
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rds. | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | LMP2 | Ludovic Badey Pierre Thiriet Tristan Gommendy Nicolas Lapierre | 46 | All All 1-4 5 | SIL 3 | IMO 1 | RBR 2 | LEC 6 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|EST 1 | 91 | 2nd | |
| 2016 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre | 21 | All All All | SIL Ret | IMO 3 | RBR Ret | LEC 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|SPA 1 | EST 2 | 76 | 4th |
| Eurasia Motorsport | Tristan Gommendy Nick de Bruijn Pu Jun Jin Michael Lyons Frédéric Vervisch | 33 | All 1-5 1-5 6 6 | SIL Ret | IMO 5 | RBR 2 | LEC 4 | SPA Ret | EST 5 | 50 | 5th | ||
| Thiriet by TDS Racing | Mathias Beche Pierre Thiriet Ryō Hirakawa Mike Conway | 46 | All All 1-3, 5-6 4 | SIL Ret | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|IMO 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|RBR 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|LEC 1 | SPA 3 | EST 8 | 96 | 2nd | ||
| Sources:[7][8][5] | |||||||||||||
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rds. | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2016 | DragonSpeed | P | Henrik Hedman Nicolas Lapierre Nicolas Minassian | 81 | 2 2 2 | DAY | SEB 4 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | COA | PET | 29 | 11th |
| Sources:[9][5] | |||||||||||||||||
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) Races in bold indicates pole position. Races in italics indicates fastest lap.
| Year | Entrant | Class | Drivers | No. | Rds. | Rounds | Pts. | Pos. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2017-18 | Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota | LMP2 | David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Jazeman Jaafar Weiron Tan Afiq Yazid | 7 | 1-2 1 2-4 3-4 3-4 | ZHU Ret | style="background:#FFDF9F;”|FUJ 3 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|BUR 1 | SEP 5 | 50 | 4th |
| Thomas Laurent Harrison Newey Stéphane Richelmi | 8 | All All All | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|ZHU 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|FUJ 1 | style="background:#DFDFDF;”|BUR 2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|SEP 1 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|95 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|1st | |||
| 2018-19 | Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport | LMP2 | Jazeman Jaafar Nabil Jeffri Weiron Tan | 1 | 1 1 1 | SHA Ret | FUJ | CHA | SEP | 0 | 8th |
| 2019-20 | RLR MSport | LMP2 Am | John Farano Andrew Higgins Arjun Maini | 59 | 1-2 1-2 1-2 | style="background:#FFFFBF;”|SHA 1 | BEN Ret | SEP | CHA | 26 | 3rd |
| Source:[5] | |||||||||||
References
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- ^ "New Jota ORECA 07 Delivered – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ "WEC Classification – 2015 FIA World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship". FIA World Endurance Championship. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "WEC Classification – 2016 FIA World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship". FIA World Endurance Championship. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Complete Archive of Oreca 05". Racing Sports Cars. pp. 1, 2, 3. Archived 9 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Complete Archive of Alpine A460". Racing Sports Cars. pp. [1]. Archived 2 February 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "2015 LMP2 Teams Classification". European Le Mans Series. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "2016 LMP2 Teams Classification". European Le Mans Series. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Point Standings". results.imsa.com. Archived 11 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 July 2024.