Ligier JS P217

Onroak Automotive

Industry	Automotive, Motorsport engineering
Founded	2016
Founder	Guy Ligier (collaborator)
Products	Ligier JS P217, Nissan Onroak DPi, Ligier JS PX

| Drivers = Tom Kimber-Smith
José Gutiérrez
Mike Guasch
R. C. Enerson
Will Owen
Marco Bonanomi
Kenton Koch
Ryan Lewis
Olivier Pla
Nicholas Boulle
David Ostella
Julien Canal
Marc Goossens
Renger van der Zande
René Rast
Jonathan Bomarito
Fernando Alonso
Philip Hanson
Lando Norris
Paul di Resta
Bruno Senna
Hugo de Sadeleer
Alex Brundle
Sebastián Saavedra
Gustavo Yacamán
Roberto González
Austin Dillon
Sven Müller
Cody Ware
Salih Yoluç
Fabien Barthez
Timothé Buret
Nathanaël Berthon
Matt McMurry
Andrea Pizzitola
Andrea Roda
Patrice Lafargue
Paul Lafargue
David Zollinger
Paul-Loup Chatin
Filipe Albuquerque
Nigel Moore
Wayne Boyd
Will Stevens
Tacksung Kim
Mark Patterson
Ate De Jong
Erik Maris<br}} |} The Ligier JS P217 represents a Le Mans Prototype engineered by Onroak Automotive in collaboration with the French racer Guy Ligier. Crafted to adhere to the 2017 FIA and ACO LMP2 standards, it competes across multiple series including the FIA World Endurance Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, and Asian Le Mans Series. Its initial appearance occurred at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona, followed by its first FIA WEC race at the 2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

Development

Conceived in 2016, the Ligier JS P217 was designed to satisfy the updated 2017 regulations set forth by the FIA and Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). Onroak Automotive developed a fresh chassis while refining mechanical components from its predecessor, the Ligier JS P2. Key enhancements targeted improved airflow for engine cooling and brake systems, integration of cockpit air conditioning, a redesigned axle, nut, and rim system to expedite tire changes, better weight distribution, easier front cockpit access for the crew, aerodynamic improvements, power steering inspired by LMP1 technology, and a reduction in chassis parts. Additional focus was placed on driver ergonomics including comfort, spatial layout, control accessibility, and visibility.

The car was unveiled publicly at Spa-Francorchamps in September 2016 and subsequently underwent testing sessions at Magny-Cours and Daytona International Speedway in preparation for its endurance debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Nissan Onroak DPi

A variant known as the Nissan Onroak DPi (also referred to as Ligier Nissan DPi) was developed specifically for IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class under the DPi regulations. This model was created through a partnership involving Nissan and Nismo and is powered by a 3.8-liter V6 twin-turbo engine sourced from the Nissan GT-R GT3 race car. The design includes distinctive features such as an enlarged front panel and modified side panels.

Onroak Automotive delivered two chassis to Tequila Patrón ESM for competition until the team ceased operations in late 2018 due to sponsorship difficulties. Following this, CORE Autosport acquired these DPis for the 2019 season but discontinued the program after team owner Jon Bennett announced his retirement.

Ligier JS PX

Launched in 2021, the Ligier JS PX is a track-focused vehicle without restrictions, evolved from the JS P217 model. It builds upon the Onroak DPi platform and is powered by a 3.8-liter V6 twin-turbocharged engine delivering 825 horsepower. The framework, suspension setup, and gearbox are consistent with the P217, while Ligier has upgraded the ABS, traction control, and ECU systems incorporating insights from Olivier Pla. Its exterior design features a prominent front panel reminiscent of the Nissan DPi, an elongated front end, and single canards on each flank, resulting in a more straightforward aerodynamic approach compared to the DPi. The cooling vents remain large but the side panels have been refined for simplicity.

The JS PX attracted further attention as the lead vehicle in the 2023 motion picture Gran Turismo, adorned with PlayStation and NISMO branding, highlighting its relationship to DPi racing machines.

Full FIA World Endurance Championship results

Entries in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps.

Year	Team	Category	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points	Pos
					Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 24H	NUR	Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall MEX	COTA	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall FUJ	Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall SHA	Template:Country data BHRTemplate:Namespace detect showall BHR
2017	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tockwith Motorsports	LMP2	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nigel Moore	34		Retired	9th place	Retired						0	NC
			Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Philip Hanson			Retired	9th place	Retired
			Template:Country data INDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Karun Chandhok			Retired	9th place
				No.	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 24H	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall FUJ	Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall SHA	SEB	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall 24H		Points	Pos
2018 - 2019	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Larbre Compétition	LMP2	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Erwin Creed	50	(all finishes ranging from 4th to 6th)		(all finishes ranging from 4th to 6th)		(all finishes ranging from 4th to 6th)		(all finishes ranging from 4th to 6th)		(all finishes ranging from 4th to 6th)		(all finishes ranging from 4th to 6th)		(all finishes ranging from 4th to 6th)		(all finishes ranging from 4th to 6th)

The outfit accumulated 85 points, securing 5th place overall.

|- Supporting drivers such as Romano Ricci, Julien Canal, Thomas Dagoneau, Yoshiharu Mori, Keiko Ihara, Enzo Guibbert, Gunnar Jeannette, and Nicholas Boulle consistently contributed with top-six results.

Year	Team	Category	Drivers	Car No.	Race Outcomes	Points	Ranking

Full European Le Mans Series results

Entries highlighted in bold denote pole positions, while those in italics represent the fastest laps.

Season	Team	Category	Racers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	Points	Pos
					Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall SIL	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall MON	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall RBR	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall LEC	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA	Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall POR
2017	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Panis Barthez Competition	LMP2	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Fabien Barthez	23	9th	7th	5th	4th	9th	6th	41	7th
			Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Timothé Buret		9th	7th	5th	4th	9th	6th
			Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nathanaël Berthon		9th		5th	4th	9th	6th
	Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall Algarve Pro Racing		Matt McMurry	25	Retired	Retired	Retired	8th	Retired	11th	4.5	13th
			Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Pizzitola		Retired	Retired	Retired	8th	Retired	11th
			Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Roda		Retired	Retired	Retired	8th					-	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall IDEC Sport Racing	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Patrice Lafargue	28															-

Full Asian Le Mans Series results

Pole positions are shown in bold, and fastest laps are marked in italics.

Season	Team	Category	Drivers		1	2	3	4	Points	Position
					Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall SHA	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall BEN	Template:Country data MYSTemplate:Namespace detect showall SEP	Template:Country data THATemplate:Namespace detect showall CHA
'2019 - 2020'	rowspan= "8"| Eurasia Motorsport	rowspan= "15"|LMP2	Daniel Gaunt	rowspan= "5"|1	style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired	style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired	style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|4th	rowspan= "5"|13	rowspan= "5"|7th
	Nobuya Yamanaka	style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired			style= "background:#DFFFDF"|4th
	Masataka Yanagida	style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired		style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired
	Nick Cassidy		style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired	style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|4th
	Shane van Gisbergen		style= "background:#EFCFFF"|Retired
	Nick Foster	rowspan= "3"|36	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|5th	rowspan= "3" style= "background:#FFDF9F"|65	rowspan= "3" style= "background:#FFDF9F"|3rd
	Roberto Merhi	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|5th
	Aidan Read	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFDFDF"|2nd	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|5th
	rowspan= "7"| Inter Europol Competition	John Corbett	rowspan= "4"|33	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|5th	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|4th	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|6th	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|6th	rowspan= "4"|38	rowspan= "4"|4th
	Nathan Kumar	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|5th	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|4th	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|6th	style= "background:#DFFFDF"|6th
	\ Mitchell Neilson	style= "background:\#DFFFDF "|5	style= " background:\#DFFFDF "|4
	\ Danial Frost				6		6
	\ Mathias Beche	\34		\4		\Ret		\5		\7	\ 28	\ 5 th
	\ Jakub Śmiechowski		\4		\Ret		\5		\7
	\ James Winslow		\4		\Ret		\5		\7
	\ Template:Flagicon\\ \ DUB\ 1	\ Template:Flagicon\\ \ DUB\ 2	\ Template:Flagicon\\ \ YMC\ 1	\ Template:Flagicon\\ \ YMC\ 2	Points !
\ rowspan=\"3\" \ '2022'	\ rowspan=\"3\" \ Template:Country data 'SVK'Template:Namespace detect showall ARC Bratislava	\ rowspan=\"3\" \ LMP2 'LMP2 Am'	\ Template:Country data 'SVK'Template:Namespace detect showall Miro Konôpka	\ rowspan=\"3\" \ '44'	\ '4'	\ '4'	\ '5'	\ '4'	\ 51	\ 4th
\ Template:Country data 'AUS'Template:Namespace detect showall Neale Muston	\ '4'	\ '4'	\ '5'	\ '4'
\ Template:Country data 'AUS'Template:Namespace detect showall John Corbett	\ '4'	\ '4'	\ '5'	\ '4'	\ 63	\ 3rd

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Pole positions are marked in bold, with fastest laps indicated by italics.

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Season !rowspan ="2" |Team !rowspan ="2" |Category !rowspan ="2" |Drivers !rowspan ="2" |	Points !rowspan ="2" |
	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall DAY	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall SEB	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall LBH	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall AUS	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall BEL	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall WGL	Template:Country data "CAN"Template:Namespace detect showall MOS	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall ELK	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall LGA	Template:Country data "USA"Template:Namespace detect showall ATL

Race Wins

Year	Championship	Event	Track	Team	Class
2017	ELMS	4 Hours of Silverstone	Template:Country data UKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Silverstone Circuit	United Autosports	LMP2
	ELMS	4 Hours of Red Bull Ring	Red Bull Ring	United Autosports	LMP2
	IMSA	Continental Tire Road Race Showcase	Road America	Tequila Patron ESM	Nissan DPi
	IMSA	America's Tire 250	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	VisitFlorida Racing	LMP2
	IMSA	Motul Petit Le Mans	Road Atlanta	Tequila Patron ESM	Nissan DPi
2018	IMSA	Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	Tequila Patron ESM	Nissan DPi
	IMSA	Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Tequila Patron ESM	Nissan DPi
	ELMS	4 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	United Autosports	LMP2
	ELMS	4 Hours of Portimao	Algarve International Circuit	United Autosports	LMP2

External links

• Official Ligier JS P217 website