Ligier Offers Legends of Le Mans Drive for Top-Placed Bronze

Ligier Automotive North America has announced the creation of a new driver incentive program in IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge.

Building on Ligier Automotive’s global footprint, spanning LMP3 dominance, upcoming LMP2 and GT platforms, and a comprehensive ladder for endurance racing, the initiative is designed to reward teams and drivers competing within the Ligier system in North America.

At the conclusion of the VP Racing Challenge season, the top FIA Bronze-rated driver competing in a Ligier LMP3 car, either the Ligier JS P320 Nissan or the Ligier JS P325 Toyota, across the remaining nine races (including three endurance races and six sprint races) will be awarded a race seat in a Ligier JS P2 at the Legends of Le Mans event during the 24 Hours of Le Mans event in June 2027.

Legends of Le Mans Series, launched last year, celebrates the golden era of modern endurance racing by bringing together LMP1, LMP2, and GTE machinery from the 2000s to the 2020s.

The championship features venues such as Imola, Spa-Francorchamps, Bahrain and Le Mans, where it runs alongside FIA World Endurance Championship races.

“This is about creating continuity across everything we do at Ligier,” said LANA CEO Mo Murray.

“We have a strong presence globally, from LMP3 to upcoming LMP2 and GT platforms—and we want that to translate into real opportunities for the drivers racing with us here in North America.

“This award is a way of recognizing that commitment and offering a meaningful and aspirational pathway—one that connects North American racing directly to the Le Mans ecosystem.”

The prize will include a full race entry, car operation, tires, and fuel.

The Ligier JS P2 is one of the most successful LMP2 prototypes of its era and a cornerstone in Ligier Automotive’s modern history.

Launched in 2014 following the brand’s revival under Jacques Nicolet, the JS P2 made an immediate statement with pole position and a second-place class finish at Le Mans.

The momentum quickly carried forward, as Ligier claimed the WEC LMP2 title in 2015, before entering the history books in the following year, becoming the first and only French manufacturer to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona overall, and the first since Ferrari in 1998 to sweep Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans the same year.