Photos: Oreca 03 LMP2

Photo: Oreca

   French racing manufactuer, Oreca debuted their new LMP2 challenger, the Oreca 03, earlier this week at Paul Ricard. Drivers Nicolas Lapierre and Soheil Ayari ran a trouble-free 1000km test program with power coming from a Nissan V8.

Ayari described the 03 as being "perfectly reliable and very well balanced." He went on to say that he was very impressed with the braking and the front end grip the car was able to deliver. Front grip being something manufacturers often struggle to develop in the LMP machines. Hopefully we are lucky enough to see the car cross the Atlantic for Sebring in March. Fingers crossed.