2021 Ligier European Series
The 2021 Ligier European Series was the second season of the Ligier European Series. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 16 April, and finished at Algarve International Circuit on 23 October.
Calendar
The calendar was revealed on October 29, 2020, and it saw the first Paul Ricard Heat be replaced by the Barcelona and Red Bull Ring Heats, expanding the calendar to six rounds:[1]
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona Heat |  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya |
16–17 April |
| 2 | Red Bull Ring Heat |  Red Bull Ring |
14–15 May |
| 3 | Le Castellet Heat |  Circuit Paul Ricard |
4–5 June |
| 4 | Monza Heat |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza |
9–10 July |
| 5 | Spa-Francorchamps Heat | .svg.png){kind=small} Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
17–18 September |
| 6 | Portimao Heat | .svg.png){kind=small} Algarve International Circuit |
22–23 October |
Entries
Teams and drivers
| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JS P4 | ||||
| HP Racing by Monzagarage |
Ligier JS P4 | 22 | Nicola Neri |
6 |
| Simone Riccitelli | ||||
| 23 | Alessandro Cicognani |
All | ||
| Jacopo Faccioni | ||||
 24-7 Motorsport |
Ligier JS P4 | 27 | Andrew Ferguson |
4–5 |
| Jeremy Ferguson | ||||
| Les Deux Arbres |
Ligier JS P4 | 32 | .svg.png){kind=small} Patrick Zacchia |
4 |
| Steve Zacchia | ||||
| 33 | Jacques Nicolet |
All | ||
| Pierre Nicolet |
1 | |||
| Pierre Fillon |
5 | |||
| 34 | Steve Zacchia |
1, 6 | ||
| Antoine Lepesqueux |
1 | |||
| Patrice Lafargue |
2, 4 | |||
| Nelson |
3, 5 | |||
| Dimitri Enjalbert |
4 | |||
| Tom Cloet |
6 | |||
| JS2 R | ||||
| Cool Racing |
Ligier JS2 R | 4 | Cédric Oltramare |
All |
| 13 |  Maurice Smith |
2 | ||
 Arctic Energy |
Ligier JS2 R | 17 |  Egidijus Gutaravicius |
1, 4–6 |
| Pavilas Jankavicius |
1–3 | |||
| Sergey Egorov |
2–4 | |||
| Orhes Racing |
Ligier JS2 R | 24 | Mathieu Martins |
All |
| Olivier Pernaut | ||||
| 25 | Alain Bucher |
All | ||
| Arnaud Tsamere-Tsedri |
1 | |||
| Julien Febreau |
2 | |||
 Ayla Ågren |
3, 5 | |||
| Paolo Collivadino |
4 | |||
| Nicholas Adcock |
6 | |||
| M Racing |
Ligier JS2 R | 53 | Natan Bihel |
All |
| 69 | Laurent Millara |
All | ||
| CTF Performance |
Ligier JS2 R | 95 | Nicolas Beraud |
1–5 |
| Fabien Delaplace |
1, 3–5 | |||
| Gilles Poret |
2 | |||
| EntryLists:[2] | ||||
Results
Bold indicates overall winner.
| Rnd. | Circuit | JS P4 Winning Team | JS2 R Winning Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JS P4 Winning Drivers | JS2 R Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya |
No. 34 Les Deux Arbres |
No. 53 M Racing |
| Antoine Lepesqueux Steve Zacchia |
Natan Bihel | |||
| R2 | No. 23 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
No. 53 M Racing | ||
| Jacopo Faccioni Alessandro Cicognani |
Natan Bihel | |||
| 2 | R1 | Red Bull Ring |
No. 23 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
No. 53 M Racing |
| Jacopo Faccioni Alessandro Cicognani |
Natan Bihel | |||
| R2 | No. 34 Les Deux Arbres |
No. 24 Orhes Racing | ||
| Patrice Lafargue |
Mathieu Martins Olivier Pernaut | |||
| 3 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard |
No. 23 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
No. 24 Orhes Racing |
| Jacopo Faccioni Alessandro Cicognani |
Mathieu Martins Olivier Pernaut | |||
| R2 | No. 23 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
No. 53 M Racing | ||
| Jacopo Faccioni Alessandro Cicognani |
Natan Bihel | |||
| 4 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza |
No. 34 Les Deux Arbres |
No. 53 M Racing |
| Patrice Lafargue Dimitri Enjalbert |
Natan Bihel | |||
| R2 | No. 23 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
No. 24 Orhes Racing | ||
| Jacopo Faccioni Alessandro Cicognani |
Mathieu Martins Olivier Pernaut | |||
| 5 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
No. 23 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
No. 53 M Racing |
| Jacopo Faccioni Alessandro Cicognani |
Natan Bihel | |||
| R2 | No. 23 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
No. 24 Orhes Racing | ||
| Jacopo Faccioni Alessandro Cicognani |
Mathieu Martins Olivier Pernaut | |||
| 6 | R1 | Algarve International Circuit |
No. 33 Les Deux Arbres |
No. 24 Orhes Racing |
| Jacques Nicolet |
Mathieu Martins Olivier Pernaut | |||
| R2 | No. 34 Les Deux Arbres |
No. 53 M Racing | ||
| Steve Zacchia Tom Cloet |
Natan Bihel | |||
| Sources:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] | ||||
Championships
JS P4 Drivers
| Pos. | Driver | Team | CAT[15][16] |
RBR[17][18] |
LEC[19] |
MNZ[20][21] |
SPA[22][23] |
POR[24] |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1 | Jacopo Faccioni Alessandro Cicognani |
HP Racing Team |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 223 |
| 2 | Jacques Nicolet |
Les Deux Arbres |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 |
| 3 | Steve Zacchia |
Les Deux Arbres |
1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 90 | ||||||
| 4 | Patrice Lafargue |
Les Deux Arbres |
3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 77 | ||||||||
| 5 | Nelson |
Les Deux Arbres |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 69 | ||||||||
| 6 | Antoine Lepesqueux |
Les Deux Arbres |
1 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Andrew Ferguson Jeremy Ferguson |
24-7 Motorsport |
3 | DNS | 4 | 4 | 39 | ||||||||
| 8 | Dimitri Enjalbert |
Les Deux Arbres |
1 | 4 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Nicola Neri Simone Riccitelli |
HP Racing Team |
2 | 3 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Pierre Fillon |
Les Deux Arbres |
3 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Tom Cloet |
Les Deux Arbres |
Ret | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Patrick Zacchia |
Les Deux Arbres |
5 | 3 | 25 | ||||||||||
| – | Pierre Nicolet |
Les Deux Arbres |
WD | WD | – | ||||||||||
| Standings:[25] | |||||||||||||||
JS2 R Drivers
| Pos. | Driver | Team | CAT |
RBR |
LEC |
MNZ |
SPA |
POR |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | ||||
| 1 | Natan Bihel |
M Racing |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 259 |
| 2 | Mathieu Martins Olivier Pernaut |
Orhes Racing |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 232 |
| 3 | Laurent Millara |
M Racing |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 177 |
| 4 | Cédric Oltramare |
Cool Racing |
6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 147 |
| 5 | Nicolas Beraud |
CTF Performance |
4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 95 | ||
| 6 | Fabien Delaplace |
CTF Performance |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 79 | ||||
| 7 | Alain Bucher |
Orhes Racing |
7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | WD | WD | 6 | 6 | 78 |
| 8 | Egidijus Gutaravicius |
Arctic Energy |
5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 72 | ||||
| 9 | Pavilas Jankavicius |
Arctic Energy |
5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | ||||||
| 10 | Maurice Smith |
Cool Racing |
5 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Sergey Egorov |
Arctic Energy |
7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | ||||||||
| 12 | Julien Febreau |
Orhes Racing |
4 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Gilles Poret |
CTF Performance |
6 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Ayla Ågren |
Orhes Racing |
6 | 6 | WD | WD | 16 | ||||||||
| 15 | Nicholas Adcock |
Orhes Racing |
6 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Arnaud Tsamere-Tsedri |
Orhes Racing |
7 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Paolo Collivadino |
Orhes Racing |
7 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Standings:[26] | |||||||||||||||
JS P4 Teams
| Pos. | Team | CAT |
RBR |
LEC |
MNZ |
SPA |
POR |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| 1 | #23 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 223 |
| 2 | #34 Les Deux Arbres |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 211 |
| 3 | #33 Les Deux Arbres |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 205 |
| 4 | #27 24-7 Motorsport |
3 | DNS | 4 | 4 | 39 | ||||||||
| 5 | #22 HPRacing by Monzagarage |
2 | 2 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 6 | #32 Les Deux Arbres |
5 | 3 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Standings:[27] | ||||||||||||||
JS2 R Teams
| Pos. | Team | CAT |
RBR |
LEC |
MNZ |
SPA |
POR |
Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
| 1 | #53 M Racing |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 259 |
| 2 | #24 Orhes Racing |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 232 |
| 3 | #69 M Racing |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 177 |
| 4 | #4 Cool Racing |
6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 147 |
| 5 | #95 CTF Performance |
4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 95 | ||
| 6 | #17 Arctic Energy |
5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 94 |
| 7 | #25 Orhes Racing |
7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | WD | WD | 6 | 6 | 78 |
| 8 | #13 Cool Racing |
5 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Standings:[28] | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Ligier European Series : Calendrier et nouveautés pour la saison 2021". endurance-info.com. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ↑ "Classification by Category – Barcelona Heat" (PDF). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ↑ "Barcelona Heat 1 Race 1 Results" (PDF). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ "Barcelona Heat 1 Race 2 Results" (PDF). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ "Red Bull Ring Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "Red Bull Ring Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "Le Castellet Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "Le Castellet Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). 6 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "Monza Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Monza Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Spa Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Spa Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Portimao Heat Race 1 Results" (PDF). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Portimao Heat Race 2 Results" (PDF). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ↑ "Ligier European Series – M Racing and Les Deux Arbres open the ball". autohebdof1.com. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (20 April 2021). "Barcelona, M-Racing Double Up In JS2 R". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ligier European Series – Orhès and Les Deux Arbres take revenge". autohebdof1.com. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Automobilismo, Faccioni e Cicognani leader della Ligier European Series". forlitoday.it (in Italian). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (7 June 2021). "Ligier European Series At Paul Ricard". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (10 July 2021). "Four Teams Leave Monza With Wins". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Automobilismo, un primo e un secondo posto per Cicognani e Faccioni a Monza". corriereromagna.it (in Italian). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Forbes, Gonzalo (18 September 2021). "Ligier European Series – Race 2: Faccioni and Cigognani double the lead at Spa". autohebdof1.com. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ligier Series, Faccioni e Cicognani sono campioni d'Europa". piazzaledellavittoria.it (in Italian). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (26 October 2021). "Championships Sealed At Portimao Finale". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
- ↑ "JS P4 Ligier European Series Drivers Championship Portimao After Race 2" (PDF). Ligier European Series. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "JS2 R Ligier European Series Drivers Championship Portimao After Race 2" (PDF). Ligier European Series. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "JS P4 Ligier European Series Teams Championship Portimao After Race 2" (PDF). Ligier European Series. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ↑ "JS2 R Ligier European Series Teams Championship Portimao After Race 2" (PDF). Ligier European Series. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.