In addition to the all-GT Academy team campaigning in the Dubai 24hrs this month, Signatech Nissan team boss Philippe Sinault has announced his intended driver line-up for the 2012 World Endurance Championship:
“We hope to keep our 2011 driver package of Lucas (Ordoñez), Franck Mailleux and Soheil Ayari (Jean-Karl Vernay is under contract to Peugeot) and we hope to be joined next year by another Playstation graduate (Jordan Tresson).”
Signatech intends to run two Nissan Oreca 03 chassis in the LMP2 class of the WEC rather than the one, albeit successful, car run last season in the WEC’s predecessor series, the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. The provisional dates for the series itself have also been announced
17th March – 12 Hours of Sebring; Sebring International Raceway, Florida- 5th May – 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps; Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
- 16-17th June – 24 Heures du Mans; Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans
- 25th August – 6 Hours of Silverstone; Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
- 15th September – 6 Hours of São Paulo; Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
- 29th September – 6 Hours of Bahrain; Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
- 14th October – 6 Hours of Fuji; Fuji International Speedway, Oyama
- 11th or 18th November – 6 Hours of China; Venue to be confirmed
GTPlanet wishes Lucas, Jordan and the Signatech Nissan team all the best in 2012!
Thanks to Stu for the tip.
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The cartoon guys remind me of Dragon Ball-Z.
LOL.
I’d pay for the Nissan Oreca 03. Nissan, PD, make it happen!
Are those the 2 newest Power Rangers?
No, wait, it’s Nissan Man and his trusty sidekick!
Seriously, comic book heros? Fail.
why are the GT logos on the opposite sides of the suits?
Whoa, hold on…can someone PLEASE clear this up:
This is OUR Jordan, correct?! O.O
No, not the GTPlanet Jordan.
lol. :D Good guess though. :)
Jordan Tresson is the winner of the second GT Academy and French. GTPlanet’s site owner Jordan is American and would thus be ineligible for the European GT Academy – and the only US GT Academy was won by Brian Heitkotter last year.
Nothing to do with gt5
Has everything to do with GT5.
dragon ball cover? lol
exactly what i was thinking..it’s goku and vegeta stance hahah
DUUUDE, who gave you permission to use my photo?
That’s awesome!
Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta isn’t included this year? Hopefully all the big names still attend this year.
Nope, Because that’ll be on the same weekend as that 6 Hour China race.
What no Petite lm this year ?
It’s because the track is to small to support all the entrants in the WEC. They said it would have essentially become a smash up derby. I could deffinently see them extending the circuit going further past the right hander after the esses. I don’t think all the big names will show but I could see Audi Sport North America sending a R18 since Rey have been so heavily involved in promoting their brand on the North American markets at Sebring and Petit.
I absolutely hate Nissan but I would love that opportunity!
Dang that’s one epic looking pic.
ha i thought i was the only one that thought that!!! They look like superheros!!!! :o
Apparently only one of them can fly…
I thought that too, FRICKING EPIC!
Ok, than I am the only one not liking the pic. The pose of the drivers looks superfluous.
We all know how they look and who they are, so posing like a super hero is more worth a laugh than any serious compliment.
^^^ I too think it looks badass, Super racers to the grid. But that’s your opinion so I respect it.
Also is that a checkered flag cape coming out of Ordonez’s suit? SWEET!
“Apparently only one of them can fly”
lolololol Nice!
Since GT5 is so involed in this sport can we get all those tracks PD?
Can’t wait!
15th of September, I WILL FREAKING BE THERE!!!
Im so excited! But im more excited about the WEC and above all American Jordan Thresson driving the LMP class! The last American to win the prototype class was Hurley Haywood in 1994! Don’t let us down Jordan.
Erm….Jordan is from France…
+1 sumbrownkid.. straight french!
Lucas = Spain
Jordan = France
Jann = UK
Bryan – USA
(pretty sure…)
You mean Bryan Heitkotter. As stated, Jordan is French.
Congrats Tresson!
Kaz why cant’ we get this as DLC it would make my day.
Imma lend them my enzo for the le mans race. Member the Ferrari seasonal???? Cut every corner… easy win
Okay, that made me laugh…
awesome!
I wouldn’t hold your breath for that, they haven’t even given us the LMP2 Nissan driven by Lucas even though it was an obvious tie in car to add.
DLC Signatech ORECA? Please. And good luck to Signatech in 2012!
Awesome!
Nice :D
To be reflected “in game”…???
A GT Academy Signatech Nissan Oreca 03 would certainly make an enticing DLC addition, wouldn’t it? Assuming there was enough space for the name, admittedly…
Not necessarily famine, it can just called gt academy Nissan oreca 03. I’m basing this off of how the Minolta Toyota is named. Or it could just called Nissan oreca 03 like how the Audi r8 is called, no team names like joest ate in it.
*are in it.
I hate my phone sometimes.
That would complete the circle: From virtual to real to champion to virtual :)
Famine where on earth did you find that Batman and Robin style portrait of Lucas and Jordan?? It’s bloody brilliant!
That photo is V cool. It almost looks like a promotional image for new DLC cars and suits.
We live in hope.