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ORECA (Organisation Exploitation Compétition Automobiles) is a French racing team, founded in 1973 and run by Hugues de Chaunac, former team manager of F1 team AGS. Oreca has had success in many areas of motorsport including Formula Three where drivers including Alain Prost, Jacques Laffite andJean Alesi have won the French Formula Three Championship for the team a record 11 times.

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Founded in 2009 by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and ORECA, the Formula Le Mans has become an efficient link towards the top-level of endurance racing over the years, a full-fledged category. The LMPC category, which is represented in American, Asian and European Le Mans Series, is the perfect opportunity for drivers and teams to take their first steps in sportscar racing before participating in the Le Mans 24 Hours or even the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The LMPC class is a true ladder, drivers and teams who experience that racing series then achieve excellent results in the two top categories of Le Mans racing, LM P1 and LM P2.

The ORECA-FLM 09 is a genuine Le Mans Prototype. Moreover, the car is reliable and efficient, with a matchless value for money. The podiums claimed in the general ranking of the American Le Mans Series are the best proof! The ORECA-FLM 09 is clearly an affordable prototype with reasonable price and technical specifications that are close to the milestones in prototype racing.

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Five 03's have been built, four of which have competed in races. Team Oreca have not entered a race yet but plan to race at the 1000 km of Spa and Le Mans. The first race the Oreca 03 competed in was the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring, the first round of the American Le Mans Series and Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, where the French team of Signatech Nissan competed for ILMC glory in the LMP2 class with drivers Franck Mailleux, long term Oreca driver Soheil Ayari and 2009 GT Academy winner Lucas Ordoñez. The trio had been quick throughout practice and took pole at the Sebring International Raceway, almost four seconds quicker than the next nearest LMP2 class car. Unfortunately, because the car was brand new, problems occurred including continuous gearbox problems. In the end, the No. 26 car finished 30th overall and second in class as there were very little LMP2 entrants.

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LMP1 may get the lion's share of attention when it comes to sports prototype racing, but these days they only compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Everywhere else, including the IMSA United SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, and Asian Le Mans Series, the top category consists of LMP2 racers. And that class is about to enter a new era, lead by entrants like the one you see here.

Unveiled late last week at the Paul Ricard test circuit in the south of France is the new Oreca 07. It's one of four new chassis authorized jointly by the FIA, ACO, and IMSA to compete in the category starting next season and, given Oreca's track record, it could prove the one to beat.

Never heard of Oreca? The French outfit has won countless trophies in racing disciplines as varied as F3, GT, and the Andros Trophy for ice racing; has fielded front-line entries for countless manufacturers; and these days develops and manufactures its own racing prototypes. Most pertinently, the LMP2 class at Le Mans has been won the past two years running in Oreca prototypes.

The new Oreca 07 is based on the existing 05, but has been extensively modified for the next stage in prototype racing. Power comes from a naturally aspirated 4.0-liter V8 rated at 600 horsepower that's been developed by Gibson Technology, with electronics from Cosworth, gearbox by X-Trac and shocks by PKM. Though the regulations call for a minimum weight of no less than 930 kg (2,050 lbs).