IMSA – Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier Pla with ESM

As we announced to you in issue 2139 of AUTOhebdo, Extreme Speed ​​Motorsports intends to raise its game in 2018. The American structure has confirmed the commitment of Nicolas lapierre and Olivier Pla on his two Nissan Onroak DPi built on a Ligier JS P217 for the NAEC events included in the calendar of theIMSA.

The two Frenchmen will support Scott Sharp and Ryan Dalziel in the No. 2 and Johannes van Overbeek and Luis Felipe Derani in the No. 22. Detailed training has not yet been chosen for endurance events. The first defends the interests of Signatech-Alpine in the LMP2 category of WEC and also evolved with Dragonspeed in ELMS. The second mainly competes within the Ford team in the GTE Pro category of the World Championship.Endurance.

“Tequila Patron ESM is delighted to announce that Nicolas and Olivier will be joining us for the NAEC races in 2018, confirms boss-pilot Scott Sharp. Both showed impressive pace on all types of circuits with different cars. They are truly at the top of their game and represent incredible added value to the team. »

Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier Pla will be present at the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring (Florida), the 6 hours of Watkins Glen (New York) and Petit Le Mans (Georgia) where Olivier Pla won in 2016.