Soheil Ayari: "Winning in Macau is so much more rock 'n' roll"

Multi-champion, eclectic driver… there are no shortage of superlatives to describe someone whose record is as impressive as his humility. From his twelve participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans to Historic F1 and Macau, he takes us on a thrilling journey, a journey through cars of course, but also, undoubtedly, motorcycles.

Published 08/04/2026 à 09:00

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Soheil Ayari: "Winning in Macau is so much more rock 'n' roll."

Thank you for welcoming us to Magny-Cours at the Ligier workshops where your company Ayari Racing is located (historic racing team, vehicle restoration and coaching - Ed.), you spoiled us with the choice of a Ligier for our drive in the Nièvre countryside…

This is the car that served as the basis for the JS2 racing project (the JS2 competition livery abandoned yellow for metallic blue in 1974 with the arrival of sponsor Total. Ed.), which won the Tour de France Automobile in 1974 with a Maserati engine and finished in 2nd place in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1975 (Jean-Louis Lafosse and Guy Chasseuil. Editor's note) with a Cosworth engine, after having been in contention to win.

His track record speaks for itself, but is there another reason for this choice?

We race the Ligier cars in historic events and this

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