Raphaël de Chaunac: “We have three values ​​at ORECA: passion, performance and audacity! »

On the occasion of the inauguration of the Technocentre in Signes (Var), our driver who has been at the helm of the ORECA firm for five years alongside his father Hugues de Chaunac, leaves his office. Walk on the Castellet plateau with the man who carries the future of a flagship of motorsport.

Hello Raphaël, we are entering the world of ORECA straight away with this Audi RS e-tron GT…

Audi is indeed a brand with which ORECA has a rich history. This began with the meeting between my father, Hugues de Chaunac, and Dr. Ullrich, then head of Audi Sport. In the early 2000s, the opportunity arose for private teams to field a car from Ingolstadt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. There had been Audi-Japan (Team Goh) and Audi-England (Team Veloqx) in 2004. ORECA approached Audi France, whose The managing director was Patrice Franke, to enter an R8 in the 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans. We embarked on this adventure with a strong driver team consisting of Franck Montagny, Stéphane Ortelli and Jean-Marc…