OAK Racing

OAK Racing

Founded	1980
Team principal(s)	Jacques Nicolet (2007–present)
Former series	Asian Le Mans Series French F3 FIA World Endurance Championship
Noted drivers	Oliver Pla Julien Canal Roman Rusinov David Heinemeier Hansson
Teams' Championships	2013 FIA WEC LMP2 class
Drivers' Championships	2013 (Baguette, Plowman, González)

OAK Racing is an endurance racing team specialising in sports prototypes based in Le Mans, France. In 2013 it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class^[1] and the 2013 FIA WEC World Champion drivers and teams on LMP2 class.^[2][3]

In 2012 the team contested the FIA World Endurance Championship with LMP1 and LMP2 prototypes (including the blue riband Le Mans 24 Hours) as well as the European Le Mans Series, which caters for LMP2 cars only. After a number of successful years in the LMP2 class the team stepped up to the premier LMP1 category in 2011.

The team competes in the famous orange and blue racing livery of Gulf Oil in both championships through its partnership with CAR OIL, Gulf Lubricants’ exclusive distributor for France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Powered by Honda Performance Development (LMP1) and Nissan (LMP2) engines, OAK Racing has been the official LMP1 development team for Dunlop since 2009 and uses the company’s rubber in both prototype classes.

In 2012 OAK Racing became a racecar manufacturer through its Onroak Automotive division. Following the formation of its Design Office in 2010, the company was first responsible for the updated OAK/Pescarolo LMP1 that raced in 2011 before developing the all-new Morgan 2012 LMP2 to the ACO's cost capped regulations in time for the 2012 season. Privateer outfits have been able to purchase the chassis since December 2011.

Since late 2006 OAK Racing has been owned by entrepreneur and racing driver Jacques Nicolet via his holding company Everspeed.