Vector Sport

{{short description|British racing team (founded 2021)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox motor racing team

| name = {{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport

| logo = Vector Sport logo.jpg

| founded = 2021

| base = Silverstone, United Kingdom

| principal = {{plainlist|

  • Gary Holland

}}

| chassis = Oreca 07 (ELMS)

| current series = European Le Mans Series

| former series =FIA World Endurance Championship

| current drivers = European Le Mans Series:
10.
{{flagicon|IRE}} Ryan Cullen
{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich
{{flagicon|MCO}} Stéphane Richelmi

| driver titles =

|founders=Gary Holland|website=|drivers=}}

Vector Sport is a British sports car racing team currently competing in the European Le Mans Series. Founded in 2021 by Gary Holland, a former team manager at Jota Sport and Dragon Racing, the Silverstone-based outfit has focused its on-track operations on the LMP2 class, entering the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2022 and 2023.{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=2022-02-24 |title=Holland: Vector Sport Formed on "Blank Piece of Paper" – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/holland-vector-sport-formed-on-blank-piece-of-paper/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/24-heures-du-mans/endurance-vector-sport-s-engage-en-wec-avec-le-pilote-audi-nico-mueller-eae517d4-5113-11ec-bb7a-6c90235815d6|title=Endurance. Vector Sport s'engage en WEC avec le pilote Audi Nico Mueller|website=Ouest-France|language=fr|last=Jeanjean|first=Bertrand|date=29 November 2021|access-date=11 December 2021}}

At the end of 2022, Vector agreed a technical partnership to run the Isotta Fraschini Tipo 6 LMH-C in the Le Mans Hypercar category in 2024.{{cite web |access-date=2 January 2023 |author=Laurent Mercier |date=30 December 2022 |language=fr |title=Vector Sport s'allie à Isotta Fraschini pour le programme Hypercar |url=https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/article/105016-vector-sport-sallie-isotta-fraschini-pour-le-programme-hypercar |website=www.endurance-info.com}} However, the teams split amidst alleged contract breaches on the part of Isotta Fraschini, who later partnered with Duqueine Team.{{Cite web |title=Vector Sport & Isotta Fraschini Part Ways |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/11/27/vector-sport-isotta-fraschini-part-ways-ahead-of-2024-wec-season.html |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.dailysportscar.com|date=27 November 2023 }}

File:Oreca 07 - Ryan Cullen, Gabriel Aubry & Matthias Kaiser enters Tertre Rouge at the 2023 Le Mans (53469922381).jpg

File:2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Vector Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson No.10 (DSC00060).jpg

Racing record

=24 Hours of Le Mans results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! No.

! Car

! Drivers

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

align="center"

! 2022

|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport

| 10

|align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais
{{flagicon|IRL}} Ryan Cullen
{{flagicon|CHE}} Nico Müller

| LMP2

| 357

| 27th

| 22nd

align="center"

! 2023

|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport

| 10

|align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry
{{flagicon|IRE}} Ryan Cullen
{{flagicon|LIE}} Matthias Kaiser

| LMP2

| 325

| 15th

| 7th

align="center"

! 2024

|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport

| 10

|align=left| Oreca 07-Gibson

|align=left| {{flagicon|IRL}} Ryan Cullen
{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|MCO}} Stéphane Richelmi

| LMP2

| 297

| 19th

| 5th

= FIA World Endurance Championship =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Year

!Entrant

!Class

!No

!Chassis

!Engine

!Drivers

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

!Pts

2022

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport

|LMP2

| 10

|Oreca 07

|Gibson GK428 4.2L V8

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|IRE}} Ryan Cullen
{{Flagicon|CHE}} Nico Müller (rounds 1–4)
{{Flagicon|GER}} Mike Rockenfeller (round 1)
{{Flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais (rounds 2–6)
{{Flagicon|NED}} Renger van der Zande (rounds 5–6)

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SEB
{{small|NC}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LMN
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MNZ
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHR
{{small|9}}

|

! 10th

! 21

2023

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport

|LMP2

| 10

|Oreca 07

|Gibson GK428 4.2L V8

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry
{{Flagicon|IRE}} Ryan Cullen
{{Flagicon|LIE}} Matthias Kaiser

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LMS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
{{small|NC}}

! 10th

! 29

= European Le Mans Series =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Year

!Entrant

!Class

!No

!Chassis

!Engine

!Drivers

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

!Pts

2024

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport

|LMP2

| 10

|Oreca 07

|Gibson GK428 4.2L V8

| align="left" |{{flagicon|IRE}} Ryan Cullen
{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Drugovich
{{flagicon|MCO}} Stéphane Richelmi
{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | CAT
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LEC
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | IMO
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SPA
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MUG
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ALG
{{small|Ret}}

! 12th

! 21

References

{{reflist}}