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:2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Vector Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson No.10 (DSC00060).jpg
Racing record
=24 Hours of Le Mans results=
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Year
! Entrant ! No. ! Car ! Drivers ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
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align="center"
! 2022 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport | 10 |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais | LMP2 | 357 | 27th | 22nd |
align="center"
! 2023 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport | 10 |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry | LMP2 | 325 | 15th | 7th |
align="center"
! 2024 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport | 10 |align=left| {{flagicon|IRL}} Ryan Cullen | 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 |Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|IRE}} Ryan Cullen |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SEB |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LMN |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MNZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BHR | ! 10th ! 21 |
2023
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Vector Sport |LMP2 | 10 |Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | align="left" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALG |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LMS |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR ! 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 |Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | align="left" |{{flagicon|IRE}} Ryan Cullen | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | CAT | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LEC | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | IMO | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SPA | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MUG | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ALG ! 12th ! 21 |
References
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