Morand Racing is an

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team founded by former racing driver Benoît Morand and based in Marly, Switzerland. The team traces its origins to 2000 when Morand founded PoleVision Racing which competed in numerous

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series before switching to

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until 2011. The team was reformed as Morand Racing in 2012, and has competed in the

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since 2013 with a Morgan

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. For 2015 Morand has formed a partnership with the Japanese

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organization to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, expanding the team to two Morgan prototypes. For 2016 season Morand changed its partnership to Mexican driver Ricardo González to form "RGR Sport by Morand" with a new

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. They won the opening round of the championship at Silverstone as well as their home race, the

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with the pole position and

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too.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

* Season still in progress.

References

Swiss auto racing teams Formula BMW teams European Le Mans Series teams FIA World Endurance Championship teams 24 Hours of Le Mans teams {{autoracing-stub Auto racing teams established in 2000 Auto racing teams established in 2012