OLIVIER PLA
Date of birth: 22 October 1981
Place of birth: Toulouse, France
Nationality: French
Lives: Toulouse, France
Languages: French & English
Twitter: @OlivierPla
After starting his career in single-seater racing, Frenchman Olivier Pla has earned an enviable reputation in sports car racing during recent years. He first came to the attention of Nissan while competing in Oak Racing-entered LM P2 cars, powered by the NISMO-tuned Nissan VK45DE V8 engine.
Pla is the perfect example of a sports car driver who has both outright speed and the consistency to excel in endurance racing. In 2014 he raced the No.26 Ligier-Nissan, which took LM P2 pole position in six of the eight FIA World Endurance Championship races. Despite four victories and multiple fastest laps, Olivier and his team-mates were pipped to the championship win so the Frenchman is hungry for success in 2015.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2014
- FIA World Endurance Championship with Oak Racing (G-Drive entry). Runner up in LM P2 Drivers Endurance Trophy with four race victories.
- Competed in six rounds of the Tudor United Sports Car Championship with Oak Racing - winner at Mosport
2013
- FIA World Endurance Championship with Oak Racing. Runner up in LM P2 Drivers Endurance Trophy and second in class (eighth place overall) in the Le Mans 24 Hours.
2012
- Fourth place in LM P2 in theFIA World Endurance Championship, driving for Oak Racing.
- Runner up on the European Le Mans Series with two podiums and one victory.
2011
- Competed in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, taking third place overall at Silverstone in the Oak/Pescarolo Judd LM P1.
- Le Mans Series & Le Mans 24 Hours: LM P1 / Zytek - Quifel-ASM
2010
- Sixth place overall in the Le Mans Series with one win and two podiums, driving a Ginetta-Zytek LM P2 - Quifel-ASM
- Seventh place at Le Mans 24 Hours in the Ginetta-Zytek LM P2 - Quifel-ASM
2009
- Le Mans Series LM P2 Champion with two race wins: Ginetta-Zytek LM P2 - Quifel-ASM
- Also raced Ginetta-Zytek in Le Mans 24 Hours - DNF
2008
- Competed in the Le Mans Series in the LM P2 Lola AER
- Fourth place in LM P2 at Le Mans 24 Hours, driving Lola AER for Quifel-ASM
- Raced at Petit Le Mans in the LM P1 Zytek factory entry
- GP2 test driver
2007
GP2 test driver
2006
GP2 Series with David Price Racing
2005
GP2 Series with David Price Racing: 2 wins
2004
World Series by Nissan: partial season with Carline Motorsport, taking one win and two podium finishes.
2003
Third place in Formula 3 Euroseries with ASM
2002
Third place French Formula 3 Championship with ASM - two wins and six podiums
F3 Masters in Zandvoort - second place overall
2001
Made F3 debut in French Formula 3 Championship: 1 podium for Saulnier Racing
2000
Third place in the Renault Campus Championship with four wins and eight podiums
1999
Made motorsport debut at La Filiere
Last Update: 12 January 2015
