Racing History
In 2003, Creation Autosportif purchased a Lister Storm from the Lister factory for use in the FIA GT Championship, with backing from Stuff magazine as a major sponsor. By the seventh round at Anderstorp, the team purchased a second Storm for use in the championship. The team took their best result at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, with a second place finish behind a JMB Racing Ferrari. Scoring points in all but one round, Creation was able to take fourth place in the teams championship.
Creation continued in FIA GT in 2004, but decided to switch back to a one car team. They achieved a best finish of fourth at Hockenheimring before the team dropped out of FIA GT after the round at Imola, due to various problems with their Lister Storms.
Creation instead chose to concentrate on their new endeavour, a Le Mans prototype the team had purchased from RN Motorsport known as a DBA 03S, which was in fact a modified Reynard 02S. The team would use their 03S in the newly founded Le Mans Endurance Series, managing to take two third place finishes in the four race season, earning them fourth place in the teams championship. The team also flew to the United States to participate in the final two rounds of the American Le Mans Series season, including the Petit Le Mans. Unfortunately the car failed to finish either time, but was notable for claiming the pole position at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca ahead of the dominant Audi R8s.
Creation continued with their DBA 03S in the Le Mans Endurance Series in 2005, improving with a best finish of second at the home race at Silverstone Circuit. The team eventually finished 5th in the teams championship. The team also received their first ever invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, successfully bringing their 03S home 14th overall.
For 2006, Creation's 03S was no longer legal and had to be modified in order to meet Le Mans Prototype regulations. With the assistance of engineering firm KWM, the DBA 03S was upgraded and rehomologated as the Creation CA06/H. The team also switched from their older Zytek engines to newer and larger Judds. With this new car, the team continued in the Le Mans Endurance Series (now renamed the Le Mans Series), taking another best finish of second at the Nürburgring. A second CA06/H was added to the team at Donington Park, where the team managed to take both second and third. At the end of the season, the team finished second in the teams championship, earning themselves an automatic invitation to the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Elsewhere in 2006, Creation returned again to Le Mans to attempt to finish the classic endurance race. Unfortunately the car failed to finish. The team also returned to the American Le Mans Series, finishing fourth at the Petit Le Mans after taking pole and then finishing third at Laguna Seca.
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