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Makes › Ligier France › JS27 · Coachbuilt · 1986

Ligier
JS27

Formula 1 car, 5 chassis

Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.

IDENTIFICATION CARD · LIGIER JS27 1986
No licensed photograph yet. Photographs are published only when their licence permits it.
?ProductionNot yet verified
0Chassis documentedin this archive
?SurvivingNot yet verified
Contents
  1. 01Overview
  2. 02Production & history
  3. 03Specifications
  4. 04Colours & options
  5. 05Individual cars
  6. 06Reference

01Overview

At a glance

Built
Not yet verified
Years
1986
Engine
V6, turbocharged, rear-mounted · 1,500 cc / 1.5 LFactory: 1.5 L
Power
Not yet verified
Top speed
Not yet verified
Body
Not yet verified
Designer
Michel Tétu (technical director), Claude Gallopin (design), Henri Durand (aerodynamics)
In this archive
Not yet verified
Surviving
Not yet verified

Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.

Why it matters

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How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Model rarityNot yet assessed Production figure not yet verified.
Specification rarityNot yet assessed
Colour rarityNot yet assessed
Individual rarityNot yet assessed
Historical rarityNot yet assessed
Survival rarityNot yet assessed

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

02Production & history

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

No production figures recorded yet.

History

The JS27 was Ligier's Formula One car for the 1986 season, entered by Equipe Ligier with a Renault V6 turbo engine and Pirelli tyres. Rene Arnoux drove it in 16 Grands Prix, Jacques Laffite in 9 and Philippe Alliot in 7. Across the season the cars finished 19 times, took two podiums and scored 29 points, according to the f1db figures.

Variants

How each version differs from the standard JS27.

No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.

03Specifications

Technical specifications

Engine

Engine manufacturerRenault1 Independently researched
Engine familyRenault EF151 Independently researched
Engine codeNot yet verified
LayoutV6, turbocharged, rear-mounted2 Independently researched
Displacement 1,500 cc / 1.5 LFactory: 1.5 L2 Independently researchedTaken from the f1db engine name 'Renault 1.5 V6T'; no separate bore or stroke data in the cache.
BoreNot yet verified
StrokeNot yet verified
Compression ratioNot yet verified
Fuel systemNot yet verified
PowerNot yet verified
Power atNot yet verified
TorqueNot yet verified

Transmission & drivetrain

GearboxNot yet verified
GearsNot yet verified
Driven wheelsRear2 Independently researched

Chassis, body & dimensions

ChassisNot yet verified
Front suspensionNot yet verified
Rear suspensionNot yet verified
BrakesNot yet verified
SteeringNot yet verified
Body constructionNot yet verified
WheelbaseNot yet verified
LengthNot yet verified
WidthNot yet verified
HeightNot yet verified
Front trackNot yet verified
Rear trackNot yet verified
Kerb weightNot yet verified
Dry weightNot yet verified

Performance

Maximum speedNot yet verified
0–100 km/hNot yet verified
Fuel tankNot yet verified

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

04Colours & options

Factory colours & interiors

Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.

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Factory options & codes

Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.

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05Individual cars

Chassis register

Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.

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Competition history

Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.

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Auction & sale history

Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.

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See one in person

Museums where an example of this car can be seen.

No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.

06Reference

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

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Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

  1. 1
    Ligier JS27 - STATS F1 Level C STATS F1
    • Engine : Renault
    • Renault EF15 V6 t
    Accessed 2026-11-13
  2. 2
    Ligier JS27 : The Formula One DataBase (archived 2009 capture) Level C The Formula One DataBase (f1db)
    • Renault 1.5 V6T
    • Drive: | Rear
    Accessed 2026-11-13

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