Norma was announced in late March 2016 as the 6th LMP3 chassis supplier by the ACO and today the Norbert Santos owned organisation unveiled the latest images of the final design of the car now dubbed the Norma M30.

In addition to studies conducted internally by the Norma design office since the summer of 2015, there has been a significant collaboration in recent months with the Tatuus engineering office both to validate the design and to help optimise performance.

Norma report that they have had several very strong expressions in the new car but are considering limiting the number of cars that will be produced for 2017 to assure customers the best possible service.

The first of those customer/partner teams to be announced is a familiar name to DSC readers, TDS Racing.

“This is another very important moment in the history of Norma,” said founder Norbert Santos. “We have put a lot of resources and energy around the design of the M30. This will not only a nice car but, we believe, a performance car that will meet the requirements of our future partner teams.

“I would like to warmly thank Xavier Combet and Jacques Morello TDS Racing for the speed with which they wished to formalise our agreements. I think they were both convinced by the relevance of our work.

“This is a first extremely important partnership that will allow us to prepare our launch in the best way possible.

“Other teams too have announced their clear intention to join us. They are trusted brands that affect us as the first car will be as scheduled, assembled by the end of the summer.”

“Norma is already looking to the future. We are ready.”

TDS Racing team manager Xavier Combet also expressed his thoughts about the reveal.

“The arrival of Norma in LMP3 was expected by many teams. We all know the quality of the prototypes produced by Norbert Santos’ team. When we were quite recently able to discover the technical program implemented around the design of the M30, we were immediately impressed.

“We are convinced that this new car will enable TDS drivers shine in a category that we will join with a strong enthusiasm and a lot of ambition. Our LMP3 program will be announced soon.”