Garforth, Leeds-based United Autosports has confirmed its entry into the 2017 Michelin Le Mans Cup. Shaun Lynn and Richard Meins will be driving the team’s Ligier JS P3 as the Michelin Le Mans Cup expands to include the LMP3 class. United Autosports won both the LMP3 Teams Championship and Drivers Championship in the 2016 European […]
Jackie Chan DC Racing and Kent-based Jota Sport have announced that they are to join forces to enter a pair of ORECA 07 LMP2s in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. Jota Sport, 2016 European Le Mans Series champions, ran the G-Drive Racing entry in last season’s FIA World Endurance Championship, finishing third in the […]
Kent-based Team HARD has announced that Michael Caine and Mike Newbould will drive its second Ginetta G55 GT4 entry in the 2017 British GT Championship. Michael Caine has extensive GT experience stretching back to 2001 and, along with team mate Daniele Perfetti, was British GT Champion in 2012, driving the Motorbase Porsche 997 GT3 R. […]
In a new series to EnduranceAndGT.co.uk, Editor Andy Lloyd talks to the next generation of prospective motorsport professionals. He begins this week with a conversation with Norfolk-based data engineer and student Jordan Bird. In 2016, Jordan worked as data engineer with Ebor GT, who contested the British GT Championship with a Maserati GT MC GT4 […]
The Automobile Club de L’Ouest, organiser of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has issued the first 14 invitations for the 2017 running of the French classic. Following the conclusion of the 2016/17 Asian Le Mans Series, the ACO is now in a position to extend its initial invitations. For those new to endurance racing, […]
Three further invitations to the 2017 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans were decided after a thrilling finale to the 2016/17 Asian Le Mans Series with the 4 Hours of Sepang. In the LMP2 class the #25 Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P2, driven by Andreas Pizzitola, Andrea Roda and Aidan Read, took […]
