Asian Le Mans Series Entry Updates: Multiple New Driver Confirmations
Asian Le Mans Series Entry Update
LMP2
Eurointernational has named an all-Bronze driver squad for their LMP2 entry under the Eurointernational – OJETS banner with a Ligier JS P217 Gibson.
All three drivers have prior experience in the Series:
Phil Mulacek raced in a Rick Ware Racing (prepped by Eurointernational) Ligier JS P2 Nissan last season in LMP2 Am, it is his Ojets private aviation concern that provides the main sponsor for the team;
Aussie racer Neale Muston has multiple starts with multiple LMP3 teams across the Series’ recent history including Graff, ARC Bratislava and others;
The team’s second Aussie, John Corbett contested the 2019/20 Series in LMP2 in an identical Ligier, he also raced at Dubai last month in the 24H Dubai.
Notably the opening round in Dubai will be Eurointernational’s first under the Italian flag after 31 years of running as a US-flagged team.
LMP3
2015 ELMS LMP3 Champion, 2019/20 Team LNT Ginetta LMP1 Champion and current Ginetta factory driver Charlie Robertson will join Miro Konopka in the Slovakian team’s #44 Ginetta LMP3, this the global competition debut for the car.
Belgian LMP3 racer Tom Cloet completes the team line-up.
There’s also confirmation of the crew for the #4 Phoenix Racing Ligier with ‘Ring Police’ racer Jan-Erik Slooten, 24H Series race winner and VLN racer Vincent Kolb and Wochenspiegel Team Monschau’s Leonard Weiss.
GT
Kessel Racing have confirmed Giorgio Roda and Francesco Zollo in their #27 Ferrari.
Dubai-based GPX Racing will be looking to follow up on their Dubai 24H success last month with their #40 Porsche 911 GT3 R crewed by 24H winning pair Porsche factory man Julien Andlauer and Abu Dhabi based Zimbabwean racer Axcil Jefferies, the evergreen Alain Ferté, fourteen times a Le Mans 24 Hours starter, completes the line-up.
