It seems that the need for speed really
got into the Genii Capital and Lotus F1 Team principal Gerard
Lopez, as the Luxembourgian entrepreneur wasn’t happy to be
just watching the squad where he does his investment and decided to
try his luck into endurance racing, returning for the Dubai 24
Hours in 2016.
Lopez is going for his second year in
the endurance classic held at the Dubai Autodrome, as he made his
debut last year driving the Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 of the
Gravity Racing International squad alongside with fellow Genii
Capital CEO Eric Lux, Lotus F1 Team board member Andy Ruhan
and the professional drivers Vincent Radermecker and Loris
de Sordi, not finishing the race after 505 laps.
The desert quest in the start of the
next year will continue with Gravity Racing International and is
supposed to continue with a Mercedes SLS AMG GT3, as Lopez will
continue with Lux and Radermacker and will welcome the experienced
driver Christian Kelders to give a more competitive approach
to the team.
Even though Gravity Racing
International is a well known team in the Belgian and in the
international sportscar scenario and the lineup seems more promising,
their mission won’t be easy as various teams will have good
Professional drivers at Dubai, and some lineups will even have
factory drivers on it, as the examples of Black Falcon, Konrad
Motorsport, Car Collection, Hofor Racing and Ram Racing. The
machinery part may take its toll too, as some teams are bringing new
cars to the race, such as the new Audi R8 LMS, the Mercedes AMG GT3,
the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 and a Renault RS01 that will be equalized
with the GT3 field.
The 2016 edition of the Dubai 24 Hours,
the opening round of the 24H SERIES, will occur on January
15th-16th, and at the moment the entry list has 98 entries, split
between 10 classes ranging from fully fledged sportcars to
race-prepped touring and production cars.
PHOTOS: 24H SERIES
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