After a successful
year racing in the LMP3
class, British squad United Autosport
will now prepare themselves for a bigger challenge in 2017, which is
the 24 Hours of Le Mans,
as they confirmed the leap up to the LMP2
and the extended commitment with Onroak
Automotive.
The trip to France
was achieved thanks to the title in the LMP3 class in the European Le
mans Series, with some dominant performances being displayed, and
while that a possible LMP2 effort in the European competition with
the new Ligier JS P217
is in the cards but still under evaluation, along with their current
multi-car program in LMP3. In fact, this is a return to the second
prototype tier for United Autosports, as they participated in the
2011 Petit Le Mans
with an OAK-Pescarolo 01-Judd
model, finishing 13th
overall and second in the LMP2 class.
Although a decision
in the driver lineup for the LMP2 effort is still a matter for the
future, the champion and runner-up LMP3 trios are worth a look to
help in the selection, with Alex Brundle having the Onroak link and
lots of LMP2 experience, Matt Bell having his long relationship with
United Autosports and Mark Patterson also for being part in the last
LMP2 effort for the team and also for his other opportunities to race
in LMP2 machinery that he had until this time.
United Autosports at
least already confirmed the drivers for a single LMP3 racer next
year, being them Sean Rayhall, John Falb and Enzo Potolicchio, all of
them having some good prototype experience to defend the class title
for United Autosports.
PHOTO: United Autosports
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