Good luck to the many WEC drivers taking on another 24-hour race!

Good luck and safe racing to the many FIA WEC and ELMS names who will be keeping race-fit by competing in another 24-hour race this coming weekend, the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps – venue for the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in May of this year.

Among them will be Audi Sport’s 24 Hours of Le Mans-winning trio of André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler, Toyota Racing’s Nicolas Lapierre who will be driving a McLaren GT3, G-Drive Racing’s Olivier Pla, and a host of Aston Martin Racing names including Darren Turner, Stefan Mücke, Pedro Lamy and Team Principal John Gaw!  

Andre Lotterer explains more: “In a nutshell, we’re in the race to battle for victory. Whether or not we’ll have a chance to be in contention this year remains to be seen. A fair rating of all the entrants is never easy. We not only have strong rivals but also strong co-competitors within the Audi teams. It’ll be anything but easy."

More used to driving the Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1-H prototype, Lotterer talks about the differences in driving style required for the Audi R8 LMS ultra he will be driving:  “It’s true that there are really big differences between an LMP and a GT3 sports car, particularly due to the aerodynamics, the weight and the tyres.  But a GT race car is generally not easy to drive at the limit either.  In a GT you’ve got to be more restrained than in an LMP.  On the other hand, we’ve got to go to the limit in order to be able to attack; this race will be a nice challenge.”

Fiona Miller (with quotes from Audi Sport)

Photo:  LE MANS (LA SARTHE, FRANCE), 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, FRIDAY 13TH JUNE 2014, DRIVERS PARADE IN CENTRE OF LE MANS. Benoît Tréluyer, André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler are looking for another 24-hour win this weekend.