Several driver changes

A few days before the 80th edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours, the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the entry list has changed.

There are six changes to the entry list, five of which affect entries for FIA WEC competitors. As in the previous round at Spa-Francorchamps, the injured Timo Bernhard has been replaced by Marc Gene in the nr3 Audi R18 Ultra. Franck Montagny steps into the nr15 Oak Racing Pescarolo-Judd for Guillaume Moreau, who remains in a stable condition following back injuries sustained in the testing accident last Sunday.

In LMP2 Czech driver Jan Charouz replaces Robbie Kerr in the nr25 ADR-Delta Oreca Nissan while there are two driver changes at the Gulf Racing Middle East team. Ludovic Badey replaces Maxime Jousse in the nr28 Lola-Nissan and Marc Rostan joins Jean-Denis Delatraz and Keiko Ihara in the nr29 Lola-Nissan.

The only change in LMGTE is in the nr79 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 with Patrick Pilet replacing American driver Darren Law. However this car is not eligible for FIA WEC Championship points.

Jeff Carter

Photo: FRANCORCHAMPS (LIEGE, BELGIUM), SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT, 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Thursday, May 3, 2012, FREE PRACTICE. Marc Gene will replace Timo Bernhard in the Audi R18 Ultra #3, as in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.