SMP Racing enters Stoffel Vandoorne for Spa
Belgian racing star Stoffel Vandoorne will make his WEC debut with Russian team SMP Racing at the upcoming TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and 24 Hours of Le Mans replacing Jenson Button in the No. 11 car.
Vandoorne – who competed in Formula 1 with McLaren for two years - will be an extremely popular addition to this year’s event as the Belgian driver was born in Kortrijk and grew up in Flanders.
Indeed, he will be one of only two Belgians racing on home soil next month as the 27-year-old prepares to make his WEC debut in front of a passionate home crowd.
Vandoorne is no stranger to the challenges of Spa-Francorchamps having already raced at the circuit several times before, and the Belgian pro will be buoyed by the fact he can rely on the experience of his Russian team-mates Vitaly Petrov and Mikhail Aleshin when getting to grips with the LMP1 machinery.
The final entry list for Spa-Francorchamps can be found HERE and tickets for the penultimate round of this year’s Super Season can still be purchased HERE.
