Driver Lineups Confirmed in 59-Car Paul Ricard Entry
Final driver lineups set in 59-car entry for GTWC Europe's six-hour Paul Ricard opener...
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SRO Motorsports Group has released the 59-car entry list for next week’s six-hour GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup season opener at Paul Ricard.
Published on Thursday, the entry is comprised of 18 cars in the Pro category, eight Gold Cup entries, and 17 and 18 cars in Silver and Bronze Cup, respectively.
The vast majority of squads entered into the Pro class already revealed their driver lineups previously, with HRT Ford Performance and Nordique Racing the latest to do so earlier on Thursday.
The rest of the entry list features a number of notable changes and additions across several classes, most notably regarding the debuting Steller Motorsport operation.
The British squad was shown on the initial, full season entry list with a pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs in Bronze Cup.
However, the team is set to be represented by a single car at Paul Ricard, which has been moved to Silver Cup instead. Its driver lineup remains yet to be confirmed.
Herberth Motorsport’s No. 92 Porsche 911 GT3 R is another entry to have moved classes, going from Bronze to Gold Cup for Rolf Ineichen, Tim Heinemann and Joel Sturm.
The sister No. 91 car will be driven by team stalwarts Ralf Bohn, Robert Renauer and Alfred Renauer.
Sainteloc Racing, meanwhile, has expanded its presence to field a third Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II, adding a car for the all-Qatari lineup of Abdulla Ali Al-Khelaifi, Ghanim Salah Al-Maadheed and Ibrahim Al-Abdulghani in Bronze Cup.
Benjamin Ricci, Gilles Magnus and Paul Evrard make up the team’s other Bronze Cup entry, while a Silver Cup co-driver for Ivan Klymenko and Lorens Lecertua has not yet been confirmed.
Optimum Motorsport’s No. 5 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo also has a single TBA remaining, with only Mikey Porter and Largim Ali having been named thus far.
Kessel Racing’s pair of Ferrari 296 GT3s will be driven by Niccolo Rosi, Niccolo Schiro and David Fumanelli and Dustin Blattner, Dennis Marschall and Conrad Laursen, respectively.
Paul Motorsport, meanwhile, has enlisted Maximilian Paul, Marzio Moretti and John Paul Southern Jr. to drive its No. 333 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 in Gold Cup.
