Team LNT has confirmed its driver line-up for the FIA World Endurance Championship Prologue in Barcelona.
The team is running a pair of Ginetta G60-LT-P1 – AERs in the LMP1 class, and had previously confirmed Michael Simpson and Charlie Robertson for driver duties at the two-day test session. The British outfit have now added a number of drivers with experience and success in both LMP1 and LMP2.
Three drivers will be joining Mike Simpson in the #5 car. The first is former Rebellion driver Mathias Beche, who was last seen driving for High Class Racing's LMP2 team in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Beche took top overall honours in the Silverstone WEC round in 2018 and finished third overall in the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Also joining is ex-SMP Racing star Egor Orudzhev, who has also scored overall podium finishes in the 2018/29 Super Season.
The third and final driver in the #5 is ex-Jackie Chan DC Racing champion Stephane Richelmi, who took LMP2 titles in the WEC and Asian Le Mans Series and won the LMP2 class at Le Mans in 2017.
Joining Robertson in the #6 car are Formula 2 race winner Luca Ghiotto, Le Mans veteran Stephane Sarrazin and Guy Smith, who won Le Mans overall with Bentley in 2003.
The team are also in advanced negotiations with other drivers around potential drives for the coming season, some of whom have already sampled the Ginetta in pre-season testing. The team will not be making any announcements regarding their line-up for Silverstone and beyond.
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