Britain has had a long and successful involvement in endurance racing stretching back many decades, but this year’s opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Silverstone on Sunday 17th April, might be one for the history books.
No fewer than 23 British drivers will line up on the grid plus a very famous Australian who has made his home in the UK, Mark Webber, as have several other drivers up and down the grid. That equates to a quarter of the entire grid.
2015 World Champion Webber spearheads a field of 33 cars which includes manufacturer entries from Audi, Porsche (LMP1 and GTE), Toyota, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Ford. Thirteen countries are represented by some of the most successful and storied names in motorsport, including newcomers to the WEC Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK (LMGTE Pro), Manor (LMP2) and Gulf Racing (LMGTE Am). With more entries, more high profile names, more global interest, the WEC has truly come of age.
Roberto Mehri joins Manor for WEC campaign
Only a few days after making a successful debut at the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Prologue pre-season test, the Manor team is pleased to announce the completion of its driver line up for 2016.
Former F1 driver Roberto Mehri will be joining the team alongside previously announced Will Stevens, Tor Graves, James Jakes, Matt Rao and Richard Bradley, and the announcement of the Spaniard’s entry to the WEC is the latest of several young, hungry drivers coming from F1, GP2 and World Series by Renault.
