Lance Stroll is to contest the opening spherical of the GT World Problem Europe at Paul Ricard on Saturday 11 April.
Aston Martin will subject an a seven-car Vantage GT3 line-up for the occasion, constituting greater than ten p.c of the 60-car subject on the earth’s largest GT-only endurance championship, and is essentially the most illustration the British model has ever loved initially of the collection.
The road-up options three Professional Class entries, together with a fourth Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 to be pushed by Stroll, former Components One driver and GT racer Roberto Merhi and Aston Martin Academy driver Mari Boya.
Entered within the Professional Class, they are going to be part of the remainder of the 60-car subject for the Prologue take a look at which takes place at Paul Ricard on Wednesday 8 April, instantly previous to the race weekend. The standard day-to-night season opener will then start on Saturday night.
This automobile is joined by the 2 common Professional class season entries at Paul Ricard, in addition to two extra Vantages in every of the Silver and Bronze Cups and features a driving power that options at least six works GT drivers and two Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy graduates.
„It’s improbable for Aston Martin to have the strongest Vantage line-up the model has ever fielded within the GT World Problem Europe that features two Professional vehicles crammed with Aston Martin works drivers,“ stated Aston Martin Head of Endurance Motorsport, Adam Carter, „and we’re proud to say, our two most up-to-date AMR Driver Academy graduates Kobe Pauwels and Jamie Day.
„The GT World Problem Europe goes from power to power with each passing season and there’s no higher means, or place, to showcase Vantage’s distinctive talents on the worldwide motorsport stage.“
The GT World Problem Europe is the world’s main GT3-based endurance collection. That includes ten producers and 60 vehicles, the sphere includes a few of the finest sportscar racing expertise on the earth. Run over 5 rounds, the collection begins at Paul Ricard, then goes to Monza (29-31 Could) earlier than shifting on to its blue riband occasion – the Crowdstrike Spa 24 Hours (24-28 June). The collection then completes with two three-hour races on the Nürburgring (28-30 August) and Portugal’s Portimao circuit (16-18 October).
Sharing the mechanical structure of the high-performance Vantage street automobile, the Vantage GT3, which triumphed on the 24 Hours of Spa in 2024 – the world’s most prestigious GT3-only occasion, is constructed round Aston Martin’s confirmed bonded aluminium chassis and powered by its fearsome twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 engine.
