TF Sport will be following up their expeditionary outing in the Blancpain Endurance Series last weekend with a one-off entry in the 2015 European Le Mans Series at the series finale at Estoril next month (17/18 October).
Factory Aston Martin Racing driver and GP2 race winner, Richie Stanaway, will join TF Sport regulars Salih Yoluc and Euan Hankey.
The Tom Ferrier-led outfit from Redhill in Surrey has been primarily focused on full-time assaults on the Avon Tyres British GT Championship and GT Cup, but has made sporadic outings in other high profile championships, such as the International GT Open and Dutch Supercar Challenge as well as the Blancpain Endurance Series finale at the Nurburgring (above).
Tom Ferrier: “We are pleased to welcome Richie to the team,” said Ferrier. “He is obviously a very fast and experienced driver and I think with him added to the line-up alongside Euan and Salih we could have a very good chance of a result. We are thrilled to be joining the European Le Mans Series grid!”
Stanaway added: “I feel the Aston Martin V12 Vantage should be pretty potent at Circuito do Estoril, as it’s quite a technical track that requires good handling. I race a GTE-spec V8 Vantage in the FIA World Endurance Championship and there are only subtle differences between that and the the GTC car I’ll be driving in Portugal. I conducted a GP3 test at Estoril earlier this year so I have had time to bed in to the circuit, but I’m yet to compete in a European Le Mans Series (ELMS) race and I’m quite looking forward to seeing what it’s all about.”
Beechdean Motorsport look set to boost the Aston entry even further with the British GT Championship winning team expected to announce the first ELMS appearance of their newly acquired GTE V8 Vantage, this ahead of an expected full season ELMS commitment in 2016.
