“With the signing of Oliver Webb our desired driver line-up for the 2016 WEC season is now complete,” says Boris Bermes, ByKOLLES Director of Racing Operations. “Oliver is a young and fast sports car driver, who was able to gain a lot of experience in the past few years. His achievements in endurance racing speak for themselves. We have been watching his career for a long time and were already impressed back when he was in single-seater open-wheel racing. I am convinced that Oliver will be a great asset for our team. He fits perfectly with his new team-mates in terms of character and his approach and will support the team throughout the 2016 season to systematically continue the progress from last year.”

ByKOLLES Racing signs Webb for 2016 WEC seasonhttps://t.co/3d6JueRZ0A pic.twitter.com/LJuFctJd4l

— ByKolles (@ByKOLLES) March 7, 2016

Webb won the European Le Mans Series with Signatech Alpine alongside Frenchmen Paul-Loup Chatin and Nelson Panciatici in 2014 and completed a full World Endurance Championship season with Team SARD-Morand last year. Moving up to LM P1 was the next logical step for Webb: "I'm delighted to be joining ByKolles for the 2016 FIA WEC season. A great calendar and step in my career into LMP1 with faster, more advanced machinery".

In June, Webb will be contesting the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the third time running. Not bad for someone who only turns 25 this month.

Geoffroy Barre — Translated from French by Emma Paulay

Photo: Oliver Webb signs with Bykolles Racing and takes on the LM P1 class with Simon Trummer and Pierre Kaffer.