La Filière Frédéric Sausset headed into competitoin this past weekend at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France for the first round of the VdeV Series. It was the first step for the team led by Frédéric Sausset, the first quad-amputee driver to finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans, to enter a 100% mobility impaired driver line-up at the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans! "We’ve been working hard all winter. We had to meet with our various partners, select and train our drivers, and fine-tune our team. We’re ready to begin our season in the VdeV Series. It will be the first of three stages in our journey to the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2020, to which we have been invited by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest," explains Frédéric Sausset.

Three drivers have been recruited to represent La Filière Frédéric Sausset: Takuma Aoki from Japan (44, former MotoGP™ driver), Nigel Bailly from Belgium (28) and Snoussi Ben Moussa (35) from France. Moussa, whose left hand has been amputated, had this to say: "Thanks to La Filière Frédéric Sausset, my dream is going to come true. With this team, we will be able to show that we are capable of being at the same level as non-handicapped drivers,” he said. “Being handicapped is not an obstacle. We have to communicate the message that it is always possible to realize your dreams and that it is time to include handicapped people in all sporting events."

La Filière Frédéric Sausset is set to participate in the full 2018 season of the VdeV Series with a Ligier JS P3 before taking on the Michelin Le Mans Cup next year and the European Le Mans Series in 2020.

Frédéric Sausset took part in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans at the wheel of a Morgan-Nissan LM P2 (specially modified by Onroak Automotive) along with Christophe Tinseau and Jean-Bernard Bouvet, resulting in 38th place overall.

PHOTO (Copyright - 2MT Photographie): La Filière Frédéric Sausset at the first round of the VdeV Series at the Paul Ricard circuit.