24h Le Mans
No introduction needed for Sir Chris Hoy and his six Olympic gold medals which made of him the title record-holder in the U.K. at the Olympic Games. Since his athletics retirement, the Scot has gone from two wheels to four, and as it won't be enough to compete in the entire 2015 European Le Mans Series season, he will take part in the Test Day of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a race for which he is preparing for 2016.
Photo : Jakob EBREY - Nissan
In 2014, Sir Chris Hoy participated in the British GT in a Nissan GT-R Nismo with promising results near the end of the season, showing that he learns each time he gets in the car. The former track cyclist will enter a new stage in 2015 by entering the LM P3 class, powered exclusively by Nissan, in the European Le Mans Series. He will share a Ginetta-Nissan with his 17-year-old fellow countryman, Charlie Robertson.
Additionally, he will take his first steps in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the Test Day on May 31st which will allow him to get to know the layout and acclimate for an eventual participation in La Sarthe in 2016, his goal: "The season has been fantastic; way beyond my expectations. I’m not sure what comes next,” Hoy concluded. “It may be more GT racing and it may be LM P2. If I can do it with anyone though, it’s Nissan."
It is not expected that the Brit - unlike Nissan, returning to the LM P1 class to attempt the overall win against Audi, Porsche and Toyota - will take the start of the 24 Hours on June 13th (tickets now available).
Cécile Bonardel / ACO (from Nissan press release) - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO
PHOTO: FRANCHORCHAMPS (LIEGE PROVINCE, BELGIUM), SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS CIRCUIT, BRITISH GT, SUNDAY JULY 12 2014, PODIUM. Sir Chris Hoy, at left, with Wolfgang Reip, reached the podium at one of the Belgian rounds of the British GT in 2014.
