Photo : Arnaud CORNILLEAU / ACO

 

Already present in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Tudor United SportsCar Championship, the Asian Le Mans Series and also the FIA WEC through G-Drive Racing, the OAK Racing team is intensifying its 2014 programme by entering an LM P2 Morgan-Judd in the world championship. The latter decorated in the Sarthe team’s famous black and pink livery will take part in the Fuji, Shanghai and Bahrain events.

The Fuji 6 Hours, round 5 of the FIA World Endurance Championship (October 12), will thus have an additional LM P2 on the grid. The no. 35 Morgan-Judd LM P2 will be driven by Japanese Keiko Ihara and the very quick pairing of Gustavo Yacaman-Alex Brundle who are already racing in the Tudor USCC for the French squad. On November 2 the no. 35 Morgan-Judd will start the Shanghai 6 Hours with another line-up: David Cheng and Ho-Pin Tung from China, OAK Racing drivers in 24 Hours of Le Mans this year who are also competing in the Asian Le Mans Series for the second year running, will be joined by a new team-mate: Mark Patterson. The American has been taking part in various events over the last 17 years including the Le Mans 24 Hours, in GTs and sport prototypes. OAK Racing’s third outing will be in the Bahrain 6 Hours (November 15). David Cheng and Mark Patterson will continue their collaboration while Ho-Pin Tung will hand over to Keiko Ihara making her return to the cockpit of the no. 35 Morgan-Judd LM P2.

Jacques Nicolet (OAK Racing President): “Our job running the car for G-Drive Racing has enabled us stay in the FIA WEC after our fantastic year in 2013. For the second part of the 2014 season starting with Fuji we’re entering for three rounds a Morgan-Judd LM P2 with which we’ve racked up numerous successes so we’ll beef up the field in LM P2 in this championship with a car in the colours of OAK Racing. I’m delighted to welcome back drivers that we appreciate very much to our team as well as newcomer Mark Patterson.”

Also to be noted is that the 6 Hours of the Circuit Of The Americas, round 4 of the 2014 FIA WEC, will take place on September 20, and will see G-Drive Racing compete for the first time with the Ligier JS P2, the other chassis manufactured by Onroak Automotive, OAK Racing's car manufacturing department.

(Based upon OAK Racing press information)

Photo : LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES, 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, SATURDAY JUNE 22, 2013, RACE. The winner in the LM P2 class at Le Mans and in the FIA WEC last year, OAK Racing is back in the World Championship with its famous pink and black livery.