24h Le Mans
Christian Zugel : The driver from Stuttgart, was a regular in historic racing in the USA. The last two seasons, he has had success in the LMPC class in the American Le Mans Series and Formula Le Mans (Le Mans Series).
“I am very much looking forward to our WEC adventure and to actually race at Le Mans for the first time. To be able to continue my driving partnership with Elton is really fantastic and to race with, as opposed to against, Ricardo will also be a great pleasure. We are very pleased to be joining Greaves Motorsport who have proved themselves to be winners in 2011, we will aim to continue that level of performance and achievement."
Ricardo Gonzalez : a native of Mexico City, comes from a family of racers, both his father and brother competed at international level. Ricardo was a single seater driver from 1994 to 2003 in many top level series. In 2001 to 2003 he raced in the European FC Championship and the World Series by Nissan, scoring several podiums, pole positions and lap records. He returned to competition in 2010, also in the American Le Mans Series, driving a LMPC prototype. In 2011 he shared the LMPC Drivers’ Championship in the championship.
“I’m very excited about this opportunity, after winning the LMPC Championship in ALMS it made sense to step up to LM P2, and we couldn’t have found a better way than to do it than with Greaves Motorsport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. They are proven winners and I look forward to continuing that tradition with them. Racing at Le Mans has always been my dream and I can’t wait to do my first laps around the circuit with Christian Zugel and Elton Julian who have been my fierce competitors in the past seasons but are also good friends, 2012 is looking very good for us."
Elton Julian : from Quito, Ecuador, has an impressive record in motorsport over the past two decades. Elton has the distinction of being the youngest driver to win a round of the British Formula Three Championship and was a test and reserve driver with the French Formula One team, Larrousse. He raced in all forms of motorsport around the world before taking a break from competition in 2001. He returned to endurance racing at the 2005 Le Mans 24 Hours and has continued since that time principally in the American Le Mans Series.
“It’s a real pleasure to continue racing with Christian Zugel for a third year, together we have achieved everything possible in the LMPC class. So, moving up to LM P2 is a natural progression. Joining a team like Greaves Motorsport, partnering with Ricardo and returning to Le Mans makes me the luckiest guy in the paddock. I’m looking forward to picking up where Greaves Motorsport left off and bringing this excellent team the results it deserves."
Julien Hergault – Information Greaves Motorsport
Photo : SILVERSTONE (ENGLAND), 6 HOURS OF SILVERSTONE, FREE PRACTICE, FRIDAY 9th SEPT 2011. Tim Greaves, Olivier Lombard and Tom Kimber-Smith drove for Greaves Motorsport in 2011.
