TEAM: Keating Motorsports
Class: LMGTE Am
Car: Ford GT
Drivers:
- Ben Keating (5th participation)
- Jeroen Bleekemolen (14th participation)
- Felipe Fraga (1st participation)
After fielding a Ferrari 488 GTE in 2018 and a Riley MK30-Gibson in 2017, Keating Motorsports entered the race with a Ford GT in the LMGTE Am class for the first time. The American team qualified the stunning orange, purple and pink car in 54th position with a time of 3:53.492 clocked by Jeroen Bleekemolen during the second session. In the race, the #85 Ford GT proved reliable and fast, and encountered no significant setbacks. Despite incurring a penalty for spinning the rear tyres during a refuelling stop, the team claimed the top step on the LMGTE Am podium. Sadly, after the post-race technical checks, the stewards officially disqualified the car for breach of fuel tank capacity regulations.
PHOTO : LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE), CIRCUIT DES 24 HEURES DU MANS, SATURDAY 15 JUNE 2019, RACE. The #85 Ford GT of American team Keating Motorsports driven by Ben Keating, Jeroen Bleekemolen and Felipe Fraga.