Asian LMS – Newey and Richelmi at Jackie Chan DC

2015-16 Asian LMS Champion in LM P3, Jackie Chan DC Racing (ex-DC Racing) could see himself winning everything this season. From the opening round, this weekend in Zuhai, the Chinese team will field three cars, namely two Oreca 05s in LM P2 and a Ligier JS P3 in LM P3.

In LM P2, on the No. 7, we will find Stéphane Richelmi in particular, who shone so much in WEC last year, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the championship, in LM P2, under the colors of Signatech Alpine. The Monegasque, who now shines in the Blancpain GT Series, will team up with Harrison Newey, who is the son of Adrian, technical director of the Red Bull Racing. Eleventh in the European Championship F3 2017, the 19-year-old Briton will make his debut in Endurance. Finally, the trio will be completed by the revelation of the WEC 2017, whose name is Thomas Laurent. Also aged 19, the Vendéen finished second in the general classification at the last 24 Hours of Le Mans – winner in LM P2 – and is currently leading the World Endurance Championship.

« Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota Sport is very excited to run Harrison Newey in the Asian Le Mans Series, rejoices Sam Hignett, director of Jota Sport. We are used to helping young pilots from the car to acclimatize to the Prototype and after a good season in F3, we have no doubt about Harrison's abilities to quickly become a good Endurance driver. »

To be titled, the Richelmi-Newey-Laurent trio will have to defeat the pair Ho Pin Tung-David Cheng, who will crack down on the sister car, which will sport the No. 8. As a reminder, the last named is chasing a fourth title in the Asian Le Mans Series, all categories combined. “ We have a job to finish after missing out on the title last year due to an incident in the final “, emphasizes Cheng.

Finally, in LM P3, the No. 3 Ligier JS P6 will be entrusted to the Americans Patrick Byrne and Guy Cosmo. Note that the livery of the three cars will be similar to that worn by the two Oreca 07s entered in the WEC.