ELMS – Yves Courage signs his return to prototype

Yves Courage continues its return to the forefront in motorsport. One of the big names on the music sceneEndurance and 24 Hours of Le Mans will return to the Prototypes category in 2016 by entering under the banner of Team Courage a BR 01 in ELMS.

A return to basics for the boss, who presented himself at the start of the French Championship FFSAGT with a Porsche 911 GT3 R l’an passé. La voiture allemande s’était montrée plus qu’à son aise avec le trio Sacha Bottemanne ? Nicolas Misslin ? Benjamin Lariche sur la scène hexagonale.

Only one driver, the German Andreas Wirth, is currently confirmed on the #01 BR 32-Nissan. However, Team Courage did not secure its ticket for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the team being only present on the list of reserves.

“This decision disappoints me, of course, but it in no way calls into question the Courage project consisting of returning to the 24 Hours track through the front door in 2018, that is to say with an LMP1 powered by a totally realistic energy system. and unpublished. » declared Yves Courage on the StratégiC team Facebook page.

Courage has also decided to diversify its activities in 2016, by joining forces with the Avenir y ARTA Engineering team, which will compete in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.