Thomas Laurent and James Allen join Graff

The Graff team will present itself in European Le Mans Series (ELMS) in 2020 with big ambitions. The structure led by Pascal Rauturier will enter an Oreca 07 for the loyal young talent Alexandre Cougnaud, joined by the Australian James Allen and the Frenchman Thomas Laurent.

GRAFF signs the 2016 #ELMS rookie of the year @ThomasLaurent85, @AlexandreCougna & @JamesAllenRaceD for the 2020 season!

The French team has also announced its LMP3 line-up: A.Robin & @Maximerobin_72 will be driving the Ligier JSP320 alongside @VCapillaire! pic.twitter.com/WMZWKLycOG

— ELMSeries_Official (@EuropeanLMS) February 3, 2020

“I'm really happy to join the team with my new teammates, says Thomas Laurent, entered in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) with Alpine in LM P2. I think it's a crew and a team that can and will do everything to get a win.

I'm really determined to collect as many victories as possible this year, looking forward to meeting everyone on the team! » As for James Allen, he returns to a team he worked with in 2017 (3rd in the ELMS and 6th at Le Mans).

Furthermore, the team based in Essonne will trust Ligier with a JSP320 for Vincent Capillaire, Arnold and Maxime Robin in LM P3. Finally Graff submitted a request to participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe) in the LM P2 category.