ALMS – Simon Pagenaud does it again at Road America

No question of resting for simon pagenaud ! The French driver, who stood out again last weekend by signing a 2nd place at Mid-Ohio in the IndyCar Series, will do a new freelance job in American Le Mans Series (ALMS) this weekend! For the Road America event in Wisconsin, the Frenchman joined Scott Tucker at Level 5 Motorsports, replacing Ryan Briscoe, who is still injured in his wrist. He will drive with the team boss the HPD ARX-03b n°551 in the LM P2 category. A formation that the Frenchman knows well, since he has already defended his colors during the 12 Hours of Sebring this year, where he finished 2nd in LM P2 alongside Scott Tucker and Ryan Hunter-Reay, while the sister car ( in the hands of Scott Tucker, again, Marino Franchitti and Ryan Briscoe) had won.

Furthermore, still on the occasion of the Road America meeting, Riciardo Gonzalez will support Marino Franchitti, leader of the Drivers' classification in the category, in the sister car no. 552. The 34-year-old Mexican, winner of the last 24 Hours of Le Mans in LM P2 with Oak Racing, has already made three starts for Level 5 Motorsports in 2012. We think it's best to give Ryan (Briscoe, Editor’s note) a few extra weeks to heal and we therefore made the decision to have Simon ride with us, explains Tucker, the Team Principal of the American team. Simon has done great work for us in the past and is one of the most experienced and successful drivers in HPD prototypes, so it was a logical choice for us. It is also great to welcome back Ricciardo in Level 5. We enjoyed having him with us last year, he was an important part of our championship. I think we're in good shape for Road America. »