Dragonspeed will be there at Le Mans

Dragonspeed will be there for the 24 Hours of Le Mans June 16 and 17. Elton Julian's team will field a BR1 for Henrik Hedman, Ben Hanley and Renger van der Zande after studying with BR Engineering the circumstances of Pietro Fittipaldi's accident during qualifying for the 6 Hours of Spa.

“We will resume our LMP1 program from Test Day (June 3), commented Elton Julian. We were satisfied with the conclusions of the report concerning Pietro Fittipaldi's accident at Eau Rouge. A problem has been clearly identified and it can be resolved by the manufacturer. We should have enough time to be ready for Test Day. »

An announcement regarding our LMP1 @FIAWEC @ 24hoursoflemans participation from Team Owner Elton Julian #oneteamonedream @DallaraGroup @SMP_Racing @Michelin_Sport @gibsontech1 @GerardNeveuWEC @fillon_pierre @Rengervdz @benhanley85 @PiFitti #HenrikHedman @fia pic.twitter.com/PSlXBg4Jx6

— DragonSpeed ​​(@DragonSpeedLLC) 25th May 2018

The BR1s were singled out after the 6 Hours of Spa, Matevos Isakyaan having taken off at the exit of Raidillon. SMP Racing nevertheless plans to enter its two non-hybrid LMP1 cars in Sarthe next month