Le Mans – Inès Taittinger and Jules Gounon aim for a seat at Team SARD Morand

So much new stuff in 2015 for Team SARD Morand. After making the big leap from ELMS to WEC, Benoît Morand's team is embarking on a TV project aimed at finding the teammate for the last six rounds of the WEC, and therefore to 24 Hours of Le Mans (June 13-14), of Pierre Ragues and Oliver Webb, already confirmed on the Morgan-Sard n°43. As a reminder, No. 39 will be entrusted to Christian Klien, Koki Saga and a third man to be appointed.

The slogan of the show, titled Race to 24, the first episode of which is scheduled for March 26: “24 drivers…one seat…12 weeks to prove that you are the best. »

Among the 24 candidates, we will closely follow the performances of the Frenchwoman Inès Taittinger (24 years old), seen in particular in V de V and Speed ​​Euroseries, and of her compatriot Jules Gounon. Only 20 years old, the latter is the son of the fleet-footed Jean-Marc, who has nine GPs to his credit. F1 and 11 participations in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including a 2nd place in 1997 in a McLaren F1 GTR. Very efficient in karting, Jules impressed last year in each of his outings in Formula Renault 2.0, in ALPS as in Eurocup, where his appearances were unfortunately too rare. Vice-champion of the 4 French F2013 championship for his first season in motorsport, last year he won the Porsche French education, which will allow him to compete in the Carrera Cup France this year. He will definitely be one of the favorites.

Note among the other candidates, the presence in particular of the American Conor Daly, seen in GP3 and at the Indy 500, of the Argentinian Esteban Guerrieri, who had given Mikhail Aleshin and Daniel Ricciardo in Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2010 or the German Christopher Hasse, who regularly shines at the wheel of Audi R8 LMS ultra GT3. Inès Taittinger is not the only woman in the running, as the Austrian Laura Kraihamer and the Italian Vicky Piria will also be there.

List of participants in the Race to 24 show:

Advait Deodhar (India)
Armando Parente (Portugal)
Brandon Neway (United States)
Christopher Haase (Germany)
Conor Daly (United States)
Dino Zamparelli (Great Britain)
Esteban Guerrieri (Argentina)
Fabien Thuner (Switzerland)
Gustavo Lima (Brazil)
Inès Taittinger (France)
Jonathan Summerton (United States)
Jules Gounon (France)
Laura Kraihamer (Austria)
Lukas Moraes (Brazil)
Martin Cao (China)
Marvin Dienst (Germany)
Max Snegirev (Russia)
Melville McKee (Great Britain)
Mitchell Gilbert (Australia)
Raed Raffii (Bahrain)
Sam Brabham (Great Britain)
Shinya Michimi (Japan)
Stefan Rzadzinski (Canada)
Vicky Piria (Italy)