Richelmi confirmed at Jackie Chan DC Racing for Super-Season

As CARhebdo previously announced, Stéphane Richelmi is the third and final man to appear in the No. 07 Oreca-Gibson 37 of the Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota Sport team in the LM P2 category for the 2018-19 Super-Season of the World Championship.Endurance (WEC) Et les 24 Hours of Le Mans (Sarthe, June 16-17)

Stéphane Richelmi joins thus the Frenchman Gabriel Aubry, from the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, and the Chinese Ho-Pin Tung. “I know David well. (Cheng, the co-founder of the team) and Ho-Pin since our meeting at Alpine two years ago, says the 28-year-old Monegasque. They are working hard at Jota Sport to become the benchmark in Endurance. »

#YES !! Finally it's #Official !!
See you at the #Prologue @DCRacing_Team @JotaSport @FIAWEC !! #excited https://t.co/3bMmuyqjAT

— Stéphane Richelmi (@StefRike) April 3th

" Together, we won the Asian Le Mans Series this winter, it was a good start. I can't wait to return to the WEC after a difficult year in the GT3 category ; Endurance suits me”, recognizes the LM P2 World Champion with Signatech-Alpine in 2016.
 
David Cheng does not hide his satisfaction with the line-up of No. 38. “We have a great crew. Aubry showed a nice burst of speed and a strong mentality, while Richelmi and Tung get along very well. They have extensive experience of Le Mans. » It was in fact Ho-Pin Tung who led the last edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans for two hours, right under the noses of the LM P1 prototypes.

The Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota Sport team will participate in the WEC Prologue on the Paul-Ricard circuit (Var) on April 6 and 7. CARhebdo will be present on site to analyze the latest news from the championship.