United Autosports confirms schedule for 2019-2020

The second part of the 2018-2019 World Championship Super-SeasonEndurance has not yet started (resumed at Sebring in March), that United Autosports has already confirmed its presence in the next 2019-2020 Super-Season.

Mainly aligned in ELMS or in the Asian Le Mans Series, 24 Hours of Le Mans, and on certain sleeves of theIMSA, notably at Daytona last year with Fernando Alonso, United Autosports will operate a Ligier JS P217 in WEC, entrusted to the usual tandem Phil Hanson – Filipe Albuquerque, already seen in concert on the European scene.

“United Autosports had aimed to make it to the WEC for some time, but everything had to be in place for us to do it at the right time. comments co-owner Zak Brown, who had already told us his desire to enter the WEC last August.

We believe the time has come. We have developed a great relationship with Phil and Filipe and they make a fantastic duo. We are still working on the identity of the third driver. »

Among the possible candidates, Bruno Senna notably officiated in the ELMS at Castellet last year, replacing Albuquerque. At Le Mans, it was Paul di Resta who joined the Hanson – Albuquerque tandem in the Ligier JS P217 entered in the LM P2 category.