Vandoorne and Blomqvist with Jota Sport in WEC

Is this the favorite for LM P2? Jota Sport, a team credited with two victories and nine podiums in LM P2 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will entrust one of its Oreca 07s this year to a high-ranking trio.

At the wheel, we will first find Sean Gelael, pilot-creditor who is permanently migrating towardsEndurance after having spent six seasons in GP2 / F2. Aged 24, the Indonesian can count on the support of his father, boss of KFC Indonesia.

As a reminder, the Jakarta native has already made three starts in WEC It was in 2016, in an Extreme Speed ​​Motorsports Ligier JS P2, with a second place at the 6 Hours of Shanghai.

At his side, he will be able to count on Tom Blomqvist (27 years old). With dual British and Swedish nationality, the son of Stig – 1984 world rally champion – notably finished second in the FIA ​​European Championship F3. Seen next at BMW, both in DTM than in Endurance in GT3 or in Formula E, last September he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Ferrari 488 GTE Evo aligned in GTE Am.

Finally, the third man will be the Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne. Former resident of McLaren F1 Team, the 2 GP2015 champion finished runner-up to Formula E a few weeks ago at the end of his second season in the discipline with Mercedes.