WRT in LM P2 before the LMDh?

The WRT team has enjoyed a romance with Audi for more than ten years in GT3, punctuated by successes at the 24 Hours of Spa and the Nürburgring. Furthermore, she never hid her desire to 24 Hours of Le Mans. “Le Mans has always been part of my plans” confirms boss Vincent Vosse, credited with five starts as a driver.

So when Audi formalized its intention to return to Sarthe, and we understood that it would be done with partner teams, we immediately thought of the Belgian entity. “With Audi, we have never officially spoken about such a program,” Vosse nevertheless tempers.

The logic would be to continue with Audi with whom we have a very strong link, but there will be many candidates. But we would like to move towards the proto, to reach LMDh. Until now, I had not taken the risk, because the LM P2 became a one-design and the LM P1 did not offer us great prospects as a company. »

The emergence of the Hypercar category changes the situation and the Belgian team has a staff that it must put to work after the end of the DTM in Class One. “Two solutions are available to us in 2021,” continues Vosse. We can continue in the new DTM, taking advantage of our dual experience of GT3 and the championship, or move towards LM P2. » WRT is working on the entry of an Oreca 07 in ELMS or WEC, with the aim of becoming more experienced in the challenges of the discipline.