Jamie Green will replace José Maria Lopez at Team Land

The announcement of the presence of Argentinian José Maria Lopez on the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo – Land Motorsport for the next 24 Hours of Spa in just over ten days, had brought a renewal of the faces within the Audi Sport clan for the double round of the clock.

Lined up for the official tests of the flagship event of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup et de l’Intercontinental GT Challenge, le triple champion du monde WTCC et actuel pensionnaire du Toyota Gazoo Racing WEC was able to discover the GT3 on the Ardennes slide.

But a first contact visibly insufficient for “Pechito” who, in agreement with Audi Sport, decided to abandon the event, due to a lack of preparation for such a 24-hour race.

“We will be happy to work with José Maria, on a client program, with better preparation, later. » comments Chris Reinke, boss of Audi Sport Customer Racing.

Lopez will thus be replaced by the Briton Jamie Green, pilot of the brand with the rings in DTM, and who already knows the R8 LMS GT3 having competed in several events in the category between the Blancpain GT Series (including the 24 Hours of Spa), the ADAC GT Masters and the VLN.

Green will thus support Christopher Mies and Ricardo Feller on the car operated by the Land Motorsport entity which will be nominated to score points in IGTC.