Stéphane Ortelli back behind the wheel in Barcelona

Victim of a mechanical break on his Lexus RC F GT3 on the occasion of the 24 Hours of Spa, Stéphane Ortelli had been seriously injured in the Raidillon de l'Eau Rouge during the Belgian double round of the clock.

Absent from the circuits since the end of July, the Monegasque continued his convalescence and will be able to get back behind the wheel in a little over a week on the Barcelona track in Catalonia, scene of the Blancpain GT Series final. Endurance Cup and the 2018 Blancpain GT Series.

“I am very happy to find Emil Frey Lexus Racing in Barcelona, underlines the former winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The last race of the year always has something special and I will do my best to support the team and my teammates in order to obtain the Endurance title. »

Emil Frey Racing is in fact at the top of the Teams ranking in Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, with 58 points and will have to work hard to counter the assaults of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 from Team AKKA-ASP, second at 4 points, or those from Team Black Falcon, third at 6 points. Also watch out for Team WRT, still in the race seven points behind Lorenz Frey's structure.

“All the candidates for the title stand in a few points, underlines the Team Principal. It will be a very exciting finale. It would be a great achievement for Lexus and our team to win the Endurance title for the very first time.

The entire team worked tirelessly to continue to find improvements and even when we had setbacks, a strong race followed. As for Barcelona, ​​I am confident and excited to have Stéphane in the cockpit, and who will be able to support us again. »

Emil Frey Racing notably won the 6 Hours of Paul-Ricard in June.