Wednesday, May 27, 2015

24H Series: Simpson Motorsport enters 12H Zandvoort with an Audi R8 LMS


By Tarek Ramchani

Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands will play host to the third round of the 24H Series this weekend. A single Audi race car will enter the event.

Simpson Motorsport from the UK will field an Audi R8 LMS in the Dutch endurance race. The #16 car will compete in the A6 class open to FIA GT3 machines. The Audi will be driven by Peter Cook and Frank Pelle. In 2014 Simpson Motorsport took part in one 24H Series event, the 24-hour race at Barcelona.

A total of 50 cars will be at Zandvoort including 10 GT3 cars. The race will have two parts, the first segement (3 hours) one will be held on Friday. The second and final part (9 hours) will be held on Saturday.

Photo credit: 24H Series