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Paul Di Resta
PAUL DI RESTA RETURNS TO UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR 2021 LE MANS 24 HOURS
United Autosports are delighted to confirm that Paul Di Resta will join their LMP2 team for the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours. Paul will return to the team after their record-breaking year in 2020, where alongside team mates Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque, the Scottish driver won the Le Mans 24 Hours in nail-biting fashion. … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS CONFIRMED AS FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP2 CHAMPIONS AT BAHRAIN
United Autosports were officially crowned FIA World Endurance LMP2 Champions at Bahrain on Saturday night as they rounded off their record breaking season with a fourth place finish at the end of the eight hour race. Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque were also named FIA WEC Driver’s Champions, with Paul Di Resta finishing second – … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARING FOR FIRST RACE OF 2020
United Autosports are preparing for the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas. (22-23 February). The British team head to the USA for round five of the world championship after winning the previous race in Bahrain in December last year. The team now lie … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS SCORE EMPHATIC MAIDEN FIA WEC VICTORY
United Autosports claimed its most prestigious victory in its 10 year racing history when Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta spectacularly won the 8 Hours of Bahrain today (14 Dec). Contesting only its seventh race with the Oreca chassis and fourth as a full FIA World Endurance Championship entrant, the British team recorded … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS RECORDS SECOND CONSECUTIVE THIRD-PLACE WEC FINISH IN DRAMATIC CHINESE RACE
United Autosports remains sixth in the LMP2 Team’s rankings but importantly closed the gap after the British team claimed its second consecutive third-place FIA World Endurance Championship race finish today (10 Nov). The #22 Oreca of Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta missed out on second place by less than five seconds in … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS CHASING FIRST FIA WEC RACE WIN IN CHINA
United Autosports are preparing for the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship this weekend at Shanghai, China (8-10 November). Paul Di Resta returns to the team for the third round, after missing the Fuji event last month. He will rejoin Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque in the #22 Oreca 07 who alongside Oliver … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS SET FOR DOUBLE HEADER HOME RACE AT SILVERSTONE
United Autosports make their way to Silverstone this weekend for both their FIA World Endurance Championship debut and round four of the European Le Mans Series (30 Aug-1 Sept). The ELMS/WEC weekend begins on Friday 30 August with ELMS Free Practice 1 at 09:55. The four-hour ELMS race will begin on Saturday 31 August at … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS PREPARED FOR 2019 LE MANS 24 HOURS
United Autosports are preparing for the biggest race of the year with the 87th running of the Le Mans 24 Hours being held next weekend (15-16 June). The Anglo American team are fielding two Ligier JS P217s in the French endurance race, held on the Circuit de la Sarthe, which is made up of both race … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS 2019 EUROPEAN SEASON GETS UNDERWAY AT LE CASTELLET
United Autosports 2019 season begins next weekend as the team head to Paul Ricard for the first rounds of the European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup (12-14 April). Over winter, the Anglo American team have worked hard to pull together the best driver line ups to challenge for both the LMP2 … Continue reading
PAUL DI RESTA CONFIRMED FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS MAIDEN FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP AND 2019 LE MANS 24 HOURS
United Autosports are happy to confirm that Paul Di Resta will join their maiden FIA World Endurance Championship programme for the 2019/2020 season, as well as being part of their Le Mans 24 Hours driver line up. Paul will race alongside Phil Hanson and Filipe Albuquerque in the eight-round championship in a Ligier JS P217, … Continue reading
