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HANSON AIMING FOR PERFECT “GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY” CELEBRATION
Phil Hanson aims to celebrate his 50th car race in style by conquering Sebring’s infamous bumps and record his third consecutive FIA World Endurance Championship LMP2 class win (20 Mar). The “1,000 Miles of Sebring” marks the 20-year-old Briton’s “half-century” of races after a successful two-year career in karting, Phil turning to sports-prototypes in late … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS TAKES FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP2 CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD HEADING INTO SECOND HALF OF 2019-20 SEASON
United Autosports leads the LMP2 FIA World Endurance Teams’ Trophy title race after Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta brilliantly won its second consecutive WEC race – the British team’s fourth consecutive top-three placing. United’s four-point series lead comes courtesy of a fantastic fight back up the leaderboard by the United trio plus … 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
DANIEL SCHNEIDER TO RACE ALONGSIDE ANDY MEYRICK FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS MICHELIN LE MANS CUP TEAM
United Autosports can confirm that Daniel Schneider and Andy Meyrick will race for their Michelin Le Mans Cup team in 2020. The duo will race one of the teams brand new Ligier JS P320s in the six round series, with the highlight being the double race weekend at Le Mans in June. Although Daniel has … Continue reading
ROB WHELDON AND TOM GAMBLE TO JOIN WAYNE BOYD IN UNITED AUTOSPORTS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES LMP3 TEAM
United Autosports are pleased to confirm that Wayne Boyd, Rob Wheldon and Tom Gamble will join their European Le Mans Series LMP3 team for the 2020 season. Rob Wheldon joins United Autosports for the first time, having attended a test earlier this week at Motorland Aragon, Spain where the team tested their brand new Ligier … Continue reading
DUNCAN TAPPY SIGNS FOR UNITED AUTOSPORTS EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES
United Autosports are pleased to confirm that Duncan Tappy will join the team for the 2020 European Le Mans Series. Duncan will race alongside Jim McGuire and Andrew Bentley, replacing previously announced Matt Bell in the #3 Ligier JS P320. Duncan has a wealth of racing experience already under his belt, having raced for a … Continue reading
JOHN SCHAUERMAN TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS ALONGSIDE WAYNE BOYD FOR 2020 MICHELIN LE MANS CUP
United Autosports have confirmed that John Schauerman and Wayne Boyd will join their Michelin Le Mans Cup team for 2020. John joins United Autosports for the first time, but has raced in the Michelin Le Mans Cup for the last two years, finishing a fantastic fifth at Spa last year. Wayne has raced for United … Continue reading
JOB VAN UITERT TO JOIN UNITED AUTOSPORTS FOR 2020 EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES AND LE MANS 24 HOURS
United Autosports are pleased to announce that Job van Uitert will join their LMP2 team for the 2020 European Le Mans Series and, pending an entry invitation, the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Dutch driver will be racing alongside Alex Brundle and Will Owen in the Oreca 07, with the season starting at Barcelona in … Continue reading
HANSON NOW SECOND IN LMP2 TITLE RACE AFTER MAIDEN WEC VICTORY
Phil Hanson heads in to the New Year and the second half of his first full FIA World Endurance Championship season placed second in the LMP2 Driver’s standings after scoring his maiden WEC victory last weekend (14 Dec). The 20-year-old, along with fellow Brit Paul Di Resta plus Filipe Albuquerque (POR), dominated the 8 Hours … Continue reading
UNITED AUTOSPORTS “STANDS DOWN” ITS LIGIER JS P3 WITH ANOTHER LMP3 PODIUM
United Autosports brought down the curtain on an ultra-successful four-year campaign with Ligier’s first generation LMP3 sports-prototype with a second place finish in the Gulf 12 Hours yesterday (14 Dec). The British team contested the two, six-hour races with Richard Meins, Shaun Lynn and Jim McGuire piloting its Ligier JS P3 at the Yas Marina … Continue reading
