IRON LYNX SET FOR FRENCH CLASSIC AS ELMS ENTERS ROUND 2

Iron Lynx is competing in beautiful southern France this weekend as the European Le Mans Series gets back underway in Le Castellet. 

The Italian outfit is returning to the challenging venue perched between the hills around the French riviera, and it will do so after a superb run in the Barcelona opener.

Team Qatar by Iron Lynx experienced an extremely positive ELMS debut in Spain, where it led for the most part of the race before settling for P4. Abdulla Al-Khelaifi was the first Qatari racer to claim pole in an ACO-sanctioned event, and was equally impressive in his stint. Silver-rated driver Julian Hanses will also return after an extremely prominsing early outing.

Joining them, Belgian star Maxime Martin will compete in the series for the first time, in a notable addition to his long and successful career. The Mercedes-AMG Performance Driver, who had to miss the first round due to a conflicting commitment, has already been supporting the team in testing and is also competing under the Iron Lynx banner in the FIA WEC. 

The #63 Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 entry is back after claiming a positive points finish in Barcelona and will once again rely on bronze-rated Ameerh Naran as its qualifier and starter. Rui Andrade, who shares the #61 FIA WEC car with Martin, will continue in his double role as he chases some strong results at European level too.

The 4 Hours of Le Castellet will get underway on Sunday and the competitive level is expected to be increasingly high. Despite the good forecasts for the event, showers are never out of the equation in the area, and given the rate of attrition seen in the past, strategy will also be an extremely key component.

We are coming to Circuit Paul Ricard to continue the positive form we have shown in Barcelona. We are delighted to welcome Maxime to our European Le Mans Series team as well, and we think he is an extremely valuable addition. We are looking forward to seeing how the #63 crew progresses as well, and we feel positive as we head into the weekend.

Andrea Piccini – Team Principal & CEO