Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Spa 24 Hours: Marc Basseng joins I.S.R. Racing Audi R8 LMS ultra


By Tarek Ramchani

The Czech I.S.R. Racing team has confirmed its dirver line-up for the upcoming Spa 24 Hours race.

The #75 Audi R8 LMS ultra will compete in the upper Pro-Cup class. The car will be shared by three drivers, the already announced Filipe Salaquarda and Fabian Hamprecht will be joined by Audi GT factory driver Marc Basseng.

The German driver who is racing with the Belgian Audi Club Team WRT this season in the Blancpain Endurance Series driving the #1 Audi R8 LMS ultra along with Laurens Vanthoor and Cesar Ramos, will switch to  I.S.R. Racing in Belgian endurance classic

Marc Basseng massive experience with the Audi R8 LMS ultra and the Spa 24 Hours will be a big boost for a team who recently joined the Audi Sport customer racing family and preparing to do the full Blancpain Endurance Series in 2015.

Photo credit: I.S.R. Racing