Bentley Motorsport Boss Brian Gush and Bentley’s Board member for Engineering Rolf Frech sat down with the DSC Editor today to talk about the way forward with the marque’s still new motorsport programme.
We’ll have a longer version of the story up next week but for now some of the main points.
Bentley remain very happy with their current GT3 platform, with a gently growing customer base covering off many key markets for the marque.
The MSport team will return to the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2016.
18 Continental GT3s have thus far been built – Chassis 18 is on display on the roof of the pit building here at Spa.
An entry for the 2015 GT World Cup in Macau is under discussion for a customer team.
2016 is again set to see the cars entered in a number of as yet unconfirmed standalone GT races.
The potential programme to build a GTLM – raceable version of the car for IMSA is not to progress.
Bentley are however still keeping a close watch on the potential for an IMSA 2017 P2 programme with their engine and bodywork.
There are no immediate plans for any other additional motorsport product though a brief question on the potential for a Dakar Rally entry for the marques forthcoming Bentayga SUV elicited the response from Herr Frech “Not yet!”
