The appearance of a United Autosports entered, Gulf liveried Ligier JS P3 for this weekend’s inaugural British Prototype Cup, which will be held at Snetterton on 8-9 October was confirmed a month ago.
This morning though the car is at Snetterton in all its blue and orange glory ahead of a further private customer Test Day for United Autosports.
Richard Meins and Shaun Lynn will drive the Gulf car for the one-hour LMP3 race on Sunday and both Richard and Shaun have already tested the team’s LMP3 machine at separate test days at Donington Park and Snetterton.
The Prototype Cup race weekend at Snetterton will feature a 30-minute practice session and 30-minute qualifying on Saturday, followed by a 20-minute warm up and 60-minute pit stop race on Sunday. There will also be a full calendar of British Prototype Cup races for 2017, with dates to be confirmed soon. The British Prototype Cup has adopted the rules and regulations from the Automobile Club De l’Ouest, who organise the European Le Mans Series.
