Toro Verde GT have become the latest team to confirm their participation in the inaugural GT2 European Series.
The newly formed British squad, run by Chris Jones, will run a Lamborghini Huracan GT2 for David Fairbrother and Jordan Witt at all five events in the upcoming 2021 season.
Fairbrother, who runs with the support of Pall-Ex and A.D.D. Express, is an experienced GT racer at this level, having previously enjoyed outings in British GT, Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, as well as flagship events such as the Dubai and COTA 24 Hours, plus the Gulf 12 Hours.
The 55-year-old also secured the 2015 GT Cup UK title in the GTB class, and will be one to watch, as will team-mate Jordan Witt.
Witt – winner of the Silver Cup class at the globally-renowned Total 24 Hours of Spa in 2019 and an outright race winner in British GT – makes his return to continental action with the support of long-term backers Vibe Audio and Yelir World.
The 30-year-old from Nantwich also has an outright victory in British GT to his name, as well as appearances in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (now Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS), Porsche Carrera Cup GB and International GT Open, making for an exciting addition to the series’ inaugural grid.
“I’m really excited to be joining the grid for the 2021 GT2 European Series with Toro Verde GT,” said Fairbrother.
“The Lamborghini Huracan GT2 is a brilliant car, and with an experienced racer in Jordan alongside me, we’ll be pushing hard to bring home some strong results.
“Thanks to Pall-Ex for their part in putting this programme on the grid – now for the fun part! It’s exciting to be here at the start of a brand-new series, and I can’t wait to get going in Monza.”
“I’m really looking forward to getting the season going”, added Witt.
“I’ve known David for a number of years and although we haven’t shared a car together, we’ve shared some good times off the track.
“It’s good to finally be teaming-up in a car and hopefully we can progress well in GT2 European Series and push forward from the opening round at Monza next weekend.”
Following the season-opening double-header at Monza, the series takes in further events at Hockenheim, Silverstone and Spa before concluding at Paul Ricard in the autumn.
PK Carsport Are Back – With An Audi GT2
PK Carsport by Heinz have confirmed Peter Guelinckx and Bert Longin will form their driver line-up for the upcoming GT2 European Series season.
The Belgian team, which will run an Audi R8 LMS GT2 in the new-for-2021 series, have enjoyed headline success in international GT racing in the past, with six victories in the FIA GT Championship, including the Total 24 Hours of Spa.
In Longin, the team has one of the most experienced GT racers of the past two decades, with the Belgian enjoying front-running campaigns in the FIA GT Championship, the Blancpain Endurance Series GT3 Pro Cup, Belcar, the Spanish and Belgian national GT championships and the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Belgium, as well as victory in the 24 Hours of Zolder.
For Guelinckx, it marks his first full-season campaign in motorsport, having previously taken victory with the PK Carsport team in the TCX class at the 24H TCE Series at Dubai Autodrome earlier this year, as well as a further podium at Yas Marina in the 6H of Abu Dhabi alongside Longin.
“As soon as I saw the Audi R8 LMS GT2, I was immediately very impressed,” explained Guelinckx.
“It’s an exceptional car, especially since there won’t be that many of them built. That makes this car even more attractive.
“It’s a very high-level European championship. With SRO we are guaranteed a highly professional organization. In addition, the races take place on beautiful Formula 1 circuits, with the highest level of safety. This aspect also played a role in convincing my relatives.”
“I’m very grateful to Peter for choosing me as a team member,” added Longin.
“And it’s very nice to be able to do it with PK Carsport. Anthony is great as Team Manager! We’ve got a good car and a great team with a very developed motorsport culture. This should allow us to be competitive.”
Team Manager Anthony Kumpen underlined his delight at joining the series, which forms part of SRO’s re-vitalised GT Sports Club initiative, and looks forward to the challenge ahead.
“We are very happy to be involved in the launch of a new championship,” said Kumpen.
“It’s always an extra challenge. We can also count on the support of Audi Sport and we have done several days of testing. The whole PK Carsport team is ready for this challenge!”
