COOL Racing / CLX Motorsport has confirmed an LMP2 entry for the 2023 Asian Le Mans Series in the UAE with an ORECA 07 LMP2 for the returning Alexandre Coigny and rising star Malthe Jakobsen. This will be the first LMP2 effort in Asia for the Swiss squad.
After having raced in the FIA WEC and the European Le Mans Series in LMP2, Alexandre Coigny will make his comeback in competition. The Swiss driver will be joined by Danish Malthe Jakobsen, who currently leads the LMP3 class halfway through the 2022 European Le Mans Series with COOL Racing. Malthe is also racing in the enduro rounds of the IMSA Weathertech SPortscsr Championship with Sean Creech Motorsport and raced in the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series in an LMP3.
Alexandre Coigny, Driver and Team Principal COOL Racing : “I’m glad to come back to LMP2. The 2023 Asian Le Mans Series is a great source of motivation for me, I’m looking forward to it. The team has shown good qualities in the European Le Mans Series as well as at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, both in terms of preparation and performance. Malthe is a very promising young driver, I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do in LMP2. The team will be new to this championship but we’ve got what it takes to achieve excellent results. So we’re going to be ambitious. Our most recent testing sessions went well. I was happy to get back behind the wheel of the ORECA 07 and it’ll be nice to be back on the Dubai and Abu Dhabi racetracks, where I’ve competed before. The Pro-Am format is perfect for the Asian Le Mans Series; there’s no doubt some great battles are awaiting us!”
Anthony Megevand, Sportif Director COOL Racing / CLX Motorsprot : “We’re happy to confirm that we’ll be entering the Asian Le Mans Series. It’s a great championship and an excellent opportunity for COOL Racing / CLX Motorsport to continue to grow. Being able to create a team with both a bronze driver like Alex and an up-and-coming driver like Malthe fits us perfectly as the team’s mind-set and intention has always been not only to be competitive but also to give drivers with different profiles an opportunity to express themselves. The fact that Malthe will be moving up from LMP3 to LMP2 feels quite natural. It’ll be an opportunity for him to express his potential and show what he can do within the next class up. This also reflects the work that we’ve been doing on developing a ladder in order to establish links between the different categories in which the team’s involved. Besides, we’re also working on several programmes which we’ll soon further communicate about.”
