18-year-old Alfie Briggs has signed with ELMS LMP3 team M Racing for the remainder of the season, following successful test outings at Magny Cours and Silverstone.
The British up-and-comer, who has honed his skills in historic racing since stepping out of karting, has secured the deal to compete with Yvan Müller’s team with the assistance of BBM Sport’s all-new driver academy. This programme is being overseen by BBM Sport owner Bob Berridge and experienced team leader Alan McGarrity.
Briggs is the first named driver for the initative, which Berridge tells DSC has been conceived “to enable BBM Sport to give back to the sport and help young drivers pushing to climb the motorsport ladder.”
“It was encouraging to see Alfie on the pace so quickly when testing with M Racing,” McGarrity said of Briggs’ new programme. “At Magny Cours he drove a previous-gen LMP3 Ligier, the JS P320, with the team, before taking part in a two-day test at Silverstone with RLR with the JS P325 as part of his preparations for the drive.
“Both run outs were valuable, as he now has laps under his belt in both the current LMP3 chassis in use, following his appearnce in the Road To Le Mans with Nielsen Racing in a Duqueine D09 earlier this year. He did a good job.”
Briggs will share the #68 M Racing Ligier with full-season drivers Nick Adcock and Thomas Imbourg, in the seat previously filled by Quentin Antonel during the races at Barcelona and Paul Ricard.
According to McGarrity, this deal will enable Briggs to gain key experience in a contemporary Le Mans prototype ahead of a planned full-time programme in the European Le Mans Series in 2027. His first race outing with the team will be the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps later this month.
“It’s a big opportunity for Alfie to show what he can do and take strides forward as a driver before 2027,” McGarrity concluded. “Crucially, he knows Nick well and already has a working relationship with him, having spent a season working with RLR M Sport back in 2024 when he won the title, working with the team helping in the pit box with driver changes.
“He’s jumping in the deep end but we believe he has the skills, and with enough mileage before the end of the season, he can prove he has a future in the ELMS paddock.”
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