KKrämer Racing are set to campaign a new Ginetta G55 GT4 in the VLN Endurance Championship and at the ADAC TOTAL Nürburgring 24 Hour race in 2019.
Three Ginetta GT4 SuperCup champions will pilot the G55, with 2014 champion and current Ginetta factory driver Charlie Robertson joined by 2017 Am Class victor Jac Constable and Charlie Ladell, who starred with ten victories on his way to the Pro honours last year.
All three British talents will be tackling the Nordschleife for the first time, so they will benefit from the crucial experience of seasoned competitor Jean-Francois Brunot, who completes the driver line-up with four seasons in VLN and three Nürburgring 24 Hour race starts under his belt.
French-American racer Brunot has spearheaded KKrämer Racing’s transition to Ginetta machinery, which marks an exciting new chapter for the Cologne-based outfit, who will be conducting the programme from a new facility in Nürburg for close proximity to the Nürburgring.
The programme will see KKrämer Racing at the start of a partnership with long-term ambitions to expand the British manufacturer’s presence in German motorsport.
The programme also looks to add further success for the Ginetta G55 GT4, which has taken over 100 race wins around the world including class victories in the Dubai 24 Hours and Sepang 12 Hours, and outright wins in the TransAm Championship and Pirelli World Challenge.
The three British drivers are currently undergoing a mandatory programme to obtain their racing permit for the Nürburgring, competing in VLN 1 last weekend in a lower powered car, a process they will repeat at VLN2 before transitioning to the Ginetta for VLN3 and the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
“Ginetta is excited to be returning to the German market this season,” said Lawrence Tomlinson, Chairman at Ginetta. “This new partnership with KKrämer Racing is a fantastic opportunity for us to show the German motorsport industry just what we can do.
“The Nürburgring Nordschleife is one of the most incredible challenges in world motorsport and it will be a proud moment to see a Ginetta G55 GT4 take to the grid there once again, especially being driven by three home-grown talents from the Millers Ginetta GT4 SuperCup.”
Karsten Krämer, KKrämer Racing team principal and owner added: “Everyone at KKrämer Racing is looking forward to working with a great manufacturer like Ginetta. It’s exciting to be taking on the best of Germany in partnership with a British company and with proven British talents behind the wheel.
“This is a big challenge for KKrämer Racing and Ginetta, but from such challenges come big opportunities and rewards. There is huge potential for this collaboration to grow and showcase Ginetta as a leading manufacturer in German motorsport.”
