2012-04-11

ASM TEAM FINALIZES THE DRIVER LINE UP FOR 24H SPA

ASM Team is proud to announce that have signed António Coimbra for 24H of Spa, joining the season drivers Karim Ojjeh, Ricardo Bravo and Lourenço Beirão da Veiga to share the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 on the most important race of the Blancpain Endurance Series calendar.

António Coimbra, Vodafone Portugal CEO, has a vast experience in GT races and ASM consider his involvement as a plus for the team and it will form with the other drivers a very balanced line-up.

The main objective is to bring to Portugal a result that dignifies ASM history in endurance races, taking the benefit of its previous involvement in 24 hour races, after several participations in Le Mans and Daytona.

“We’ve managed to collect to this project a group of international prestige brands such as Ericsson, TAG, GALP, Vodafone, Beta, Racing Models and IG Markets and we are very happy with this, as we have a very competitive driver line-up on the Pro-Am category at Spa.” mention António Simões, owner of the Portuguese team.

Portimão Spanish GT race, at the end of April, will be the beginning of this collaboration with António Coimbra, helping the driver to get used to the McLaren GT3.