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Algarve Pro Racing(APR) is a Portuguesesports car racingteam founded in 2010 by husband and wife Stewart and Samantha Cox. The team focuses on prototype racing, fieldingLMP2entries in theEuropean Le Mans Series,as well as partnering withCrowdStrikeRacing in theIMSA SportsCar Championship.[1][2]APR ran cars for the Russian endurance teamG-Drive Racingduring the 2021 season, ending their partnership following theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Founded | 2010 |
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Founder(s) | Stewart Cox Samantha Cox |
Base | Albufeira,Portugal |
Teamprincipal(s) |
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Current series | European Le Mans Series IMSA SportsCar Championship Asian Le Mans Series |
Former series | FIA World Endurance Championship Eurocup Mégane Trophy Supercar Challenge Ginetta GT4 Supercup |
Current drivers | European Le Mans Series: 20. Richard Bradley Kriton Lendoudis Alex Quinn 25. Olli Caldwell Matthias Kaiser Alex Lynn IMSA SportsCar Championship: 04. Colin Braun George Kurtz Toby Sowery |
Website | https:// algarveproracingteam / |
Their list of alumni includes renowned sportscar driversAdam Carroll,Gustavo Menezes,Olivier Pla,Nick Tandy,Oliver Jarvis,Loïc Duval,Ye Yifei,Mikkel Jensen,Ferdinand Habsburg,René Rast,Ben Hanley,andJack Hawksworth,as well as former F1 drivers such asNyck de Vries,Pietro FittipaldiandEsteban Gutiérrez.[4]
Notable accolades include the2023 European Le Mans Seriestitle, as well as LMP2 Pro-Am subclass victories at the2022and2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.[5][6]As of 2024, they are also the reigning champions of theAsian Le Mans Series,a title garnered together with CrowdStrike Racing.[7]
Racing record
edit24 Hours of Le Mans results
editEuropean Le Mans Series
editYear | Entrant | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
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2013 | Algarve Pro Racing Team | LMPC | 46 | Oreca FLM09 | ChevroletLS36.2L V8 | Nicky Catsburg(rounds 3–4) C. O. Jones (rounds 3–4) |
SIL | IMO | RBR 3 |
HUN Ret |
LEC | 4th | 16 | |
2015 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 25 | Ligier JS P2 | NissanVK45DE4.5 L V8 | Michael Munemann (rounds 3–5) Andrea Roda (rounds 3–5) James Winslow(rounds 3–5) |
SIL | IMO | RBR 10 |
LEC 8 |
EST 7 |
12th | 11 | |
2016 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 25 | Ligier JS P2 | NissanVK45DE4.5 L V8 | Michael Munemann (rounds 1–3, 5) Parth Ghorpade (rounds 1–2) Chris Hoy(rounds 1–2) Jonathan Hirschi(rounds 3–5) Andrea Pizzitola(rounds 3–5) Andrea Roda (round 4) |
SIL 10 |
IMO Ret |
RBR 5 |
LEC 7 |
SPA 9 |
EST | 9th | 19 |
2017 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 25 | Ligier JS P217 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | Matt McMurry Andrea Pizzitola Andrea Roda |
SIL Ret |
MNZ NC |
RBR NC |
LEC 8 |
SPA Ret |
ALG 11 |
13th | 4.5 |
2018 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 25 | Ligier JS P217 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | Tacksung Kim Mark Patterson Ate De Jong (rounds 1–4, 6) Matt McMurry(round 5) |
LEC 16 |
MNZ 13 |
RBR 17 |
SIL 11 |
SPA 13‡ |
ALG 10 |
18th | 3.25 |
APR -Rebellion Racing | 31 | Oreca 07 | Ryan Cullen Gustavo Menezes Harrison Newey |
LEC 15 |
MNZ 8 |
RBR 6 |
SIL 5 |
SPA 15‡ |
ALG 12 |
9th | 23.25 | |||
2019 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 25 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | John Falb Andrea Pizzitola Mark Patterson(round 1) Olivier Pla(rounds 3–6) |
LEC 14 |
MNZ 12 |
CAT 6 |
SIL 6 |
SPA 10 |
ALG 5 |
9th | 28 |
31 | Henning Enqvist James French Tacksung Kim |
LEC 13 |
MNZ 14 |
CAT 12 |
SIL 9 |
SPA 13 |
ALG 11 |
13th | 4.5 | |||||
2020 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 24 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | Henning Enqvist Jon Lancaster Loïc Duval(rounds 1–3, 5) Arjun Maini(round 4) |
LEC 6 |
SPA 12 |
LEC Ret |
MNZ 8 |
ALG 12 |
13th | 13 | |
25 | Gabriel Aubry John Falb Simon Trummer(rounds 1–4) Arjun Maini(round 5) |
LEC 10 |
SPA 9 |
LEC 5 |
MNZ 11 |
ALG 8 |
11th | 19.5 | ||||||
2021 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 24 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | Richard Bradley Ferdinand Habsburg Diego Menchaca(rounds 1–5) Sophia Flörsch(round 6) |
CAT 11 |
RBR 8 |
LEC 7 |
MNZ 10 |
SPA NC |
ALG 3 |
10th | 27.5 |
2022 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | 19 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | Bent Viscaal Sophia Flörsch(rounds 1–4) Filip Ugran(rounds 5–6) |
LEC 2 |
IMO 8 |
MNZ 10 |
CAT 12 |
SPA 8 |
ALG 5 |
7th | 37 |
47 | James Allen John Falb Alex Peroni |
LEC 17 |
IMO 15 |
MNZ 9 |
CAT 8 |
SPA 10 |
ALG Ret |
13th | 7 | |||||
2023 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2Pro-Am | 20 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | Fred Poordad Tristan Vautier Jack Hawksworth(rounds 1–2, 5–6) Bent Viscaal(rounds 3–4) |
CAT 8 |
LEC 8 |
ARA 4 |
SPA 6 |
POR 7 |
ALG 8 |
7th | 38 |
LMP2 | 25 | James Allen Alex Lynn Kyffin Simpson |
CAT 5 |
LEC 1 |
ARA 3 |
SPA 1 |
POR 2 |
ALG 2 |
1st | 113 | ||||
2024 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2Pro-Am | 20 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | Richard Bradley Kriton Lendoudis Alex Quinn |
CAT 4 |
LEC 6 |
IMO 1 |
SPA 3 |
MUG 2 |
ALG 2 |
2nd | 96 |
LMP2 | 25 | Olli Caldwell Matthias Kaiser Alex Lynn |
CAT 2 |
LEC 7 |
IMO 8 |
SPA 14 |
MUG 2 |
ALG 8 |
5th | 50 |
FIA World Endurance Championship
editYear | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
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2022 | LMP2 | 45 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2L V8 | James Allen(all rounds) René Binder(all rounds) Steven Thomas(all rounds) |
SEB 11 |
SPA 11 |
LMN 15[b] |
MON 7 |
FUJ 13 |
BAH 12 |
13th | 10 |
Notes
edit- ^abG-Drive Racing andRoman Rusinovare Russian, but both competed as neutral competitors using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as theCourt of Arbitration for Sportupheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by theWorld Anti-Doping Agencyin response tostate-sponsored doping programof Russian athletes.[8]
- ^The team received the points for 9th place, as entries classified higher were not full time entrants in the WEC.
References
edit- ^"Home".Algarve Pro Racing.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^"Cars".Algarve Pro Racing.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^Seiwert, Robert (10 March 2022)."G-Drive-Rückzug: Algarve Pro Racing findet WEC-Ersatz".Motorsport-Magazin(in German).Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^"Drivers".Algarve Pro Racing.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^"ELMS".europeanlemansseries.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^"Algarve Pro Racing Reigns Victorious with CrowdStrike Racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Centenary".CrowdStrike Racing.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^"Kurtz, Braun lead Crowdstrike to AsLMS title and Le Mans invite".RACER.11 February 2024.Retrieved28 March2024.
- ^Lloyd, Daniel; Dagys, John (13 August 2021)."Le Mans Friday Notebook".SportsCar365.Archivedfrom the original on 13 August 2021.Retrieved12 September2021.