Algarve Pro Racing

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Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing
Algarve Pro Racing logo.jpg
Founded2010
Founder(s)Stewart Cox
Samantha Cox
Base Albufeira, Portugal
Team principal(s)
  • Stewart Cox
  • Samantha Cox
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 driversEuropean Le Mans Series:
20.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of Greece.svg Kriton Lendoudis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Quinn
25.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olli Caldwell
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Matthias Kaiser
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn
IMSA SportsCar Championship:
04.
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Sowery
Website https://www.algarveproracingteam.com/
Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 at Circuit Paul Ricard 2024 4 Hours of Le Castellet 31.jpg
Algarve Pro Racing Oreca 07 at Circuit Paul Ricard

Algarve Pro Racing (APR) is a Portuguese sports car racing team founded in 2010 by husband and wife Stewart and Samantha Cox. The team focuses on prototype racing, fielding LMP2 entries in the European Le Mans Series, as well as partnering with CrowdStrike Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. [1] [2] APR ran cars for the Russian endurance team G-Drive Racing during the 2021 season, ending their partnership following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3]

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Their list of alumni includes renowned sportscar drivers Adam Carroll, Gustavo Menezes, Olivier Pla, Nick Tandy, Oliver Jarvis, Loïc Duval, Ye Yifei, Mikkel Jensen, Ferdinand Habsburg, René Rast, Ben Hanley, and Jack Hawksworth, as well as former F1 drivers such as Nyck de Vries, Pietro Fittipaldi and Esteban Gutiérrez. [4]

Notable accolades include the 2023 European Le Mans Series title, as well as LMP2 Pro-Am subclass victories at the 2022 and 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. [5] [6] As of 2024, they are also the reigning champions of the Asian Le Mans Series, a title garnered together with CrowdStrike Racing. [7]

Racing record

Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P217 running at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans Ligier JSP217 - Gibson - Team Algarve Pro Racing - 24 Hours of Le Mans 2018.jpg
Algarve Pro Racing Ligier JS P217 running at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans
Crowdstrike Racing Oreca 07 (Ran by Algarve Pro Racing) at Watkins Glen International Crowdstrike Oreca WGI23 02.jpg
Crowdstrike Racing Oreca 07 (Ran by Algarve Pro Racing) at Watkins Glen International

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearEntrantNo.CarDriversClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2016 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing25 Ligier JS P2-Nissan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Hoy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Munemann
Flag of France.svg Andrea Pizzitola
LMP2 34117th12th
2017 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing45 Ligier JS P217-Gibson Flag of France.svg Vincent Capillaire
Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Patterson
LMP2 33032nd15th
2018 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing25 Ligier JS P217-Gibson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ate de Jong
Flag of South Korea.svg Tacksung Kim
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Patterson
LMP2 237DNFDNF
2019 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing25 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of France.svg Andrea Pizzitola
Flag of France.svg David Zollinger
LMP2 35715th10th
2020 Flag of Russia.svg G-Drive Racing by Algarve16 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cullen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy
LMP2 105DNFDNF
Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing25 Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Trummer
36511th7th
2021 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg G-Drive Racing [lower-alpha 1] 25 Aurus 01-Gibson Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Andrade
Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi
LMP2 (Pro-Am)108DNFDNF
26 Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Colapinto
Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Roman Rusinov [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries
LMP2 35812th7th
2022 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing45 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Allen
Flag of Austria.svg René Binder
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas
LMP2 (Pro-Am)36319th1st
47 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken
Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Flörsch
36125th5th
2023 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing47 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Allen
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
LMP2 (Pro-Am)32220th1st
2024 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing25 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olli Caldwell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roman De Angelis
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Matthias Kaiser
LMP2 29422nd8th
Flag of Portugal.svg CrowdStrike Racing by APR45 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
LMP2 (Pro-Am)149DNFDNF

European Le Mans Series

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pos.Pts
2013 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing TeamLMPC46 Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg (rounds 3–4)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C. O. Jones (rounds 3–4)
SIL IMO RBR
3
HUN
Ret
LEC 4th16
2015 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 25 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Munemann (rounds 3–5)
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Roda (rounds 3–5)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow (rounds 3–5)
SIL IMO RBR
10
LEC
8
EST
7
12th11
2016 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 25 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Munemann (rounds 1–3, 5)
Flag of India.svg Parth Ghorpade (rounds 1–2)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Hoy (rounds 1–2)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jonathan Hirschi (rounds 3–5)
Flag of France.svg Andrea Pizzitola (rounds 3–5)
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Roda (round 4)
SIL
10
IMO
Ret
RBR
5
LEC
7
SPA
9
EST 9th19
2017 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 25 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry
Flag of France.svg Andrea Pizzitola
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Roda
SIL
Ret
MNZ
NC
RBR
NC
LEC
8
SPA
Ret
ALG
11
13th4.5
2018 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 25 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of South Korea.svg Tacksung Kim
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Patterson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ate De Jong (rounds 1–4, 6)
Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry (round 5)
LEC
16
MNZ
13
RBR
17
SIL
11
SPA
13‡
ALG
10
18th3.25
Flag of Portugal.svg APR - Rebellion Racing 31 Oreca 07 Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cullen
Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harrison Newey
LEC
15
MNZ
8
RBR
6
SIL
5
SPA
15‡
ALG
12
9th23.25
2019 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 25 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of France.svg Andrea Pizzitola
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mark Patterson (round 1)
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla (rounds 3–6)
LEC
14
MNZ
12
CAT
6
SIL
6
SPA
10
ALG
5
9th28
31 Flag of Sweden.svg Henning Enqvist
Flag of the United States.svg James French
Flag of South Korea.svg Tacksung Kim
LEC
13
MNZ
14
CAT
12
SIL
9
SPA
13
ALG
11
13th4.5
2020 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 24 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of Sweden.svg Henning Enqvist
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Lancaster
Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval (rounds 1–3, 5)
Flag of India.svg Arjun Maini (round 4)
LEC
6
SPA
12
LEC
Ret
MNZ
8
ALG
12
13th13
25 Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Trummer (rounds 1–4)
Flag of India.svg Arjun Maini (round 5)
LEC
10
SPA
9
LEC
5
MNZ
11
ALG
8
11th19.5
2021 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 24 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg
Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Menchaca (rounds 1–5)
Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Flörsch (round 6)
CAT
11
RBR
8
LEC
7
MNZ
10
SPA
NC
ALG
3
10th27.5
2022 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 19 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal
Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Flörsch (rounds 1–4)
Flag of Romania.svg Filip Ugran (rounds 5–6)
LEC
2
IMO
8
MNZ
10
CAT
12
SPA
8
ALG
5
7th37
47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Allen
Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Peroni
LEC
17
IMO
15
MNZ
9
CAT
8
SPA
10
ALG
Ret
13th7
2023 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Pro-Am20 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Poordad
Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth (rounds 1–2, 5–6)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal (rounds 3–4)
CAT
8
LEC
8
ARA
4
SPA
6
POR
7
ALG
8
7th38
LMP2 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Allen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn
Flag of Barbados.svg Kyffin Simpson
CAT
5
LEC
1
ARA
3
SPA
1
POR
2
ALG
2
1st113
2024 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Pro-Am20 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of Greece.svg Kriton Lendoudis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Quinn
CAT
4
LEC
6
IMO
1
SPA
3
MUG
2
ALG
2
2nd96
LMP2 25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olli Caldwell
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Matthias Kaiser
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn
CAT
2
LEC
7
IMO
8
SPA
14
MUG
2
ALG
8
5th50

FIA World Endurance Championship

YearClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pos.Pts
2022 LMP2 45 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Allen (all rounds)
Flag of Austria.svg René Binder (all rounds)
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas (all rounds)
SEB
11
SPA
11
LMN
15 [lower-alpha 2]
MON
7
FUJ
13
BAH
12
13th10

Notes

  1. 1 2 G-Drive Racing and Roman Rusinov are Russian, but both competed as neutral competitors using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes. [8]
  2. The team received the points for 9th place, as entries classified higher were not full time entrants in the WEC.

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