Founded | 2010 |
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Founder(s) | Stewart Cox Samantha Cox |
Base | Albufeira, Portugal |
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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://www.algarveproracingteam.com/ |
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]
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]
Year | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
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2022 | LMP2 | 45 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | James Allen (all rounds) René Binder (all rounds) Steven Thomas (all rounds) | SEB 11 | SPA 11 | LMN 15 [lower-alpha 2] | MON 7 | FUJ 13 | BAH 12 | 13th | 10 |
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