Racing Team Nederland will participate in a two-day test session organised by tyre manufacturer Dunlop at the Circuit Paul Ricard this week.
The newly formed Racing Team Nederland, which has submitted entries for the Le Mans 24 Hours and the European Le Mans Series, has been testing its all-new LMP2 Dallara P217 since last November.
Following a pair of two-day sessions in France (at Magny-Cours and Nogaro) and a full week at Sebring in the United States, the team will continue testing at Paul Ricard this Wednesday and Thursday.
Towards the end of the second day of the test (Thursday at 16.00 CET), the Automobile Club de l’Ouest will reveal the entries accepted for the Le Mans 24 Hours during a press conference aired live on www.lemans.org. During this innovative press conference, held in Le Mans, the entries accepted for the European Le Mans Series will be announced as well.
“It will be quite a tense moment of course,” Mark Koense confirms on behalf of Racing Team Nederland. “Traditionally, the Le Mans 24 Hours attracts more entries than the 60 cars that can participate in the race. This Thursday we will know which teams have been selected by the ACO.”
The team’s founder Frits van Eerd, former Le Mans-winner Jan Lammers and 11-time Formula 1 Grand Prix winner Rubens Barrichello are the Racing Team Nederland drivers.
The official presentation of the team, the car and its drivers will be held soon.
