Williams group principal James Vowles will race within the Gulf 12 Hours within the Storage 59 entry following subsequent month F1 season finale in Abu Dhabi.
Vowles recurrently will get behind the wheel himself, however has not raced competitively since 2022, when he additionally was a part of Storage 59 within the Asian Le Mans Sequence. After taking on at Williams in early 2023, Vowles has spent extra time targeted on the F1 group principal function, however has been testing with Storage 59 all through this 12 months and can now race at Yas Marina Circuit on December 14.
Vowles will share a McLaren GT3 EVO with Alexander West, Mark Sansom and Marco Pulcini.
“The prospect to placed on a race helmet once more is one thing I relish,” Vowles mentioned. “Storage 59 is a group I do know properly from our time collectively in 2022, and the Gulf 12 Hours is a implausible occasion with a aggressive grid. It will likely be a pleasure to share the automotive with Alex, Mark and Marco, and to expertise racing from the motive force’s seat once more.”
For his racing return, Vowles could have a group principal of his personal to cope with, however Andrew Kirkaldy mentioned the Williams boss has a novel perspective on every race given his background with Mercedes.
“We completely loved working with James in the course of the 2022 Asian Le Mans marketing campaign,” Kirkaldy mentioned. “His method and professionalism, and naturally his information of technique, made it a really gratifying collaboration. Bringing him again for the Gulf 12 Hours is one thing we’re all enthusiastic about, and we’re wanting ahead to seeing what we will obtain collectively in Abu Dhabi.”
Vowles’ entry into the Gulf 12 Hours follows different latest F1 involvement within the race, after Kevin Magnussen teamed up with father Jan to compete within the 2022 version on the identical venue, ending seventh total.
