JMB Racing is pleased to announce that Alain Ferté, Ben Aucott and Stéphane Daoudi have signed on for the 2008 season behind the wheel of a 2008 Ferrari 430 LM-GT2, which they will be driving on three different continents.
- Le Mans Series Stéphane Daoudi - Ben Aucott
- American Le Mans Series :
• Road Atlanta / Petit Le Mans Alain Ferté - Ben Aucott - Stéphane Daoudi
• Laguna Seca Stéphane Daoudi - Ben Aucott
- 1000 km de Shanghai Alain Ferté - Ben Aucott
- 24 Heures du Mans Alain Ferté - Ben Aucott - Stéphane Daoudi
(subjet to the acceptance by the ACO of JMB Racing entry)
You may recall that Alain Ferté participated in the 24H of Le Mans twelve times, four of them as the factory driver for Jaguar, Sauber-Mercedes and Peugeot. Alain was also part of the 1997 JMB Racing team, with whom he renewed his contract in 2007 and won two Citation Cup victories.
Ben Aucott drove his first Le Mans race in 2007, with a fourth place finish in LM-GT2. This was the grand finale of a season in which he finished all of his races, from the 12 Hours of Sebring (seventh place) to the Mil Milhas Brasil at Interlagos (second place), earning himself the Citation Cup title.
Finally, Stéphane Daoudi has participated in the 24H of Le Mans six times, winning two second place LMP 675 titles in 2001 and 2002.
The second F430 GT2 Le Mans Series team will be announced soon.
JMB Racing’s 2008 sporting event calendar will also include the participations of :
• three Ferrari 430s in the FIA GT3 Championship, and
• one Maserati MC12 in the Citation Cup.