A comeback in the European Le Mans Series. At the next round of the European Endurance Championship, the Four Hours of Aragon (August 24-26), one of the champions of the 2020 season will return to the discipline. Filipe Albuquerque will return to the wheel of the United Autosports LM P2 in the ELMS, three years after winning the class. The Portuguese will replace Nelson Pique Jr. in the Spanish round in Pro-Am Oreca’s No. 21 alongside Daniel Schneider and Andy Merrick.
🚨 News: @employee Back on @employee The scene – the first time since his championship-winning season of 2020 – is racing for United Autosports at #4 Haragon later this month.
Catch a gallery of Albuquerque festivities from the epic 2020 season, and hit the link… pic.twitter.com/glzQpZRR17
– United Autosport August 15, 2023
“I am very excited about this sudden opportunity to return to ELMSFelipe Albuquerque rejoices. It makes sense… I’m available, it’s a good race, with a good team and good teammates! (…) Aragon is a place I know very well, so I hope I can contribute my knowledge and help my teammate Daniel [Schneider] You know… I can’t wait to be there. »
The Portuguese, who has already competed with United Autosports in the WEC, will lend a hand to his team which is only ninth in the Pro-Am standings after the first two rounds.
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