2015 International & Single Seater News

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Andy Stays with MSport Bentley & DeltaWing for 2015 Photo & Report edited by Rob Allender

Andy( The 2009 WRDA Welsh Young Driver of the Year) who was the 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series runner-up, stays with Bentley Team M-Sport  for an increased schedule of races with Bentley - Andy also renews relationship with DeltaWing Racing for the Rolex 24hr race at Daytona.

 

Andy is to continue as a new-generation Bentley Boy having been re-signed by the famous British marque for the 2015 season. Following an impressive and successful debut year with Bentley Team M-Sport in 2014, which saw Andy win two races and finish as runner-up in the Blancpain Endurance Series championship, Andy will race the No.7 Continental GT3 throughout 2015 together with fellow British racers Guy Smith and Steven Kane.With the announcement made at the Autosport International Show, Andy commented: “I’m absolutely delighted to be staying with Bentley. We’ve built a great relationship over the last year so I was very keen to continue with them. The Continental GT3 is a fantastic car, and I’m hoping we can go one better than we did in 2014 and clinch a championship this year. I’ll be working incredibly hard in the build-up to the season to make sure I’m ready, and I can’t wait to get started.” Andy’s 2015 schedule with Bentley will feature the complete Blancpain Endurance Series calendar, where the team will be looking to add more victories to the two wins clinched at Silverstone and Paul Ricard last year. http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/endurance/

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Alongside Andy’s commitments with Bentley, he will also be renewing his partnership with DeltaWing Racing in the United States. Underlining his abilities as an endurance racing expert, Andy will compete with DeltaWing for the Rolex 24 at Daytona over the weekend of 24th-25th January. It’s great to be able to race on both sides of the Atlantic. The DeltaWing is a completely different car to drive than the Bentley, but just as much fun. The team made some really progressive developments at the end of 2014, and we scored our best result with a P4 at Petit Le Mans in October, so hopefully we can be just as competitive at Daytona. That’ll be my first race of the season and I’m training hard in preparation.”   2015 Rolex24 at Daytona  http://www.deltawingracing.com/

Following the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Andy’s European season will start on 11th April at Monza in Italy.

 

Bentley Continental GT3 specification from www.bentleymotors.com/world_of_bentley/motorsport/

• Carbon Fibre Chassis

• A race-configured version of Bentley’s highly efficient 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine
• A six-speed sequential racing gearbox • Double wishbone suspension

 • Four-way adjustable dampers • Competition brakes

 

Track Record

Andy Meyrick’s impressive track-record includes a fourth place finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans; the highest placed rookie on the highly-competitive grid, a second place result at Sebring with Dyson Racing and a season with the Aston Martin works team in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) and in the Nürburgring’s VLN series, where he secured a win and two second place finishes.

After winning ten races in his first season of motorsport in Formula Ford in 2005, Andy progressed through British racing up to British F3 in 2008, taking seven victories from 12 starts. In 2009, Andy raced in the prestigious Le Mans Series for the first time, including a fourth place finish at the notoriously difficult Nürburgring. In 2010 Andy contested the American Le Mans Series (finishing on the podium in every start) and made his Le Mans 24hr debut, finishing fourth overall. With a works drive in 2011, Andy raced in the ILMC, VLN and once again at the Le Mans 24hr. His flair for endurance racing was further developed in 2012 through competition in the Spa 24hr.

  In 2013, Andy spent time racing on both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe, Andy raced in the Blancpain Endurance Series while in the USA he was lead driver for the innovative DeltaWing Racing programme. In November 2013, he was announced as one of three British drivers to return Bentley to the motorsport arena with the new Continental GT3, following several successful development tests. The 2014 season saw Andy win two races and finish as runner-up in the Blancpain Endurance Series.

 
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