Ben Barnicoat has had a very unusual year. The 23-year-old McLaren GT factory driver should have already made his debut in the Le Mans 24 Hours with Carlin, having earned an automatic entry for finishing second in the Asian Le Mans Series over the winter.
He also should have carried on the momentum from a strong showing in the Bathurst 12 Hours - placing second in a 59Racing McLaren - in the remainder of the Intercontinental GT Challenge and added programmes in the European Le Mans Series (also with Carlin) and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for 2 Seas Motorsport.
But in a year transformed by the coronavirus pandemic, Barnicoat's schedule has been turned upside-down and, while he might still make the grid at Le Mans, Carlin's participation remains uncertain even with less than a month until the rescheduled race, having missed both ELMS rounds prior to the 24 Hours.