Greaves ELMS and LMP2 Le Mans rides for Wirdheim and Lancaster

Wirdheim and Lancaster, who raced together with the team in one World Endurance Championship round in 2013, will share its solo Gibson-Nissan 015S (nee Zytek) with Swiss driver Gary Hirsch.

The duo took part in last month's official ELMS test at Paul Ricard and have been signed up after confirmation of the team's partnership deal with data encryption company Kairos Technolologies.

Team owner Tim Greaves said: "Bjorn and Jon helped us out in the past and we have been able to repay them because we now have the opportunity to chose our drivers.

"We have one of the best line-ups in the ELMS on paper, and we are very pleased about that."

Greaves revealed that the team would test some drivers imminently with a view to fielding a second car in the final rounds of the ELMS after Le Mans in June.

REMEMBER WHEN...
... Bjorn Wirdheim made it to the fringes of F1? In 2004, the year after being crowned International F3000 champion, he ran during Friday practice in all 18 grand prix weekends in his capacity as Jaguar third driver.