The British rookies targeting a good first impression at Le Mans

Three young Britons will make their first starts in the Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend in the highly-competitive 23-car GTE Am field. But how did they get here? Autosport hears their stories.

Gary Watkins Jun 7, 2022, 8:14 AM

Upd: Jun 7, 2022, 10:07 AM

The GTE Am class rarely gets the same attention as the fight for outright honours, although it features a strong grid comprising Ferrari, Porsche and Aston Martin, and well-decorated drivers who have won in Formula 1, taken outright Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours honours, and claimed titles in Japan's Super Formula and Super GT series.

Among their number this year will be a trio of British aces who are making their first starts in the world's most famous endurance race.

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Author Gary Watkins

Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 33rd as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 80 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.

Gary, who also writes for Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton close to the former workshops of the Cooper Formula 1 team but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.