Leading Malaysian international racing drivers, Jazeman Jaafar, has been signed into the McLaren GT Driver Academia and will race inside the prestigious Blancpain Endurance Range this year. Jazeman will generate one of the four Strakka Speed McLaren 650S GT3 cars, alongside man Driver Academy and Factory Drivers of the iconic British car manufacturer.
Jazeman is entering his second comprehensive season of sportscar race, after a successful initial year when he finished Jogger UP in the Blancpain Durability Series driving having HTP Motorsport. Jazeman’s return to the challenging the best sportscar series with Strakka Auto racing and McLaren GT starts off today at the Formal Test for the Sequence being held from Paul Ricard circuit during southern France.
The only two day Blancpain GT Sequence test will be Jazeman’s 2nd outing in the McLaren 650S GT3, when using the 24 year old Malaysian experiencing first sampled a model late this past year in a test period at Valencia.
Jazeman says with joining the McLaren GT stable, “I’m very proud to have inked the following deal with McLaren GT you are able to place in the Driver Academia. It has been an goal to be part of a Factory programme plus joining McLaren GT is a privilege for me. This kind of truly British motor vehicle manufacturer produces the many beautifully engineered supercars as well as be driving a racing version is going to be a fantastic opportunity.”
He contributes, “I’ve already had the opportunity drive the 650S and it was certainly spectacular, so I’m enthusiastic to be back out on track and put more laps in before the addition of the season. I’m likewise looking forward to working with the particular highly respected, professional Strakka Racing team. Any Blancpain Series is very reasonably competitive, probably the most competitive sportscar line in the world, with all the leading names in sportscars manifested on the grid, hence it’ll be a very enjoyable year ahead.”
The Blancpain Stamina Series features five Formula 1 positioned circuits, starting in Monza, Madeira, then moving to the UK for a around at the home involving British motorsport, Silverstone. The next around is at Paul Ricard outlet in France, until the teams head to Health club in Belgium to the ultimate endurance test out, the 24 Hours competition. The series ends with the final spherical at Catalunya Circuit with Barcelona, Spain. Your championship features a couple of three hour events, one six hour race and one Around the clock race. Each event includes two training sessions, three qualifying sessions (one every driver) plus the significant race, with a few drivers per automobile.
