KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) heads to the Nordschleife for its first Nürburgring 24 Hours with the Porsche 911 GT3 R this weekend, following a successful Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS, previously VLN) campaign.
In its debut season with the German manufacturer, KCMG will attempt the 24 Hours for just the second time, the annual event being one of the highlights of the endurance racing calendar since its first edition in 1970. Hosted at the fearsome Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, the Hong Kong squad competed in four NLS rounds with Porsche in preparation for the race. Adapting to the new car quickly, KCMG was the top-performing Porsche twice and finished in the top 10 at each race.
As was the case throughout the series, KCMG will enter two Porsche 911 GT3 R, with the factory trio Patrick Pilet, Richard Lietz and Dennis Olsen onboard the #18 alongside Alexandre Imperatori who will run in both cars for his seventh attempt at the Nordschleife enduro. The Swiss racer boasts nine years of experience in driving Porsche’s GT machinery.
In the #19, NLS mainstays Romain Dumas, Josh Burdon and Edoardo Liberati will drive alongside Imperatori. A factory driver since 2004, Dumas has won the 24 Hours four times for Porsche and sits fourth on the all-time list for most victories, while Burdon and Liberati are making their second appearance after racing KCMG’s 2019 effort.
The team will get out on track on Thursday and Friday for practice and qualifying, with the race schedule to start at 15:30 CET on Saturday.
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Who is KCMG?
KC Motorgroup Ltd (KCMG) is an international motorsport services group established in 2007 by Paul Ip. The group, with its headquarters located in Hong Kong, has operations reaching across the Asia Pacific region. KCMG operates closely with many partner companies and racing organisations around the world to provide unrivalled motorsport services, equipment, team management and quality distribution in the automotive industry. For more information on all of the team’s activities please visit www.kcmg.com.hk or email info@kcmg.com.hk.
