As a precaution by Porsche, KC Motorgroup Ltd. (KCMG) drivers Romain Dumas, Patrick Pilet and Richard Lietz were withdrawn from the 2020 Nürburgring 24 Hours. Taking their places in the #18 Porsche 911 GT3 R will be Earl Bamber, Timo Bernhard and Jörg Bergmeister. Dennis Olsen remains in the line-up, confirming that KCMG will still enter a full-factory car this weekend.
Reigning IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTLM champion Bamber is no stranger to the Nordschleife, with three Nürburgring 24 Hours starts under his belt. The Kiwi has won accolades in many levels of GT and sportscar racing, including the World Endurance Drivers’ Championship in 2017 and two overall Le Mans 24 Hours wins. Double WEC champion Bernhard brings 10 years’ of Nordschleife experience to the table, including eight class wins. The German is also a double Le Mans winner with Porsche. Likewise, his countryman Bergmeister has a wealth of Nürburgring knowledge with nine starts at the 24 Hours.
Olsen will now share driving duties between the two cars, with Alexandre Imperatori, Josh Burdon and Edoardo Liberati remaining onboard the #19 machine.
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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.
