Kiwi driver Jaxon Evans will start his busy international race season this weekend competing in the 4 Hours of Barcelona, the opening round of the 2021 European Le Mans Series. Evans joins team mates Christian Ried and Gianmaria Bruni in the #77 Proton Racing Porsche GTE.
“I am privileged to be lining up with reigning ELMS GTE champions – Proton Competition for the opening round of the season here in Barcelona,” commented Evans. “A new challenge for me, but something that I’m very excited by.
“To work with such a high-quality team in a competitive field like this is the perfect way to get my racing season started in Europe for 2021. Learning from the wealth of experience in Gianmaria and WEC teammate Christian Ried, I’m confident we will have a strong package to contend with come race day – Sunday!”
Evans is competing in three FIA this season, the other being the FIA World Endurance Championship, and the Mobil 1 Porsche Supercup, a support class to Formula 1
Following the 4 Hour race at Barcelona, Evans will head straight to Monza for a Mobil 1 Supercup official test.
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