Multiple FIA ​​World Champion Andy Priaulx MBE and son Sebastian, who is currently competing in the World Endurance Championship, join the virtual grid of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual Guest Car line-up has been confirmed, with Andy Priaulx MBE joining his son Sebastian. The four-man #24 LMP is completed by Shaun Arnold and Zoltán Várkonyi.
Priaulx Snr is a three-time World Touring Car Champion and has also competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours for both BMW and Ford, achieving GTE Pro podiums in 2011 and 2017. In 2015 he finished second in the LMGTE European Le Mans Series and in 2005 he won the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring.
Andy Priaulx wins at Macau, WTCR 2019 – Alexander Trienitz, Motorsport Images
He recently won a WTCR race in Macau and became a development driver for Multimatic, working on projects such as the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro.
Son Seb has won races in the British F4 Championship, won the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America championship and competed for Dempsey-Proton Racing in both the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
#77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR 19 LMGTE Am, Sebastian Priaulx, Monza 2022 – JEP, Motorsport Images
Arnold and Várkonyi complete the list for first and second place in the Le Mans Virtual Cup, a sim racing competition open to all using the rFactor 2 platform and a PC. At the end of four rounds, The first two were guaranteed a spot on the virtual starting grid for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The full lineup of the 2023 Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans will be announced on Thursday 5 January at 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET / 09:00 ET.
Featured image: Andy Priaulx and Seb Priaulx, British GT, Spa-Francorchamps 2019, JEP – Motorsport Images
