THREE TIME LE MANS WINNER JOINS AUSTRALIAN GT FIELD

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hour winner Marcel Fassler joins Australian GT field – Photo: Supplied

Three-time Le Mans 24 Hour winner Marcel Fassler will join Jamec Pem Racing for the opening round of the Australian GT Championship.

The Swiss driver will join 2017 Australian GT Champion Geoff Emery who will again race a Audi R8 LMS this year. Continuing the Jamec Pem squads tradition of recruiting Audi Factory drivers.

Emery enlisted the services of Kelvin van der Linde in his championship campaign last year, however a busy international GT schedule has ruled the South African out for 2018.

“I’m really excited to be back in the Audi with Audi Sport Customer Racing Australia, and even more excited to be in with Marcel,” said Emery.

“It was great to be partnered with Kelvin (van der Linde), and it’s a shame he can’t come back but I’m excited to instead have such a good driver like Marcel.

“I’m looking forward to meeting him and learning as much as I can.

“It’s exactly like Marco Bonanomi at Barbagallo in 2016, and he was fantastic to drive with, so it’s all good for me!”

Fassler has been part of the Audi fold since 2010, when he made his Le Mans debut for the German marque, finishing second.

A year later he won his first of three outright 24 Hours of Le Mans titles, and in 2012 was part of the World Endurance Championship winning squad with Andre Lotterer and Benoit Treluyer.

In 2017 the Swiss driver competed with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT in the Blancpain GT Series Cup, recording two wins.

Fassler is expected to return to Australia to race alongside Emery for the three CAMS Australian Endurance Championship races throughout the season.

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