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A new year often brings with it new challenges
to face and new goals to achieve. For us, 2024
has brought the aim of fighting for overall
victory in the European Le Mans Series. To turn
this vision into reality ORLEN Team AO by TF has
lined up three aces to drive the #14 Oreca 07
Gibson that will race in the LMP2 class of the
upcoming European Le Mans Series.
Formula One and sportscar legend Robert Kubica
will be one of the drivers ready to make his way
through a very crowded field of 22 LMP2 cars.
The Pole, who has 99 starts and 12 podiums in
Formula 1 including a win at the Canadian Grand
Prix in 2008, will bring his speed and
experience to the team.
At Kubica's side will be Louis Delétraz, who has
already played an important role in building the
team's success. The Swiss driver made history in
2023 with TF Sport by taking a magnificent
overall victory in the 4 Hours of Barcelona of
the European Le Mans Series, the first and only
ever by a Pro/AM car. Louis and Robert are no
strangers to success in LMP2: together they won
the 2021 European Le Mans Series and are the
current World Endurance Championship LMP2
champions.
The two experienced drivers will be joined by a
young, talented and fast driver. Jonny Edgar
will complete the line-up of the ORLEN Team AO
by TF LMP2 #14. The Englishman, who throughout
his career has shown great speed in Formula cars
and was a member of the Red Bull Junior Team for
five years, will be the ideal addition to a
perfectly matched line-up. With the right
combination of experience, speed and talent, the
three drivers are set to make their mark in the
2024 European Le Mans Series season.
Robert
Kubica, ORLEN Team AO by TF
Driver:
“I am happy to
announce that I will be joining TF Sport
together with Louis, with whom I raced in
2021, and Jonny, a very young and talented
driver. I am looking forward to the ORLEN
Team AO by TF in the upcoming 2024 ELMS
season, which will certainly not be easy
with many extremely competitive cars and
driver line-ups. Coming back to the
championship I won together with Louis gives
us a lot of confidence, but it will
definitely be tough competition. I can't
wait to start working with a new group of
people and a new team: I am happy to be part
of this new project”.
Louis
Delétraz, ORLEN Team AO by TF
Driver:
“I am really
excited about the ELMS programme with ORLEN
Team AO by TF. I have already worked with
Tom and his team in 2023 and they impressed
me a lot. Coming back to ELMS with Robert
means a lot to me after we won the
championship in 2021. It will be our fourth
year together, I think I will have to start
thinking about buying him a ring! Also,
Jonny's arrival is fantastic: he is young,
fast and a great driver with a bright future
ahead of him. I have no doubt that he will
fit in perfectly. Finally, I am happy that
AO Racing is joining us in this great
programme. We have a strong team and strong
partners, I can't wait to get
started”.
Jonny
Edgar, ORLEN Team AO by TF
Driver:
“I am really
excited to join such a great team and I am
looking forward to work with Louis and
Robert. They have both won many races in
important categories and I want to learn as
much as I can from them. There will be
challenges this year, as it is a new
category and a new style of racing for me,
but I am confident that TF Sport is the best
home for this next step in my
career”.
Tom
Ferrier, ORLEN Team AO by TF Team
Principal:
“This line-up
is fantastic, it took a lot of work in the
background to put it together and we are
really thankful for the support of Orlen and
AO in this program. We have three fantastic
drivers who are not only very fast, but are
also great guys and real team players. As a
team we have shown great speed and results
last year and in the ongoing Asian Le Mans
Series. I feel we are now ready to step up
and win the European Le Mans Series overall,
and that is our clear goal”.
Gunnar
Jeannette, AO Racing Director of
Motorsports:
“We are very
excited to partner with TF Sport for the
2024 ELMS Season. Having drivers with the
caliber of Robert, Louis & Jonny fighting
for overall victories is a great way to make
our first appearance in the European Le Mans
Championship. We are also looking forward to
other opportunities that this partnership
will bring throughout
2024”.
ABOUT
ORLEN
ORLEN Group is the largest multi-utility company
in Central and Eastern Europe and serves over
100 million customers.
Its subsidiaries include the leading oil and gas
companies in the Czech Republic and Lithuania,
Unipetrol and ORLEN Lietuva respectively. ORLEN
is listed in global rankings such as Fortune
Global 500, Platts TOP250 and Thomson Reuters
TOP100.
For years, its commitment to sponsoring
professional and amateur sports, sponsoring
important cultural events and supporting
valuable community initiatives have been a key
element of its corporate identity.
ABOUT
AO
Founded by PJ Hyett, relative new to the sport
but a passionate collector and scholar of the
sport’s history, and Gunnar Jeannette, whose
resume in sports car racing is long and
illustrious, AO Racing entered the GTD class in
IMSA in 2023.
AO Racing came into professional sports car
racing with force in 2023, and quickly became a
fan favorite along the way with its liveries and
drive. Now, after having performed well in the
24 Hours of Le Mans 2023, the team is gearing up
for the second season of the IMSA WeatherTech
SporstCar Championship with an increased
presence and preparing for a quantum leap in
competition.
2024 will mark a new history to be written for
AO Racing, and TF Sport will be one of the major
players.
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