American team K-PAX will enter its Pirelli World Challenge winning McLaren 650S GT3 in the upcoming Motul Sepang 12 Hours, as part of McLaren GT’s title bid in the inaugural season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The exact driver line-up is yet to be announced, but the car will be shared by three McLaren GT factory drivers.
For its first ever endurance race, K-PAX will also get the support of the Flying Lizard squad, well-known for its several participations in the Le Mans 24 Hours. McLaren has won the opening round of the 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge, winning the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, but a disappointing Total 24 Hours of Spa means that McLaren is now fourth in the manufacturers’ standings.
“We have to thank McLaren GT for their support,” said program manager Darren Law. “They’ve stepped in to help us with the sharing of equipment and personnel, which alleviated some of the stress of getting ready for this event. This has literally been all hands on deck since we decided to run this race. We have a great understanding of this car, and we’re of course very excited to do this event, but from the time we decided we would run up to the point where the cars and equipment have to be shipped out was very short. All the guys are really looking forward to getting back to doing pit stops. With our team’s experience over the years in endurance racing, it will be exciting for everyone to get back to endurance racing once again.”
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Motul Sepang 12Hours
Provisional Timetable
Thursday Dec 8th
Free Practice 1 17:50 – 19:50
Free Practice 2 20:15 – 22:15
Friday Dec 9th
Free Practice 3 11:00 – 13:00
Qualifying 15:00 – 16:00
Top 15 Shootout 16:30 – 16:45
Saturday Dec 10th
Race Start 12:00
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