ILMC: The Lotus Evora to make its competition debut at Spa

By ,

The new Lotus Evora, of which two cars will run the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, will make its racing debut this week-end during the 1000km of Spa, a round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup.

The Evora at the Le Mans test. (Photo: WRI2)

Both Lotus Evora are entered and prepared by Austrian team Jet Alliance with the assistance of the Lotus factor.

The two cars had a promising first run during the preliminary test at Le Mans, two weeks ago.

The No. 65 car will be driven by Jonathan Hirschi, James Rossiter and Johnny Mowlem, while Oskar Slingerland and Rich Martin will share the No. 64 car.

The 1000km of Spa will be the second round of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and the second round of the Le Mans Series championship.