Alpine reserve driver Gounon is set to take part in a fourth race this WEC season in Bahrain
Jules Gounon is set to graduate from his role as Alpine’s official World Endurance Championship reserve to take a race seat at Bahrain in November for a second consecutive weekend. The move is part of the same plan, put in place at the beginning of the season, that resulted in Gounon replacing Paul-Loup Chatin in the #35 Alpine A424 LMDh for last weekend’s Fuji round, Motorsport.com has learned.
#35 Alpine Endurance Team Alpine A424: Jules Gounon Photo by: JEP / Motorsport Images Gounon, whose father Jean-Marc finished second at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1997 driving a GTC McLaren F1 GTR, has never made any secret of his aspirations to compete at the highest level of sportscar racing. He described going for victory in the WEC and at the Le Mans 24 Hours as “my biggest goal and my biggest dream”.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gounon gets Alpine drive for Fuji WEC roundReserve driver Gounon set to get more race experience with Alpine in Japan
Read more »
Toyota receives double BoP hit for Austin WEC roundA double BoP blow for Toyota at Austin following the marque's dominant victory in Brazil
Read more »
WEC to launch new documentary series about Hypercar manufacturersNew series to explore the history and philosophies of car manufacturers competing in WEC
Read more »
WEC COTA: Cadillac heads Ferrari in ultra-close final practiceCadillac, Corvette lead their respective classes on home turf in the last practice session before qualifying
Read more »
WEC COTA: Giovinazzi beats Kubica to pole as Ferrari locks out front rowFerrari stuns on WEC's return to Texas as Giovinazzi takes pole position
Read more »
Cadillac: Austin our best chance of a podium in WEC 2024Cadillac has reasons to be optimistic about its home race after qualifying a strong third
Read more »