Porsche factory driver Patrick Pilet has joined the British Vector Sport squad for the Le Mans 24 Hours round of the World Endurance Championship in June.
The Frenchman, the GT Le Mans IMSA SportsCar Championship class title winner in 2015 with the German manufacturer, will share Vector's LMP2 ORECA-Gibson 07 with Stephane Richelmi and Ryan Cullen in what will be his 16th start at the French enduro. Gabriel Aubry, who was part of Vector's WEC P2 line-up last year, was originally listed in the car but was not expected to be part of the team's line-up at Le Mans on 15/16 June.
Pilet added: 'I am really looking forward to working with the team at Vector Sport. #48 IDEC Sport Oreca 07 - Gibson LMP2: Patrick Pilet Photo by: Eric Le Galliot 'We have known each other a little while and I am very happy to have the opportunity to work together after trying to do so for some time. 'Le Mans is my favourite race and I am massively motivated to compete for the win in the super-competitive LMP2 class.
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