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ALMS: Flying Lizard, Alex Job Confirm PLM Lineups
Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy join Flying Lizards; Johnny Mowlem, Dion von Moltke complete Alex Job Racing's Petit Le Mans lineups...
Flying Lizard Motorsports will head to Petit Le Mans with Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy as its third drivers. (Photo: John Dagys)
Following yesterday's entry list reveal, American Le Mans Series teams continue to confirm their lineups for the 15th annual Petit Le Mans.
Flying Lizard Motorsports and Alex Job Racing are two of the latest, with the California-based team announcing Thursday the signing of Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy to their pair of GT-class Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs.
Pilet, a Porsche factory driver, will join Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long in the No. 45 entry, while Tandy will make his Flying Lizard debut in the No. 44 entry with team principal Seth Neiman and Marco Holzer, his regular co-driver in International GT Open.
"It's great to have Patrick Pilet back with us," sad team chief strategist Thomas Blam. "He, Joerg and Patrick Long make a solid team: they finished second here last year in the No. 45.
"This will be Nick Tandy's first race with the Lizards. He has a lot of Porsche experience, and now this year has stepped up to the RSR. He has been Marco's co- driver this year in Europe and they are battling for the championship there; it's a good foundation to bring to the No. 44 Porsche."
British sports car ace Johnny Mowlem, meanwhile, will complete the lineup in Alex Job Racing's Lotus Evora GTE.
Mowlem, a factory Lotus driver who also competes in GT Open, will join season-long drivers Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler in the mid-engined sports car, which has seen significant developments by AJR over the summer months.
"I have always had enormous respect and affection for Alex and Holly Job and their racing team. Ever since I first started racing in the ALMS series back in 1999, and they were always the GT benchmark," Mowlem said.
"Alex and I have spoken often about the possibility of driving for him, but for one reason or another, I've always ended up competing against him rather than for him, so I am absolutely delighted to be finally getting a chance to join his team."
Finally, AJR's GTC-class Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car will see Dion von Moltke join Leh Keen and newly crowned champion Cooper MacNeil.
Von Moltke teamed with Sweedler and Bell to win the season-opening Twelve Hours of Sebring in the team's No. 23 Porsche prior its switch to Lotus.
MacNeil clinched his maiden ALMS championship in last month's VIR 240.
"I don't feel any less pressure with the fact that the team has clinched the championship already, because I put more pressure on myself than anything else to perform to the best of my ability," von Moltke said. "Although they have clinched already this won't be a relaxing weekend.
"The whole team, as well as Cooper, Leh and I, really want to bring our "A" game for this race, so we will all be very focused throughout the weekend."
The 15th annual Petit Le Mans is scheduled for Oct. 20.
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
Flying Lizard Motorsports and Alex Job Racing are two of the latest, with the California-based team announcing Thursday the signing of Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy to their pair of GT-class Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs.
Pilet, a Porsche factory driver, will join Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long in the No. 45 entry, while Tandy will make his Flying Lizard debut in the No. 44 entry with team principal Seth Neiman and Marco Holzer, his regular co-driver in International GT Open.
"It's great to have Patrick Pilet back with us," sad team chief strategist Thomas Blam. "He, Joerg and Patrick Long make a solid team: they finished second here last year in the No. 45.
"This will be Nick Tandy's first race with the Lizards. He has a lot of Porsche experience, and now this year has stepped up to the RSR. He has been Marco's co- driver this year in Europe and they are battling for the championship there; it's a good foundation to bring to the No. 44 Porsche."
British sports car ace Johnny Mowlem, meanwhile, will complete the lineup in Alex Job Racing's Lotus Evora GTE.
Mowlem, a factory Lotus driver who also competes in GT Open, will join season-long drivers Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler in the mid-engined sports car, which has seen significant developments by AJR over the summer months.
"I have always had enormous respect and affection for Alex and Holly Job and their racing team. Ever since I first started racing in the ALMS series back in 1999, and they were always the GT benchmark," Mowlem said.
"Alex and I have spoken often about the possibility of driving for him, but for one reason or another, I've always ended up competing against him rather than for him, so I am absolutely delighted to be finally getting a chance to join his team."
Finally, AJR's GTC-class Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car will see Dion von Moltke join Leh Keen and newly crowned champion Cooper MacNeil.
Von Moltke teamed with Sweedler and Bell to win the season-opening Twelve Hours of Sebring in the team's No. 23 Porsche prior its switch to Lotus.
MacNeil clinched his maiden ALMS championship in last month's VIR 240.
"I don't feel any less pressure with the fact that the team has clinched the championship already, because I put more pressure on myself than anything else to perform to the best of my ability," von Moltke said. "Although they have clinched already this won't be a relaxing weekend.
"The whole team, as well as Cooper, Leh and I, really want to bring our "A" game for this race, so we will all be very focused throughout the weekend."
The 15th annual Petit Le Mans is scheduled for Oct. 20.
John Dagys is SPEED.com’s Sportscar Racing Reporter, focusing on all major domestic and international championships. You can follow him on Twitter @johndagys or email him at
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