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LE MANS: JRM Forgoes WEC Entry, Focuses On LM24
British squad searches for budget, to focus on 24 Hours of Le Mans and growing GT3 business...
JRM Racing will not take part in the entire FIA World Endurance Championship in 2013, instead focusing efforts on the 24 Hours of Le Mans with its HPD ARX-03a. (Photo: John Dagys)
JRM Racing will not take part in the entire FIA World Endurance Championship and will instead focus on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the British squad revealed on Thursday.
Following a season-long campaign in last year's globe-trotting championship with its HPD ARX-03a, the James Rumsey-owned operation had been evaluating a return to the WEC, potentially with an expansion to two cars, but has yet to find the necessary funding to make it happen.
As a result, JRM has not lodged a full-season entry. No word has been given on the status of its three 2012 drivers, David Brabham, Peter Dumbreck and Karun Chandhok, although the team has made a commitment to Le Mans, entry pending.
"Le Mans 24 Hours is the highlight of the endurance calendar and brings greater opportunities for brand visibility than any other event," Rumsey said. "In our first-ever Le Mans we finished in sixth overall, with very little running beforehand, and we are extremely excited about what we can do in our second year.
"We remain open to competing in events of the World Endurance Championship or other sportscar series, and we have a number of options we are pursuing, but for the moment our goal is to work on securing the long-term partnerships required to enable us to compete and succeed in the world’s most famous motor race.
"Additionally, we will take our experience and successes from last season, and plug it straight into our customer support programme for the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. This will be of enormous benefit to our clients and partner teams, and we look forward to this latest stage of the JRM Group."
Entry requests for the WEC and Le Mans were due last night, with the ACO set to unveil the entry lists for both on Feb. 2. A reduced grid in LMP1 is expected for the World Championship.
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
Following a season-long campaign in last year's globe-trotting championship with its HPD ARX-03a, the James Rumsey-owned operation had been evaluating a return to the WEC, potentially with an expansion to two cars, but has yet to find the necessary funding to make it happen.
As a result, JRM has not lodged a full-season entry. No word has been given on the status of its three 2012 drivers, David Brabham, Peter Dumbreck and Karun Chandhok, although the team has made a commitment to Le Mans, entry pending.
"Le Mans 24 Hours is the highlight of the endurance calendar and brings greater opportunities for brand visibility than any other event," Rumsey said. "In our first-ever Le Mans we finished in sixth overall, with very little running beforehand, and we are extremely excited about what we can do in our second year.
"We remain open to competing in events of the World Endurance Championship or other sportscar series, and we have a number of options we are pursuing, but for the moment our goal is to work on securing the long-term partnerships required to enable us to compete and succeed in the world’s most famous motor race.
"Additionally, we will take our experience and successes from last season, and plug it straight into our customer support programme for the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. This will be of enormous benefit to our clients and partner teams, and we look forward to this latest stage of the JRM Group."
Entry requests for the WEC and Le Mans were due last night, with the ACO set to unveil the entry lists for both on Feb. 2. A reduced grid in LMP1 is expected for the World Championship.
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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