Earl Bamber Motorsport make their return to SRO Fanatex GT World Challenge Europe at Paul Ricard
Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) is set to return to the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe championship Powered by AWS next weekend with their debut at Paul Ricard 1000km. For the fourth round of GT World Challenge Europe EBM will join forces with Singha Racing Team TP 12 in the 911 GT3-R with Piti Todd Bhirombhakdi in the Gold Cup class.
EBM and Singha Racing Team TP12 previously won the 2021 Thailand Super Series Championship together with Piti Todd Bhirombhakdi and Earl Bamber. For this race, Bhirombhakdi will join Tanart Sathienthirakul, who recently raced with EBM at the Creventic 24 Hours Series 12 Hours of Spa.
They will also be joined by Matthew Payne, EBM’s young Scholarship driver who raced the 2021 Porsche Carrera Challenge in Australia, who also previously raced with EBM in the Creventic 24 Hours Series 12 Hours of Mugello.
The 1000km of Paul Ricard takes place on the 3rd-5th June, 2022 with the 6 hour race kicking off against the scenic backdrop of the Mediterranean sunset at 18:00 CEST.
Traditional schedule and varied support package confirmed
Circuit Paul Ricard follows a unique weekend format that sees the main event get underway at 18:00 CEST on Saturday and conclude at midnight. The support line-up includes a trio of familiar categories, with Lamborghini Super Trofeo, GT4 European Series and Formula Regional Championship by Alpine each staging an opening race on Saturday followed by a second contest on Sunday.
Virtual motorsport will be represented by the Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series. The second round of 2022 runs at 17:15 on Friday evening and will see real-world points up for grabs in a 60-minute Assetto Corsa Competizione race. In addition to the regular action, GT1 Sports Club Powered by Curbstone will make its first appearance of 2022 following a successful inaugural outing last year. Featuring an incredible collection of hyper-sports cars, the non-competitive category will take to the track twice during Sunday's schedule.
Live coverage of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS action begins with Saturday's qualifying session and will be available across a variety of online platforms, including the GT World YouTube channel, with commentary in English, French, Italian and German. As the final Fanatec Endurance round before the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa and with the prospect of GT3 cars racing at sundown, the Circuit Paul Ricard 1000km promises to be among the premier events of the 2022 campaign.
TIMETABLE
FRIDAY 3 JUNE
09:00 – Bronze Test
14:20 – Free Practice
18:10 - Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series
19:20 - Pre-Qualifying
SATURDAY 4 JUNE
11:30 - Qualifying
18:00 - 1000km Race