Williams group principal James Bolles will compete within the Gulf 12 Hours with 59 storage entries following the ultimate race of the F1 season in Abu Dhabi subsequent month.
Though Volles repeatedly will get behind the wheel himself, he has not competed in a aggressive race since 2022, when he was additionally a part of Storage 59 within the Asian Le Mans Sequence. Since becoming a member of Williams in early 2023, Vowles has spent extra time in his function as F1 group boss, however has been testing at Storage 59 all through this 12 months and is scheduled to race on the Yas Marina circuit on December 14.
Baules will share the McLaren GT3 EVO with Alexander West, Mark Sansom and Marco Pulcini.
“It is nice to have the chance to placed on a race helmet once more,” mentioned Vowles. “Storage 59 is a group I do know effectively from our time collectively in 2022 and the Gulf 12 Hours is a implausible occasion with a aggressive grid. I’m delighted to be sharing the automotive with Alex, Mark and Marco and experiencing racing from the driving force’s seat once more.”
Bowles can be dealt with by his personal group principal as he prepares to return to racing, however Andrew Kirkaldy mentioned the Williams supervisor had a singular perspective on every race given his background at Mercedes.
“I actually loved working with James throughout the 2022 Asian Le Mans marketing campaign,” Kirkaldy mentioned. “His strategy and professionalism, and naturally his strategic information, have made for a really gratifying collaboration. We’re all excited to convey him again to the Gulf 12 Hours and we look ahead to what we will obtain collectively in Abu Dhabi.”
Baules’ participation within the 12 Hours of the Gulf follows different F1 entries lately, after Kevin Magnussen teamed up along with his father Jan to compete within the 2022 race on the similar venue, ending seventh total.
