Gebhardt Motorsport: Dramatic return to Le Mans 2025!

Gebhardt Motorsport: Dramatic return to Le Mans 2025!

The time has come again: Gebhardt Motorsport returns to Le Mans, and the 24-hour race in the supporting program. After a long break of 35 years, the team from Sinsheim will start on June 11th and 13th, 2025 with a Duqueine D09. The drivers include Oscar Tunjo and Valentino Catalano, who want to cause a sensation on the Circuit de la Sarthe. This reports gt-place.com .

A highlight of this return are the two one-hour "Road to Le Mans" races within the Michelin Le Mans Cup, which take place especially as part of the traditional race. This year it starts with a total of 58 vehicles, including 43 LMP3 prototypes, which is a record participant field for the season. The races are scheduled for both Thursday at 6:25 p.m. and on Saturday at 10:05 a.m. and are broadcast live on YouTube.

a competition with history

At Gebhardt Motorsport, it has not been forgotten that the team was the last participation of the team in this iconic event in 1990 with a Porsche 962. At that time, a gearbox damage after eleven hours was premature. This return evokes nostalgic memories. The team had previously participated with the self-developed vehicles Gebhardt JC843 and JC853, with the JC843 in 1986 winning the group C2 class, as

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The LMP3 class has become an exciting field of activity for many teams since its introduction in 2014. It offers an inexpensive entry into prototype. The vehicles have a V8 unit engine from Nissan, which makes the whole thing attractive for young teams. At the same time, the regulations ensure that the costs remain within the framework. According to wikipedia , race-ready LMP3-chassis may cost a maximum of € 206,000.

The Michelin Le Mans Cup represents the only racing series in which this new generation of LMP3 prototypes is used next to the European Le Mans Series (Elms). For the Gebhardt Motorsport team, this is an exciting opportunity to compete with the best in the class.

with a highly motivated team, a strong vehicle base and the will to do a successful appearance after the long abstinence in Le Mans, it will be interesting to see how Gebhardt Motorsport will appear. The goal is clear: a countable result from Le Mans to celebrate the return properly!