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a really good place with our car. The Team Parker mechanics and engineers have done an amazing job over the winter and it’s working better than ever for us. Team Parker have a brilliant line-up for the Blancpain GT Series this year, both in Sprint and Endurance, and I’m hoping to compete in the Sprint Cup round at Brands Hatch.”
McLaren
Staying with the British brands, supercar manufacturer McLaren are represented by a brace of entries from the Garage 59 out t. They will campaign their McLaren 650S GT3 at all ve Endurance Cup rounds this season, with one car contesting the Pro class and the other gunning for Am honours.
Aston Martin
To round off the British motors is the legendary British marque who will return to the Pro ranks this year with Swiss squad R-Motorsports running a pair of Vantage V12 GT3 machines in the Endurance Cup. Aston Martin will also be represented in the new Silver Cup category by 2017 Pro-Am champions Oman Racing Team with TF Sport. A class win at Le Mans last years shows just how competitive and reliable the Vantage is, certainly one to watch for the season.
Lexus
After debuting the car at the Nürburgring last season, Emil Frey Racing will launch a full-scale assault with Japanese luxury brand Lexus in 2018. They will combine forces to run a pair of Pro class entries at every round, placing the squad in contention for the overall Blancpain GT Series title.
Nissan
GT Sport Motul Team RJN will continue to y the colours for Nissan this term, with the British squad campaigning a pair of GT-R Nismo GT3 machines
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