History Greaves Motorsport

1 history

1.1 2006–2007
1.2 2008–2009
1.3 2010–2011
1.4 2012–2013
1.5 2014–2015
1.6 2015–2016

history
2006–2007

in 2006, announced greaves motorsport running works radical team in le mans series (lms), tim greaves , stuart moseley driving lmp2-class radical sr9-aer under bruichladdich radical banner. team entered 1000 km of nürburgring, , finished fifteenth overall, fifth in class. ben devlin joined team following round, 1000 km of donington, team retired after 151 laps. following race, team entered greaves, moseley, ben devlin , colin mcrae in inaugural round of radical world cup. mcrae s weekend proved unsuccessful, retired first race, , finished eleventh in second. having returned lms, team retired season s final race, 1000 km of jarama, after 27 laps. following this, moseley , michael vergers entered in american le mans series season finale @ laguna seca, finished 22nd, , fifth in class.

the bruichladdich radical sr9-aer @ 2007 1000 km of silverstone.

in 2007, bruichladdich radical competed in entire lms season. having retired @ opening event, 1000 km of monza, team took ninth place overall finish , third in class @ 1000 km of valencia; in latter race, greaves , moseley joined robin liddell. following event, team participated in 24 hours of le mans first time, however, tim greaves crashed out after 90 minutes, forcing team withdraw. following lms race, 1000 km of nürburgring, little more successful; greaves , moseley finished 35th, , ninth in class, after starter motor problem had cost team around 30 minutes. retirement @ 1000 km of spa followed, due engine failure after 81 laps, before season finale, 1000 km of silverstone saw team take 14th overall , seventh in class; jacob greaves filling third driver s slot team. team finished joint-eighth in lmp2 team s standings; level team lnt , kruse motorsport on 8 points.

2008–2009

bruichladdich radical remained in le mans series in 2008, had all-new driver line-up of jens petersen, jan-dirk leuders , marc rostan. season opener, 1000 km of catalunya, saw team finish 15th overall, , seventh in class. however, rest of season unsuccessful, team did not finish above 30th overall in of remaining lms races, or 24 hours of le mans; although 30th @ 1000 km of spa equated seventh in class, due attrition. result, team slipped joint-eleventh in class, 4 points.

for 2009, pierre bruneau joined team, , result, team became known bruichladdich-bruneau team, team continuing use aer-engined radical sr9. opening round of season, 1000 km of catalunya, saw bruneau, partnered moseley , nigel greensall, finishing tenth overall, , fourth in lm p2 category. @ 1000 km of spa, tim greaves , jonathon coleman replaced moseley , greensall, team disqualified event unspecified technical infringement. rostan partnered greaves , bruneau @ 24 hours of le mans, retired race after on fourteen , half hours, having completed 91 laps. @ 1000 km of algarve, greaves , bruneau partnered francesco sini, finish 25th overall, , tenth in class. michael vergers replaced greaves @ 1000 km of nürburgring, team retired after 114 laps. greaves returned 1000 km of silverstone, season finale; team finished 16th overall, , sixth in class. team classified seventh in lm p2 standings, 8 points.

2010–2011

greaves motorsport s class-winning zytek z11sn @ 24 hours of le mans in 2011.

in 2010, team ended association radical, , replaced sr9 lm p2 class ginetta-zytek gz09s/2; tim greaves, karim ojjeh , thor-christian ebbesvik named team s regular drivers, resulting in team being known team bruichladdich. team s first race car came @ lms opener, 8 hours of castellet, , finished twelfth overall, fifth in class. 1000 km of spa proved less successful; team suffered blown engine during qualifying, , ebbesvik crashed out of race after 15 laps. 24 hours of le mans, gary chalandon replaced ebbesvik, , team finished tenth overall, fifth in lm p2 class. next 1000 km of algarve, , ebbesvik returned team; fifth overall, , second in class, first class podium of season. 1000 km of hungaroring saw fifth place overall, although mechanical difficulties lm p1-class cars meant equated fifth in class. season finale, 1000 km of silverstone, saw team end season 19th overall, , eighth in class. team finished season ranked fifth in lmp2 team s championship, 46 points.

in 2011, team changed name greaves motorsport, , first team use new lm p2-class zytek z11sn-nissan. ojjeh, chalandon , tom kimber-smith driving car, team won lm p2 class , came third overall @ 6 hours of castellet, first round of season. although team struggled @ 1000 km of spa, finishing 37th overall, , eighth in class, team won lm p2 category of 24 hours of le mans first time, , finished eighth overall; chalandon replaced olivier lombard event onwards. eighth place overall, , class victory followed, @ 6 hours of imola; team won lm p2 class third race in row @ 6 hours of silverstone, time finishing tenth overall. team finished season fourth overall, , second in class, @ 6 hours of estoril; meant team won lm p2 championship, kimber-smith , ojjeh being crowned lm p2 driver s champions.

2012–2013

ricardo gonzález @ 2012 24 hours of le mans in zytek z11sn

in 2012, greaves motorsport entered both european le mans series (elms) , new fia world endurance championship (wec). kimber-smith, alex brundle , lucas ordóñez hired elms, whilst elton julian, christian zugel , ricardo gonzález hired wec. team s first event of season came @ 12 hours of sebring, formed part of wec , american le mans series (alms); team finished seventh of wec runners, , fourth in lmp2 category. team entered opening round of elms, 6 hours of castellet; team finished fourth overall, , in lm p2 class. next event team entered 6 hours of spa-francorchamps, part of wec; team finished 16th overall, , seventh in lm p2 class. 24 hours of le mans, greaves motorsport entered 2 cars; zugel, julian , gonzález in no. 41 car, , alex brundle, martin brundle , ordóñez in no. 42 car. no. 41 car finished 12th overall, , fifth in class, whilst no. 42 car finished 15th overall, , eighth in class. next, team returned elms, competing in 6 hours of donington, finishing seventh overall , in lm p2 class. team entered both cars in 6 hours of silverstone, same drivers had competed in 24 hours of le mans; no. 42 car finished 12th overall, , fifth in lm p2 category, whilst no. 41 car finished 20th overall, , 13th in class. greaves motorsport reverted single-car entry 6 hours of são paulo round of wec, roberto gonzález replacing brother ricardo (whom had been selected drive level 5 motorsports instead); team finished eleventh overall, , fourth in lm p2 class. ricardo gonzález returned team 6 hours of bahrain, , team finished twelfth overall, seventh in lmp2 category. 6 hours of fuji team s next race, , finished 14th overall, , seventh in class. greaves motorsport entered final race of elms season, petit le mans (also part of alms); alex brundle, kimber-smith , alex buncombe selected drive, , finished 32nd overall, fifth in p2 class. team finished 2012 season competing in 6 hours of shanghai, part of wec; finished 15th overall, , eighth in class. in wec, greaves motorsport classified fifth in lm p2 trophy, 99 points; whilst in elms, classified third in lm p2 standings, 48 points.

in 2013, greaves motorsport once again entered both elms , wec. chris dyson , michael marsal hired first round of elms, whilst dyson , marsal joined kimber-smith wec. team started 2013 season entering opening round of elms, 3 hours of silverstone on 13 april; team retired after 23 laps. entered 6 hours of silverstone, part of wec , held following day; time, team finished eleventh overall, , fifth in class. next event team entered 6 hours of spa-francorchamps, part of wec; however, team withdrew event after dyson crashed heavily in qualifying, leaving car damaged race. team returned elms, , entered 3 hours of imola; kimber-smith , david heinemeier hansson selected drive, , finished fifth overall, , in class. 24 hours of le mans, greaves motorsport once again entered 2 cars; kimber-smith, alexander rossi , eric lux in no. 41 car, whilst ordóñez, michael krumm , jann mardenborough drove no. 42 car. greaves motorsport had signed deal caterham, no. 41 car entered under caterham motorsport banner. in race, no. 42 car proved quicker of two; krumm, mardenborough , ordóñez finished ninth overall, , third in lm p2 class, whilst caterham motorsport car finished 23rd overall, , tenth in lm p2 class. although team entered caterham-backed car in 3 hours of red bull ring, part of elms, forced withdraw after unable find drivers run; first time team had withdrawn elms event since first race in series, in 2006. zugel , jeannette partnered björn wirdheim 6 hours of são paulo, part of wec; although running third @ 1 point of race, finished seventh overall, , fourth in lm p2 category. team attempted return elms, entering 3 hours of hungaroring, did not register drivers or attend event. zugel, dyson , kimber-smith drove in 6 hours of circuit of americas, part of wec, , took fifth in lm p2 category, , ninth overall. 6 hours of fuji, greaves motorsport announced partnership local super gt team gainer, resulted in gainer s katsuyuki hiranaka partnering björn wirdheim , masayuki ueda; combined effort entered under gainer international banner. race halted @ around three-hour mark due torrential rain, , team classified sixth overall, , third in class. 6 hours of shanghai saw greaves motorsport hand mark shulzhitskiy wec debut, driving alongside lux , wirdheim; trio took fifth place in class team, , ninth overall. final round of wec season, 6 hours of bahrain, saw wolfgang reip make debut in series greaves motorsport; partnered fellow debutant jon lancaster , wildheim. despite team s inexperience, able finish third in lm p2 class, , fifth overall. team finished year classified fifth in lm p2 category of wec, 81 points, , ninth in elms, ten points.

2014–2015

after colliding in rain, michael munemann brings damaged greaves-zytek down pit lane dragging portion of murphy prototypes bodywork beneath him.

in 2014, greaves motorsport returned elms, once again campaigning 2 zytek z11sns. after team s failure secure guaranteed spot @ 2014 24 hours of le mans, caterham withdrew backing of greaves motorsport. @ 4 hours of silverstone, team fielded 3 elms , lm p2 category débutantes; matt mcmurry, james littlejohn, , tony wells. successful début 3 drivers; mcmurry, partnered dyson , kimber-smith, finished fourth, whilst littlejohn , wells partnered james walker , finished sixth. littlejohn had lead race @ 1 point, , both , mcmurry nominated driver of day radio le mans. 4 hours of imola, greaves entered 1 car, driven kimber-smith , mcmurry; second race in succession, finished fourth. greaves motorsport had 2 entries @ 24 hours of le mans; #41 car, driven james winslow, alessandro latif , michael munemann under own name, , #42 car, driven mcmurry (who became youngest ever competitor @ event), dyson , kimber-smith under caterham racing banner. although #41 car forced retire due suspension damage after munemann crashed, #42 car able finish tenth in class, , 25th overall. greaves motorsport returned elms 4 hours of red bull ring, luciano bacheta , mark shulzhitskiy drove 1 car, , kimber-smith, mark patterson , mcmurry drove other; 2 entries finished fourth , sixth respectively. next race, 4 hours of castellet, proved mixed bag; whilst shulzhitskiy , bacheta able challenge lead before finishing fifth, car of mcmurry , johnny mowlem crashed out of race @ first corner. @ final race of season, 4 hours of estoril, team had mixed race; shulzhitskiy , bacheta running third before incident whilst lapping gt cars led eventual retirement, whilst mcmurry, miguel faisca , james fletcher took seventh place. greaves motorsport finished season fourth in lm p2 team s standings, tied morand racing on 68 points.

on 16 december 2014, announced greaves motorsport competing in lm p2 class of both elms , fia wec 2015 season, subject application s approval, gibson technology s updated version of zytek z11sn, renamed gibson 015s.

2015–2016

greaves motorsport achieved sixth place in lm p2 class, , top ten finish overall, in team’s nissan-powered ligier js p2 prototype during 24 hours of le mans in june 2016; 3 of drivers completed 348 laps. team achieved top-six finish ligier js p2 in 4 hours of red bull ring in july, third round of 2016 european le mans series.