2012.E2.80.932013 Greaves Motorsport

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.