Autosport has confirmed news that Anthony Davidson will join the Le Mans-winning Peugeot team for the this year’s 24 Hours and the Sebring 12 Sigħat.

The former grand prix driver was part of Aston Martin’s LMP1 line-up at Le Mans last season, finishing 13th overall in the #008 car with Darren Turner and Jos Verstappen.

He expressed his desire to continue racing sportscars at the time, and was today announced as part of the factory Peugeot team’s line-up after failing to land a drive in Formula 1 this year.

World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb had been linked with the drive, but Peugeot called up Ant after deciding Loeb’s schedule would be too busy.

“We had a number of options for this car, including Sebastien Loeb,” explained Peugeot Sport boss Olivier Quesnel. “He has reached a sufficiently high standard to be considered as a potential team member and we waited until the Swedish Rally before we took any decision.

“Every driver has to be 100 per cent committed to our programme and it eventually became clear than Sebastien’s schedule would be too tight. Anthony Davidson was available, he is quick, enthusiastic and very happy to be part of Team Peugeot Total.

“We needed two teams of sprinters and one of routier-sprinters while at the same time maintaining a sense of balance. It is my belief that we have three crews capable of victory at Le Mans.”

Ant will also share the with Wurz and Gene in the American Le Mans Series season opener, the Sebring 12 Sigħat, on March 20. Peugeot will field two cars in the event, with Bourdais, Lamy and Minassian sharing the other.

Ftit ta 'aħbarijiet sbieħ għal kwalunkwe inti li jiġbru mudelli diecast ta' razza Anthony's karozzi… Spark ħelsu a 1:43 mudell bi skala iżgħar ta 'l #008 Golf Racing Aston Martin LMP1 li Anthony saq fil-Mans din is-sena 24 Sigħat mal Darren Turner u Jos Verstappen.
It's a kit tar-raża – bażikament ifisser li jista 'ma jkunx kull bit bħala sabiħ ħafna peress li wħud mill Minichamps xogħol ifjen – imma tinkwetax; Spark jkollhom reputazzjoni eċċellenti sabiex inti tista 'tistenna li tkun biċċa xogħol ta' classy madankollu.
Spark-numru tal-katalogu għal dan hija SPK1457.

Anthony u t-tim tiegħu 'mates Michael Krumme (GER), u Darren Turner (ck), saq l-ġodda kollha Nissan GT-R għat-tielet post fil-GT1 kategorija fil-bil-biża esiġenti Spa 24 Sigħat, 25 -- 26 Lulju, fil-Spa-Francorchamps, Belġju.

Mibnija biex l - 2010 FIA GT1 regolamenti tekniċi, u jieħdu sehem fil-fażijiet magħżula ta 'l - 2009 Kampjonat bħala parti mill-snin għall-iżvilupp tagħha, l-Motorsports Nissan-imdaħħla #35 Nissan GT-R kwalifikata pożizzjoni 8 impressjonanti fuq il-grid u lest 13th ġenerali, 3 fil-GT1 klassi - wara li jimxu fil-post 4th and 5 sħiħa għal ħames sigħat matul il-lejl. Il-karozza's 13th pożizzjoni ifisser li kien l-ogħla running-karozza titqiegħed għad - 2010 FIA GT1 ispeċifikazzjoni. Kieku ma kienx għall-problemi drivetrain madwar 6:30, li l-ispiża l-aktar minn tim 15 postijiet u mill-inqas siegħa u nofs fil-fosos li jissostitwixxu l-komponenti meħtieġa, b'finitura podju kumplessivi kienu se jkunu possibbiltà reali. Imma ladarba l-karozza kienet lura fuq il-binarji ta 'madwar 8:15, il-GT Nissan-R kompliet sejra b'mod qawwi, ġbid innifsu lura l-ordni li jibda mill-post 19 sa 13.

Oħra minn din il-problema waħda teknika, sħiħ ta '24 siegħa razza dam tajjeb għall-Nissan GT-R, ma 'la sewwieqa l -, lanqas it-tim, tagħmel żball wieħed. Filwaqt li titlef b'finitura podju globali kien diżappuntanti ftit, it-tim kien kuntent li għandi lest ta '24 siegħa f'temperatura ta' razza ewwel tentattiv tal-karozza. Għal 2009, Nissan muturi INTERNAZZJONALI (MHUX) maħtura Gigawave Motorsport-iżvilupp tagħha u t-tim msieħba, biex jgħin fl-iżvilupp u l-omologazzjoni tas-Nissan GT-R għall-FIA TG1 fi 2010, tnedija staġun tiegħu bħala Kampjonat Dinji.

Anthony ikkummenta wara t-tellieqa:

“Huwa qatt ma faċli tmexxija ta 'karozza ġdida għall - 24 sigħat u t-tim għamlet xi xogħol pendenti li ġġibu għall-finitura. Apparti minn kwistjoni teknika, kollox dam bħall clockwork. Stajt really jgawdu qed hawn, Tlielaq NISMO mat-tim u Gigawave Motorsport, u t-tim tiegħi mates ġew fantastika. Aħna verament ġġelatinata kif. Fir-rigward tal-karozza, affidabilità tidher tajba. Il GT Nissan-magna R's, b'mod partikolari, wera li huwa estremament robusti. Is-sewwieqa kollha tliet taha-mewt matul il-weekend u huwa mdendla fuq fil hemmhekk!”