Vowles will make his international racing debut for British team Garage 59 in this year’s four-event Asian LMS campaign, taking place on back-to-back weekends in Dubai and Abu Dhabi later this month.
Joining Vowles in the #59 McLaren 720S GT3 will be Manuel Maldonado – cousin of 2012 Spanish Grand Prix winner Pastor Maldonado – and 2018 British Formula 3 runner-up Nicolai Kjærgaard.
“I’m really happy with the driver line-up we won for Asian Le Mans,” said Andrew Kirkaldy, Garage 59 Team Principal.
“We are all looking forward to getting started with the McLaren 720S and hopefully getting our first win of the season. Certainly it will also come in handy to have one of the best strategists in F1 on the team.”
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Garage 59 said the timing of the Asian LMS schedule provided a perfect opportunity for Vowles to try his hand at racing without compromising his job at Mercedes.
The Dubai 4 Hours will take place at the Dubai Autodrome on February 12-13 before the series concludes with the Abu Dhabi 4 Hours at the Yas Marina Circuit on February 19-20.
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