WEC: Vautier joins SARD for Silverstone and Spa

Frenchman Tristan Vautier has joined Team SARD Morand, and will drive one of the two Morgan EVO SARD entries (LEFT) in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. For the first two rounds at Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps, he will join Oliver Webb and Pierre Ragues at the wheel of the #43 car.

Vautier, who switched to sports cars last year after losing his Schmidt Peterson IndyCar ride, said: "It is an honor to join Team SARD Morand for these two events and to compete in my very first FIA WEC races. I would like to thank Benoit (Morand, team boss) and his partners for this opportunity. With Oliver and Pierre we have a very good line-up and and I am looking forward to starting work with the whole team."

Added Morand: "I had a few very good options for the third seat in the first two rounds of the FIA WEC. What made the difference in favour of Tristan was that he was highly motivated to be in the car. Tristan's race record speaks for itself. I think that he will bring us the experience and speed he acquired over the past few years in the TUDOR Championship and the IndyCar series. I am very happy with the bunch of drivers we have now under contract.