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Team Cool Racing – ELMS

Riders

Ferdinand Habsburg
Born on 21 june 1997 in Salzburg, Austria.

The Austrian recently joined the Cool Racing team in addition to this commitment in FIA WEC with the Alpine Elf Endurance Team. His recruitment follows his impressive climb of the Endurance ladder in recent years. After having won the Asian Le Mans Series in 2021, he also clinched the FIA World Endurance Trophy in LMP2 the same year, with a win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, before confirming in 2022 with another success this time in the European Le Mans Series.

COMPETITIVE RECORD

  • 2022: Champion ELMS en LMP2
  • 2021: Vainqueur du Trophée LMP2 en FIA WEC (victoire aux 24 Heures du Mans)
  • 2021: Champion ALMS en LMP2

Frederik Vesti
Born on 13 January 2002 in Langeland, Denmark.

Reserve driver of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, the Dane Frederik Vesti concluded the 2023 season as FIA Formula 2 runner up, following on a traditional ascent of the single seater ladder. His commitment with the Cool Racing allows him to discover Endurance racing and constitutes as well an impressive recruitment for the Swiss team.

COMPETITIVE RECORD

  • 2023: Deuxième FIA Formule 2
  • 2019: Formula Regional Europe Champion
  • 2017: Second F4 Danish Championship

Alejandro Garcia

Born on 17 July 2003 in Mexico, Mexico.

The young Mexican reveal himself in Endurance Racing with the Cool Racing Team, winning the LMP3 category in ELMS in 2023. This year, he will aim at keeping learning and performing whilst making the jump to the LMP2 category.

COMPETITIVE RECORD

  • 2023: ELMS Champion in the LMP3 Category.

Malthe Jakobsen

Born on 29 October 2003 in Sennels, Denmark

The young Danish embodies for sure the future of Endurance. After karting, he moved to single seater where he won the Danish F4 championship in 2019, before switching from 2020 to Endurance racing, both in ELMS and IMSA. He won in 2022 the ELMS championship in the LMP3 category, he has also been invited to participate to the FIA WEC rookie test, showing once again how promising and talented he is. Therefore, his promotion in the LMP2 category of the ELMS is the next logical step for him.

COMPETITIVE RECORD

  • 2023: Second in the Asian Le Mans Series, LMP2 category
  • 2022: Winner of the European Le Mans Series, LMP3 category
  • 2019: Winner of the F4 championship

Ritomo Miyata

Born on 10 August 1999 in Zushi, Japan.

Ritomo has climbed up the traditional Japanese ladder to clinch both Super Formula and Super GT titles in 2023. This achievement confirms that he is one of the most promising talent of the land of the rising sun. This year, he will compete in FIA Formula 2, as well as in FIA WEC with Lexus and ELMS with Cool Racing, with the aim of reaching a next level of experience and competitiveness.

COMPETITIVE RECORD

  • 2023: Super Formula & Super GT Champion
  • 2020: Winner of the Italian F4 championship
  • 2018 - 2019: Second in F3 Japan
  • 2016 - 2017: F4 Japan Champion

Lorenzo Fluxa

Born on 23 november 2004 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

The Spanish driver first started his motorsport career in karting, before switching quite late to single seaters in 2020. He still managed to collect some strong results since then, in F4 championships in Spain and United Arab Emirates as well as in differents Formula Regional, confirming its potential and skills ahead of his move to Endurance racing.

COMPETITIVE RECORD

  • 2023: Seventh in Formula Regional Europe

The car: ORECA 07-GIBSON

 

Engine info

Other info

TYPE: 4.2-LITRE NORMALLY-ASPIRATED V8 ENGINE

POWER OUTPUT: 530hp

MAX. ENGINE SPEED: 9,000rpm

CHASSIS: CARBON FIBRE AND HONEYCOMB BODY SHELL

WEIGHT: 950kg

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