Sean Gelael Excited To Join WEC Champion Team

Sean Gelael (center) (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA – Indonesian racer, Sean Gelael, is excited to join the W Racing Team (WRT). He will strengthen the team in the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) LMP2 class endurance race.

The results of last season's 25-year racer became the main attraction for this Belgian team. Gelael will later be entrusted with driving the main car in the WRT team's racer line-up.

"I am very happy to be joining Team WRT, with all their great stories in their debut year in the sportscar event, they wiped out all the titles," said Gelael as quoted from Antara, Wednesday.

Sean Gelael was the runner-up in the LMP2 class in both the FIA WEC, the Le Mans 24 Hours series, and also the Asian Le Mans Series last year.

Last year, WRT, who was still a debutant at that time, was a rival to Gelael's team in the LMP2 Jota Sport class. Their rivalry lasted until the final draw in Bahrain before WRT came out as champions, while Gelael's team became runners-up.

WRT Team Principal Vincent Vosse assesses that Sean is needed by his team to navigate this season. They face the challenge of defending the title so they have to make the best possible preparations.

"Reaching fantastic results in our inaugural year in the LMP2 race last season is certainly proud, but we are also faced with challenges, equaling similar achievements this season," said Vincent.

Sean will be using Oreca 07 Gibson #31. In the previous season the car was ridden by Robin Frinjs, Ferdinand von Hasburg and Charles Milesi in the WEC world title and the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours victory.

The WEC 2022 series will begin with the Prologue session at Sebring International Raceway, United States, on March 12-13. The series opener will also be held at Sebring on March 18.

After that, 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium on 7 May. Sean's journey will continue in France for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 11-12.

One month later or to be precise on July 10, he flew to Italy for the 6 Hours of Monza and continued 6 Hours of Fuji in Japan on September 11. Finally, Sean will pave the way at the 8 Hours of Bahrain on November 12, 2021.