News Details

Fernando Alonso all set for Daytona 24 Hour race

McLaren's Fernando Alonso will drive his first practice laps at the Daytona International Speedway this week as he gets ready for his first endurance race. The Spanish driver debuts in sports car racing when he takes part in the Daytona 24 Hours later this month, as part of his preparations for the Le Mans 24 Hours during the summer. Alonso was a surprise entrant for the race, as he takes the wheel of a Ligier JSP17, run by McLaren team boss Zak Brown's United Autosports team. This will be his second appearance at a major US event, having made his Indy 500 debut last season for McLaren. 'It's a true pleasure to go back racing in the States, in front of the US fans' Alonso said. 'In less...
Full Story »
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Fernando Alonso: Daytona will make me a better driver

Fernando Alonso is keen to get his maiden Daytona 24 Hours outing...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Fernando Alonso unveils special helmet for Daytona 24...

Fernando Alonso has unveiled the helmet design which he will sport at...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Alonso all set to 'ROAR' out of his comfort zone at...

Fernando Alonso will be back behind the wheel at the end of this week...
7y ago from F1i.com

Alonso excited to step outside comfort zone

As he prepares to compete in his maiden Daytona 24 Hours, Fernando Alonso...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez tops mid-season Jerez MotoGP test

Ducati’s Marc Marquez responded to his crash at the MotoGP Spanish...

Alex Marquez: ‘without Marc Marquez I was the...

Alex Marquez admitted he knew ‘it was his day’ to win his first...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou tops busy final Indy 500 test day

The NTT IndyCar Series wrapped up a two day test session on Thursday,...

Larson, Sato crash in high-boost Indy 500 test session

The second day of IndyCar’s Indy 500 open test opened with qualifying...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Toyota Gazoo Racing's silver lining

Toyota Gazoo Racing has a silver lining, literally. Not content with a...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Video: Arsenal's main striker target nets stunning...

Viktor Gyökeres sent a clear message to Arsenal with a stunning four-goal...
2h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Team News: Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain injury,...

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead...
3h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Gabriel Martinelli responds to Arsenal contract...

Gabriel Martinelli responds to a question about his Arsenal contract...
3h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

“That will be the most important” - Luis Enrique...

PSG manager Luis Enrique has stated that his side must perform well in all...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.