Le Mans, France: Karun Chandhok is banking on his past experience at 24 Hours of Le Mans for a top five finish in the world's oldest sports car race, zooming off this weekend at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
Chandhok will be competing in the LMP2 category for Murphy Prototypes, an emerging outfit which led its class for five hours before retiring following a technical snag.
"It is a new class and a much bigger one than LMP1. It is going to be a much closer field, but it will pretty much be about having a reliable car more than anything else," Chandhok told IANS from Le Mans in France.
The former Formula 1 driver was part of the JRM LMP1 squad in his debut race last year, coming home sixth overall with 2009 winner David Brabham and Peter Dumbreck....
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Chandhok said that Formula One is the pinnacle but his future now lies in sports car racing and the focus in 2013 would be on FIA GT series and Endurance races. ...
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Making his debut in the FIA GT series, Karun Chandhok helped his side Seyffarth Motorsport earn sixth position on the grid. ...
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