With the opening two rounds of the 2012 season, already completed United Autosports head to the circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France for round three of the Blancpain Endurance Series (30/1 July).

Since the balance of performance test at Paul Ricard in March, and a third in class qualifying for the No. 22 Pro Cup car at Silverstone last time out, the United Autosports team has been actively preparing and has significantly improved both the McLaren MP4-12C GT3′s so have their sights firmly set on achieving strong results this weekend.

Once again a 60 car grid is expected with drivers from 20 different countries, so competition will be fierce around the technical 5.8km circuit, where tyre management, and the expected hot conditions will also add to the mix.

The team maintains their strong driver line up with David Brabham, Matt Bell, and Alvaro Parente sharing the cockpit of the No 22 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro CupClass car, whilst team owner, and driver Zak Brown will be in the No 23 sister car with Mark Blundell and Mark Patterson in the Pro/AM class.

Trevor Foster, Engineer, United Autosports : “We have been working hard since Silverstone and are confident that our improvements will put us in a position to challenge for a result this weekend. Paul Ricard is a wonderful facility. It’s a very technical circuit, and you have to be precise; there is absolutely no room for error. Tyre degradation and the heat will be major factors, but we are prepared and looking forward to it.”

Richard Dean. Team Owner and Managing Director of United Autosports : “Our last race at Silverstone showed really good pace with a top six qualifying position. The atrocious weather conditions made the race unpredictable and we were unable to realise our potential. I am hoping we can avoid bad weather for the first time this year, when we get to the South of France.”

Source : United Autosports