Having competed with Algarve Pro Racing and claimed victory on his debut in the Asian Le Mans Series, Aidan Read will next month (28 – 29 March, 2017) take part in the pre-season European Le Mans Series test at Monza with the Portuguese-based team.

The two-day test is a crucial shake-down ahead of both the European Le Mans Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans and for Aidan, it’s the perfect chance to get acquainted with the #25 Ligier JSP217 Gibson.

“This is a great opportunity for me,” said Aidan. “It’s a thrill to best testing the LMP2 car and to be doing so at Monza makes it extra special. It will be my first time at the circuit and the first time in Europe, so it will be a great experience and all part of the learning curve.”

For Algarve Pro Racing, the decision to run Aidan was an easy decision to make. “We’ve only known Aidan for a very short period of time,” stated Team Manager Samantha Cox. “He joined us in Malaysia and as part of the team, helped us secure victory and with it the Asian Le Mans Series title so we’re naturally delighted to have him back with us alongside Andrea Roda for this important Monza test.”

The Monza test takes place over two days with night and day sessions scheduled ahead of the first round of the championship at Silverstone on 15 April.