Kiwi drivers a chance to make history at Le Mans

wins are also possibilities for GP2 Series driver Mitch Evans with JOTA Sport in the LMP2 category (teams independent of a manufacturer) and Richie Stanaway driving for Aston Martin Racing in the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance professional class (LMGTEPro).

The race is one of three considered to be the biggest motorsport events, the others being the Monaco F1 Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500.

There has only been one driver who has achieved the rare feat of winning all three and that is the late Graham Hill. Today the best a driver will probably achieve is a double. Mark Webber won the Monaco Grand Prix in 2010 and 2012 and will have his second attempt at Le Mans alongside Kiwi Brendon Hartley.

Colombian driver Juan Montoya won at Monaco in 2003 driving a Williams-BMW and has won at Indy twice (2000 and 2015). No doubt, given the opportunity, Montoya could also create history and win at Le Mans, but it is unlikely that Webber would take up oval racing in America and compete in the Indy 500. as their three-car Hyundai Motorsport team tackle the latest round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Paddon expects the roads to be generally a little slower and more technical with mid-30 degree temperatures over the weekend. Last year’s event saw a classic duel between Volkswagen’s Jari-Matti Latvala and team-mate Se´bastien Ogier.

Paddon sits 11th overall on the 2015 WRC points table after five of the 13 rounds. won both Porsche Carrera Cup Asia races. He has now won the last four races in a row and leads the overall standings.

He will represent the Asian region next month in the Porsche Carrera Cup 24 Hours of Spa 2015, which will run in support of the 24 Hours of Spa, the highlight of the Blancpain GT Series.

The Belgium circuit is one van der Drift knows well.