WPI WITHDRAWS FROM BRITISH GT
Keen and Igoe Lamborghini steps away due to Am driver’s work commitments
British GT frontrunning WPI Motorsport Lamborghini pair Phil Keen and Michael Igoe have withdrawn from the remainder of this season due to Igoe’s work commitments.
The Pro-Am duo did not compete in last weekend’s Brands Hatch round nor will race in mid-October’s Donington Park season finale. Motorsport News understands the team is unlikely to return to racing next season.
WPI and Igoe made their British GT debut in 2019, took their first win in 2020, and were joined by British GT record race-winner Keen for the 2021 campaign and they immediately won Brands Hatch’s season-opener. The drivers finished fourth in that year’s standings while WPI got third in the teams’table. Keen and Igoe were second in this year’s standings, with WPI also second, prior to the late-July Spa round.
Keen told MN: “I understand the reasons why [Igoe] doesn’t want to finish the year, he’s so busy with business commitments, he can’t give it the time he needs to get the results and enjoy it. He gets there, he’s so busy with work and everything he can’t relax and turn off. We didn’t have time to test or move forward because he was so busy.
“I haven’t really made any plans for British [GT] for the rest of the year, for the moment just see what happens and
I’ll be talking to Lamborghini and see what the plan is for next year.
“I’ve gained another friend [in Igoe], we will continue to be friends and do stuff together in the future.”