Algarve Pro Racing

LMP2

Oreca 07 - Gibson

Established in 2010 by Samantha and Stewart Cox, Algarve Pro Racing has become a stalwart of endurance racing.

The Portuguese based team first began racing Le Mans Prototypes in 2013 in the European Le Mans Series, before joining the Asian Le Mans Series for the 2015/2016 season and has become one of the most familiar faces in the paddock.

In their first year with the category, Algarve Pro Racing raced the Ligier JS P2, finishing second in the LMP2 Class and overall Championship. Going one step higher in the 2016/2017 season, the team claimed the Championship title with victory in the final race in Malaysia for Andrea Pizzitola, Andrea Roda and Aidan Read. The teams second entry finished third overall and completed an impressive season for the team.

After finishing sixth overall in the 2017/2018 season, victories at Fuji International Speedway and Sepang International Circuit in the 2018/2019 season saw  them finish second in LMP2.

The team claimed another Championship victory in the 2019/2020 and 2021 season, this time in support of G-Drive Racing, with an Aurus 01 Gibson.

In 2022, Algarve Pro Racing took class wins in the World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series, plus victory in LMP2 Am at the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Back for 2023, the team will entered one Oreca 07 into LMP2 and finished 3rd, with victory at Race 1 4 Hours of Dubai.

For the 2023/2024 season, APR entered two LMP2s including one partner with Crowdstrike Racing to finish first with the latter, and sixth, in LMP2.

Back for 2024/2025, the reigning champions will once again won LMP2, with the second entry finishing fourth in class.

Algarve Pro Racing will once again be running two entries in LMP2 and one  with CrowdStrike Racing. 

2013: European Le Mans Series 4th LMPC
2015: 2015/2019 Asian Le Mans Series 2nd, European Le Mans Series 12th
2016: 2016/2017 Asian Le Mans Series 1st & 3rd , 24 Hours of Le Mans 12th LMP2, European Le Mans Series 9th
2017: 2017/2018 Asian Le Mans Series 6th, 24 Hours of Le Mans 5th LMP2, European Le Mans Series 13th
2018: 2018/2019 Asian Le Mans Series 2nd, 24 Hours of Le Mans DNF, European Le Mans Series 9th & 18th
2019: 2019/2020 Asian Le Mans Series 1st, 24 Hours of Le Mans 10th LMP2,  European Le Mans Series 9th & 13th 
2021: Asian Le Mans Series 1st LMP2, 24 Hours of Le Mans 7th LMP2, European Le Mans Series 4th 6th 10th LMP2 1st LMP2 Am
2022: 24 Hours of Le Mans 1st LMP2 Am, World Endurance Championship* , European Le Mans Series 7th 14th LMP2 5th LMP2 Am
2023: Asian Le Mans Series 3rd LMP2, 24 Hours of Le Mans 1st LMP2 Pro Am, European Le Mans Series 1st LMP2, IMSA 2nd LMP2 and 1st Michelin Endurance Cup
2024: Asian Le Mans Series 1st and 6th LMP2
2025: Asian Le Mans Series 1st and 4th LMP2