Alex Lynn joins G-Drive for 2017 WEC campaign

G-Drive Racing has confirmed that Alex Lynn will take its final full-season seat for the FIA World Endurance Championship season.

G-Drive Raci🎉ng has confirmed tha🥀t Alex Lynn will take its final full-season seat for the FIA World Endurance Championship season, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.

2014 GP3 Series champion and ex-Williams Formula 1 development driver Lynn walked away from junior sin🔴gle-seaters at the end of 2016 after spending two seasons in GP2. Lynn raced for Manor in three WEC rounds last year and secured a reserve role with DS Virgin Racing in Formula E.

Lynn will also ra𒀰ce with Wayne Taylor Racing at select rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech S🥀portsCar Championship this year, as well as driving for BMW at the N?rburgring 24 Hours.

Completing a bu♕sy schedule for this year, Lynn has now announced that he would be linking up with G-Drive in the WEC for 2017, committing to a full-season campaign in the #26 ORECA 07 LMP2 car alongside Roman Rusinov and Pierre Thiriet.

Lynn previously indicated that he was wo꧅rking on a WEC deal to complement his other racing duties, and enjoyed a three-day test with G-Drive last week prior to his confirmation in the seat.

Lynn will make his first public appearance with G-Drive at the WEC pre-season 'Prologue' test at Monza at the beginning of April, with th🙈e opening round 🉐of the year taking place at Silverstone on April 16.

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