[WEC Race] 2013 FIA WEC - Round 6 - 6 Hours of Fuji

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Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Dalla Lana was in the #98 car, and the #98 car is gone for the rest of the season.

AMR has undergone a very confusing driver and car swapping ordeal over these last few weeks.

COTA Driver/Car Lineup
#95 AM - Thiim / Poulsen / Nygaard
#96 AM - Campbell-Walter / Hall
#97 PRO - Mucke / Gavin / Turner
#98 PRO - Dalla Lana / Lamy / Stanaway
#99 PRO - Senna / Makowiecki

Fuji Driver/Car Lineup
#95 AM - Poulsen / Nygaard / Senna
#96 AM - Campbell-Walter / Hall / Adam
#97 PRO - Mucke / Turner / Makowiecki
#98 PRO - NOT PARTICIPATING
#99 PRO - Lamy / Stanaway

Out for Fuji: Paul Dalla Lana and Nicki Thiim

Essentially what happened was the #98 car was retired and sent to America. That means that Dalla Lana, Stanaway, and Lamy were without a ride. While Dalla Lana is out with business commitments, Lamy and Stanaway switch to the #99 and Makowiecki becomes the third driver in the #97 because that was the designated "main car" for John Gaw and AMR.

In the Gulf-liveried #97 Vantage GTE, regulars Darren Turner (GB) and Stefan Mücke (DE) will be joined by French GT driver and Japanese Super GT Series star Fred Makowiecki, who has qualified on pole for all three of his WEC races with Aston Martin Racing this year and has impressed with his pace and consistency at each round.

“Yes, there’s no doubting Fred is quick, but we’ve added him to this car because he has an incredible ability to manage tyres,” explained team principal John Gaw. “Last year in Fuji we struggled because of the relatively low grip track surface. We believe that adding Fred to the formidable force of Darren and Stefan will make the #97 very competitive.”

Senna was also forced out of the #99 car by what originally was probably going to be a three-driver lineup (Dalla Lana / Stanaway / Lamy), so he is replacing Nicki Thiim in the #95 car who I believe has Porsche Supercup duties. All very confusing. :/