McLaren GT has announced today at the Autosport International show the formation of the McLaren GT Driver Academy. Alex Fontana (23) from Switzerland and Jersey-born Struan Moore (20) join Northern Irish 2015 McLaren GT Young Driver Andrew Watson (20). All three drivers already hold a wide variety of single seat and GT experience, and the Driver Academy will see them
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McLaren GT has confirmed the full line-up of Factory Drivers, alongside Andrew Watson from the Young Driver Programme, that will contest the 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hrs race in February with Australian-based Tekno Autosport, running as a GT entry for the first time. After the most successful season for McLaren GT, Tekno Autosport and Objective Racing will run three
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McLaren GT Young Driver Andrew Watson and Factory Driver Alvaro Parente join customer team FFF Racing this weekend for the Sepang 12 Hours. The race will be the debut for the 650S GT3 at the Malaysian endurance event as it continues to make a mark in its first competitive season. The race takes place at the Sepang International Circuit, 11-13
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Andrew Watson completed his first British GT Championship season when the Trinity College Dublin student placed tenth at Donington Park yesterday. Watson, along with Scottish co-driver Ross Wylie, brought their Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650S GT3 sportscar home to their sixth top-10 result of the season in the two-hour event – the ninth and final race of 2015 which began
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McLaren GT factory driver Rob Bell and McLaren GT Young Driver Andrew Watson will line up for the next round of International GT Open, taking place at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit, 5-6 September. Bell and Watson will be part of a two-car entry by Teo Martin Motorsport, with fellow McLaren GT factory driver Alvaro Parente in the sister 650S GT3
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Andrew Watson took away many positives including scoring his best result of the season despite suffering cruel luck in the latest races in the British GT Championship at Snetterton last weekend (23 Aug). The 20-year-old McLaren GT “Young Driver”, a student at Trinity College Dublin, sharing his Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650S GT3 car with Scotsman Ross Wylie, posted sixth
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Andrew Watson impressively recovered to record a fourth top-10 British GT Championship race finish of the season but was left to reflect on what might have been in the two-hour race at Brands Hatch yesterday (2 Aug). The 20-year-old McLaren GT “Young Driver”, a student at Trinity College Dublin, and sharing his Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650S GT3 car with Scotsman
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