2 Seas Return To The Track With Silverstone 500 Debut For First Of Their AMG GT3s
Anglo-Bahraini team 2 Seas Motorsport is set to make its return to racing after switching from McLaren to Mercedes AMG GT3 machinery following the squad’s win at the Gulf 12 Hours in Bahrain in January.
The team’s first race programme with the first of their new cars comes this coming weekend at Silverstone for the three hour Silverstone 500, round 2 of the 2021 British GT Championship.
2 Seas will run a single car effort in what is currently a one-off appearance, the team set to revel further plans for the remainder of the year “in the coming weeks.”
The #14 2 Seas AMG GT3 Evo will be driven by Silver-Am pairing of Hunter Abbott and Martin Kodrić, Kodrić returning to the team after playing a part in the team’s Silverstone 500 effort last year with a trio of McLarens (4th place) and then following up as part of the team’s winning crew at the Gulf 12 Hours.
The Croatian driver was crowned Blancpain GT Asia champion in 2018 and has also taken Silver class victory at the Bathurst 12 Hour and a podium at the Total 24 Hours of Spa.
Hunter Abbott has raced with Kodrić previously, the pair won the Pro-Am class with Barwell Motorsport at the final round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Barcelona in 2017.
Abbott last raced in the British GT Championship in 2016, claiming 5th place on his last outing when the championship visited Spa-Francorchamps.
He has prior experience of the AMG GT3 too having secured the Blancpain GT Series Asia title in 2017 with the GruppeM racing. More recently, he has competed extensively in the VLN championship at the Nürburgring in Germany and secured a top-4 finish in his GTE debut during the 2020 season.
Hunter Abbott:
“Apart from a one-off in 2020, it’s been almost two years since I last raced so I can’t wait to be back in British GT and competing at Silverstone.
“It is such an iconic circuit and championship, both of which hold very fond memories.
“It is great to be racing with 2 Seas Motorsport and back sharing a car with Martin, and of course, getting to debut their new Mercedes-AMG is the cherry on top of the icing on the cake!
“It is going to be a tough challenge with the calibre of the grid this year, and our relative lack of seat time, but I cannot wait to get the weekend started.”
Nick Cristofaro, 2 Seas Motorsport team co-owner:
“It is really great to confirm our return to the British GT Championship as the debut outing with the Mercedes-AMG.
“This is one of the most competitive GT3 series in the world, and the Silverstone 500 is a true highlight of the season.
“Martin and Hunter are proven as winners at the highest levels, and I am excited to see what we can achieve with them in the car.
“We had a good result at the event last year with a double top-5 finish, and we are looking to hit the ground running and to challenge the front-running teams again this year.”
Sh. Isa Al Khalifa, 2 Seas Motorsport team co-owner:
“It has been a long break for the team since crossing the line in Bahrain back in January, and we have been carefully reviewing the different options and opportunities open to us before committing to any decisions this year.
“I am really pleased that we have been able to make this weekend happen with Hunter and Martin in the car for the Silverstone 500, and to return to the Intelligent Money British GT Championship where we debuted as a team last year.
“I am also extremely proud to see our new cars in the new livery and to racing with our sponsors as part of the Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing family.”
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