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James Vowles Wins Am Class on Racing Return at Gulf 12 Hours With Garage 59

The Williams team principal joined Garage 59’s McLaren 720S GT3 after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to deliver the squad’s second straight class triumph.

Overview

  • Vowles shared Garage 59’s No. 8 McLaren 720S GT3 with Alexander West, Marco Pulcini and Mark Sansom at Yas Marina.
  • The crew won the Am category, with reports differing on their overall position, listing either 10th or 13th.
  • Vowles prepared with a two-day test at Spain’s Circuito de Navarra before traveling from the F1 season finale to the event.
  • He highlighted the result as Garage 59’s back-to-back class victory at the Gulf 12 Hours in a post-race message.
  • This was Vowles’s first competitive sports car outing since 2022, when he also raced with Garage 59 in the Asian Le Mans Series.