Priaulx to be a lead man at Le Mans

Saturday 12th February 2011, 2:29PM GMT.

ANDY PRIAULX will be the lead driver for the BMW M3 GT2 No. 56 car at the Le Mans 24 Hours race.

The triple world champion, who was in Paris this week for the announcement of the entry list for the iconic race, is at the start of one of the busiest and most exciting years of his career with BMW, as he explained.

‘The schedule I have for this year is amazing, and obviously Le Mans is one of the highlights,’ he said.

‘The entry list is incredible and it is obvious our category is going to be incredibly competitive as our two BMWs are up against Aston Martin, Corvette, Ferrari, Lotus and Porsche in the new LM GTE Pro class that has 18 entries.’