The American duo will return to the Anglo-American squad with the aim of defending their 2017 European Le Mans Series LMP3 Championship.
Falb and Rayhall joined the team for the 2017 season and scored three wins, including a win on their debut at Silverstone and a win at the prestigious Road to Le Mans race. They also took a total of seven trips to the podium throughout the 2017 season, finishing the year as ELMS champions by 22 points.
They will also be aiming to repeat their Road to Le Mans race win in 2018, by joining the team for the special event in June.
Since they last raced for United Autosports, Falb won the PC class of the Motul Petit Le Mans in October, while he and Sean raced together in the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. Rayhall also raced in the IMSA Prototype Challenge at Daytona and they will join forces once again in the GTD class of the Rolex 24 At Daytona next weekend.
“I’m super excited to be back with the United Autosports family,” Falb said. “We had an unbelievable 2017 winning the championship and I’m excited to be able to keep the team together with a solid program and be able to build on all the work we did last year. We know we have to work hard as everyone will be upping their game and I know where I need to improve to become a better driver. I can’t wait to get back to the team and contest another championship in the European Le Mans Series.”
“We had a lot of success with United Autosports last year and it’s like a family over there, so it made sense to go back,” Rayhall offered. “We had other offers and we considered LMP2, but being back with United is definitely where we want to be long term. I’m excited to keep the group together. We have some things we can improve on, but I’m sure we can fix those with the hard work I know the team will invest in the program.”
Source : speedsport.com
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