24 Hours of Le Mans

Hezemans joins IPB Spartak Racing at Le Mans

© Planetlemans - Marcel ten Caat

Dutch newspaper Eindhovens Dagblad has revealed the full line-up of the IPB Spartak Racing Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT that will take part in the upcoming Le Mans 24 Hours. Regular drivers Roman Rusinov and Peter Kox will be joined by another experienced Dutchman, Mike Hezemans.

Both Dutch drivers have a long history in GT racing, both live in Eindhoven, The Netherlands and while the two are opponents in FIA GT, where Kox already races the Lamborghini, they have both competed for Reiter Engineering in the ADAC GT Masters series in a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3.

“I really like it”, Peter Kox told the newspaper earlier this week. “We know each other very well, but apart from that I am just happy to have Mike onboard. He has a lot of experience and knows the ‘format’ of the Le Mans 24 Hours. That is most important. Our aim is to finish the race and it is important that all drivers understand this. Mike knows these kind of cars and circuits, he is a reliable driver.”

Hezemans told Eindhovens Dagblad that he was very happy with this deal after missing out on a Spyker seat. “Spyker has its own people and is complete. Then Peter called. He knows I like to race and that I can get the car to the finish. I am happy to get this opportunity.”

Kox and Rusinov know the car well from their Le Mans Series and FIA GT campaigns, for Mike Hezemans the Le Mans Testday, this weekend, will be the first possibility to test the car.