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GT Russian Time by MRS GT Joins; Spa 24 Entry List Update

Russian-backed MRS GT McLaren to join Spa 24 Hours…

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On Friday, Sportscar365 reported a last-minute Molitor Racing Systems entry was to be expected and over the weekend more details emerged on social media.

The team is set to run under the GT Russian Time by MRS GT banner, the image used based on the United Autosports livery.

Marko Asmer, Alexey Vasilyev, Florian Spengler and Kazimieras Vasiliauskas are likely to form the lineup of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3 at Spa. Asmer and Spengler raced together in ADAC GT Masters this season, in the Molitor Racing Systems McLaren.

GDL Racing has confirmed Nigel Farmer, Keong Liam Li and Jean-Charles Perrin will be joined by team owner Gianluca De Lorenzi. Jean-Christophe Montant was initially listed to drive, but the driver from Luxembourg will now be replaced by De Lorenzi.

The Italian team will enter a single Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 at Spa, the car that is entered in the Italian GT Championship as well this season.

Norbert Siedler will complete the lineup of the No. 333 GT Corse by Rinaldi Ferrari 458 Italia. The Austrian driver will make his debut in the 24 Hours of Spa and in a Ferrari. Siedler will join Marco Seefried, who raced in the Asian Le Mans Series this weekend, Rinat Salikhov and Vadim Kogay in the Pro-Am Cup entered Ferrari.

GT Corse by Rinaldi has yet to confirm the lineup of the No. 458 Ferrari, but it is highly likely that Pierre Ehret and Alexander Mattschull will be joined by Dutchman Roger Grouwels and German Tim Müller.

Marcel ten Caat (@marceltencaat) is a contributor to Sportscar365 and other publications including Autosport.nl.

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