Shaun Goff’s prolific British squad, which ran an Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 to the British GT3 championship title in 2018, has been affiliated with McLaren in recent years and entered a 720S GT3 in last weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours opening round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
But with no GTE car in McLaren’s portfolio and GT3 machinery not eligible to enter the WEC until 2024, Optimum will team up with German WEC regulars Project1 to enter a single 911 RSR-19 under the Inception Racing banner.
Barnicoat, who finished fourth at Daytona in his GTD Pro class Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3, rejoins the team for which he contested last season’s Asian Le Mans Series and the IMSA Petit Le Mans season finale in his final race appearance as a McLaren factory driver.
He will be partnered with regular Optimum pairing Brendan Iribe and Ollie Millroy, the 2021 International GT Open pro-am champions having raced together with Barnicoat during the ALMS and at last year’s Le Mans 24…
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