TF Sport confirm third AMR Vantage GTE entry of 2021 in ACO rules racing

This announcement reaffirms the AMR factory’s new ethos of supporting their Partner and Customer teams around the world in headline series such as the ACO rules family of regional or global championships in lieu of their direct presence in these series as a result of economic issues raised by the global pandemic on their parent company Aston Martin Lagonda.

Despite these hardships within the automotive industry, it appears that the motorsport industry is presently fairing quite well as TF Sport have already confirmed their debut last month at the IMSA Rolex 24, two fully supported GTE entries within the World Endurance Championship, two Vantage GT3 cars within this month’s ALMS series as well as this ELMS entry even before we get to any other GT3/GT4 European and UK national series.

“After spending the last few years in GT3, it was about time I made the step up to the next level. With my goal in mind, and with TF Sport winning Le Mans last season, it only made sense to take this step with them. I’m excited to be racing across Europe, with my British teammates, in a British car, for a British team!” said Hartshorne after today’s announcement.

For the team and Ross Gunn, this news sees a return to the European Series for them both after Tom Ferrier’s team supported Turkish driver Salih Yoluc as he stepped his way up the ACO ladder from the Le Mans Cup Series through to and including winning at Le Mans last year in the WEC. Gunn of course raced with Andrew Howard’s Beechdean AMR team back in 2017.

So despite the continuing gloom of COVID, there is at least some good news to be had out there – as long as these series are allowed to race by the host nation at least.