In addition to the #58 McLaren 650s GT3 of Rob Bell and Alvaro Parente, team Garage 59 has confirmed that British drivers Craig Dolby and Martin Plowman will drive the #59 car in the 2016 Blancpain Sprint Cup.

Plowman has enjoyed a successful career in some of the world’s toughest championships including Indycar, American Le Mans Series and the World Endurance Championship.

In 2013, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class and was 2013 FIA WEC World Champion in the LMP2 class for drivers and teams. The 28-year-old racer has a wealth of experience on and off track and has competed on all of the circuits the Sprint series visits which stands him in good stead for the season ahead.

His teammate Dolby – who drove in the Sprint Series for MRS GT and Always Evolving last season – had a fruitful journey through single seaters including clinching the Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium championship title in 2006 and completed two seasons in the Tottenham Hotspur Superleague Formula car before switching to GT racing in 2012.

“To race with Garage 59 this year is a big opportunity for me,” Martin Plowman commented. “I’d like to thank Andrew and Bas for putting their faith in me. I’m also looking forward to working with my team mate Craig Dolby again. We go back a long way and have a very good understanding of each other, which will help us to hit the ground running.”

“I’m really looking forward to the season ahead with Martin. The experience we both have puts us in a good position going into the championship and hopefully we can bring some silverware home for the team and the 650S GT3,” Craig Dolby added.