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Renault Formula 1 reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin will make his Le Mans 24 Hours debut with SMP Racing in the LMP2 class next month.

Sirotkin will partner IndyCar driver Mikhail Aleshin and 2015 WEC GTE-Am champion Viktor Shaytar in SMP's #27 Dallara-Gibson P217.

A race winner in GP2 and Formula Renault 3.5, the Russian has been on Renault's books since early 2016, testing and appearing in four F1 practice sessions.

He is also known to be involved in the development of SMP and Dallara's LMP1-L project for the 2018 World Endurance Championship.

SMP Racing finished on the LMP2 podium at Le Mans last year, with its BR01 prototype driven by Shaytar, ex-F1 driver Vitaly Petrov and Kirill Ladygin.

"While we are already focused on the development of our LMP1 prototype for the 2018 FIA WEC season, we could not miss out on participating in the most prestigious race in the world," said SMP Racing founder Boris Rotenberg.

"Last year, for the first time in this race's more than 90-year history, our fully-Russian SMP Racing crew stood on the podium.

"And this time, I am certain, our drivers will again do their best and do everything possible to emerge victorious."