Reigning ELMS GTE Champions JMW Motorsport are evaluating a potential move to the FIA WEC, the team keen to examine the potential for a switch from the European Le Mans Series into the World Championship’s GTE AM category with their Ferrari 488 GTE for the 2019/20 season.

JMW Motorsport have been a consistent part of the season entry for the European Le Mans Series for the ELMS’s current history and for several seasons before that contested the Le Mans Series, McWhirter’s cars taking the GT2 class title in 2007 and 2008 when the team’s Ferrari 430 GT ran under the Virgo Motorsport Banner.

Since 2009 though the team has operated as JMW Motorsport, one of the longest histories in ACO-rules competition with such an uninterrupted run.

“We are talking to the WEC about what would be required, and I’m talking to drivers, and am interested in talking to more,” said McWhirter. “It’s something I’ve wanted to take a look at before but now the time seems right, we have a car that is capable of being very competitive, I’d like to make this happen.”

The team currently sits a strong second in the 2018 European Le Mans Series with two wins to their name this season.