The DSC Editor caught up with KCMG Owner Paul Ip over the Le Mans weekend for a brief catch-up on the potential for the popular team to return to the full time LMP2 grid in the FIA WEC next year after their 2015 Championship challenge descended into protest and recrimination following the events of the Fuji WEC round.

The team lost the title race but won at Le Mans (above), a repeat win evaded them this year though with electrical woes putting the #47 into retirement after a strong run.

You seem to have found your smile again after a difficult end to KCMG’s 2015 FIA WEC season

“I always have a smile on my face at a circuit”

The rumour is that you are working on coming back?

‘We are investigating coming back in 2017 but at the moment there is still a lot of uncertainty with the new regulations, new cars etc so the idea is to come back but it still depends what the new regulations are. If that all works out then yes we’ll do it.”

So if you did come back would it be in LMP2? And if so with what chassis?

“P2 yes, we have a very good relationship with Oreca and at the moment I don’t see a reason to change to a different manufacturer but as I said, who really knows until the regulations are more clear. Whether that leads us to the FIA WEC or to IMSA remains to be seen – We still have a lot of discussion that we need to do internally.

And then there are developments closer to KCMG’s home market in Asia?

“For Asian Le Mans Series we are already committed in the GT3 category but we may also field a P2 or a P3 as well, not decided yet. It all depends on drivers, P2, P3 or another GT car, probably in GT Am are all possible.”

And how about a potential repeat to the 2016 GTE Am WEC programme?

“As far as WEC is concerned we have been very happy so far with the GTE Am effort and may continue with that next year, whatever happens in LMP2.”

When might we get a final decision on the programmes?

“Before the entry closes!”