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EUROPEAN ENDURANCE PROTOTYPE CUP

 Round 6 - Circuit Paul Ricard

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21 March 2023
KING ADDS ULTIMATE CUP SERIES TO 2023 SCHEDULE
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George King will more than double his endurance racing experience this season, after being added to the Team Virage line-up for the Ultimate Cup series. The young Briton, who is already confirmed on the Team Virage entry for the 2023 Ligier European Series, has been handed the chance to pilot its LM...
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24 January 2023
KING JOINS LIGIER SERIES CHAMPIONS FOR 2023
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George King will return for a second crack at the Ligier European Series crown this season, having starred en route to third overall in the championship in 2022. Determined not to be overhauled for the final step of the overall podium in last year's championship finale, King performed heroically whe...
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20 October 2022
KING FLIES SOLO TO CLAIM THIRD IN CHAMPIONSHIP
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George King achieved his pre-weekend aim of clinching a place on the overall podium at the last round of the 2022 Ligier European Series, but had to work extra hard to do so at the Portimao finale. Without regular co-pilot Ronnie Valori for the Portuguese double-header, King had a chance to wrap up ...
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26 September 2022
KING POWERLESS TO PREVENT SPA DISAPPOINTMENT
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George King returned to the cockpit of the Monza Garage Ligier JS P4 prototype at the glorious Spa-Francorchamps circuit over the weekend but nothing he could have dreamed about over the long summer break could prepare him for the frustration that lay ahead. A podium regular, not only in the 2022 Li...
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"It feels a bit unreal to be a champion so early in my career. It's been an amazing winter season, with an outcome I could only dream of. It was great to add more podiums to my record, and to set new marks for both wins and points scored in a single GRC campaign. A new lap record was the icing on a very successful weekend."

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MEET GEORGE KING...

First racing memory:
In terms of actually being behind the wheel, it would have been a birthday party at Rayleigh Indoor Karting.

Motorsport Heroes:
Nigel Mansell and Lewis Hamilton — good English drivers 😂 — and my dad, obviously, as he used to race and has helped me so much.

How I got into racing:
I'd done a very small amount of arrive-and-drive karting when I was younger but stopped when I went to secondary school. Then, almost 10 years later, COVID happened, my dad bought a racing simulator and I was on it all day during the first lockdown. When I started winning races on the sim, I thought why not have a proper crack at racing after lockdown finished — and here I am!

First race:
At Silverstone, driving a Mazda MX-5 in September 2020 — just after lockdown one.

Favourite circuits:
Brands Hatch as it’s my local track. Imola is mega. Le Mans is mega too. Monza is fun. Cadwell Park is tricky but fun. A good mix really.

If I could own any car...
My road car would probably be a McLaren Senna as I love a McLaren. As for a track car, it would either have to be a current Le Mans hypercar (I'm not fussy!) or a 2007 McLaren F1 car as that's my favourite livery.

Superstitions:
I always wear my dad's St Christopher necklace in a race, but I don’t really tap door frames or anything weird.
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"There's not a huge backstory to my helmet design. My dad used to drive and had a painted helmet, so I based my design on that. It's evolved quite a bit in the last year or so, from being a pretty close copy of my dad's to adopting a more modern look. I think the colours really stand out and the design is a bit different to a lot of the geometric styles out there. I expect I'll tweak it more as my career progresses but, for now, I really like this look."

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