Garage 59 is a British sports car racing team that currently competes in the LMGT3 class in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[1] The team was founded in 2016 as a revival of the CRS Racing operation to run McLaren 650S GT3's in the Blancpain GT Series.[2][3]
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| Founded | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Chris Goodwin Andrew Kirkaldy Alexander West |
| Base | Brackley, United Kingdom |
| Team principal(s) | Andrew Kirkaldy |
| Current series | FIA World Endurance Championship GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup |
| Former series | Asian Le Mans Series British GT Championship International GT Open |
| Current drivers |  Antares Au Tom Fleming Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Marvin Kirchhöfer Alexander West |
| Drivers' Championships | 5 (2016, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
| Website | garage59.co.uk/ |
Garage 59 takes its name from the race number of the McLaren F1 GTR that won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans overall by drivers Yannick Dalmas, JJ Lehto and Masanori Sekiya.[4]
Racing record
editComplete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Inception Racing[5] |
59 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo |  Marvin Klein Côme Ledogar Alexander West |
LMGTE Am | 190 | DNF | DNF |
| 2026 | Garage 59 |
10 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Antares Au Tom Fleming Marvin Kirchhöfer |
LMGT3 | 332 | 44th | 12th |
| 58 | Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Alexander West |
329 | 47th | 15th |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Garage 59 |
GT | 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | Rob Bell Nick Halstead Louis Prette |
DUB 1 12 |
DUB 2 5 |
ABU 1 11 |
ABU 2 10 |
12th | 11 |
| 88 |  Benjamin Goethe Alexander West Tom Gamble (Rounds 1–2) Marvin Kirchhöfer (Rounds 3–4) |
DUB 1 15 |
DUB 2 4 |
ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 8 |
8th | 16 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Garage 59 |
LMGT3 | 10 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | Antares Au Tom Fleming Marvin Kirchhöfer |
ITA 13 |
SPA 1 |
LMS | SAO | COA | FUJ | QAT | BHR | 2nd* | 26* |
| 58 | Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Alexander West |
ITA 7 |
SPA 5 |
LMS | SAO | COA | FUJ | QAT | BHR | 8th* | 16* |
* Season still in progress
References
edit- ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (21 October 2025). "McLaren Nominates Garage 59 For WEC In 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (8 March 2016). "Four factory McLaren drivers to race for Garage 59 in Blancpain GT". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Team Profile: Garage 59". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (21 October 2025). "Garage 59 takes over from United Autosports as McLaren WEC partner from 2026". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
- ↑ Dagys, John (10 March 2022). "Inception, Garage 59 Join Forces for Ferrari GTE-Am Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.