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BENTLEY MOTORSPORT SIGNS

• Motorsport signs British racing driver Oliver Jarvis • The 33-year old joins Guy Smith and Steven Kane in car #7 • Andy Soucek, Maxime Soulet and Vince Abril return in car #8

10 January 2017, Crewe – Bentley Motorsport has signed British racing driver Oliver Jarvis to join Bentley Boys Guy Smith (GB), Steven Kane (GB), Andy Soucek (ES), Maxime Soulet (BE) and Vince Abril (MO) in its pair of race-winning Continental GT3s.

Jarvis, who has an impressive career that includes nine years as a works team driver in LMP1 and DTM will race alongside fellow-Brits Smith and Kane in the #7 Continental GT3 for the Blancpain Endurance Series, while Abril moves to join Soucek and Soulet in car #8.

The team will start the season with a return to Bathurst 12 Hours on 3/4 February, where its two-car works team line-up will be joined by a new customer team, Heretic Motorsport.

Mike Sayer “We’re delighted to welcome Oliver to the Bentley Motorsport team,” commented Product and Motorsport Communications Manager Bentley’s Director of Motorsport Brian Gush. “He is a quick, confident and well-rounded [email protected] +44(0)7507 846782 driver who is easy to work with, which means he will fit-in well immediately. He has a Rebecca Jones Motorsport Communications wealth of experience in various machinery and I think he will bring a lot to the team, now Officer [email protected] and in the future. We’re looking forward to welcoming him at our season-opener in +44(0)7866 701161 Australia.”

Bentley Motors Ltd Pyms Lane Crewe Bentley Motorsport returned to racing in 2014 and has since taken multiple race wins, CW1 3PL www.bentleymedia.com won major international championships; and has stood on the podium in all of the series [email protected] @BentleyComms it contests with its multiple customer and partner teams.

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"After nine years with Audi, its time for a new start and a new challenge,” commented Jarvis. “I had a few offers on the table but this was the right choice and I couldn't be happier to be joining Bentley as a Works driver. Having followed closely what they have achieved on-track in GT racing since returning to motorsport, I can't wait to put the overalls on for the first time and become one of the "Bentley Boys".

“The brand’s heritage in motorsport is certainly not lost on me and the 2003 Le Mans- winning car is still one of my favourite race cars of all-time,” he continued. “After speaking to Brian Gush and hearing about their motorsport ambitions I knew that Bentley would be a great fit for me. To be able to start this new and exciting chapter in my life at Bathurst 12 Hour will also be something very special, as it’s a race I’ve been looking forward to tackling for several years.”

Although this is Oliver’s debut at Bathurst, he is no stranger to endurance racing. As well as contesting the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, he has won both Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours, America’s highest-profile long-distance events.

Mike Sayer Further information about Bathurst 12 Hours and Bentley’s new Australian customer Product and Motorsport Communications Manager [email protected] team, including driver line-up, will be released in the coming weeks. +44(0)7507 846782

Rebecca Jones Motorsport Communications -Ends- Officer [email protected] +44(0)7866 701161 Notes to editors • Bentley Motorsport is based at the Bentley Motors headquarters in Crewe. From there, Bentley Motors Ltd the operation runs Bentley Team M-Sport, and oversees three Works-supported teams Pyms Lane Crewe around the world. CW1 3PL www.bentleymedia.com • The Continental GT3 is built by the Bentley motorsport team in conjunction with M- [email protected] Sport. The Bentley GT3 team is led by Bentley Director of Motorsport, Brian Gush @BentleyComms supported by M-Sport’s Chief Engineer, Christian Loriaux.

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Mike Sayer Product and Motorsport Communications Manager [email protected] +44(0)7507 846782

Rebecca Jones Motorsport Communications Officer [email protected] +44(0)7866 701161

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