Every year since 2005 Hexis Racing has finished in the top 3 in a championship. The team clinched its first international title in 2009 when it won the FIA GT3 European Championship. The following year Hexis Racing again created a stir as hardly had it reached the top level in grand touring racing when it filled the runner-up spot in the FIA GT1 World Championship! And in 2011, the French squad helped the marvellous Aston Martin DBR9 to end its career on a high note by clinching the world title after a mind-blowing campaign of incredible sporting intensity and suspense. In 2012, the team took up another huge challenge as it was entrusted with giving the McLaren MC4-12C its debut at the topmost level in GT. Yet again Hexis Racing lived up to its reputation. Although the team did not win a title (it lost the drivers’ by a point!) it was the most combative on the grid as it set the records for the number of pole positions, fastest race laps and victories! The 2012 season ended with a string of well-deserved successes. Hexis Racing dominated its rivals in the final round of the world championship at Donington, scored its first endurance win in Navarra and rounded off the year with victory in the streets of Baku in the first City Challenge. Single-minded determination, unwavering team spirit and a driving ambition to win – Hexis Racing’s values and objectives match your own. At the start of 2012, Hexis Racing entered a new era by linking its destiny to the McLaren GT. This relationship brings together one of the greatest names in motor sport: McLaren Racing - winner of 20 Formula 1 World titles (drivers and teams combined) - and Hexis Racing team, the 2011 FIA GT1 World Champion. The McLaren MP4-12C GT3 was launched in 2011. The car is full of Formula 1 technology. No other GT3 racer in 2012 is based on a carbon fibre chassis. It is powered by a 3.8-litre McLaren V8 twin turbo engine and most of the setups have been fine-tuned by tests in the McLaren Racing F1™ simulator. It has received several evolutions to begin its 2013 campaign where it finished the previous one – on the topmost step of the podium! For 2013, Hexis Racing has decided to turn over a new leaf and conquer new territory, while providing its partners with opportunities that dovetail with their communications strategy. At international level it has entered a 100% pro driver line-up in the five rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series. This dream team consists of McLaren GT works drivers, Alvaro Parente and Alexander Sims, backed up by Stef Dusseldorp who has already racked up eight victories with the French squad! Their target is the 2013 title and outright victory in the 65th Spa 24 Hours. The flagship event of the championship is also the blue riband race for grand touring cars. Hexis Racing will tackle it with a second McLaren whose mission is to win the Pro-Am category. The 2011 world championship winning team is also determined to clinch its first title at national level in the GT Tour (FFSA GT French Championship) in which it has entered two driver line-ups that are well capable of fighting at the front. In particular, Hexis Racing and its partners can count on the experience, speed and image of Olivier Panis, winner of the 1996 F1 Monaco Grand Prix, who will team up with Eric Debard, 2009 French champion. Laurent Cazenave and Jean-Claude Police, who have racked up six wins in the championship between them, will share the team’s second MP4-12C. In 2013, Hexis Racing will be racing in two of the best GT championships and these provide you with an ideal platform for your events, public relations operations and VIP welcome. In the events in the Blancpain Series and the rounds of the GT Tour, Hexis Racing McLarens’ rivals are: Mercedes-Benz AMG, Ferrari, Audi, BMW, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Nissan, Porsche and Jaguar. Your team is among the hot favourites so you will be the centre of attention and at the heart of the battle for victory! Especially at the Spa 24 Hours! This race, created in 1924, will be the high point of the season. It receives massive media coverage and attracts a big crowd! The high performance Hexis Racing Racing PR team is focused on maximising your return on investment: - Copyright free media contents (photos, videos, texts) - Professional press relations service to boost media coverage around the world (press cuttings available on request) - Dedicated website featuring live news and video streaming - Community management - Organization of special events, incentive solutions, VIP Hospitality FIA GT3 European Champion FIA GT1 World Champion Blancpain Endurance Series: Pro Cup : Alvaro Parente (P) / Stef Dusseldorp (NL) / Alexander Sims (UK) Pro Am Cup : Olivier Panis (F) / Côme Ledogar (F) Laurent Cazenave (F) / Eric Debard (F) (only in the Spa 24 Hours) GT Tour FFSA GT French Championship: Olivier Panis (F) / Eric Debard (F) Laurent Cazenave (F) / Jean-Claude Police (F) Blancpain Endurance Series (3-hour races except Spa and Nürburgring) Monza (Italy) 13-14 April Silverstone (UK) 1-2 June Paul Ricard (France) 29-30 June Spa 24 Hours (Belgium) 26-27 July Nürburgring 1000 km (Germany) 21-22 September GT Tour FFSA GT French Championship (two 1-hour races per meeting) Le Mans Bugatti 27-28 April Imola (Italy) 18-19 May Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) 8-9 June Val de Vienne 6-7 July Magny-Cours 7-8 September Lédenon 12-13 October Paul Ricard 26-27 October Team : Philippe Dumas Tel.: +33 (0)4.66.58.53.44 Mobile: +33 (0)6.20.10.53.31 [email protected] Public Relations: Luc Paillard Mobile: +44 776 607 89 22 [email protected] Press Relations: Romane Didier / future racing commm Tél.: +33 (0)2.47.55.67.79 Mobile: +33 (0)6.10.65.30.16 [email protected] www.hexisracing.com Document produced by Romane Didier Photos by Antonin Grenier except 2008, 2009 and 2010 Aston Martins (page 6) by Eric Fabre..