Blundell, Cheever and Johansson to team

Ex-Grand Prix drivers Mark Blundell (GB), Eddie Cheever (USA) and Stefan Johansson (Sw) are to compete in the Spa 24 Hours (31 July-1 Aug) driving a brace of Audi R8 LMS GT3 sports cars for the American-owned, UK-based United Autosports team.

Mark and Eddie will share one Audi, along with the team’s co-owners Zak Brown (USA) and Richard Dean (GB), with Stefan alongside Mark Patterson (USA), Alain Li (F) and Emil Assentato (USA) in the second Audi.

Blundell, Cheever and Johansson will test their respective Audi sports cars at Spa on Wednesday 7 July.