Two team Patr¢n assault in 2010

After a highly-successful championship-winning 2009 season for Patr¢n Highcroft Racing, American Le Mans Series fans will get to enjoy a triple shot of Patr¢n in 2010.

Patr¢n Highcroft Racing will return in 2010 to defend its prototype crown alongside the new team founded by Scott Sharp – Extreme Speed Motorsports.

While Sharp had originally intended to return to Patr¢n Highcroft Racing alongside his LMP1 championship winning partner, David Brabham, the former Indy 500 polesitter will now concentrate on team ownership – expanding his team's Ferrari 430 GTC assault to a two-car team.

Sharp and Patr¢n Spirits Company CEO Ed Brown will be two of the drivers for the Ferrari GT2 assault.

David Brabham will again lead the Patr¢n Highcroft Racing campaign. Sharp's replacement aboard the LMP1 championship-winning entry is expected to be confirmed in the near future.

Brabham and Sharp clinched the 2009 LMP1 championship at the final round of the series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The combination recorded seven wins in their time together – four in 2008 and a further three victories this season.