Patrick Dempsey comes back at 24 Heures du Mans 2013

Four years after his first participation at 24 hours of Mans, Patrick Dempsey will be once again here in 2013. It is an information that the actor revealed on the eve of 12 hours of Sebring, first sleeve of the World championship of Endurance of FIA which will be tomorrow. Exclusive video interview accomplished by lemans.org. 

« Our plan is to compete for 24 hours of Mans 2013. It is a magical test. When you are from this running, the dream really becomes reality. » It is great news that the American star made official his intention to get involved in Dempsey Racing, during the 81th edition of 24 hours of Mans, the year when the competition will celebrate its 90 years.

An announcement performed in Sebring (Florida, the United States) on the eve of the launching of the World championship of Endurance of FIA Western club, creator of 24 hours of Mans of which the Car in 1923, is promoter and organizer.

Encircled with the representatives for her stable, Patrick Dempsey revealed the program which must lead it before one year from the key test of worldwide endurance. This season, Dempsey Racing, stable created in 2003, will perform its beginning in sports-archetype. It will hire two cars in American Le Mans Series - North American Championship reserved for the cars of type Mans and organized in partnership with ACO - is Oreca FLM09 of category LM PC (Archetype Tournament) and one Lola B12-80 Coupé, motorized by Judd, in category LM P2.

It is in the steering wheel that the actor will express his passion of piloting, revealed on the circuit of Sebring when he did the lessons of the flying school Panoz.

This partial program in 2012 should be full in 2013 and will pass by a commitment of LM P2 at 24 hours of Mans.

« It is a secret for nobody that I particularly appreciated my participation at 24 hours of Mans (in 2009, participation ending in a 9th place in GT2 on Ferrari F430) and what I want to come back with my own team..."

The well known Dr. Shepard from Grey's Anatomy concluded: "I would love to win the Championship; I would love to get on the podium".