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GMG’s Udell Takes Impressive Sixth in Supercup Debut

Date October 24, 2016

Continuing an impressive 2016 season that has seen him take 12 Pirelli World Challenge victories en route to a series championship, Global Motorsports Group’s (GMG) Alec Udell made an impressive debut in the internationally-renowned Porsche Supercup with a sixth-place finish during Sunday’s second round.

“I couldn’t be happier with our results,” Udell said. “I made it up to sixth at one point, lost that position and fell back to seventh, but it was just awesome to see my name and number up on the leaderboard with all of the other cars. To come out in this field and run in and near the top-10 is more than I ever could have asked for.”

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Driving the GMG-prepared No. 17 Euroworld Motorsports / Amsource Capital / Panther Pipeline Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, the Woodlands, Texas native headed to the famed Circuit of the Americas for his second visit of the year, but first in the Porsche Supercup series. Known as an international series that primarily plays a supporting role to the FIA Formula One World Championship, both driver and series would take part this weekend’s annual Formula One visit to the United States, driving in front of the largest crowd in Udell’s career.

Setting competitive lap times throughout practice, the 20-year old would open up his campaign with a strong drive to 11th following a strong standing-start during Saturday’s Race One. However during Sunday’s Race Two, Alec would enjoy a truly impressive drive, taking an advantage of early-race chaos to get himself up to sixth, and eventually settling in to seventh by time the car would take the checkered flag. Luckily for the Texas native, a post-race penalty would be issued to a competitor, placing him back in sixth.

“It’s great to see Alec continue such an impressive year,” stated GMG team owner James Sofronas. “The Porsche Supercup is the proving grounds of some true legends of the sport, so to see him finish in the top-10 in his first run is incredible. It’s great to see some GMG machinery represented so well, and we’re all very proud of what Alec has done.”

While the 2016 season has come to a close for GMG, the team remains hard at work on a number of initiatives, with several announcements coming soon.

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GMG’s Alec Udell to Make Porsche Supercup Debut at US Grand Prix

Date October 21, 2016

Driving the very same No. 17 Euroworld / Panther Pipeline / Amsource Capital Porsche 911 GT3 Cup that led him to 12 victories and a Pirelli World Challenge series championship, Global Motorsport Group’s Alec Udell will continue his impressive season by entering this weekend’s Mobil 1 Porsche Supercup at the famed Circuit of the Americas. Running as a support event for the lone round of the Formula One World Championship in the U.S., the 20-year old will take to the track with high confidence thanks to a car that has been prepared and maintained by the team.

“It’s great to see Alec continuing to broaden his efforts,” stated GMG team owner James Sofronas. “After the year he’s had, it’s critical to keep opening up opportunities, and this was something he couldn’t pass up. He’ll be competing against some of the best in the world, and taking part in a Formula One event is unlike anything in the sport, so we all look forward to seeing how he does. We take pride in every machine that we touch, and in such we’ll proudly be providing support in the way of personnel and of course a car that we’ve meticulously looked after over the year.”

Alec Udell and Team GMG Clinch Pirelli World Challenge Championship at Sonoma

This will be the final stop in a 2016 season that has been remarkable for the Woodlands, Texas native. Competing in all but the final round of the Pirelli World Challenge GT-Cup category, Alec took a podium in every race he competed in, culminating in 12 victories. After clinching the championship in the penultimate round in Sonoma, Alec decided to close his World Challenge season by skipping the GT-Cup category for the final round, opting instead to drive the team’s prolific Porsche 911 GT3 R in the GT category of the series’ SprintX endurance events. Taking to his first race in the machine, Alec went on take the top time in multiple practice sessions, as well as leading the first half of his final race.

As a product of the GMG driver development system, the team will watch Alec closely throughout the weekend, having supported the driver for two previous events at Circuit of the Americas, including his most recent victory. This weekend, Alec will see himself competing against an international roster of drivers, often serving as a feeder series to some of the greatest names in sportscar racing.

“This was an opportunity I simply couldn’t pass up,” stated Udell. “For any aspiring driver, this is the kind of series you want to run at least once in your life, as it’s notorious for its level of competition and, quite frankly, fun. Any time you can be part of the Formula One weekend it’s an exciting one, and while we have no idea what to expect, we’re very lucky to have the opportunity and with a car that we know is well prepared.”

Practice will begin today, with race action taking place on both Saturday and Sunday.

Alec Udell and Team GMG Clinch Pirelli World Challenge Championship at Sonoma