Garage 59 is a British sports car racing team that currently competes in the LMGT3 class in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[1] The team was founded in 2016 as a revival of the CRS Racing operation to run McLaren 650S GT3's in the Blancpain GT Series.[2][3]
Garage 59 takes its name from the race number of the McLaren F1 GTR that won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans overall by drivers Yannick Dalmas, JJ Lehto and Masanori Sekiya.[4]
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Inception Racing[5] | 59 | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Marvin Klein Côme Ledogar Alexander West | LMGTE Am | 190 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Garage 59 | GT | 59 | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | Rob Bell Nick Halstead Louis Prette | DUB 1 12 | DUB 2 5 | ABU 1 11 | ABU 2 10 | 12th | 11 |
| 88 | Benjamin Goethe Alexander West Tom Gamble (Rounds 1–2) Marvin Kirchhöfer (Rounds 3–4) | DUB 1 15 | DUB 2 4 | ABU 1 Ret | ABU 2 8 | 8th | 16 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | No | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Garage 59 | LMGT3 | 10 | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | Antares Au Tom Fleming Marvin Kirchhöfer | ITA 13 | SPA 1 | LMS | SAO | COA | FUJ | QAT | BHR | 2nd* | 26* |
| 58 | Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Alexander West | ITA 7 | SPA 5 | LMS | SAO | COA | FUJ | QAT | BHR | 8th* | 16* |
* Season still in progress
References
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (2025-10-21). "McLaren Nominates Garage 59 For WEC In 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (2016-03-08). "Four factory McLaren drivers to race for Garage 59 in Blancpain GT". Autosport.com. Archived 2024-12-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
- ^ "Team Profile: Garage 59". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 2020-08-24. Archived 2026-05-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (October 21, 2025). "Garage 59 takes over from United Autosports as McLaren WEC partner from 2026". Motorsport.com. Archived 2026-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ Dagys, John (10 March 2022). "Inception, Garage 59 Join Forces for Ferrari GTE-Am Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Archived 17 January 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 May 2026.