ZIMBABWEAN driver Axcil Jefferies has joined the Iron Lynx for the European Le Mans Series this year.
An ELMS newcomer, Jefferies and Lamborghini factory driver Andrea Caldarelli will join Hiroshi Hamaguchi in the Iron Lynx #63 Lamborghini Hurácan GT3 Evo 2, completing the team’s European Le Mans Series line-up.
Double Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East champion Jefferies, brings plenty of sportscar experience to the Iron Lynx LMGT3 programme, including a brief stint in the FIA WEC with Northwest AMR in 2023.
The pair will join Hiroshi who steps up from the Michelin Le Mans Cup, where he was a race winner in the season finale at Portimão.
“It is great to finally be able to announce our complete European Le Mans Series line-up, uniting with Hiroshi,” said Andrea Piccini, Iron Lynx team principal and CEO
“We all know the qualities Andrea brings to the table, and he is an enormous asset to have on any team. It is also great to welcome Axcil to the Iron Lynx family.
“He is a strong driver in any GT3 he steps into, and everybody looks forward to working closely with him. This is the ideal pairing to have working with Hiroshi who has been hard at work preparing for this coming season.”
For Caldarelli this programme adds to a packed 2024 schedule which features a Pro class GT3 effort with the team in World Challenge Europe as well as a partial Endurance Cup campaign in IMSA driving the Lamborghini Iron Lynx SC63 GTP prototype -Dailysportscar.
