Garage 59

Garage 59
Founded2016
Founder(s)Chris Goodwin
Andrew Kirkaldy
Alexander West
BaseBrackley, United Kingdom
Team principal(s)Andrew Kirkaldy
Current seriesFIA World Endurance Championship
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Former seriesAsian Le Mans Series
British GT Championship
International GT Open
Current drivers Antares Au
Tom Fleming
Finn Gehrsitz
Benjamin Goethe
Marvin Kirchhöfer
Alexander West
Drivers'
Championships
5 (2016, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Websitegarage59.co.uk/

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

  1. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (21 October 2025). "McLaren Nominates Garage 59 For WEC In 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. ^ Watkins, Gary (8 March 2016). "Four factory McLaren drivers to race for Garage 59 in Blancpain GT". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Team Profile: Garage 59". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. ^ Watkins, Gary (21 October 2025). "Garage 59 takes over from United Autosports as McLaren WEC partner from 2026". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. ^ Dagys, John (10 March 2022). "Inception, Garage 59 Join Forces for Ferrari GTE-Am Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.