The long-term partnership between Tony Wells, Colin Noble and Nielsen Racing has seen plenty of success over the years in various categories, but Sunday (24 October 2021) at the season finale at Portimao saw them crowned Champions together as they secured the Michelin Le Mans Cup title. Having taken the runner-up position together in 2017 and third position in 2019, the pairing took the title by four points from Cool Racing’s Matt Bell and Maurice Smith, but much of the hard work that resulted in the championship victory had already been completed over the previous six rounds to give them an 11-point advantage heading into the Portuguese race weekend. Three podiums in the first four rounds in their #7 Ligier JS P320, including Paul Ricard and the Road to Le Mans victories, gave them great momentum to the campaign. A strong showing at Spa-Francorchamps then gave them the all-important cushion heading to the last race of the season. Tenth position was the result, having made a race tactical error in not switching drivers under the full course yellow. Ultimately, however, the team and drivers were able to go on to celebrate their 2021 Le Mans Cup success, adding to their Asian Le Mans Series title from 2020 with the Rockingham-based team. |
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