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Akkodis ASP Team has announced Clemens Schmid to take Timur Boguslavskiy’s seat in the #78 Lexus RC F LMGT3 for the remaining 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship races. Boguslavskiy will depart the Akkodis ASP outfit having raced for them since 2019, claiming two GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup titles in addition to being a […]
Boguslavskiy will be leaving the Akkodis ASP team, where he raced since 2019, after claiming two GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup titles and finishing as a three-time runner-up in their Sprint Cup championship. Due to illness at the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, DTM regular Clemens Schmid stepped in and, alongside co-drivers Arnold Robin and Kelvin van der Linde, secured 10th place. Recently, Boguslavskiy participated in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing seventh in the LMGT3 category with Robin and K. van der Linde. Schmid has a strong background in GT racing with various sprint and endurance commitments dating back to 2015, including a 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup – title. As a regular for Grasser Racing Team in recent GT3 events, Schmid switched to a McLaren 720S GT3 EVO package with Dorr Motorsport for his third DTM season this year, achieving his best finish of fourth at Zandvoort (Race 1). The WEC has concluded its European races on the 2024 calendar and will move to Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 14 for a six-hour event before heading to the Circuit of the Americas, Texas, and Fuji Speedway for two more six-hour races. The season finale will take place at the traditional 8 Hours of Bahrain at the beginning of November. Boguslavskiy’s departure from Akkodis ASP was announced, acknowledging his achievements with the team since 2019 and wishing him success in his future endeavors.
