At a Glance
Team Virage is a Spanish racing team competing in a number of European-based sports car series as well as running a motorsport academy.
Personnel
Team Principal: Philippe Gautheron
Team Manager: Julien Gerbi
What they offer
- Full professional racing workshop and trackside support
- Simulator
- High Performance Racing Academy
History
Created in 1998 by Philippe Gautheron under the name G-TEC Sport, our structure gained successes in many singles-seaters series, from the Formula Junior 1.6 and Formula 3 to the Open Telefonica by Nissan – most recently known as World Series by Renault.
In 2011, Gautheron created Virage Academy and was joined by Julien Gerbi in order to assist the drivers’ physical, mental and technical preparation. Among them, Sergio Perez, Vitaly Petrov, Giedo Van der Garde, Rio Haryanto and other 60 drivers enjoyed the Virage Academy services.
In the Winter 2017-2018, Team Virage is born in order to compete with two LMP3 in the European endurance series such as ELMS, VdeV and Le Mans Cup.
Notes of Interest
The Team Virage Academy offers access to their professional simulator, fully equipped gym, full training programs (physical and mental), test cars as well as annual training programs and regular workshops.