Founded | 2009 |
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Team principal(s) |
Vincent Vosse René Verbist Yves Weerts |
Current series |
FIA GT3 European Championship Blancpain Endurance Series Belcar GT Tour Belgian Touring Car Series TCR International Series (as Leopard Racing) |
Teams' Championships |
1 (2010 Belcar) |
Drivers' Championships |
1 (2010 Belcar) |
SA | |
Industry | Automotive industry |
Founded | August 14, 2009Mons, Hainaut, Belgium | in
Founders | Yves Weerts Rene Verbist Vincent Vosse |
Headquarters | Rue des Roseaux 6, Baudour, Belgium |
Revenue | € 10.841.417 (2015) |
€ 53.624 (2015) | |
€ 13.524 (2015) | |
Total assets | € 7.654.319 (2015) |
Total equity | € 600.000 (2015) |
Number of employees
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12 (2015) |
Parent | Pole Invest.be SPRL Delta Capital Company SA Upperwest SPRL |
Subsidiaries | AMP Belgium SPRL |
Website | www |
W Racing Team, commonly known as WRT, is a Belgian auto racing team founded in 2009 by engineer and former head of Volkswagen Motorsport René Verbist, racing driving Vincent Vosse, and entrepreneur Yves Weerts. The team campaigns Audi R8 LMSs in several national and international sports car series, as well as Volkswagen Scirocco GT24s in the Belgian Touring Car Series. Through their association with the two brands, the team receives major support from the Belgian Audi Club and Belgian Volkswagen Club. In 2010 the team won the Belcar Drivers' and Teams' Championships, while in 2011 they won the Spa 24 Hours.
Upon the team's founding in late 2009, WRT purchased three Audi R8 LMS race cars as part of being the official Belgian Audi motorsport importer. The trio of cars shared duties in 2010 between the national Belcar Endurance Championship, the French FFSA GT Championship (now GT Tour), and the mid-season Spa 24 Hours. The team had success from the start, finishing on the podium with at least one car in every Belcar race including two wins by Gregory Franchi and Anthony Kumpen and a third victory in a ten-hour endurance race at Circuit Zolder with François Verbist, Bert Longin, and Bill Bailly. Franchi and Kumpen locked up the Drivers' Championship, while WRT secured the Teams' Championship. Franchi also partnered with Stéphane Lémeret to earn two further podium finishes in FFSA GT. In addition to this program, two Volkswagen Scirocco GT24s were purchased for use in the Belgian Touring Car Series where the team were vice-champions in their category.