Blackthorn Racing Blackthorn Racing is an official Aston Martin AMR Partner Team competing at the highest levels of GT3 endurance racing, in partnership with the historic Ecurie Ecosse organisation. The team was founded by Claude Bovet as part of the Blackthorn Group of companies. About Blackthorn Racing competes across multiple international GT3 endurance championships including GT World Challenge Europe, Asian Le Mans Series, Le Mans Cup, International GT Open and British GT. The team operates in collaboration with Ecurie Ecosse for the 2026 and 2027 race seasons, fielding the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO with full Aston Martin AMR manufacturer support. The team were accepted on the 2026 reserve list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with IndyCar legend and Scotsman Dario Franchitti in the driver line-up. 2026 marks Ecurie Ecosse's 70th anniversary of winning the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Jaguar D-Type. Team Claude Bovet — Founder, Owner & Amateur Racing Driver. Owner of Lionscrest Advisors and the Blackthorn Group of companies. Won a championship title at his first attempt in the British Endurance Championship. Dan Jeal — Team Principal, Director & Founding Team Member. Working within the motorsport industry for over 25 years, active across the major motorsport championships from Formula One, WEC and ELMS to A1GP and Formula 3. Specialises in team management and race engineering. Julien Draper — Commercial Director & Amateur Racing Driver. Career spanning private equity, venture capital and motorsport. Semi-professional racing driver during the 2000s competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series, British GT, the Spa 24hrs and Goodwood Revival. Livery In 2023, Blackthorn engaged world-renowned automotive designer Frank Stephenson to create a bespoke livery for the Aston Martin Vantage GT3. The design brief sought to fuse the elegance of Aston Martin with the coolness of James Bond. Frank Stephenson is widely regarded as one of the most influential automotive designers of our time, having designed the McLaren P1, the Maserati MC12 and the Ferrari FXX. Historic Racing Blackthorn Historic Racing brings its GT sportscar racing approach to historical racing in an arrive-and-drive format or running customer cars. Historic race cars include a 1961 Austin Healey 3000 and a Duqueine D08 LMP3 Gen2. Motorsport Blackthorn Motorsport offers an arrive-and-drive format and customer car programme, drawing on extensive experience running sportscar and prototype cars across Europe, Asia, Middle East and the UK. Sponsors Lionscrest Advisors — Primary sponsor. An investment management firm combining Universa Investments' institutional risk mitigation strategy with a range of underlying investments. https://www.lionscrestadvisors.com Universa Investments — Primary sponsor. Founded in 2007 by Mark Spitznagel with Nassim Nicholas Taleb as Distinguished Scientific Advisor. Partners Aston Martin AMR — Official manufacturer partner Ecurie Ecosse — Team partner Frank Stephenson Design — Livery design partner Sabelt — Technical partner Galleon — Partner RCF — Partner The Blackthorn Group Blackthorn Racing is part of the Blackthorn Group of companies, founded by Claude Bovet: Blackthorn Performance Cars — Specialist trader in collectible performance cars. https://www.blackthorn.autos Blackthorn Advisors — Specialist advisory firm for collectible race cars and track cars. https://www.blackthorn-advisors.com Lionscrest Advisors — Group investment partner. https://www.lionscrestadvisors.com Blackthorn Racing — GT3 endurance racing team. https://www.blackthorn.racing News Latest news and updates are published on Substack: https://blackthornracing.substack.com Contact Enquiries for sponsorship, driver opportunities and general information: https://www.blackthorn.racing Legal All content © 2026 Blackthorn Racing. All rights reserved. This website does not constitute an offer or solicitation of any kind.