Garage 59

Garage 59
Founded	2016
Founder(s)	Chris Goodwin; Andrew Kirkaldy; Alexander West
Base	Brackley, United Kingdom
Team principal(s)	Andrew Kirkaldy
Current series	FIA World Endurance Championship; GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup; GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup;
Former series	Asian Le Mans Series; British GT Championship; International GT Open
Current drivers	Antares Au; Tom Fleming; Finn Gehrsitz; Benjamin Goethe; Marvin Kirchhöfer; Alexander West
Drivers'; Championships	5 (2016, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Website	garage59.co.uk/

Garage 59 is a British sports car racing team that currently competes in the LMGT3 class in the FIA World Endurance Championship.^[1] The team was founded in 2016 as a revival of the CRS Racing operation to run McLaren 650S GT3's in the Blancpain GT Series.^[2]^[3] In its debut season, Garage 59 won both the drivers' and teams' championships with the #58 McLaren of Rob Bell, Côme Ledogar and Shane van Gisbergen in the Endurance Cup.^[4]^[5]

In 2019, Garage 59 switched brands to Aston Martin, the three-year partnership yielding third place at the 2021 24 Hours of Spa.^[6]^[7] It returned to McLaren in 2022, and scored three overall wins in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe as well as Spa 24 Hours pole in the hands of Marvin Kirchhöfer.^[8]^[9] In 2026, Garage 59 was selected by McLaren as its LMGT3 partner in the FIA World Endurance Championship, taking over from United Autosports.^[10] After losing out on a debut win at Imola due to an alternator failure, the team took its first WEC victory at the 6 Hours of Spa.^[11]

Garage 59 takes its name from the race number of the McLaren F1 GTR that won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans overall with drivers Yannick Dalmas, JJ Lehto and Masanori Sekiya.^[12]

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Entrant	No.	Car	Drivers	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	Inception Racing^[13]	59	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Marvin Klein Côme Ledogar Alexander West	LMGTE Am	190	DNF	DNF
2026	Garage 59	10	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Antares Au Tom Fleming Marvin Kirchhöfer	LMGT3	332	44th	12th
2026	Garage 59	58	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Alexander West	LMGT3	329	47th	15th

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	No	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	1	2	3	4	Pos.	Pts
2023	Garage 59	GT	59	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	Rob Bell Nick Halstead Louis Prette	DUB 1 12	DUB 2 5	ABU 1 11	ABU 2 10	12th	11
2023	Garage 59	GT	88	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	Benjamin Goethe Alexander West Tom Gamble (Rounds 1–2) Marvin Kirchhöfer (Rounds 3–4)	DUB 1 15	DUB 2 4	ABU 1 Ret	ABU 2 8	8th	16

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	No	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos.	Pts
2026	Garage 59	LMGT3	10	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	Antares Au Tom Fleming Marvin Kirchhöfer	ITA 13	SPA 1	LMS	SAO	COA	FUJ	QAT	BHR	2nd*	26*
2026	Garage 59	LMGT3	58	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Alexander West	ITA 7	SPA 5	LMS	SAO	COA	FUJ	QAT	BHR	8th*	16*

* Season still in progress

References

^ Kilbey, Stephen (21 October 2025). "McLaren Nominates Garage 59 For WEC In 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
^ Watkins, Gary (8 March 2016). "Four factory McLaren drivers to race for Garage 59 in Blancpain GT". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
^ "Team Profile: Garage 59". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
^ Karanja, Earl (18 September 2016). "Blancpain GT: McLaren Crowned 2016 Champions as Lamborghini Wins Nurburgring Season Finale". GT Spirit. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
^ Gruz, David (18 September 2016). "Nurburgring BEC: GRT wins, Garage 59 McLaren takes title". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
^ Kilbey, Stephen (25 February 2019). "Garage 59 Switches To Aston Martin For 2019 Campaign". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
^ "Garage 59 celebrates double podium at 24 Hours of Spa". Garage 59. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
^ Watkins, Gary (23 December 2021). "Garage 59 returns to McLaren for 2022 GT3 campaigns". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
^ Bosch, Miguel (27 June 2025). "Spa 24 Hours: Kirchhöfer secures pole for McLaren in red-flagged Superpole shootout". GT REPORT. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
^ Kilbey, Stephen (21 October 2025). "McLaren taps Garage 59 as new FIA WEC LMGT3 partner". RACER. Racer Media & Marketing. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
^ Dagys, John (9 May 2026). "Fleming: Spa LMGT3 Victory "Redemption" After Imola Misery". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
^ Watkins, Gary (21 October 2025). "Garage 59 takes over from United Autosports as McLaren WEC partner from 2026". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
^ Dagys, John (10 March 2022). "Inception, Garage 59 Join Forces for Ferrari GTE-Am Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

External links

Official website

[1] Kilbey, Stephen (21 October 2025). "McLaren Nominates Garage 59 For WEC In 2026". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 May 2026.

[2] Watkins, Gary (8 March 2016). "Four factory McLaren drivers to race for Garage 59 in Blancpain GT". Autosport.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

[3] "Team Profile: Garage 59". GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. SRO Motorsports Group. 24 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

[4] Karanja, Earl (18 September 2016). "Blancpain GT: McLaren Crowned 2016 Champions as Lamborghini Wins Nurburgring Season Finale". GT Spirit. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[5] Gruz, David (18 September 2016). "Nurburgring BEC: GRT wins, Garage 59 McLaren takes title". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[6] Kilbey, Stephen (25 February 2019). "Garage 59 Switches To Aston Martin For 2019 Campaign". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[7] "Garage 59 celebrates double podium at 24 Hours of Spa". Garage 59. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[8] Watkins, Gary (23 December 2021). "Garage 59 returns to McLaren for 2022 GT3 campaigns". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[9] Bosch, Miguel (27 June 2025). "Spa 24 Hours: Kirchhöfer secures pole for McLaren in red-flagged Superpole shootout". GT REPORT. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[10] Kilbey, Stephen (21 October 2025). "McLaren taps Garage 59 as new FIA WEC LMGT3 partner". RACER. Racer Media & Marketing. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[11] Dagys, John (9 May 2026). "Fleming: Spa LMGT3 Victory "Redemption" After Imola Misery". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[12] Watkins, Gary (21 October 2025). "Garage 59 takes over from United Autosports as McLaren WEC partner from 2026". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.

[13] Dagys, John (10 March 2022). "Inception, Garage 59 Join Forces for Ferrari GTE-Am Entry". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Archived from the original on 17 January 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.

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