Garage 59
British sports car racing team
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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]
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| 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/ |
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 |
| 58 | Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Alexander West |
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 |
| 88 |  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 12 |
SAO | COA | FUJ | QAT | BHR | 4th* | 34* |
| 58 | Finn Gehrsitz Benjamin Goethe Alexander West |
ITA 7 |
SPA 5 |
LMS 15 |
SAO | COA | FUJ | QAT | BHR | 12th* | 18* |
* Season still in progress