Axcil Jefferies To Partner Ezequiel Companc In The Sprint Cup
Zimbabwean racing driver Axcil Jefferies has joined Madpanda Motorsport to partner team principal Ezequiel Companc in the Sprint Cup.
Jefferies and Companc will share the No. 90 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo at every GT World Challenge Europe Sprint weekend between August and October this year, racing at Misano, Magny-Cours, Zandvoort and the team’s home track of Barcelona.
Madpanda Motorsport is entered in the Silver Cup in both the Sprint and Endurance championships.
Jefferies and Companc’s first Sprint race is a triple-header at Misano, Italy, on August 8-9. Prior to that, Companc, Assenheimer and Cabezas Catalan will race this weekend (Sunday, July 26) in the three-hour Endurance Cup opener at Imola, Italy.
Axcil Jefferies (26, from Zimbabwe/UK) has proven his skills in a number of GT championships, driving and winning for different manufacturers.
Jefferies was born in the UK, but races under a Zimbabwean license and now lives in the UAE.
He is three-time Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East champion and previously raced in Formula 2 and Indy Lights.
