JNVS Sprl, competing as Comtoyou Racing, is a Belgian

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team based in

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. Upon its creation the team raced in the

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. The team has also previously raced in the

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. Between 2018 and 2023 Comtoyou Racing represented

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in the

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. From 2024 on the team will race

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cars in various GT3 and GT4 championships.

Racing history

2014–16: Fun Cup

Having first entered the championship in 2014. The team raced in the series for many seasons with four or five cars. Having taken many great results, the team kept entering the series for many years. However, the team have never won the championship as of 2016.

2017–2023: Audi Sport representation in TCR and GT Racing

After having raced in the

, the team entered the

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with 2-time series' champion

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driving an

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.
Comini took the team's first podium position in the series, in the opening round held in

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. They finished the season with a 3rd place for Stefano Comini scoring a further 3 race wins. Comtoyou Racing stepped up to the WTCR in 2018 after the TCR International Series was folded. The team ran 4 Audi RS3 LMSs in partnership with

. They won 1 race in

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with Belgian Audi factory driver

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. They continued to enter Audi RS3 LMS cars between 2019 and 2022 earning several wins and multiple podiums. The team's best result came in 2021 where they ended runner-up in both the Drivers' and Teams' championship. Aside from The WTCR Comtoyou Racing also ran in the

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between 2018 and 2023, running similar Audi RS3 LMS cars. They won the Drivers' and Teams' title in

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and

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In 2023 Comtoyou racing announced their intention to race GT3 machinery. Given their close relationship with

the team decided to purchase and enter several Audi R8 LMS Evo IIs in the

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. They decided to contest both the Sprint and Endurance cups. In their first race at

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the team won in both the Gold & Silver Cup classes. At the end of the season the team won both the Drivers' and Teams' titles in the Gold Cup of the

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. However, due to the decision of Audi Sport to end their factory backing in GT3 racing, Comtoyou decided to part ways with Audi at the end of the 2023 season.

2024–present: Switch to Aston Martin

On September 30 2023, it was announced that Comtoyou Racing would form a new partnership with Aston Martin Racing. The team will enter several of the updated version of the

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as well as the GT4 cars in various championship under the name of AMR Comtoyou Racing, receiving factory support. On June 30 2024 Comtoyou Racing won the 2024 24 Hours of Spa with the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 #007 driven by

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, Marco Sorensen and

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. The car was on route to second when it inherited the lead less than 1 hour from the finish when the leading Ferrari was blocked in the pitlane by a stranded car. This victory marked Comtoyou Racing's first major victory as well as

's first win in the Spa 24 Hours since 1948.

Racing record

Notable victories

* Overall winner –

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24 Hours of Spa–Francorchamps

Main championship titles

** Drivers' champion in

and

** Teams' champion in

and

Timeline

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comtoyou Racing Belgian auto racing teams TCR International Series teams World Rallycross Championship teams Audi in motorsport Auto racing teams established in 2014 Sports car racing teams International GT Open teams