Chelmsford-born racer Simon Dolan admits he is stunned by his team's class victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race.
Dolan's Jota team – based in Kent – were fifth overall in the famous race, and won the ultra-competitive 17-car LM P2 field, a lap ahead of their nearest rivals.
Dolan joined with Harry Tincknell and Oliver Turvey in the Jota Sport Zytek Z11SN to complete 356 laps at an average speed of 125.14mph.
"I can't put my feelings into words," Dolan said. "It's like I am going to wake up from an incredible dream.
"I never thought it was possible to come back after our dramas with the bodywork early on.
"Harry did an amazing job on his Le Mans debut – the team is stunned by his pace, consistency and maturity. Meanwhile considering Oliver's last minute call-up, he drove absolutely brilliantly for us.
"I am also happy with the way I drove with no real errors. I think it is the first Le Mans that I have done where I have really enjoyed driving and that was a nice feeling to actually go out and have fun.
"To finish fifth overall at Le Mans is something I'd never contemplated – I'm stunned."
All three British drivers drove faultless and consistently fast laps during their stints behind the wheel of the British-built Zytek sportscar running on Dunlop tyres.
The only unscheduled pit-stop occurred early in the race to repair some bodywork costing a seven-minutes.
Turvey had only flown out to join the team on Thursday morning after a last minute call-up after Marc Gené, Audi Sport's "reserve" driver who had been loaned to JOTA, was recalled by the German team. Oliver had not sat in the JOTA Zytek since last September while last weekend's race was his first of the year.
JOTA Sport's next race is the third round of the European Le Mans Series at the Red Bull Ring on 20 July. Dolan, Tincknell and Filipe Albuquerque (P) plus JOTA Sport are placed second in the Drivers' and Team's standings going into the four hour race in Austria.
