Fewkes Sport Management’s Gilles Magnus savoured Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS title glory in Saudi Arabia this past weekend (27-30 November), as he and Saintéloc Racing were crowned 2024 Gold Endurance Cup champions.

Closing out what has been a year to remember for the Belgian racer on the streets of Jeddah, Magnus – along with team mates Paul Evrard and Jim Pla – produced a flawless performance under the lights to claim a third class win of the season and with it, championship honours.

Going into the final round of the season with the coveted crown in their sights, the Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II trio narrowly missed out on pole position in qualifying. However, that only set the scene for a frenetic battle for victory in the prestigious six-hour contest.

Underlining his credentials as a star attraction within endurance racing, Magnus was wheel-perfect throughout his time on-track and his stints proved crucial in ensuring the team ultimately charged to the top step of the podium.

Ending the year as a champion, Magnus’ season in one of the world’s leading sports car racing series has been nothing short of spectacular with wins coming at Circuit Paul Ricard, Nürburgring and now the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

In addition, the 25-year-old also claimed class podiums at CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa in Belgium and Monza.

Magnus said: “I’m really happy; we did a great job finishing every endurance and that ultimately what it was all about. We were nothing but efficient winning three of the five races and finishing second in the other two.”

“As a team we didn’t take any risks and made sure that we played it smart. I have to say a big thank you to everyone at Saintéloc Racing and to Paul for putting their trust in me. Now let’s see what the future brings.”

“We at FSM are delighted to see that the hard work of Gilles, Paul, Jim and everybody at Saintéloc Racing culminated in them bringing home the Fanatec GT World Challenge Endurance Gold Cup Drivers’ title,” added Will Fewkes, FSM Founder.

“Not only that, they went one better and secured the Teams’ Championship to round out a fantastic year.”

“Gilles has been nothing short of impressive throughout the Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup campaigns in 2024 – his professionalism and speed have been displayed time and time again through his performances on and off track. I am sure that he has a very exciting future ahead of him.”

Rob Huff, FSM Performance Pathway Director, continued: “I’m delighted for Gilles and the rest of the Saintéloc Racing team. To piece together a title charge is no mean feat – especially in a championship as competitive as GT World Challenge Europe – so huge congratulations goes to them.”

“Gilles has demonstrated exactly what we all at FSM saw in him, his natural raw speed and professionalism. He’s reached new levels both in and out the car this year, so I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next for him – he’s a real emerging talent.”

Fewkes Sport Management’s Rob Huff will make a triumphant return to the KUMHO FIA TCR World Tour grid later this month, as he teams up with Audi and Volcano Motorsport to drive an RS 3 LMS at the final two events of the 2024 season.

Hot on the heels of concluding his campaign in the British Touring Car Championship, the 44-year-old is poised to return to the global stage as he reunites with the car that took him oh-close to the coveted world crown last year to race in China and Macau.

The former FIA World Touring Car Championship title winner will line up at the Zhuzhou International Circuit for the first ever Chinese round of the TCR World Tour on the 18-20 October, before he looks to extend his impressive record on the streets of Macau on the 14-17 November.

Since 2008, Huff has been the master of the infamous track with 11 wins to his name across the Guia Race and the Macau Touring Car Cup; a record that is unmatched by any other competitor in all disciplines of racing.

Targeting what would be a record-extending 12th victory around the 3.900-mile circuit, the British racer is excited at the prospect of challenging for more accolades before the year is out.

“I’m delighted to be back on the TCR World Tour grid,” said Huff. “Up until the start of this year I’ve been racing around the world for the past two decades, so to have the opportunity to go and do a few international events now that my domestic season has finished is exciting.

“Volcano Motorsport is home to a few familiar faces for me, so I should be able to slot right in and hopefully we can hit the ground quickly. I know the car inside out having developed it and that is something that will work in my favour.

“Heading out to China – where I’ve enjoyed plenty of success in the past – will be good preparation for Macau. Going there the target is very clear; I’m looking for win number 12 and I’ll be going all-out to try and make that happen.

“I’ve got to say a big thank you to everyone at Audi and Volcano Motorsport for helping to put this deal together. It’s going to be brilliant to round out the year at one of my favourite places in the world.”

Fewkes Sport Management has enjoyed a sensational start to the 2024 racing season with successful results being achieved across the world of motorsport by its clients to-date.

In what is one of the busiest years yet for the ever-expanding sports management business, drivers Rob Huff, Mikey Doble and Gilles Magnus have racked up a total of 14 outright and class wins, followed by a further two podium finishes, between them.

Former FIA World Touring Car Champion, Huff, most recently grabbed the headlines in the UK’s premier motorsport series, the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship, as he produced a sensational drive to claim his first BTCC win in 20 years at his home circuit of Snetterton.

The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing UK driver, who has made a triumphant full-time return to the championship this year after narrowly missing out on the 2023 Kumho TCR World Tour with Audi Sport, charged from 14th to first in front of a bumper partisan crowd to claim a famous victory.

That triumph for the 11-time Macau Grand Prix winner was not only a first-ever 1-2-3 finish for Toyota and Speedworks Motorsport, but it was also a maiden triumph for sponsor Full Throttle Battery, whom FSM consult to on their EMEA growth strategy.

Success in the BTCC has also extended to Evans Halshaw Power Maxed Racing’s Doble, who has been one of the leading lights across the events held at Donington Park, Brands Hatch and Snetterton so far.

Remaining behind the wheel of the Vauxhall Astra for a second season, the 25-year-old has tallied a career-best finish of fourth place, four Independents Trophy wins and a clean sweep of victories in the Jack Sears Trophy – the latter in which he holds a commanding lead in the standings.

Over in mainland Europe, former Audi Sport factory driver Magnus has been a tour-de-force across the opening rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint and Endurance Cup’s following his victory in the Dubai 24 Hour race.

Labelled as a real star of the future in sports car racing, the Belgian racer and Saintéloc Racing have so far claimed three Gold Cup wins to establish an early lead at the top of the points for both series.

Alongside Paul Evrard in the Audi R8 LMS EVO II, the duo have scored a further two podiums as their attention now shifts towards the upcoming Crowdstrike 24 Hours of Spa race in June.

Rounding off the list of FSM clients to have competed so far this year is Will Powell, who has enjoyed a successful start to his Honda TCR tie-up with JAS Motorsport.

Will Fewkes, FSM Founder, said: “To start the 2024 season in the positive way that our drivers have is incredibly rewarding and goes to show the amount of hard work that we do behind the scenes to extract these results.

“FSM is heavily equipped and experienced across the world of high-level motorsport with an invaluable level of access, and our results as a business are currently reinforcing that; we expect to challenge for championships.

“From the perspective of consulting to large global brands on their sponsorship strategies, I believe that we are continuing to stand out for our clients by creating some of the most impactful programmes to ensure that their expectations are achieved commercially with the vast amount of experience that we have in this area.”

“I’m really proud of what we’ve achieved at FSM so far this year – both on and off track with all of our drivers, including myself,” added Performance Pathway Director Huff. “It shows that the preparation we have done has worked and it’s given the drivers the keys to be successful.

“When Will and I set off on this journey to collaborate at the start of the year this is exactly what we set out to achieve, so long may it continue.”

Fewkes Sport Management is delighted to announce that it is now representing 2024 Dubai 24 Hour winner Gilles Magnus, with the focus of helping him further establish his presence as a professional racing driver in some of the World’s leading endurance championships.

Magnus, who is the latest high-profile name to join FSM’s ever-expanding portfolio of racing talent, will work with the agency to develop his career both on and off the track at a crucial point. Starting this year with his full season racing plans to be announced shortly.

Regarded by many as being a star for the future, the 24-year-old Belgian racer has already enjoyed a meteoric rise up the motorsport ranks, beginning in karting where he claimed numerous titles in impressive fashion.

From there, Magnus graduated to the French F4 Championship in 2016, amassing 12 podium finishes and a race victory to finish as runner-up. More success followed in Formula Renault NEC for 2017, as he narrowly missed out on title glory in the championship that featured current Formula 1 drivers Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant in the same season.

Magnus’ graduation to GT competition came in 2018, stepping into the Blancpain GT Series before he went on to build an impressive presence in TCR Europe, WTCR and the FIA World Touring Car Cup, becoming a factory driver for Audi Sport.

Hot on the heels of clinching a top-three finish in the Gold Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe in 2023 and excelling in the 2023/24 Asian Le Mans Series with Audi Sport, Magnus, will now have the full support of FSM founder Will Fewkes and Performance Pathway Director, Rob Huff, to accelerate his career.

Magnus said: “I’m very excited to start this collaboration with FSM. I’ve known Will since my single-seater days and Rob has been a competitor of mine for several years in the WTCR Championship – he has always been someone that I have looked up to.

“I’m convinced that FSM can have a positive and decisive influence for my future in the sport. I’m really thankful and looking forward to starting this journey together.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Gilles to Fewkes Sport Management,” added Will Fewkes, FSM Founder. “Gilles is an extremely talented and hardworking racing driver who continues to show that he is at the very top of his game in the sport.

“2024 is set to be another extremely strong year for him on his career path in sports car racing, and FSM as a company is very much looking forward to playing a pivotal role in supporting and developing his career further.”

“I’m delighted to welcome Giles on board at FSM,” concluded Huff. “Having raced against him on the world stage for many years, I’ve always had him singled out as being a real star of the future.

“He’s a very fast driver and for me is the full package – he has everything. To be able to now represent him and contribute towards what I’m sure will be a hugely successful career is extremely exciting.”

Fewkes Sport Management is delighted to announce that it is now representing 2012 FIA World Touring Car Champion and 2023 Kumho TCR World Tour title contender Rob Huff, as he looks to further expand on his glittering career to date.

The latest high-profile name to align themselves with FSM, which was founded by Will Fewkes, the Cambridge-born racer is set to work with the agency on his own racing plans, both on and off the track, whilst also providing guidance to drivers within the FSM portfolio in the newly-created key role of Performance Pathway Director.

Achieving unprecedented worldwide success across a number of years, Huff has established himself as one of Britain’s greatest generational talents in touring cars on the world stage, with a CV that boasts multiple titles, wins and podiums around the globe.

Huff’s success began in the UK as he excelled with SEAT in the British Touring Car Championship before he really came to prominence in 2005, when he made the switch to the FIA World Touring Car Championship to race for Chevrolet.

Spending eight years with the General Motors brand, Huff rose to superstardom and clinched the coveted title in 2012. That triumph provided the springboard for him to clinch a string of other accolades such as amassing a record 11 victories in touring cars at the world-renowned Macau Grand Prix.

In 2020, Huff’s star power saw him join forces with Volkswagen to lift the 2020 Swedish Touring Car Championship before he went on to enjoy more championship glory as he lifted the FIA WTCR Trophy title in 2022.

Most recently, the two-time BRDC Gold Star Award winner underlined his status on the world stage by coming oh-so close to claiming a second world title, narrowly missing out on the TCR World Tour crown in the final race of the year with Audi.

Now joining forces with FSM, Huff is all set to embark on his next challenge; with a number of exciting opportunities on the horizon.

“I am extremely excited to be joining FSM,” Huff said. “I have known Will for many years now and I’ve been very impressed with what he has and continues to achieve. His drive, ambition and professionalism align with myself and I feel this is a perfect partnership.

“I join FSM not only to explore and expand on my own UK opportunities but also to take on the role of Performance Pathway Director where I’ll be helping others working within the FSM community to provide guidance and advice from my own experiences. It’s fair to say that 2024 is going to be an exciting year.”

“I am delighted to welcome Rob to our FSM portfolio and as Performance Pathway Director, added FSM founder Will Fewkes. “Rob and I go back a long way, we have always worked well together, and it’s great to see that a world-class driver of his caliber not only believes in what we want to achieve at FSM for athletes, but wants to become a key player within the process of transferring drivers to professional careers at elite level.

“There is no doubt that Rob is one of the greatest touring cars drivers of his generation. He is an 11-time Macau Grand Prix winner, a two-time BRDC Gold Star Award winner, and joins us off the back of two extremely successful years in FIA WTCR and on the TCR World Tour.

“Rob has been driving exceptionally well and currently has some very exciting options for the future – we look forward to continuing on that journey with him.

“At FSM we have also been working very hard to create an unrivalled welfare infrastructure for our elite athletes off-track, that will only serve to support Rob as he looks to build on his commercial infrastructure outside of racing for the future.”