ꦑAlex Davison will join a select band of Australian drivers to hav🦩e taken part in the Le Mans 24 Hours when he lines up for the event next month as part of the Felbermayr-Proton team.

Davison will join Wolf Henzler and team-owner Horst Felbermayr Sr in the #77 Porsche for the event which will see him beco൩me only the 31st Australian driver to compete at La Sarthe - adding him to a list that already includes grandfather Lex Davison.

"Le Mans is one of those iconic races you dream about racing in as a kid, I can't wait to get out there," he said. "The circuit is amazing an𝐆d it's such a tough race, where getting to the end is a massi🌱ve achievement itself, I'm really looking forward to the challenge."

After finishing second in last year's Australian Carrera Cup Championship, Davison rec🃏eived an offer tꦅo become a Porsche-supported driver in Europe and relocated to Germany in February.

His primary role has been racing with Team Felbermayr-Proton in the Le Mans Series alongside Marc Lieb, with the pair currently second in the GT2 class, just one point behind the leading Ferrari F430 of Rob Bell and Gianmaria Br𒁏unni, with two rounds remaining.

"Oꦓur Le Mans Series campaign has been going really well so far," he said. "Marc and are good mates and he 💃was instrumental in getting me over here, it's been an easy partnership.

"We've finished second in two ofಌ the three races but had mechanical problems in the other race while running strongly.

"We're 🧔developing the car and getting closer and closer to the pace of the Ferrari, so we're feeling confi𝓀dent going into the last two rounds later this year."

Although Lieb🌠 won't be alongside him in the car at La Sarthe, Davison said he remained confident of a solid run in the biggest sportscar race of🎉 them all.

"I know the car and team well from the LMS races, and we've been competitive in GT2 all year, so hopefully we can carry some of that form over," Davison saidꦿ. "It's going to be a really strong field including a lot of drivers with plenty of Le Mans experience.

"Finishing the race i𒉰s our first goal, if we can get onto the GT2 podium it would be a dream result."