Aston Martin Racing has confirmed a switch to a 🍬two-driver line-up in both of its GTE-Pro entries for the remaining rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2018.

Having 𝓀raced with three drivers in both of its new-for-2018 Vantage V8 GTE car in the 6 Hours of Spa and 24 Hours o🐼f Le Mans, Aston Martin Racing confirmed on Thursday it would be cutting back to two drivers per car in order to give them more track time.

The #95 Aston Martin will be shared by Nicki Thiim and Marco Sørensen for the upcoming races at Silverstone, Fuji an🐟d Shanghai, with Darren Turner stepping back from his seat. The #97 entry will feature Alex Lynn and Maxime Martin, with Jonny Adam moving into Aston Martin customer team TF Sport's line-up in GTE-Am.

Silverstone will be the first race in the history of the WEC that has not featured Turner, but the Briton has signed a new🐽 long-term contract with Aston Martin that will see him return to the #95 car for the 2019 leg of the season with races at Sebring, Spa and Le Mans.

“As we move i💜nto the second phase of the Super Season, it is critical we maximise our opportunities through the three sh𒀰ortest races on the calendar. By switching to two-driver crews we achieve this," Aston Martin Racing team principal Paul Howarth said.

"Nicki and Marco have a long-standing partnership, while Maxime and Alex have settled into the team well. Jonny remains a vital part of our line-up and we are pleased he will race in the TF Sport entry, which k💖eeps him race-s𝔍harp at world level.

"I am also delighted that Darren continues to play a major role. He proved he’𝄹s lost none of his speed with an exceptional perfo🦂rmance at Le Mans, and his experience and wisdom is invaluable as we continue to develop our still young Vantage GTE programme."