Bentley will return to British racing heritage with Team M-Sport, with plans to enter the Blancpain Endurance race at Silverstone.

This will create a new leaf in the British carmaker's history, as the entry will mark the return of a factory affiliated Bentley racing team to a British racetrack - the first time in over 80 years.

Building on the strong finishing and learnings from the opening round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Monza in April, Team M-Sport Bentley will field two Continental GT3s at the Silverstone circuit.

Practice sessions are slated to begin on 24^th May, with qualifying and the three-hour race to follow on 25^th May.

The Bentley M-Sport team is led by Bentley Director of Motorsport, Brian Gush and M-Sport's Chief Engineer, Christian Loriaux.