Components 1 driver will reap the benefits of an sudden break within the Components 1 calendar to contest his maiden GT race.
The Canadian is called on the entry record for the opening spherical of the GT World Problem Europe at Paul Ricard on 11-12 April.
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Stroll will drive an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 entered by Comtoyou Racing, sharing the driving duties with former Manor grand prix driver and Components 3 race winner .
The 27-year-old has prior expertise in sportscar racing, having taken half in two editions of the Daytona 24 Hours within the mid-2010s earlier than prioritising his commitments with after which in Components 1.
Nonetheless, each these Daytona outings got here in prototype equipment reasonably than a production-based GT racer. Stroll made his debut on the IMSA SportsCar Championship traditional in a Ford-powered Riley DP in 2016, earlier than switching to Jackie Chan RC Racing’s Oreca 07.
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Nicolas Baert, Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3
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