It has been a protracted look ahead to Risi Competizione to get again to the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
The Houston, Texas-based group was not a participant in final 12 months’s operating of the endurance traditional regardless of taking a Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) Professional class victory within the 2024 version of the occasion. They spent the previous 12 months working as a part of a technical alliance with DragonSpeed’s full season Ferrari GTD Professional entry. Now, although, they’re again and are set to contend all 5 rounds of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.
Full endurance season drivers for Risi Competizione’s No. 62 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo embrace Daniel Serra and Davide Rigon, with 2025 FIA World Endurance Champion Alessandro Pier Guidi becoming a member of for the Rolex 24.
“I’m very completely happy to be again with Risi and begin this season in Daytona, which is one in every of my favourite races,” Serra stated. “I’m glad to be again with Davide and Ale. Final time in Daytona collectively we received so it’s a really good reminiscence. We did all of the testing through the Roar. We’ve numerous knowledge to research and put the whole lot collectively for the race weekend and I’m wanting ahead to the race.”
The one absentee from the present driver roster that was a part of the ‘24 victory is James Calado.
“It’s fairly good right here (at Daytona),” Rigon stated. “We labored rather a lot through the Roar with the automobile and the information to search out the very best setup for the race and the season and we ended up fairly completely happy. In fact, I’m not one hundred pc positive, however I’m completely happy concerning the automobile steadiness.
“Let’s see this week with the hotter temperature the way it modifications, however we’ll be ready. In fact it’s been superb to be again right here with (Crew Principal) Guiseppe Risi and group. We’re tremendous motivated to do our greatest.”
The trio will goal so as to add to the group’s sturdy success on the 3.56-mile speedway highway course. In 18 begins (1999-2024), Risi Competizione has claimed two wins, 5 runner-up outcomes and one third-place end.
“I’m completely happy to be again right here with Risi Competizione,” Pier Guidi. “The final time right here was a fantastic reminiscence, and I hope to repeat what we did in 2024. For the Roar testing the automobile was easy. We did our traditional program and now we’ll look ahead to the race weekend.”
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