Briton Phil Hanson will race the ‘buyer’ Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar run by AF Corse in subsequent yr’s World Endurance Championship.
The 2019/20 WEC LMP2 title winner will transfer over from the British Jota squad with which he’s contesting this yr’s WEC within the Hypercar class on the wheel of a privateer Porsche 963 LMDh.
Hanson, 25, is the primary driver confirmed for the yellow-livered Ferrari run on a satellite tv for pc foundation by AF alongside the 2 manufacturing unit 499Ps.
The road-up for the automobile, winner of this yr’s Austin WEC spherical in September, wasn’t confirmed when Ferrari introduced earlier this month that its two works entries would go into a 3rd consecutive season with an unchanged roster.
Ferrari manufacturing unit driver Robert Shwartzman isn’t anticipated to stay within the automobile: he appears sure to affix Callum Ilott, considered one of Hanson’s team-mates at Jota this yr, on the Italian Prema squad’s new IndyCar operation.
Yifei Ye, who has raced the AF automobile in his first yr on Ferrari’s books, is predicted to stay a part of the line-up, although there’s uncertainty round Robert Kubica’s presence with AF subsequent yr.
Ferrari sportscar racing boss Antonello Coletta stated on the affirmation of the six drivers within the manufacturing unit automobiles that the squad for the #83 buyer entry can be introduced imminently.
Podium WEC Cup: #38 Hertz Group Jota Porsche 963: Philip Hanson
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He dominated out Ferrari Method 1 improvement driver Arthur Leclerc taking a spot within the automobile subsequent yr.
The brother of F1 racer Charles shall be given mileage in one of many manufacturing unit entries on the WEC rookie check on Sunday, the day after the season finale, however, in keeping with Coletta, “nonetheless must find out about endurance racing” after being positioned within the Italian GT Championship this yr.
Hanson, who additionally raced a 963 within the 5 IMSA SportsCar Championship enduros with JDC-Miller MotorSports this season, has switched camps after being left and not using a drive at Jota following the announcement that it is going to be Cadillac’s manufacturing unit consultant in WEC subsequent yr.
Jota’s line-up for its pair of V-Collection.Rs won’t be introduced till mid-November and is predicted to be made up of a mixture of the workforce’s present drivers and Cadillac regulars.
Cadillac stalwarts Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber and Will Stevens and Norman Nato are certainties at Jota for subsequent yr.
Bamber will dovetail his WEC programme with an IMSA assault driving for Cadillac’s Motion Categorical Racing squad.
Hanson will get his first style of the Ferrari 499P on Sunday within the rookie check.
#83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Robert Kubica, Robert Shwartzman, Yifei Ye
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He entered the Hypercar ranks after seven years in P2, six of which have been with United Autosports.
Hanson’s credit with the Anglo-American workforce included a Le Mans 24 Hours class win in his WEC championship yr and titles within the European and Asian Le Mans Collection.
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