New IMSA GTD PRO entrant DragonSpeed has confirmed that it’s going to companion with Risi Competizione in its 2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship marketing campaign. The staff has additionally accomplished its Rolex 24 At Daytona line-up within the No. 81 Ferrari 296 GT3 with the addition of Ferrari aces Davide Rigon, Miguel Molina and Thomas Neubauer becoming a member of the beforehand introduced Albert Costa.
Elton Julian’s DragonSpeed staff entered a pair of races on the finish of the 2024 season — the Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis in GTD and Motul Petit Le Mans in GTD PRO — with its eye on a full season in 2025. The staff has dipped its toes into many aspects of motorsports and boasts three Rolex 24 victories together with a 24 Hours of Le Mans win in LMP2.
Risi has been a staple of IMSA competitors for years with Ferrari, competing within the Michelin Endurance Cup in latest seasons, together with a Rolex 24 victory in January. Giuseppe Risi’s outfit isn’t anticipated to discipline a automobile below its personal banner in 2025, however will contribute technical assets to DragonSpeed.
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— DragonSpeed (@DragonSpeedLLC) December 19, 2024
The triple-platinum driver roster — solely Neubauer carries a gold ranking from the FIA — is filled with firepower, together with a 2024 Le Mans winner for Ferrari in Molina. Costa competed with Conquest Racing alongside Manny Franco in GTD final season to good impact, together with a Motul Petit Le Mans victory. Rigon was a part of the Daytona-winning Risi squad in 2024.
DragonSpeed can have its acquainted stars-in-stripes livery on a primarily yellow No. 81 296. Ferrari is trying to defend its Daytona victory in addition to add to the 296 GT3s success, already at 200 and counting in solely two years of competitors.
