Ferrari has introduced that it has renewed the manufacturing unit contracts for six drivers presently in its endurance racing secure – Antonio Fuoco, Miguel Molina, Daniel Serra, Davide Rigon, Alessio Rovera and Lilou Wadoux – right this moment at its Finali Mondiali occasion at Imola.
“We’re very joyful to have renewed the contracts for the core of our official drivers,” commented Antonello Coletta, the worldwide head of Ferrari Endurance and Corse Clienti, “a alternative that ensures continuity and stability for our staff, one of many elementary points permitting us to realize main outcomes.
For Fuoco and Molina, this information follows their total victory on the 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours again in June within the No. 50 Ferrari AF Corse 499P.
“I’m actually pleased with this information, we began this program with Ferrari three years in the past, we have now much more to realize,” Fuoco informed reporters shortly after the announcement at Imola.
“Successful Le Mans is an efficient consequence however we would like extra, so we determined to proceed on this challenge and I actually hope we have now extra good outcomes sooner or later.”
Molina added: “It’s crucial to have continuity on what we constructed up within the final three years. The outcomes are there and this all the time helps.
“It is a very constructive matter for the long run and I’m actually joyful to proceed my profession at Ferrari for the approaching years, I’m actually proud to proceed with this group on this model. We have to preserve working, we have now extra to realize.”
These contract extensions comply with the multi-year renewals introduced between November 2023 and January 2024 for 3 of its present manufacturing unit Hypercar drivers, 2024 Le Mans winner Nicklas Nielsen and Centenary Le Mans winners James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi.
This information doesn’t verify the 5 drivers in query for manufacturing unit 499P drives subsequent yr (that call and announcement will come later), nevertheless, you possibly can moderately count on that they’ll return to the FIA WEC’s high class for the third season of this system.
As for the opposite 4 drivers whose renewals had been made public right this moment, their extensions comply with profitable 2024 seasons and standout outcomes racing with Ferrari.
Serra and Rigon gained the GTD Professional class on the Rolex 24 Hours with Risi Competizione firstly of the yr.
Rovera, 29, has been competing around the globe within the FIA WEC, GT World Problem Europe, IMSA and within the ELMS’ LMP2 Professional/Am class. He’ll struggle for the P2 Professional/Am class title right this moment in Portimao with AF Corse.
Wadoux, in the meantime, has been competing in each IMSA’s LMP2 class and Tremendous GT GT300 throughout the yr. With a second place end on the Sugo 300 km in September, the 23-year-old grew to become the primary feminine driver to face on the rostrum of the Japanese championship because it took this identify in 2005.
