Solid Rolex 24 Lineup for Risi Competizione Ferrari; CarBahn with Peregrine Fills Rolex 24 Lineup
By Mark Robinson
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The popular red Ferrari of Risi Competizione will be back to take on the rigors of the Rolex 24 At Daytona again this year with a proven driver lineup.
Drivers James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi, Davide Rigon and Daniel Serra will pilot the new Evo version No. 62 Ferrari 488 GT3 in the all-new GTD PRO class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The drivers are no strangers to “prancing horse” success in WeatherTech Championship endurance races. Calado, Pier Guidi and Serra combined to win the 2019 Motul Petit Le Mans for Risi Competizione. Pier Guidi won the 2014 Rolex 24 in a Ferrari, Calado the 2016 Petit Le Mans in a Risi Ferrari and Serra the 2018 Petit Le Mans in a Ferrari.
“We will be competing in this year’s Rolex 24 with the new Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo GTD PRO entry,” said Giuseppe Risi, team principal for the Texas-based team. “The 24 Hours of Daytona is always on my mind as a race for the team to compete for a victory. This year we have … a strong lineup again of Ferrari Competizioni GT factory drivers with Calado, Pier Guidi, Rigon and Serra.
“They all are talented drivers, know the car well and compete regularly at the highest level of racing on a global scale. James and Ale won both the FIA WEC championship and Le Mans last year, so they are at the top of the sport. Davide and Daniel continue to add success to the Ferrari name as well. With the solid driver lineup and always prepared race team, we’re ready to contend for victory at Daytona later this month.”
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Fills Rolex 24 Lineup
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing completed its lineup for the Rolex 24 by adding 2020 race winner Corey Lewis and Lamborghini factory driver Sandy Mitchell to team with full-season drivers Jeff Westphal and Robert Megennis in the No. 39 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO. Lewis will remain with the team for all four IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races this season.
Lewis, a Lamborghini development driver, had four career WeatherTech Championship wins and drove a Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini last year in the endurance races, including a third-place finish in the Rolex 24. He was part of PMR’s Michelin Endurance Cup championship in 2020.
Mitchell, the 21-year-old Scot, has risen through the Lamborghini driver ranks and became the youngest overall champion in British GT3 history in 2020.
“I am very excited to be driving for Peregrine Racing for all the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of the IMSA championship,” Lewis said. “The team had a strong debut season last year and I expect more of the same in the future. I really believe we have a strong driver pairing that can get the job done throughout the year. I am ready to hit the ground running with Jeff, Rob and Sandy at Daytona in just a few short weeks!”
Previous 2022 WeatherTech Championship Team/Driver Announcements
Daytona Prototype international (DPi)
Action Express Racing: No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R, drivers Pipo Derani and Tristan Nunez (story here); No. 48 Ally Cadillac DPi V.R for IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races, drivers Jimmie Johnson, Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Rockenfeller and Jose Maria Lopez (story here)
Chip Ganassi Racing: No. 01 V-Performance Academy Cadillac DPi-V.R, drivers Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais, Scott Dixon and Alex Palou; No. 02 Cadillac Accessories Cadillac DPi-V.R, drivers Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Kevin Magnussen and Marcus Ericsson (story here)
JDC-Miller MotorSports: No. 5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi V.R, drivers Tristan Vautier, Richard Westbrook, Loic Duval and Ben Keating (story here)
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian: No. 60 Acura ARX-05, drivers Oliver Jarvis, Tom Blomqvist and Helio Castroneves (story here); driver Simon Pagenaud for Rolex 24 At Daytona (story here)
Wayne Taylor Racing: No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05, drivers Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor, Will Stevens and Alexander Rossi (story here)
Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)
DragonSpeed: No. 81 ORECA LMP2 07 for full season except Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Henrik Hedman, Juan Pablo Montoya and Sebastian Montoya (story here); No. 81 ORECA LMP2 07 for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Colton Herta, Pato O’Ward, Eric Lux and Devlin DeFrancseco (story here)
Era Motorsport: No. 18 ORECA LMP2 07, drivers Dwight Merriman, Ryan Dalziel, Kyle Tilley and Paul-Loup Chatin (story here)
G-Drive Racing by APR: No. 68 ORECA LMP2 07 for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Rene Rast, Ed Jones, Francois Heriau and Oliver Rasmussen; No. 69 ORECA LMP2 07 for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers John Falb, Luca Ghiotto, James Allen and Tijmen van der Helm (story here)
High Class Racing: ORECA LMP2 07, drivers Anders Fjordbach, Dennis Andersen and Fabio Scherer (story here); driver Nico Mueller for Rolex 24 At Daytona (story here)
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports: No. 11 ORECA LMP2 07, drivers Steven Thomas, Jonathan Bomarito, Josh Pierson and Harry Tincknell; No. 52 ORECA LMP2 07, drivers Ben Keating, Mikkel Jensen, Scott Huffaker, Nicolas LaPierre and others to be named (story here)
Racing Team Nederland: No. 29 ORECA LMP2 07 for IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races, drivers Fritz van Eerd, Giedo van der Garde, Dylan Murry and Rinus VeeKay (story here)
Tower Motorsport: No. 8 ORECA LMP2 07, drivers John Farano, Louis Deletraz, Rui Andrade and Ferdinand Habsburg (story here)
United Autosports: No. 22 ORECA LMP2 07 for IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races, drivers Jim McGuire, Guy Smith, Phil Hanson and Will Owen (story here)
Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
Andretti Autosport: No. 36 Ligier JS P320, drivers Jarett Andretti, Josh Burdon, Gabby Chaves and Rasmus Lindh (story here)
AWA: No. 13 Duqueine D08, drivers Kuno Wittmer, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern and Matt Bell (story here)
CORE autosport: No. 54 Ligier JS P320, drivers Jonathan Bennett, Colin Braun, George Kurtz and Nic Jonsson (story here)
Jr III Racing: No. 30 Ligier JS P320 for full season except Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Ari Balogh and Garett Grist (story here)
Performance Tech Motorsports: No. 38 Ligier JS P320 for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Dan Goldburg, Garett Grist, Hikaru Abe and Nico Pino (story here)
Sean Creech Motorsport: No. 33 Ligier JS P320, drivers Joao Barbosa, Lance Willsey, Seb Priaulx and Malthe Jakobsen (story here)
GT Daytona Pro (GTD PRO)
BMW Team RLL: No. 24 BMW M4 GT3, drivers Philipp Eng, Sheldon van der Linde, Marco Wittman and Nick Yelloly; No. 25 BMW M4 GT3, drivers Connor De Phillippi, John Edwards, Augusto Farfus and Jesse Krohn (story here)
Corvette Racing: No. 3 Corvette C8.R, drivers Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor and Nicky Catsburg (story here); No. 4 Corvette C8.R for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Tommy Milner, Nick Tandy and Marco Sorensen (story here)
Heart of Racing Team: No. 23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3, drivers Alex Riberas, Ross Gunn and Maxime Martin (story here)
Pfaff Motorsports: No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3R, drivers Matt Campbell, Mathieu Jaminet and Felipe Nasr (story here)
TR3 Racing: No. 63 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Mirko Bortolotti, Rolf Ineichen, Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli (story here)
Vasser Sullivan Racing: No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3, drivers Ben Barnicoat, Jack Hawksworth and Kyle Kirkwood (story here)
WeatherTech Racing: No. 15 Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Austin Cindric, Dirk Mueller and Patrick Assenheimer (story here); No. 79 Porsche 911 GT3R, drivers Cooper MacNeil, Julien Andlauer, Matteo Cairoli and Alessio Picariello; No. 97 Mercedes-AMG GT3 for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Cooper MacNeil, Maro Engle, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella (story here)
GT Daytona (GTD)
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing: No. 39 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO, drivers Jeff Westphal and Robert Megennis (story here)
Cetilar Racing: No. 47 Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo for IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races, drivers Roberto Lacorte, Giorgio Sernagiotto, Antonio Fuoco and Alessio Rovera (story here)
Gradient Racing: No. 66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 for IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup races, drivers Mario Farnbacher, Till Bechtolsheimer, Kyffin Simpson and Marc Miller (story here)
Hardpoint: No. 99 Porsche 911 GT3R, drivers Rob Ferriol, Katherine Legge, Stefan Wilson and Nick Boulle (story here)
Heart of Racing Team: No. 27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3, drivers Roman De Angelis, Maxime Martin, Tom Gamble, Darren Turner and Ian James (story here)
Magnus Racing: No. 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3, drivers to be named (story here)
NTE Sport: No. 42 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO, drivers Jaden Conwright, Don Yount, Benjamin Hites and Markus Palttala (story here)
Paul Miller Racing: No. 1 BMW M4 GT3 for full season except Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow (story here)
T3 Motorsports: No. 71 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Mateo Llarena, Maximilian Paul, Franck Perera and Misha Goikhberg (story here)
Team TGM: No. 64 Porsche 911 GT3R for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Ted Giovanis, Owen Trinkler, Hugh Plumb and Matt Plumb (story here)
TR3 Racing: No. 19 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO for Rolex 24 At Daytona, drivers Jeff Segal, Bill Sweedler, John Megrue and Giacomo Altoe (story here)
Turner Motorsport: No. 96 BMW M4 GT3, drivers Bill Auberlen, Robby Foley, Michael Dinan and Jens Klingmann (story here)
Vasser Sullivan Racing: No. 12 Lexus RC F GT3, drivers Aaron Telitz, Frankie Montecalvo and Richard Heistand (story here), Townsend Bell for Rolex 24 At Daytona (story here)
Wright Motorsports: No. 16 Porsche 911 GT3R, drivers Ryan Hardwick, Jan Heylen and Zacharie Robichon (story here), driver Richard Lietz for Rolex 24 At Daytona (story here)