Gianmaria Bruni will race a Porsche 963 LMDh in 2025 regardless of dropping his manufacturing facility take care of the German producer after signing with JDC-Miller MotorSports for the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
The four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner will contest the complete season with the US workforce in its solo buyer 963 alongside Tijmen van der Helm rather than Richard Westbrook, who known as time on his driving profession on the finish of final season.
They are going to be joined within the GTP class entry for the season-opening Daytona 24 Hours on 25/26 January by 2023/24 System E world champion Pascal Wehrlein.
IndyCar driver Bryce Aron was additionally listed within the automobile on the discharge of the primary entry checklist for Daytona in December, with a affirmation of JDC-Miller’s full line-up for the IMSA curtain-raiser anticipated within the coming days.
Bruni is shifting over from the Proton Competitors privateer Porsche with which he raced in IMSA and the World Endurance Championship over the previous two seasons, throughout which period he didn’t have a seat in a manufacturing facility Porsche workforce.
The 43-year-old Italian took half within the official IMSA check at Daytona in November with JDC-Miller.
Crew boss John Church mentioned: “We’re extremely excited to have Gimmi within the JDC-Miller household.
“His spectacular observe report and deep understanding of sportscar racing communicate for themselves.
“We consider his expertise and ability will probably be instrumental in our pursuit of success.”
#85: JDC-Miller MotorSports, Porsche 963, GTP: Tijmen van der Helm, Oliver Grey, Gianmaria Bruni, Pascal Wehrlein, Chris Miller
Picture by: IMSA
Bruni added that he’s “very motivated” and “expects to see nice outcomes” with the workforce in 2025.
He contested the second half of each the WEC and IMSA collection in 2023 with Proton earlier than concentrating on North America final season.
It’s doable he may proceed with Proton with a drive within the WEC this 12 months.
The German workforce has to this point solely confirmed Neel Jani, one other former Porsche manufacturing facility driver, for its 2025 world championship marketing campaign.
It’ll area its second 963 within the 5 long-distance races that make up the IMSA Endurance Cup slightly than the complete schedule.
Jani is listed within the automobile for Daytona and is anticipated to contest all 5 enduros.
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IMSA
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JDC/Miller Motorsports
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