DragonSpeed is set to make a return to the GTD Pro class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for its final scheduled series appearance of the season at next weekendās Motul Petit Le Mans, signing Sebastien Bourdais to headline the effort.
The Cadillac factory driver, who will depart Hertz TeamĀ JOTAās FIA World Endurance Championship program at the end of the season, will team up with DragonSpeed regulars Giacomo Altoe and Casper Stevenson behind the wheel of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
Bourdais brings significant momentum to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, having twice won the grueling 10-hour Endurance Cup round overall. The upcoming race marks his first GT start since the conclusion of the Chip Ganassi Racing-run Ford GT program in 2019.
The announcement came viaĀ DragonSpeedās social media channels.
āGetting a call up fromĀ DragonSpeed and being asked to race with them really put a smile on my face,ā Bourdais said.
āI loveĀ Petit, and have been fortunate to have a lot of success there in the past. This will be my third different class in the last three years and Iām really excited to see how different it is to what Iāve experienced for the previous two times.
āRacing inĀ GTD Pro in a Corvette will also be two new ventures, but everyone Iāve talked to says the Chevy is a great car.
āThe focus of the weekend is to helpĀ DragonSpeed, Elton, Henrik, Giacomo, Casper and all the guys behind the scenes get a win at Petit for GM!ā
The event will mark the Elton Julian-led squad’s first appearance back inĀ GTD Pro since finishing runner-up in the class championship last year, following a strong campaign with a privateer Ferrari 296 GT3 program that took the fight to factory-backed efforts.
āAh,Ā Petit Le Mansā¦ One of my favorites. So ready to finish this year with a classic both in and out of the car,ā said Julian.
āOver the years,Ā DragonSpeed has raced with some of the great drivers of their generation, whether it be in endurance or single-seaters. Sebastien is one of those drivers.
āWhen the decision was taken to race in Pro to close out our GT campaign inĀ IMSA, we needed an ace in the pocket and we found one. With him, I know what we are going to get and itās exactly what we will need.
āItās time to go racing again with the big boys and we wonāt bring a knife to a gun fight. Everyone atĀ DragonSpeed and GM are looking forward to seeing him do his thing in the Z06 GT3.R.ā
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