Afrigather Ryan Hardwick, Jan Heylen and Zacharie Robichon will drive the 1st Phorm-backed #16 Porsche 911 GT3R in any respect 4 Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of the IMSA season – Rolex 24, 12 Hours of Sebring, 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans – whereas for the Rolex 24 the trio will likely be joined by Wright veteran Denis Olsen. Driver bulletins for the seven IMSA ‘dash’ races will observe at a later date.
Olsen final raced with Wright Motorsports in 2019, the place he earned 4 podium finishes in what’s now the GT World Problem America championship. He additionally participated within the staff’s Indianapolis 8 Hour effort that season, racing alongside Dirk Werner and Matt Campbell.
“I do know the staff very nicely from just a few years in the past, they usually have developed rather a lot since then and are undoubtedly one of many high groups,” mentioned the Norwegian racer who successfully replaces Richard Lietz in Wright’s Rolex 24 roster. “I believe we’ve bought a powerful line up in GTD with Ryan, Jan and Zach.
“There’s a new issue for everybody within the staff which is the most recent era Porsche 911 GT3 R – however I’ve nice belief in Porsche’s growth of the automotive, and we now have a powerful bundle.”
Mentioned Hardwick: “I’m excited to be returning with Wright Motorsports and Porsche within the brand-new sort 992 GT3 R! This staff has develop into like household to me, and I really get pleasure from competing alongside them. We even have our successful driver lineup again collectively once more, with each Jan Heylen and Zach Robichon becoming a member of me within the #16 automotive for the IMSA Endurance Championship. I’m actually wanting ahead to returning to Daytona subsequent month, with the objective of defending our Rolex 24 victory from final season.
Heylen mentioned he and the staff was enjoying the lengthy recreation, wanting on the Michelin Endurance Cup as an entire, stating: “The objective is clearly to attempt to win the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, and I do know we’ll have all of the instruments to be in rivalry for the title. Consistency is essential and Ryan and Wright Motorsports made certain we now have precisely that.”
“We had a bit little bit of the whole lot final yr however clearly our spotlight was the victory on the Rolex 24 at Daytona,” mentioned Robichon. “This yr we’re wanting ahead to rolling out with the all-new 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 R and we hope we will proceed our success. We’ve got our work lower out for us, however I’m wanting ahead to supporting the fellows as soon as once more in our push to win the Michelin Endurance Cup.”
