Callum Ilott will be part of Prema Racing for its debut season into the IndyCar Collection in 2025, the workforce introduced on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old Briton is a veteran of 38 IndyCar begins, which characteristic two high 5 finishes throughout his time with Juncos Hollinger Racing. Now, he’s set to return to the Prema household, having initially pushed for the junior system large in 2017 whereas competing within the Method 3 European Championship, the place he collected six victories, 11 podiums and 10 poles en path to fourth within the total standings.
“We’re completely delighted to welcome Callum again with us for this new chapter of our historical past,” stated workforce proprietor Rene Rosin.
“We had a good time working with him in Method 3, and we at all times saved a watch on him after that. He proved to be an important match for us prior to now, and I feel he’ll really feel like choosing up one thing he had left off. He proved his excellent pace expertise all over the place he competed. As well as, his prior IndyCar expertise will likely be a useful asset. Now that the chance to get again collectively has come, we’re decided to take advantage of out of it.”
After parting methods with Juncos Hollinger Racing on the finish of the 2023 season, Ilott spent this yr operating full-time within the FIA World Endurance Championship with Group Jota — incomes a Hypercar victory within the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. He additionally competed in two races in a substitute function for Arrow McLaren in IndyCar this yr, together with the Indianapolis 500 the place he completed eleventh.
“It’s an unimaginable alternative to expertise IndyCar with Prema, their first steps within the collection and within the US,” stated Ilott, the 2020 Method 2 championship runner-up.
“What a tremendous likelihood. I really like the racing, I really like these vehicles and I really like the workforce, so it’s nice to be again to what they name the Italian household residence. It’s going to be one thing particular to construct off, a variety of onerous work however I’m excited to hitch the workforce and see what we will do collectively.”
Whereas Prema revealed final week it is going to have numbers 83 and 90 in IndyCar, it isn’t but recognized which Ilott will likely be representing.
“We’re actually trying ahead to welcoming Callum to our IndyCar workforce,” stated Piers Phillips, CEO for Prema Racing’s IndyCar division.
“His earlier experiences within the collection, mixed with these with Prema, will make him a key asset as we attempt to merge the workforce’s European heritage with what it is going to be in a position to be taught within the US. We all know Callum as a really proficient driver, however we will additionally see how his professionalism has matured within the collection. The data and suggestions he’ll be capable of share will likely be extraordinarily essential, as a lot as his spectacular racing expertise.”
