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Phil Hanson set to hitch AF Corse for FIA WEC season 2025
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Phil Hanson set to hitch AF Corse for FIA WEC season 2025

By Miles Cooper October 30, 2024
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Phil Hanson will race the ‘buyer’ Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar run by AF Corse in subsequent yr’s World Endurance Championship. 

The 2019/20 WEC LMP2 title winner will transfer over from the Jota squad with which he’s contesting this yr’s WEC within the Hypercar class on the wheel of a privateer Porsche 963 LMDh. 

Hanson, 25, is the primary driver confirmed for the yellow-livered Ferrari run on a satellite tv for pc foundation by AF Corse alongside the 2 manufacturing unit 499Ps. 

The road-up for the automotive, winner of this yr’s Austin WEC spherical in September, wasn’t confirmed when Ferrari introduced earlier this month that its two works entries would go into a 3rd consecutive season with an unchanged roster. 

Ferrari manufacturing unit driver Robert Shwartzman isn’t anticipated to stay within the automotive: he appears to be like sure to hitch Callum Ilott, one among Hanson’s team-mates at Jota this yr, on the Prema squad’s new IndyCar operation. 

Yifei Ye, who has raced the AF automotive in his first yr on Ferrari’s books, is anticipated to stay a part of the line-up, although there’s uncertainty round Robert Kubica’s presence with AF subsequent yr.

Ferrari sportscar racing boss Antonello Coletta stated on the affirmation of the six drivers within the manufacturing unit automobiles that the squad for the #83 buyer entry could be introduced imminently.

Phil Hanson set to hitch AF Corse for FIA WEC season 2025

Podium WEC Cup: #38 Hertz Workforce Jota Porsche 963: Philip Hanson

Picture by: JEP / Motorsport Pictures

He dominated out Ferrari Components 1 improvement driver Arthur Leclerc taking a spot within the automotive subsequent yr.

The brother of F1 racer Charles can be given mileage in one of many manufacturing unit entries on the WEC rookie take a look at on Sunday, the day after the season finale, however, based on Coletta, “nonetheless must find out about endurance racing” after being positioned within the Italian GT Championship this yr. 

Hanson, who additionally raced a 963 within the 5 IMSA SportsCar Championship enduros with JDC-Miller MotorSports this season, has switched camps after being left and not using a drive at Jota following the announcement that it will likely be Cadillac’s manufacturing unit consultant in WEC subsequent yr. 

Jota’s line-up for its pair of V-Collection.Rs won’t be introduced till mid-November and is anticipated to be made up of a mixture of the workforce’s present drivers and Cadillac regulars. 

Cadillac stalwarts Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber and Will Stevens and Norman Nato are certainties at Jota for subsequent yr. 

Bamber will dovetail his WEC programme with an IMSA assault driving for Cadillac’s Motion Categorical Racing squad. 

Hanson will get his first style of the Ferrari 499P on Sunday within the rookie take a look at. 

#83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Robert Kubica, Robert Shwartzman, Yifei Ye

#83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P: Robert Kubica, Robert Shwartzman, Yifei Ye

Picture by: JEP / Motorsport Pictures

He entered the Hypercar ranks after seven years in P2, six of which had been with United Autosports.

Hanson’s credit with the Anglo-American workforce included a Le Mans 24 Hours class win in his WEC championship yr and titles within the European and Asian Le Mans Collection.

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