2015 IMSA GTD Champions Scuderia Corsa has confirmed a two car, two class IMSA campaign for 2016.
As previously announced, Christina Nielsen will pilot the #63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 in the GTD class. Nielsen will be joined for the season by Alessandro Balzan (2013 Grand-Am GT Class Champion with the team).
The full season duo will be joined for the 24 Hours of Daytona by Jeff Segal, who was a part of Scuderia Corsa’s driver that captured a podium in the team’s first attempt at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rounding out the Daytona lineup will be endurance racing standout Robert Renauer.
For the first time, Scuderia Corsa will also compete in the GT-LeMans class. The team will contest the four round of the North American Endurance Cup. The #68 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GTE will be driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, Alexandre Premat and 2015 Dunlop Development driver Daniel Serra (though the artwork released by the team shows clear Michelin branding).
Scuderia Corsa will also continue in the Pirelli World Challenge, with Martin Fuentes returning for a second season in the #07 HUBLOT / Scuderia Corsa Ferrari after finishing third in the GTA championship in 2015.
Scuderia Corsa started in the Ferrari Challenge North America and will continue in the series with in 2016. Drivers Danny Baker, Darren Enenstein, and Alistair Garnett will compete in Scuderia Corsa’s Ferrari 458 Challenge EVOs. The drivers are all a product of Scuderia Corsa’s Driver Development Programme.
“When we started Scuderia Corsa, we had a plan to create a platform where we could take a driver from starting out in a Ferrari Challenge and bring them to all the way to the GT-LeMans class, which is what we are set to accomplish in 2016,” said Giacomo Mattioli, team owner of Scuderia Corsa. “We are very excited to begin this new chapter in GT-LeMans and continue the growth of our team. Our programs in Ferrari Challenge, Pirelli World Challenge and IMSA are very strong and work in concert to strengthen each other, and we look forward to a year full of success with our partner Ferrari.”
As part of the team’s continued growth, motorsports veteran Eric Bachelart has joined the team as Managing Director. Bachelart is an addition to the existing management staff that is comprised of Roberto Amorosi, Technical Director and Stefan Johansson, Sporting Director.
