Stephane Ortelli will race for the Emil Frey Racing team in 2016’s Blancpain Endurance Series.
Ortelli switches from Team WRT Audi in 2015 to the soon not to be unique G3 Jaguar for this season after testing for the team at the Blancpain Series test days at Paul Ricard earlier this month.
Ortelli already has overall wins at the Le Mans and Spa 24 Hours on his extensive racing cv together with the Sepang 12 Hours and Championship wins in the Blancpain GT Series, Le Mans Series and FIA GT Championship.
Emil Frey Racing has also signed Albert Costa, who are joining Lorenz Frey behind the wheel, the team is stepping up into the Pro Cup with the new line-up.
“We’re delighted to have recruited two drivers of Stephane Ortelli’s and Albert Costa’s caliber for our project,” says Emil Frey Racing driver and team manager, Lorenz Frey. “I’m greatly looking forward to working with them both inside and outside the car.”
Albert Costa Balboa won the 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and the Formula Renault WEC 2.0, and 2012 the World Series Eurocup Mégane Trophy.
As in the past, the trio will be rounded off by Lorenz Frey, who says “As the youngest team in the fiercely competitive Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup’s Pro-category, we’re clearly still outsiders. All the same, with the help of Stephane’s and Albert’s experience and performance, we hope to chalk up some more great results. That’s one of the reasons we’re venturing our move up from Pro-Am to the Pro-category.”
Other news from the team is that they are building a second G3 Jaguar for Paul Ricard and the Spa 24 Hours with drivers still to be confirmed for the effort. That’s a serious statement of intent from an organisation that has been attempting to persuade Jaguar to step officially into the GT racing ring!
