In 2017 Scuderia Villorba Corse will boost its endurance racing programme moving from LMP3 to the LMP2 category in the European Le Mans Series where the Italian team has confirmed an order (the first confirmed publicly) for the new Dallara LMP2 prototype.
Collaborating with the famous Italian car manufacturer represents a crucial step for the “Road to Le Mans” project inaugurated by Villorba Corse in 2015 with the team entering a Ginetta :LMP3 in the ELMS that year and a Ligier JSP3 throughout 2016.
Roberto Lacorte, the man driving forward this project, will be one of the drivers competing in the championship in 2017, this time in the top class. The names of the other two drivers will be announced soon.
Roberto Lacorte: “This year we are able to confirm our 2017 racing programme earlier than usual. We are pleased to announce our ELMS effort with the debuting Dallara LMP2 car. Main goal still remains a future participation in the Le Mans 24 Hours with a very well prepared team based on the values of Italian excellence. Enthusiasm, passion, tradition and Italian high technology are the main features of our project and, personally, this new challenge is incredibly exciting”.
Team principal Raimondo Amadio: “Entering LMP2 is an historical moment for our team. We have chased and admired this project for years, It totally confirms Villorba Corse international and professional reputation. Preparing for this will require an enormous effort. We are proud to work side by side with Dallara and we will make sure that future programmes will be perfectly up to the names involved. Next target will be the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it is a dream coming true for all of us”.
The collaboration with Dallara has already started, including also technical aspects, and the new LMP2 racer will be delivered to Villorba Corse by the end of the year.
