Two-time IMSA champion Christina Nielsen and IMSA GTD race winner Katherine Legge will pair up for a 2020 IMSA GTD campaign in a GEAR Racing Grasser Lamborghini Huracan GT3.
This comes after the duo formed part of the all-female Heinricher Racing (Meyer Shank Racing) effort in GTD this year (pictured below). The status of Jackie Heinricher’s racing programme remains unclear in the aftermath of this news.
“GEAR stands for Girl Empowerment Around Racing, and it is our mission to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold in racing and in life,” said Kara Kenney, GEAR’s global brand director. “We’re thrilled to have Katherine and Christina on the team, and we couldn’t have found a better racing partner than Grasser.”
This programme means that Grasser Racing, which has a Sebring class win and multiple Rolex 24 class victories to its name in addition to successes racing in Europe, will return to IMSA competition in 2020.
“Recently, the opportunity to drive the #19 Lamborghini was brought to my attention,” Legge said. “Around the same time, Christina and I met Kara. Her company contacted GRT and quickly signed a deal that paired us as co-drivers. It was amazing to see how fast this program came together, and it will be great to drive with Christina again.
“This is about more than just racing. This is about the next generation and making a difference. IMSA has been home to me for many years now, and I cannot wait to get this season underway.”
RACER.com’s Marshall Pruett wrote that he expects Bia Figueredo, who competed with Legge and Nielsen at MSR this year, to join them for the IMSA endurance races in 2020.
“I’m extremely fortunate to be competing for a third IMSA WeatherTech Championship title in GTD with such strong partners,” Nielsen added. “It’s my favourite championship series. I’m excited to be back with Katherine; and Grasser is one of the most competitive teams in the entire paddock.”
Legge/Nielsen image courtesy of Jakob Ebrey Photography
