The driver squad for R-Motorsport’s GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cup effort in 2020 is now complete. Max Hofer, Hugo de Sadeleer and Ricky Collard have been named as the R-Motorsport drivers for 2020.
The Swiss team will be announcing its full motorsport programme for the year in the very near future.
Max Hofer is the latest addition to the team and will share a cockpit with the Silver Cup pairing of de Sadeleer and James Pull. Hofer joins the team after two seasons racing in ADAC GT Masters.
“I’m looking forward to a new stage of my career with R-Motorsport in the GT World Challenge Europe. R-Motorsport is one of the best and most professional teams in international GT3 racing,” said Hofer. “I just can’t wait to get going for the Swiss outfit in the season opener.”
Switzerland’s Hugo de Sadeleer will again compete for R-Motorsport in the Silver Cup category and for the first time in the Pro class. This continues his relationship with the team, which began in 2019 when he competed for R-Motorsport in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe and finished second in the Silver Cup classification. In 2020, the young Swiss driver will compete for R-Motorsport in both the GT World Challenge Europe and the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
“My debut year with R-Motorsport had a highly satisfactory outcome with the runner-up spot in the Silver Cup classification of the GT World Challenge Europe,” he said. “Building on this experience, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to compete in the Endurance races as well as the Sprint Cup races. I am very much looking forward to a season in which I will see frequent and varied action.”
Ricky Collard meanwhile, was also part of the 2019 R-Motorsport driver setup. In 2019 he competed in Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe and the 24 Hours of Spa for R-Motorsport and won a sprint race at the Nürburgring together with Marvin Kirchhöfer. This year Collard, who has become a PRO after his successful season with R-Motorsport, is concentrating on the GT World Challenge Europe.
“I feel very much at home with R-Motorsport and can hardly wait for the new season to get started,” Collard said. “Our first year in the Sprint Cup was already promising in so many ways. After sharing the victory with Marvin at the Nürburgring in 2019, we will obviously be aiming to have a say in the destination of this year’s title.”
