Risi Competizione has confirmed an entry for the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona with a Rosso red-liveried Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 and an all Ferrari factory driver line-up.
Reigning FIA WEC Drivers World Champions James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi will be joined by Daniel Serra and Davide Rigon in a very strong line-up.
The #62 Ferrari is the 13th and likely final, GTD Pro entry for the first race of the season, and for the new class.
All four drivers most recently all competed together in 2020 in the Risi Ferrari at Daytona (pictured below with a young fan at the Autograph session). Additionally, Calado, Pier Guidi and Serra captured the GTLM victory at Petit Le Mans in 2019 for Risi Competizione.
“We will be competing in this year’s Rolex 24 with the new Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo GTD Pro entry,” said Giuseppe Risi, Team Principal. “The 24 Hours of Daytona is always on my mind as a race for the team to compete for a victory. This year we have a new Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 car and a strong line-up again of Ferrari Competizioni GT factory drivers with Calado, Pier Guidi, Rigon and Serra.
They all are talented drivers, know the car well and compete regularly at the highest level of racing on a global scale. James and Ale won both the FIA WEC championship and Le Mans last year, so they are at the top of the sport. Davide and Daniel continue to add success to the Ferrari name as well. With the solid driver line-up and always prepared race team, we’re ready to contend for victory at Daytona later this month.”
This year will be Risi Competizione’s 22nd entry in the renowned Rolex 24 race, its first being in 1998 with a number of years skipped while competing in the former American Le Mans (ALMS) series. The team’s record includes one class victory (2002), and four additional podium finishes (second place in class in 1999, 2003 and 2019; third-place in class in 2017). Last year the Risi team finished fourth in class and just one lap down during a very challenging Daytona enduro.
The 2022 Daytona 24 competition will be Calado’s seventh Rolex 24 race, with all six previous appearances with Risi and four Top 5 finishes. Pier Guidi will be making his ninth Rolex 24 race appearance and has celebrated one victory in 2014. Rigon will also be making his ninth Rolex appearance and seventh time with the Risi team. Serra will also be competing at Daytona for the ninth time and just the second with the Texas squad.
No additional racing plans have yet been announced for the 2022 racing season by the Risi Competizione team but are under consideration.
