Tresor by Car Collection have announced that their #12 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo will be entered in the PRO class for the 2022 TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa as Audi Sport Team Tresor, driven by Christopher Haase, Mattia Drudi and Luca Ghiotto.
The team’s #11 Silver crew, entered as Tresor by Car Collection, will be almost completely new for Tresor by Car Collection with Lorenzo Patrese, Daniele Di Amato, Alberto di Folco and Pierre-Alexandre Jean.
Lorenzo Patrese is the only one of the four drivers already involved in the 2022 Endurance Cup campaign, making his debut in the recent GT World Challenge round at Misano as a late substitute for COVOID-positive Ghiotto when he impressed in terms of learning speed and performance.
Di Amato, born in 1990, will bring his experience gained in more than 10 years of GT racing, during which he has raced in important international series such as the International GT Open and achieved prestigious results including the second place in the Italian Gran Turismo Sprint Pro-Am Championship 2019 or the success in the Ferrari Challenge Europe 2017 and 2014.
Di Folco, 26 years old, switched to GTs in 2014 after his debut in karts and open-wheel, and immediately won the Pro-Am category of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. In the 24 Hours of Spa he finished second in the Am Cup 2018 and also boasts appearances in the Blancpain GT Series, now Fanatec GTWC, in the International GT Open and in the Italian Gran Turismo Championship where he is currently competing.
The new Fanatec GTWC Sprint Cup Silver 2022 champion Pierre-Alexander Jean (FRA) will complete the line-up. He has already gained a strong experience in the series with participations in the last three editions. He has already raced the 24 Hours of Spa, which will be his third, as well as boasting second place in the FFSA GT 2019 and victory in the GT4 International Cup 2018. He turned 21 years old last March.
Ferdinando Geri (Team Principal): “The 24 hours of Spa is the most iconic event of the season and the close relationship with Audi Sport for this event is a fantastic added value. Haase-Drudi-Ghiotto are a crew that needs no introduction, as all three drivers have a great successful experience. Christopher and Mattia have already competed in this race, while Luca knows the track very well, where he has raced a lot with formula cars and also achieved podium results.
Patrese-Di Amato-Di Folco-Jean are an equally interesting crew, for whom we have worked hard. We welcome Daniele, Alberto and Pierre-Alexander, sure that the fellowship will be strong from the very first moment.
We know that in a 24-hours race there are many variables, but the challenge excites us and we will do our utmost to be able to seal this first TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa for Tresor by Car Collection with satisfaction”.
