Ford Racing has confirmed that Ben Tuck and Giammarco Levorato will return to Proton Competition’s FIA WEC LMGT3 line-up in 2026.
Proton Competition have fielded the Ford Mustang in LMGT3 since the category’s introduction to the FIA WEC in 2024, and will continue to do so in 2026 as the car is upgraded to Evo specification. Tuck and Levorato, the team’s Silver-graded drivers, are the first to be confirmed for its 2026 programme.
The pair both made their full-season FIA WEC debuts in 2025, following one-off starts with Proton in 2024. Tuck featured in a third car at that year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, whilst Levorato added an appearance in the Bahrain season finale to his IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship programme with the German squad.
This season, Tuck shared the #77 entry with Ben Barker and Benjamin Sousa, whilst Levorato competed alongside Dennis Olsen and Stefano Gattuso aboard the #88. Barker and Olsen have been announced as competing full-time in IMSA with Ford Multimatic Motorsports next year.
The Fords took a step forward in competitiveness in the FIA WEC in 2025, finishing on the podium at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and scoring pole position on home soil at Lone Star Le Mans, where Levorato headed Tuck in a Mustang front row lockout.
The Ford Mustang GT3 programme is set to be Proton Competition’s sole focus in the 2026 FIA WEC, following confirmation earlier today that the German outfit will not return to the Hypercar ranks next year.
The rest of Proton Competition’s LMGT3 line-up will be revealed at a later date.
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