We’ve had announcements of Comtoyou Racing and Walkenhorst Motorsport as newly signed AMR Partner teams, and there’s a third, this time a brand new name: Forsetti Motorsport, with plans to campaign the brand’s GT4 Vantages in multiple Championships in 2024
The team has ordered, for imminent delivery, a pair of brand-new Aston Martin GT4 Cars, and has also acquired a race-winning car from the British GT Championship.
The team, who will be headquartered in a brand new, state-of-the-art premises just a stone’s throw away from the track, at Snetterton Business Park from where they will be headed up by former Mclaren and Haas F1 Engineer Joe Holloway, who joins the team as Technical Director. He’ll be joined by a number of highly skilled technicians and mechanics that have experience working across paddocks such as Formula 1, WEC, GT World Challenge and IMSA to name but a few.
Joe Holloway, Technical Director said: “Our team incorporates some of the brightest minds in the racing industry, who bring together their experience, expertise, and unwavering dedication to propel us to the forefront of the sport. The fusion of Aston Martin’s renowned elegance and engineering capabilities, coupled with the team’s pursuit of excellence has set the stage for us to make a strong impact in the GT racing world.”
The coming months will bring a number of announcements from the Norfolk-based outfit, including their much-anticipated driver line up for 2024.
Huw Tasker, Head of Partner Racing from Aston Martin Racing commented:
“It is great to see Forsetti Motorsport join the Aston Martin family and put their faith in the Aston Martin GT4. The team have fantastic ambition, and a focus on performance that we would expect to serve them well.
We look forward to working with them closely on their programmes and hope to be celebrating many successes together.”
There will be more news to follow from the team as they finalise preparations ahead of launching its winter testing programme, which will take them across the UK and Europe ahead of the first race of the year in Estoril, in January 2024.
