Gianmaria Bruni extends with Ferrari

He is often considered one of, if not the best GT driver currently in the World Championship peloton.Endurance. Gianmaria Bruni and Ferrari announced the extension of their collaboration in a contract running over several years.

The 34-year-old Italian, from the world of car with a season in F1 in 2004, had moved into the world of GT in 2007. From then on, the Roman will line up successes in the Endurance category, notably at Le Mans (2008, 2012 and 2014) and two titles in WEC since 2013. The current leader of the GTE Pro ranking with his accomplice Toni Vilander is particularly awaiting the arrival of the new weapon from Maranello for 2016.

“It is a great joy to continue racing with Ferrari. It's a second family for me, admits Bruni. We have big challenges ahead. At the end of August, we return to action in the WEC to try to repeat our successes from 2014. Additionally, we will also develop the GT project with the new 488 GTB for next season which is a big novelty because of the turbo engine."

“We are delighted to continue working with Gimmi with whom we have had a relationship of great trust for many years, comments Antonello Coletta, responsible for GT competition activities. It will be important to have him with us next season because we have both the new car and an intense and ambitious program whose main objective is to return to victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But for now we are focusing on the main objective this year: retaining the GT world title. »