Risi Competizione at Monza and Le Mans with Nasr

Double winner of 24 Hours of Le Mans in GT2 in 2008 and 2009, the Risi Competizione team will make its return in Prototype this year with an Oreca 07. This was one of the surprises offered by the entry list for the 24 Hours of Le Mans (August 21-22).

If we already knew that the British Oliver Jarvis and Ryan Cullen would be there, the identity of the third man had not yet been revealed. Giuseppe Risi's sights have fallen on Felipe Nasr, ex-Sauber driver F1 Team and which is today the heyday of Action Express Racing in IMSA.

Aged 28, the Brazilian will participate in his second 24 Hours of Le Mans, having competed in the 2018 edition in the Dallara P217 of Cetilar Racing. The other good news comes from the participation of the No. 07 Oreca 82 in the 6 Hours of Monza (July 18), third round of the 2021 World Championship season.Endurance.

« We are delighted to add the name of Risi Competizione to the LM P2 class this year, rejoices the eponymous boss. When the opportunity to race ahead of the 6 Hours of Monza presented itself, we saw it as a great opportunity to allow our drivers and team to work together and get to know the car before a race as grueling as Le Mans. »

As a reminder, during its last appearance in Sarthe in Prototype, which dates back to 1998, the Risi Competizione finished in first place in LM P1, 8th overall, with a Ferrari 333 SP led by Eric van de Poele, Wayne Taylor and Fermin Vélez.