Vector Sport partners with Isotta Fraschini

Vector Sport and Isotta Fraschini Milano announced this Friday, December 30, 2022 that they have finalized a technical and sporting collaboration agreement which includes a joint application for entry into the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) as a factory stable.

Racing into the future: @Vectorsport1 announces new Technical/Sporting partnership with Isotta Fraschini @IFMcars to develop a Factory Team for Hypercar. Entry to 2023 @fiawec pending.

— Vectorsport (@Vectorsport1) December 30, 2022

Isotta Fraschini has always envisaged having a partner team with which to share the operational commitment of the race. “Registration requests for the 2023 championship will be finalized in the coming days, in compliance with established deadlines,” the press release specifies.

The Vector Sport team made its debut in the 2022 World Endurance Championship in LM P2. His most convincing result was a category podium at the 6 Hours of Monza (3rd), for only his fourth race, with a car driven by Sébastien Bourdais, Ryan Cullen and Nico Mueller. Two of these three names are already involved with other manufacturers (Sébastien Bourdais with Cadillac, Nico Mueller with Peugeot ), the Italian-British team will have to turn to other drivers if its entry into the championship is confirmed.

Vector Sport took third place in LM P2 at the 6 Hours of Monza 2022 (Photo Joao Filipe / DPPI)

Vector Sport aims for the top of the grid

« I am very happy to have shaken hands with great motorsport enthusiasts like Team Principal Gary Holland and Commercial Director Adam Shore, says Claudio Berro, General Director of Motorsport at Isotta Fraschini. The various possible partners with whom we were in contact were all of high quality, but it was important for us to quickly find a clear unity of purpose. Vector Sport's experience in LMP2 during the 2022 season has been an important point, and we will be submitting applications for the FIA ​​WEC in the coming days. »

« Vector Sport has launched intoEndurance with long-term plans and ambitions and we are delighted to have reached this agreement with Isotta Fraschini after a thorough evaluation process, as it exactly matches our objectives, welcomes Gary Holland, team principal of Vector Sport. We know there's a steep learning curve ahead of us facing some of the biggest names in racing, but our expectations are realistic and our shared passion for success is limitless. Isotta Fraschini has assembled a fantastic set of technical partners and, if we receive an invitation to compete, I am sure it will not be long before we find ourselves at the top of the grid. »

The former manager of Dragon-Penske in Formula E had not hidden his ambition to one day rise to the next level during an interview he gave us at the very beginning of 2022 : " The new Hypercar and GT3 regulations put the discipline in the spotlight and in the right direction for the future. For us, now is the right time to get started. Like everyone, we are also looking towards a possible LMDh in the future, but we must remain patient. We cannot run before we walk. We need to learn and establish ourselves before we move on. We will focus on all of this once we have achieved our short-term goals. » 

The Italian manufacturer plans to compete at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the third round of the 2023 WEC season.

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