Kubica joins WRT for full ELMS
Alfa Romeo Formula 1 test and reserve driver Robert Kubica is moving towards a Le Mans 24 Hours debut in the LMP2 prototype class this year. He has signed up for an assault on the six-round European Le Mans Series with the Belgian WRT squad, which has confirmed it will be putting in an entry for the French enduro with the car.
Kubica has joined WRT after revealing ahead of his P2 debut with the Danish High Class squad at last month’s Daytona 24 Hours that he was targeting a move into the category alongside his F1 role with Alfa Romeo. He will be part of an expanded LMP2 programme mounted by WRT, which is also fielding a solo car in the World Endurance Championship this year.
WRT boss Vincent Vosse explained that it “made perfect sense” to enter the ELMS alongside the WEC for the team’s first full season in P2. It was, he said, “just a question of being able to do it the right way”.
“This not the first time we have had discussions with Robert – we talked about the DTM in the past,” he said. “To say that we are happy to welcome Robert in the WRT family is an understatement.
“We all have a deep admiration for Robert as a driver and as a person: he is a true racer, a man driven by an unstoppable passion.”
Kubica described the deal with WRT as marking “a new chapter” in his career.
“It will be my first full season in endurance racing, sharing the car with team-mates, something I discovered a few days ago at Daytona,” he said. “I look forward to start working with the team.”
WRT is still working to fill the seats alongside Kubica for the coming season.