Fuoco in Ferrari factory line-up
Ferrari Formula 1 development driver Antonio Fuoco will replace Daniel Serra in the Italian manufacturer’s GTE Pro World Endurance Championship squad this year. The 25-year-old will share the team’s second 488 GTE Evo with Miguel Molina, while reigning champions James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi are paired together for a fifth season.
Fuoco moves up to one of the factoryrun AF Corse cars after a GTE Am assault with the team in the Cetilar Racing entry (top) last year and a campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with the works-blessed Iron Lynx squad. His graduation comes in his fourth season of GT racing and is another change of driver in the underperforming second
GTE Pro Ferrari, after Davide Rigon was replaced by Serra for 2021.
“I’m very happy about this opportunity, because it comes at the end of a path of growth in the world of closed-wheel racing from 2019 until today,” said Fuoco. “I am happy to have this chance, and I hope to contribute to the team and Ferrari in 2022.”
A spokesman for Ferrari said: “We want to see how Antonio works with another team and more closely with our engineers. We know from last year that he is quick – and he’s Italian.”
Brazilian Serra remains on Ferrari’s books and will have “a major programme” in 2022, according to the spokesman.
That could be in the GTWCE enduros, with a likely return to the WEC for the Le Mans 24 Hours in June.
Envision Formula E driver Nick Cassidy with join the GTE Am ranks of the WEC with AF and Ferrari. The New Zealander (above), who made a one-off in the DTM with the team last year, will share a 488 with Francesco Castellacci and Thomas Flohr in place of Giancarlo Fisichella.