Juan Manuel Correa will make his IMSA SportsCar Championship debut on this month’s Sebring 12 Hours.
The 25-year-old has been signed by United Autosports to contest the 4 remaining rounds of IMSA’s Michelin Le Mans Cup, which incorporates races at Watkins Glen, Indianapolis and Street Atlanta along with the round the clock enduro at Sebring Worldwide Raceway
Correa will drive United’s #2 ORECA 07-Gibson within the LMP2 class alongside Nick Boulle and Ben Hanley, changing Garnet Patterson because the crew’s designated silver-rated driver.
“I’m thrilled to be again racing stateside after an prolonged interval in Europe,” stated Correa.
“IMSA has been on my radar for some time, so it’s thrilling to affix the grid for the remaining endurance occasions. I’m keen to start out working with my new teammates and workforce, I’m assured we are going to discover shared success.”
The Sebring outing on 15 March will mark Correa’s return to sportscar racing and particularly the LMP2 division after a 12 months’s absence.
The Ecuadorian-American beforehand appeared within the European Le Mans Collection and the World Endurance Championship with Prema between 2022-23 , scoring a maiden victory within the Portimao spherical of the previous collection in ‘22.
He additionally made his Le Mans 24 Hours debut two years in the past along with Filip Ugran and Bent Viscaal.
Nevertheless, Correa took a break from sportscar final 12 months to return to Components 2, the championship during which he suffered crucial accidents to his legs at Spa-Francorchamps in 2019.
Becoming a member of DAMS on the creation of the collection’ new period with Dallara’s F2 2024 automobile, he scored a podium at Zandvoort in July earlier than splitting with the workforce with two rounds remaining within the season.
“It’s nice to welcome Juan to the IMSA workforce,” stated Richard Dean, United Autosports CEO. “I’ve been maintaining a tally of his progress in endurance racing and, with an ELMS race win and stable ends in the WEC, it’s clear he can be a robust addition to our line- up.
“Our #2 IMSA crew had large potential at Daytona and with the addition of Juan and a bit extra luck on our facet, I look ahead to celebrating their IMSA successes this season.”
