Kyffin Simpson piloted Chip Ganassi Racing’s #2 Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh for the FIA World Endurance Championship Rookie Test on Sunday at Bahrain International Circuit.
The 19-year-old Barbadian-born Caymanian will make the jump to the IndyCar Series for 2024, driving one of the five entries for CGR. As part of the process to maximize his preparation, a month-long testing gauntlet that was put forth by CGR Managing Director Mike Hull, which also includes driving a previous generation F2 car, World Series machinery and concluding with some IndyCar running.
Hopefully, they can take that information and improve the car for next year.” Read Also: WECThe 'intense' issues Toyota navigated for WEC title glory in Bahrain IndyCarGanassi puts IndyCar rookie Simpson through testing gauntlet Varrone, who drove 44 laps on the day, was the 2024 WEC endurance driver for the Corvette GTE program that won the class in the centenary 24 Hours of Le Mans on the way to claiming the GTE title.
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