IMSA SportsCar Championship star Filipe Albuquerque will drop down a division – however nonetheless be within the reckoning for an general race win – at Mosport later this month.
Albuquerque, who usually drives for the factory-backed Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura squad, will hop throughout for a one-off IMSA LMP2 outing with United Autosports in Canada on 20 July.
The Portuguese sportscar ace, who has 13 wins in IMSA’s high division, can step all the way down to P2 because the GTP class isn’t racing at Mosport this yr.
Albuquerque drove for United ultimately month’s Le Mans 24 Hours, sharing with Ben Keating and Ben Hanley, however the automotive was categorized a disappointing forty second. The sister automotive received the occasion, in the hands of Oliver Jarvis, Nolan Siegel and Bijoy Garg.
Albuquerque will group up with Daniel Goldburg within the #22 United Autosports ORECA 07, racing rather than Paul di Resta who can be fulfilling his full-season Hypercar commitments with Peugeot Sport within the World Endurance Championship’s Six Hours of Sao Paolo.
“I’m actually wanting ahead to race in Mosport with United,” stated Albuquerque. “We can be racing for the general victory.
“I had the possibility to fulfill Daniel already and we had an ideal feeling. On high of that, I acquired a pleasant heat up at Le Mans to get again into the LMP2. We need to struggle for the win for positive.”
#23 United Autosports Oreca 07: Gibson: Ben Keating, Filipe Albuquerque, Ben Hanley
Picture by: Marc Fleury
Albuquerque has by no means received at Mosport however is a winner this yr after scoring victory with Ricky Taylor at Detroit final month.
He beforehand received each the WEC and European Le Mans Sequence LMP2 class crowns with United.
“It’s all the time a pleasure to race with Filipe,” stated United Autosports CEO Richard Dean. “So with Paul fulfilling his commitments with Peugeot within the WEC, it was a straightforward alternative.
“Filipe is tremendous fast, dependable and a improbable mentor for different drivers… I’m positive Daniel will study rather a lot from him in Canada.
“Sadly, the 24 Hours of Le Mans didn’t go to plan for Filipe and the United Autosports #23 LMP2 crew this yr, so that is our alternative to have fun victory collectively in 2024.”