Penske’s entry with a solo ORECA-Gibson 07 was confirmed on the publication of the full list of participants on Wednesday morning.
The American operation is entering LMP2 as it gears up for the arrival of Porsche’s new LMDh prototype with which it will undertake factory campaigns for the German manufacturer in both the WEC and the IMSA SportsCar Championship from 2023.
The ORECA will be driven in the six-race WEC in 2022 by ex-Formula 1 driver Felipe Nasr, Dane Cameron and Emmanuel Collard.
Nasr and Cameron, who have both won the IMSA title in North America, were announced last month as the first factory drivers for Porsche’s return to the prototype ranks next year.
Veteran Collard returns to the Penske fold to take the seat reserved for a silver-rated driver under the LMP2 sporting rules. He was downgraded from gold to silver status for this season after reaching his 50th birthday last year.
The Frenchman, who has competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours on 24 occasions, raced a factory…
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