Cassidy will drive the #54 Ferrari 488 GTE alongside Thomas Flohr and Francesco Castellacci, replacing ex-Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella in the team’s line-up.
The announcement follows the Kiwi’s one-off DTM outing with AF Corse at the Norisring last year and opens the path for a potential Le Mans Hypercar drive with Ferrari in 2023.
The 2017 SUPER GT and 2019 Super Formula champion had been targeting a Le Mans 24 Hours seat for several years, but all his previous attempts to race in WEC’s blue riband event had come to a naught due to scheduling conflicts or travel restrictions.
The 27-year-old was provisionally listed on the entry list for last year’s rescheduled Le Mans event with the HubAuto Corse team in a Porsche 911 RSR-19, but was ultimately unable to take part in the race due to a clash with the Berlin Formula E finale.
Cassidy’s new WEC commitments will come on top of his current deal with Envision Racing in FE, where he is racing for a second season…
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