The reigning Asian and European Le Mans Series champion, who was announced as a Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific selected driver in November, will race a Porsche 911 GT3 R run by reigning champion team Herberth Motorsport in the two-weekend, four-race series in the Middle East.
Ye’s participation in the ALMS alongside Klaus Bachler and Antares Au in Dubai on 12-13 February and then the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi the following weekend will be a precursor to an LMP2 campaign in either the World Endurance Champion or the ELMS.
The aim of Porsche Motorsport’s Asia-Pacific arm is to prepare the 21-year-old Chinese driver for a potential seat in one of the German manufacturer’s new LMDh prototypes, which will race in both the WEC and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from 2023.
Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific boss Alexandre Gibot told Motorsport.com: “It is definitely going to be diverse programme for Yifei in 2022 – we believe a mix of GT and prototype racing will be…
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