Brazilian Farfus was announced as one of Studie’s three drivers for the upcoming campaign during the team’s launch in Tokyo on Friday morning, alongside veteran Seiji Ara and Tsubasa Kondo.
It marks a return to an all-Pro line-up for the long-time BMW entrant after two seasons of Ara being partnered by gentleman racer Tomohide Yamaguchi at the wheel of the team’s previous M6 GT3.
Michelin was named as the tyre supplier, also giving the French concern a fresh foothold in the GT300 class after a year out.
While Farfus was named as a full-time driver by Studie, he faces a race against time to arrive in Japan in time for April’s season opener in Okayama given that the country is currently not issuing new visas amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Third driver Kondo, who raced for the Hitotsuyama Audi team in 2020 (incidentally filling in for another international driver in the form of Christopher Mies), will be on stand-by for any races that Farfus misses, as well as for long-distance races.
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