Chip Ganassi Racing has revealed that the ex-Formula 1 driver who contested the full IMSA season last year with the team will return to one of its cars for a second time in 2022 after being brought back for this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours series opener.
Magnussen is driving the #02 Ganassi Cadillac DPi-V.R at Daytona with full-season drivers Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber, as well as Marcus Ericsson.
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But it has yet to be decided which of the team’s pair of Daytona Prototype internationals he will race in the Sebring 12 Hours on 19 March.
Chip Ganassi Racing managing director Mike Hull said: “I think it is safe to say that Kevin will be with us.
“He is such a naturally-gifted driver and has a high energy level.”
The move has been made possible by Peugeot’s decision not to race its new 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar in the opening round of the 2022 WEC on the Sebring undercard.
The French manufacturer will decide when it takes…
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