Ganassi 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 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona.
Magnussen is driving the #02 Cadillac DPi-V.R at Daytona with Ganassi’s full-season drivers Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber, as well as IndyCar full-timer Marcus Ericsson.
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.
CGR 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 at Sebring.
The French manufacturer will decide when it takes up its WEC entries after initial testing with the car, which started earlier this month at…
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