The former Red Bull and Toro Rosso/AlphaTauri F1 driver was announced on Monday as part of G-Drive’s single-car WEC LMP2 assault alongside Rene Binder and James Allen at the same time as the Russian entrant revealed a second ORECA-Gibson 07 LMP2 has been entered for the Le Mans 24 Hours round in June.
Should the entry in the P2 pro class be accepted, it would be driven by G-Drive team principal Roman Rusinov and Sophia Florsch, who has switched from the Signatech-run Richard Mille Racing WEC team.
Rusinov and Florsch will also contest the 2021 European Le Mans Series in this car, with the third driver yet to be confirmed for the programme.
Kvyat is moving into sportscars following a season as Alpine’s F1 reserve after losing his AlphaTauri race seat to Yuki Tsunoda.
Kvyat, 27, said: “There are few categories and championships that are more competitive than racing in prototypes and in the WEC.
“I am looking forward to making my debut with G-Drive Racing, a team that is at the very…
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