The BMW factory ace was unveiled last month as a full-time Studie driver as the team gets set to embark on its first all-pro GT300 effort since the 2017 season with the new M4 GT3.
Farfus had been slated to share the Michelin-shod car with 2004 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Seiji Ara, but amid continued uncertainty with Japan’s border restrictions, Tsubasa Kondo was added by Studie as a third driver and will contest any races that Farfus cannot attend.
Speaking to Motorsport.com, Farfus explained that the idea to do a full season with Studie had existed since around the first time he raced in SUPER GT in 2014, when he contested the Suzuka 1000km race as a third driver alongside Ara and his former WTCC teammate Jorg Muller.
The Brazilian said he had stayed in close contact with Studie owner Yasuaki ‘Bob’ Suzuki, with the arrival of the M4 – in whose development he has been closely involved – providing the perfect chance for a full Japanese assault.
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