Formula 2 driver Luca Ghiotto will link up with the Team LNT LMP1 squad for the upcoming round of the World Endurance Championship for the 6 Hours of Fuji.
The Italian has previous experience in the Ginetta G60 AER from the pre-season prologue at the Barcelona de Catalunya circuit, where he set the teams fastest time.
Ghiotto will head to Japan joining the #5 car to race alongside Britain's Ben Hanley and Russia's Egor Orudzhev.
Ginetta factory driver Charlie Robertson will move across the #6 car joining fellow factory stablemate Mike Simpson and 2003 Le Mans winner Guy Smith.
The third driver Chris Dyson was already scheduled to miss the Japanese round due to racing in the Trans-Am Championship in the USA where he is in title-winning contention.
Team LNT owner Lawrence Tomlinson said: “We’re delighted that Luca can join us in Japan, he’s a real talent and loved the car at the Prologue but was unable to join the team at Silverstone as he had a clashing F2 fixture.
“Combining his talents with those of Ben and Egor will, I’m sure, help to unlock even more of the potential of the Ginetta AER on a circuit that will suit a car with good top speed.
“And with three very good drivers in the #6 Ginetta AER too we are going to be looking for a very strong result in our very first flyaway race with the new cars.”
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