Katherine Legge and Christina Nielsen will return to Team Hardpoint EBM to contest the full IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.
The pairing, which raced with the team at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, will be driving the #88 Porsche 911 GT3 R.
Legge and Nielsen initially contested the Florida endurance classic as a one-off deal, but have now signed on for the full season in the GTD category.
“I’m really excited to be joining Team Hardpoint EBM again, especially with Richard Mille as a partner,” Legge said. “I’m really proud to represent both Richard Mille and Team Hardpoint EBM and team with my friend Christina. I think we’ll be a force to be reckoned with. I’m very grateful to be given that opportunity and have to thank VB Enviro Care for helping us to get the program started at Daytona.”
Nielsen became the first woman to take the GTD title when she partnered with Alessandro Balzan at Scuderia Corsa in 2016.
“I’m looking forward to what will be a different setup with Katherine and I joining forces in our own car and being teammates to Rob and Earl,” Nielsen said. “I’m grateful to the partners we have on board, especially Richard Mille, and to Team Hardpoint EBM and Porsche. I know we’ll have everyone working as a united effort to hopefully achieve some good results.”
As part of the deal, the Team Hardpoint EBM effort will expand to run two cars instead of a single entry, as was originally planned. Rob Ferriol will now partner with Earl Bamber aboard the #99 Porsche 911 GT3 R.
“We couldn’t be happier to have Katherine and Christina back under the Team Hardpoint EBM banner,” Ferriol said. “The team really gelled at Daytona and they both fit in right away with our crew. We’re looking forward to the challenge of running two cars and representing Porsche and all of our partners throughout the 2021 season, beginning at Sebring.”
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