Bea Figueiredo and Trenton Estep have been drafted in to complete Team Hardpoint EBM’s driver line-ups for the Twelve Hours of Sebring.
Figuereido will partner with the previously confirmed Katherine Legge and Christina Nielsen to form an all-female line-up aboard the #88 Porsche 911 GT3 R.
The Brazilian driver has raced alongside Legge and Nielsen before, most recently as the endurance driver with Meyer Shank Racing during the 2019 campaign.
“I can’t express how excited I am to be back to race in IMSA with Katherine and Christina driving for Team Hardpoint EBM,” Figuereido said. “My birthday is March 18, so being back in IMSA is the best gift for me.
“My 2019 experience in the series were one of the best of my career. I really enjoyed it. Sebring is a challenging track with the bumps but is really fun to drive. I can’t wait to drive the Richard Mille Porsche 911 GT3 R on this track.”
Estep, meanwhile, joins Rob Ferriol and Earl Bamber aboard the #99 Porsche 911 GT3 R. The 21-year-old graduated from the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA championship by winning the title in 2018. He kicked off his 2021 IMSA campaign with Forty7 Motorsports’ LMP3 effort at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
“I’m honored to be a part of the Team Hardpoint EBM program,” Estep said. “I have known Rob and Earl for a while now and have seen how they run things. It is definitely one of the best run programs in the paddock. This is definitely a defining moment in my career.
“It’s not every day you get an opportunity to run this caliber of racing, much less with a team of this standard. Hopefully their faith in me doesn’t go to waste and we can have a good showing in Sebring.
“The Porsche 911 GT3 R is a beast of a car and Sebring is a tough track. It will definitely be a challenge to get up to pace but I have a good support system with the guys at Team Hardpoint EBM to do just that.”
