Charlie Eastwood, Tom Van Rompuy and Rui Andrade will drive the #81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.R in 2024, the team has announced.
Van Rompuy is a 36-year-old Belgian who raced in the European Le Mans Series in 2023, in the LMP2 Pro/Am class, finishing 13th in the drivers standings in that class. He also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, alongside alongside Maxime Martin and Ugo de Wilde, crossing the line 32nd overall and third in class.
Andrade, meanwhile, was crowned as the 2023 champion of the LMP2 class. The Angloan has a wealth of experience in sportscars, and his knowledge will surely help TF Sport get up to speed with its new GT3 machinery.
Eastwood is a TF Sport regular and new Corvette factory driver. He won the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans in GTE Am and was LMP2 pro/am champion in 2022, both for TF Sport.
“I am very happy and excited to join TF Sport for the upcoming World Endurance Championship,” said van Rompuy.
“I can’t wait to drive my first kilometres in the brand new Corvette, this car looks really amazing. The aim is to fight for podiums and I am convinced that we have a really strong package to fight for good results. I am looking forward to work with this highly professional team”.
Andrade, meanwhile, said: “I am very happy to be back racing in the World Endurance Championship again and to take on this new challenge! It will be my first time racing in GTs, but I couldn’t ask for better people around me to guide me on this journey.
TF Sport is an experienced team with many titles and wins in multiple classes, so I can’t wait to see what we can achieve together”.
And finally, Eastwood, one of Corvette’s newest factory drivers, said: “I am very happy to be back on the World Endurance Championship grid. 2024 is a special year to be part of the series, with the introduction of the new GT3 class along with so many Hypercars.
I can’t wait to start my new journey with the Corvette and I am happy to have the fantastic TF Sport team next to me, who have been so successful in the championship. By sharing the car with Tom and Rui I think we have all the tools for a really strong season”.
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