WRT will double its presence in the World Endurance Championship for the 2022 season, with two ORECA 07-Gibsons in the LMP2 class.
One will be under WRT’s ‘Team WRT’ banner, while the other will be in co-operation with Swiss team REALTEAM Racing, under the ‘REALTEAM by WRT’ banner.
In car #31, new WRT signing Sean Galeal switches from JOTA Sport for his second full year i n prototypes. The Indonesian took runner-up honours in both the WEC and the Le Mans 24 Hours last year, with a growing presence in endurance racing.
In car #41, under the REALTEAM by WRT banner, Rui Andrade is the first confirmed name. The Angolan debuted in LMP2 last year, in the European Le Mans Series for G-Drive, winning the Pro-Am LMP2 category. He also came third in the Asian Le Mans Serues, and made his debut at the Le Mans 24 Hours.
WRT says the full roster of drivers will be released ‘in due course’. The initial 2022 WEC entry list is due tomorrow.