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Ryan Hardwick has been confirmed as a driver for Proton Competition’s 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship campaign in the LMGT3
Proton Competition has announced their first driver for the upcoming World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. The driver will be competing in the new Ford Mustang GT3s, with the team switching from Porsche GTE cars. The driver, who was the 2023 European Le Mans Series GTE champion, expressed their excitement and honor to race at the highest level with Ford. They mentioned their lifelong love for Ford cars and their dream of racing at Le Mans in a Mustang. The driver also expressed confidence in their partnership with Proton Competition and Ford to compete for a world championship in 2024. Proton Competition is yet to announce the remaining drivers for their two LMGT3 entries.