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Ilott in WEC switch with Jota and Porsche for 2024
Callum Ilott, former Alfa Romeo Formula 1 reserve driver, will be racing for Hertz Team Jota in the 2024 season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC). Ilott will drive the team’s #12 Porsche 963 LMDh alongside Will Stevens and Norman Nato. The Jota team announced Ilott and Nato as part of their expanded two-car Hypercar squad, joining Phil Hanson, who will be racing the #38 car. Ilott impressed during a test with Jota in Qatar and is thrilled to be racing a Porsche in the top class. He is confident that they will be competitive and aiming for success in Le Mans. This move to sports cars comes after Ilott parted ways with the Juncos Hollinger IndyCar team. Ilott previously raced for the Iron Lynx Ferrari squad in 2021 and gained some sportscar experience in the GT World Challenge Europe. Nato, who recently switched to Andretti Global for the Formula E season, has joined Jota after a successful tryout in the official WEC rookie test. Phil Hanson, a former LMP2 driver, is moving up to the Hypercar class and will also race in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with JDC-Miller Motorsport. The team is now left with one seat to fill in their expanded two-car squad. Yifei Ye, who was backed by Porsche, is not expected to stay with Jota and may race for AF Corse in a Ferrari Le Mans Hypercar.
