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Aston Martin reveals expanded factory driver roster for 2024
Aston Martin Racing has announced additions to its driver roster for 2024, including Nurburgring 24 Hours winner David Pittard, GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup champion Mattia Drudi, and Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Henrique Chaves. They will join existing drivers Marco Sorensen, Nicki Thiim, Jonny Adam, Ross Gunn, and Valentin Hasse Clot. Darren Turner, a Le Mans class winner with Aston, will remain with the team for his 20th season. Charlie Eastwood has left Aston to join Corvette Racing. Aston Martin has not confirmed their full racing programs for the drivers. Sorensen will race the new evolution version of the Vantage GT3 in the World Endurance Championship’s LMGT3 class. Gunn will continue with Heart of Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Pittard, a former Aston driver, became a full AMR driver after racing for Ferrari. Drudi joined Aston from Audi after winning the GTWCE Sprint Cup title. Chaves, who raced for McLaren this year, was part of Aston’s successful WEC GTE Am assault. Aston Martin’s head of endurance motorsport, Adam Carter, expressed excitement about the competitive lineup.
