Giancarlo Fisichella, former Formula One driver with 229 Grand Prix conte- sted and two-time class winner at the 24 Hours Le Mans with Ferrari, has been announced as the third and nal driver to join the AF Corse managed Spirit of Race team in the 2018/2019 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Super Season. Fisichella will join current team-mates Thomas Flohr and Fran- cesco Castellacci in the VistaJet and Bombardier sponsored Ferrari 488 GTE car, competing in the LMGTE-Am class.

Fisichella has over 25 years of professional racing experience and has driven for the very best teams in global motorsport. The majority of his experience has come from his time competing in Formula One, racing for brands in- cluding Ferrari, Sauber, Renault, and Force India and achieving 19 podium nishes and 3 wins.

The Italian driver made his GT racing debut in 2010, driving a Ferrari lined up by AF Corse in the Le Mans Series and has always been part of the Ferrari dri- vers for GT competitions. He will make his debut with the Spirit of Race team in April at the Prologue in Le Castellet (France) and will go on racing with the team across the world’s most legendary circuits including Le Mans.

Welcoming Fisichella are Spirit of Race’s existing team-mates, Thomas Flohr and Francesco Castellacci, who have raced together since 2012.

Thomas Flohr started his professional racing career for Spirit of Race in 2013 and since then has been a consistently strong competitor in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) and FIA WEC with a number of impressive nishes.