Risi Competizione’s 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours driver line-up has been completed, with the announcement that Mazda Team Joest driver Oliver Jarvis and former ADAC GT Masters champion Jules Gounon will join previously confirmed driver Pipo Derani in June.

For both Jarvis and Gounon, the Le Mans 24 Hours will be their first starts in Ferrari GTE machinery, and for Gounon, it will be his first ever drive in the race too.

Team principal Giuseppe Risi is confident ahead of the French classic, where his outfit will look to take their first GTE Pro class win at the race with the 488 GTE.

“Pipo is a fast young driver and has driven the 488 before at Le Mans. Oliver has driven at Le Mans many times over the past decade and Jules comes from a French racing family and has raced in plenty of endurance races including an overall win at Spa 24 Hours in 2017.

“We expect good results from our trio. I’m looking forward to the race and wish to thank Jean (Guikas, president of Guikas GTC) for his support in our combined effort.”

35-year-old Jarvis will be taking on Le Mans for a seventh time this year, and will look to take a second class win after winning LMP2 with Jackie Chan DC Racing in 2017 (finishing second overall in the process).

“I am delighted to be returning to Le Mans with Risi Competizione, after winning the LMP2 class in 2017 and leading the race outright,” said Jarvis.

“Having raced at Le Mans in LMP1 and LMP2 it will be a new challenge for me in GTE Pro, but I am confident with such a strong team behind me that I will be able to get up to speed quickly. I can’t wait to start working with my new team and team mates and return to a race I absolutely love!”

For Bentley factory driver Gounon, it’s a dream come true to be making his first Le Mans start.

“It’s been a dream since I was a child to race for a French affiliated team at Le Mans. To be able to do it with Risi Competizione, who’s already won three times in its own class, is something really special for me.

“I’d really like to thank Giuseppe Risi and Jean Guikas regarding this project and for the trust they are putting in me for this race. I really believe we have a strong package with the Risi team, the car and the drivers to make a good result there. Thanks a lot for that and I’m looking forward to Le Mans.”