The US-based Australian will pair up with Esteban Guerrieri and Tristan Vauthier for the final eight-hour race of the season at the Sakhir circuit on November 4, making him the sixth different driver for the car in 2023. Become.
Briscoe, who has competed in three races this season in the Glickenhaus Pipo 007 LMH, will replace Joao Paolo de Oliveira, who was absent due to the intense Super GT round at Motegi.
De Oliveira took over for Tom Dillman at the Monza and Fuji rounds following the latter’s departure from the team, while Vauthier replaced Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 F1 world champion who dropped out before Le Mans. .
Briscoe, who spent five years with Team Penske from 2008 to 2012 and won seven IndyCar races, said: “I’m happy to be joining the team for the final round of the 2023 World Endurance Championship.” he said.
“I would like to thank Dr. Colin Colles for the opportunity and look forward to my first lap on the Vandervell 680.”
Team Principal Colin Colles said: “Ryan is an excellent driver with extensive experience in prototype racing cars.
“Together with Esteban, Tristan and Ryan, we have a strong line-up for the final event of the 2023 FIA WEC season.”
#4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Vanwall Vandervell 680: Esteban Guerrieri, Tristan Vauthier, João Paulo de Oliveira
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After narrowly missing out on the IMSA SportsCar Championship title with Wayne Taylor Racing in a 2020 campaign that brought wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona and Petit Le Mans, Briscoe will return to WEC’s Glickenhaus Hypercar Championship. The company participated in the project and made its competitive debut at Portimao in 2021.
He finished third at Sebring and Le Mans in 2022, the only WEC competition from an American boutique manufacturer, but competition will intensify in 2023 amid an influx of manufacturers into the top class. In opposition, Glickenhaus struggled to repeat that best record.
The 42-year-old was part of the line-up that achieved Glickenhaus’ best result of sixth place at Le Mans in 2023, but as in 2022, he will not take his car to the post-season flyaway race. The decision was made not to transport it. The future of the show is in doubt.
Briscoe was previously a stalwart of IMSA’s Ford GT program, and before that spent two years as Corvette Racing’s third endurance driver, winning Daytona GTLM class wins for each brand in 2015 and 2018. .