New IndyCar crew Prema has confirmed Callum Ilott as the primary of its drivers for its debut season subsequent yr.
Ilott will make his return to the sequence as a full-time driver having accomplished two seasons for Juncos Hollinger in 2022 and 2023. He made his debut within the sequence with them late in 2021.
After being dropped by the crew on the finish of final yr, Ilott made two appearances for McLaren this yr as an alternative choice to the injured David Malukas. He completed eleventh on each events, the final coming within the Indianapolis 500.
The ultra-successful junior squad introduced its plan to increase into IndyCar in April. It intends to run two vehicles within the sequence full-time and has not but introduced who Ilott’s crew mate will likely be.
Ilott beforehand drove for Prema in 2017, when he completed fourth within the European Formulation Three championship behind Lando Norris, Joel Eriksson and Maximilian Guenther.
“We had a good time working with him in Formulation 3 and we all the time stored a watch on him after that,” mentioned crew proprietor Rene Roisin. “He proved to be a fantastic match for us up to now and I feel he’ll really feel like choosing up one thing he had left off.
“He proved his excellent velocity [and] expertise in all places he competed. As well as, his prior IndyCar expertise will likely be a useful asset.”
Ilott mentioned he had been handed an “unbelievable alternative” to return to IndyCar with Prema. “I really like the racing, I really like these vehicles and I really like the crew, so it’s nice to be again to what they name the Italian household residence. It’s going to be one thing particular to construct off, a number of exhausting work however I’m excited to affix the crew and see what we will do collectively.”
The 25-year-old additionally raced for the Jota Porsche squad within the World Endurance Championship this yr, sharing victory within the Six Hours of Spa with crew mate Will Stevens.
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