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Swiss-based REBELLION Racing, 2017 European Le Mans Series LMP2 champions, has announced a return to the premier class of world endurance racing with a two-car assault on the 2018 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Bruno Senna and Mathias Beche will be joined Neel Jani and André Lotterer. Ex-Porsche LMP1 Team drivers, Jani and Lotterer finished joining fourth in the 2017 LMP FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship.
Gustavo Menezes and Thomas Laurent will complete the driver line-up for REBELLION Racing for the 2018/19 Super Season with the new-season cars being unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
“I am very happy to be in LMP1 with REBELLION RACING for the 2018-2019 FIA WEC Super Season,” said Bruno Senna. “The many changes in the rules will be a huge challenge, but we have drivers and a quality team to deal with them. We will push very hard for these crucial Le Mans wins!”
For Neel Jani, joining REBELLION Racing is like coming home, the 34-year-old Swiss driver having raced for the team in the 2013 FIA WEC and American Le Mans Series.
“I am looking forward to coming back where my endurance racing career started nine years ago,” said Jani. “REBELLION Racing played a huge role in my career and also helped me become a factory driver for Porsche. When Porsche stopped in LMP1, it was clear to me that I wanted to race again for REBELLION. With the new regulations, I hope we can reach the overall podium at Le Mans and, with a bit of luck maybe we can even grab some wins during the super season of WEC.”
