Aston Martin Formulation 1 reserve Felipe Drugovich hopes that his Le Mans 24 Hours debut will “open some doorways”, as he debates remaining in sportscar racing or returning to single-seaters.
Drugovich made his first look within the French endurance basic final weekend as he joined Motion Specific Racing on the wheel of a manufacturing unit Cadillac V-Collection.R within the Hypercar class.
Along with IMSA SportsCar Championship regulars Pipo Derani and Jack Aitken, he completed fifteenth at school after Derani closely broken the #311 Cadillac in a crash at Indianapolis within the nineteenth hour.
Requested if he sees his future in system vehicles or prototypes within the wake of his maiden outing in an LMDh prototype, Drugovich instructed Motorsport.com: “I do not know but.
“For positive I loved [Le Mans] actually lots. It is a actually cool world and I am having fun with it.
“Additionally, this race can generally open me some doorways. We are going to see what will occur. For the second I am actually proud of the alternatives I’ve.”
#311 Whelen Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Collection.R: Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken, Felipe Drugovich
Picture by: Emanuele Clivati | AG Picture
Drugovich’s La Sarthe outing with Cadillac was the spotlight of his 2024 marketing campaign, which features a full-season with the Vector Sport LMP2 squad.
As issues stand, he’s not lined as much as compete in any extra WEC or IMSA races with Cadillac. That’s regardless of the Normal Motors model having signed solely two drivers for the full-season in its sole Hypercar entry, with the final remaining seat to be selected a race-by-race foundation or left utterly vacant for shorter occasions.
The 2022 Formulation 2 champion made it clear he’s eager on competing in additional endurance races within the close to future, saying “these 24 hour races have all the time been type of a dream for me so I’m actually pleased [to take part in them].”
Drugovich spent the 2023 season on the sidelines following his title success in F2, as he elected to give attention to his check and reserve duties with Aston Martin in F1.
After failing to discover a spot on this yr’s F1 grid, he introduced a swap to sportscar racing within the ELMS, whereas sustaining that he hasn’t overlooked his F1 dream.
Drugovich, who additionally examined a Maserati Formulation E automotive for a second time in Berlin final month, stated his racing juices have began flowing once more after a yr out of aggressive motion.
“I used to be buzzing to get again racing once more this yr and so pleased to be again doing ELMS and particularly [Le Mans], that is one thing spectacular,” he stated.
“It is only a large alternative given from Cadillac. It isn’t all over the place {that a} producer places a rookie driver right into a hypercar, particularly at Le Mans. So very grateful to them.”