Callum Ilott will be a part of Prema Racing for its debut season into the IndyCar Sequence in 2025, the group introduced on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old Briton is a veteran of 38 IndyCar begins, which function two prime 5 finishes throughout his time with Juncos Hollinger Racing. Now, he’s set to return to the Prema household, having initially pushed for the junior system large in 2017 whereas competing within the Method 3 European Championship, the place he collected six victories, 11 podiums and 10 poles en path to fourth within the general standings.
“We’re completely delighted to welcome Callum again with us for this new chapter of our historical past,” mentioned group proprietor Rene Rosin.
“We had a good time working with him in Method 3, and we all the time saved a watch on him after that. He proved to be a terrific match for us up to now, and I feel he’ll really feel like selecting up one thing he had left off. He proved his excellent velocity expertise in all places he competed. As well as, his prior IndyCar expertise shall be a useful asset. Now that the chance to get again collectively has come, we’re decided to take advantage of out of it.”
After parting methods with Juncos Hollinger Racing on the finish of the 2023 season, Ilott spent this 12 months operating full-time within the FIA World Endurance Championship with Group Jota — incomes a Hypercar victory within the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. He additionally competed in two races in a substitute position for Arrow McLaren in IndyCar this 12 months, together with the Indianapolis 500 the place he completed eleventh.
“It’s an unimaginable alternative to expertise IndyCar with Prema, their first steps within the collection and within the US,” mentioned Ilott, the 2020 Method 2 championship runner-up.
“What a tremendous probability. I like the racing, I like these vehicles and I like the group, so it’s nice to be again to what they name the Italian household dwelling. It’s going to be one thing particular to construct off, numerous laborious work however I’m excited to hitch the group and see what we will do collectively.”
Whereas Prema revealed final week it’s going to have numbers 83 and 90 in IndyCar, it isn’t but identified which Ilott shall be representing.
“We’re actually trying ahead to welcoming Callum to our IndyCar group,” mentioned Piers Phillips, CEO for Prema Racing’s IndyCar division.
“His earlier experiences within the collection, mixed with these with Prema, will make him a key asset as we attempt to merge the group’s European heritage with what it is going to be in a position to study within the US. We all know Callum as a really proficient driver, however we will additionally see how his professionalism has matured within the collection. The data and suggestions he’ll be capable to share shall be extraordinarily essential, as a lot as his spectacular racing expertise.”
