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From press release
Neel Jani (29) from Switzerland will join Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) to contest the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours on the new Porsche LMP1 car.
Jani's contract with Porsche extending over several years begins on 1st July. In addition to test driving the Porsche, the experienced sports car pilot will complete his planned race schedule for 2013 with the Rebellion team in the American Le Mans Series and in the sports car World Endurance Championship WEC.
“Neel Jani is extremely talented and is currently one of the best sports car pilots altogether. I'm delighted that we can already confirm three drivers for the 2014 season of the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours,” says Wolfgang Hatz, Board Member for Research and Development at Porsche AG.
“Neel fits very well into our Porsche motorsport family. He is incredibly fast, he has a wealth of experience in international long distance racing as well as at the Le Mans 24 Hours and he's a real team player,” adds Fritz Enzinger, Head of the LMP1 project.
Neel Jani (29) from Switzerland will join Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) to contest the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours on the new Porsche LMP1 car.
Jani's contract with Porsche extending over several years begins on 1st July. In addition to test driving the Porsche, the experienced sports car pilot will complete his planned race schedule for 2013 with the Rebellion team in the American Le Mans Series and in the sports car World Endurance Championship WEC.
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| Neel Jani. (Photo: Porsche Motorsport) |
“Neel Jani is extremely talented and is currently one of the best sports car pilots altogether. I'm delighted that we can already confirm three drivers for the 2014 season of the World Endurance Championship and the Le Mans 24 Hours,” says Wolfgang Hatz, Board Member for Research and Development at Porsche AG.
“Neel fits very well into our Porsche motorsport family. He is incredibly fast, he has a wealth of experience in international long distance racing as well as at the Le Mans 24 Hours and he's a real team player,” adds Fritz Enzinger, Head of the LMP1 project.