Logan Sargeant will return to racing subsequent month on the IMSA Sports activities Automotive Championship, only a 12 months after shedding his seat in Williams Formulation 1.
The American driver was added to the PR1 Mathiasen lineup for the Brick Battle held in Indianapolis on September 21, and Petit Le Mans was added at Street Atlanta on October 11.
Sargeant will share ORECA 07 with the LMP2 class PR1 Mathiasen common and Naveen Rao as a part of the two-race deal for the ultimate leg of the IMSA season.
Information follows Wednesday’s announcement that he has joined Oliver Gavin’s administration firm with the purpose of constructing a profession in sports activities automobile racing.
“I am very excited to make use of PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports to return to the automobile for the final two LMP2 races at IMSA,” he mentioned. “It is an excellent alternative to drive on two particular tracks, Indianapolis and Street Atlanta, and assist you to search constructive outcomes with teammates Ben and Naveen.
“I’m eager to contribute to a profitable {couples} race for my group and convey information and expertise to everybody concerned.”
Staff boss Bobby Auger added:
“Logan’s tempo is high notch and I am positive everybody will work effectively, and we need to welcome him to the group in a easy and simple method.
Sargeant was thought-about a contender for Genesis’ upcoming hypercar program on the World Endurance Championship after being appointed to the 2025 European Man Sequence sequence of Accomplice Staff IDEC Sports activities.
Nevertheless, he resigned from the drive simply earlier than the beginning of the season and issued an announcement that IDEC had decided “to depart the game in an effort to pursue different pursuits.”
It had instructed he was planning to chop his helmet, however the 24-year-old will return to the again of the race automobile wheels subsequent month on the well-known Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Sargeant has expertise with LMP2 machines and challenged two races on the ELMS in 2021 on the TF Sport-Run Racing Staff Turkey.
He joined Williams in the beginning of the 2023 season, however was dropped by the group halfway by means of final 12 months after scoring just one level in 36 begins.
