Contemporary off his second full-time IndyCar Collection marketing campaign with ECR, Christian Rasmussen is reuniting with Period Motorsport for this weekend’s Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The 26-year-old Dane will co-drive the #18 Oreca 07 Gibson within the LMP2 class alongside the beforehand confirmed Nick Boulle.
Rasmussen brings acquainted profitable pedigree again to the squad, having anchored Period’s LMP2 class victory on the 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona. A group common for 2 seasons, his most up-to-date prototype outing got here throughout January’s Rolex 24 with AO Racing.
“I’m excited to be again with my mates at Period,” Rasmussen stated. “I’ve a variety of nice reminiscences with this group, particularly profitable the Rolex 24 collectively. I’m additionally actually wanting ahead to working with Nick. I feel we’ve a powerful lineup, and I’m assured we’ll be capable to combat proper on the entrance.”
For Boulle, the race marks a return to high-downforce prototype equipment following a hiatus from LMP2 competitors.
“I’ve been out of an LMP2 automobile and competitors for a yr, so it might take me a bit to heat up, however I’m tremendous excited by the problem,” Boulle stated. “Kyle Tilley places collectively an amazing automobile and the group has clearly executed effectively up to now, so this was a chance we couldn’t move up. Coming collectively for Indianapolis Motor Speedway couldn’t have labored out higher.”
The Rasmussen-Boulle pairing is an event-exclusive lineup for the two-hour, 40-minute dash race on the Brickyard.
Period Motorsport’s common Michelin Endurance Cup trio – Ferdinand Habsburg, Jacob Abel, and Naveen Rao – will return to the #18 entry for the IMSA season finale on the Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Highway Atlanta subsequent month.
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