The Porsche Carrera Cup Italia 2022 will mark the debut of Jorge Lorenzo as a full-time racing driver and as the team’s new official driver Q8 Hi Perform. The team supported by the official sponsor of the prestigious single-make, which lines up the 911 GT3 Cup in dedicated livery and distinguished by the inevitable number 8, is therefore preparing to take to the track for the new season with the great news of the Spanish 5-time world champion ( 2 in class 250 and 3 in MotoGP).
Lorenzo’s new challenge, this time in the world of 4 wheels, began on the track in mid-November, when, after having already tested some road Porsches, he presented himself at the Porsche Experience Center Franciacorta for the first, real and profitable test on the 911 GT3 Cup. last season, followed by the 2021 champion Alberto Cerqui, from whom he now inherits the role of “official driver” Q8 Hi Perform.
Between February and March, a number of tests followed with the new 911 GT3 Cup, which was the star of the Carrera Cup Italia this year: the 992 model, even more optimized and faster. Today here is the official announcement of the Q8 Hi Perform team.
The agreement with the Majorcan also represents a renewed strategy for the team, which in recent seasons had touched the title with Diego Bertonelli and David Fumanelli before winning it precisely with Cerqui and which now relies on a character and champion of two wheels who he has the opportunity to demonstrate that he is also talented in the car.
An ambitious project and a journey to be discovered that could project the dream of competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans into the background. In the meantime, however, the first step in one of the most competitive championships, which again this year in Porsche Italy leads to a forecast of high approval ratings and renewed competitive spirit also for the arrival of the 992 model.
However, the ideas already seem clear: “A new and stimulating phase of my life begins – stated Lorenzo – I am very grateful to the Q8 Hi Perform team for welcoming me and for choosing me as Official Driver: I can’t wait to get involved and prove my worth behind the wheel. We have a strong, close-knit and ambitious team: stage after stage, our goal must always be to grow and win as many races as possible “.
The 2022 driver of Q8 Hi Perform, a team that as in 2021 will be technically followed by Ghinzani Arco Motrosport, is not entirely new in the panorama of Porsche competitions, as last winter he was among the protagonists in the simulator of the PCCI Esports 2021, the fourth edition of the first sim racing championship in the world parallel to the real one.
The word now passes to the track and to the 16th edition of the tricolor mono-brand, which includes the collective test in Monza on April 13 and then officially opens its doors on the weekend of May 7-8 in Imola. The next stages of the Carrera Cup Italia 2022 are Misano (4-5 June), Mugello (16-17 July), Vallelunga (17-18 September), PEC Franciacorta (1-2 October on the occasion of the Porsche Festival) and the final round in Monza (8-9 October).
The tricolor series, which also renews the commitment to sustainability already demonstrated during the previous edition thanks to the ISO 20121 certification, the highest international standard for sustainable event management, will also be visible in 2022 live on Sky Sport channels. and Cielo and via the web on the site www.carreracupitalia.it.
“The victory of the last edition showed that we are a team with what it takes to compete and win – he has declared Gherardo Bisimarketing director of Kuwait Petroleum Italia – I am a fan of engines and have always followed MotoGP and its riders, a mix of talent, concentration and competitive spirit. Jorge reflects the professional we were looking for and has been on our radar for some time. We chose him convinced that he can reach excellent goals even on four wheels “.
The commitment to motoring of a MotoGP ace like Jorge Lorenzo comes with perfect timing in a year that, albeit in different contexts, also sees the eternal rival Valentino Rossi and compatriot Dani Pedrosa, veterans, launch the challenge at the wheel from the season debut weekend in Imola just played.
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