New Delhi, Mar 18: oung Armaan Ebrahim will be the first Indian driver to compete in FIA GT1 World Series as he has signed a full one-year contract with BMW Sports Trophy — Team India GT1 Team.
Armaan, along with Italian teammate Matteo Cressoni will be driving the BMW Z4 GT1 Car which puts out close to 550 horsepower.
GT1 is a prestigious Series and has participation from manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz, Mclaren, Audi, Lamborghini, Ford, Aston Martin, Porsche, Nissan and Ferrari.
Armaan has already had a taste of GT 1 last year, in a one-off race in Moscow with Team SunRed, in a Ford GT40, where he collected points in their very first outing.
Cressoni, who has had vast experience and success in the GT and Endurance Racing is classified as a ‘Gold Driver', while Armaan is classified as a ‘Silver Driver' as this will be his first year in GT Racing.
“Moving from Formula Cars to GT Cars will be a new Challenge though I had a taste of it in Moscow last year. The GT 1 World Series looks impressive and I like the way SRO runs the whole Series. Driving under the Team India and BMW Sports Brand will surely be exciting as for one, I was a BMW Motorsport Scholarship winner when I raced in the Formula BMW Championship and it is good to be associated with BMW again.
“In addition, if we can put Team India on the Podium it will be absolutely great for India and my sponsors — JK Tyre and Trimex,” Armaan, sponsored by JK Tyres, Puma and Trimex said.
Armaan, who leaves for Belgium tonight, will get his first outing in the car on March 21 in Zolde. The first race is on April 1 in Nogaro, France.
