INDIANAPOLIS – Juncos Hollinger Racing officials announced Wednesday that current Formula 1 Ferrari test driver and Alfa Romeo Racing reserve driver Callum Ilott will make his debut in the NTT IndyCar Series at Portland Int’l Raceway.
The 22-year-old Briton is the first driver announced for the No. 77 Chevy-powered Juncos Hollinger Racing entry this year.
“I am pleased and excited to be announcing I will be racing with Juncos Hollinger Racing at Portland,” said Ilott. “This will be my first time in the NTT IndyCar Series and running in the United States, which will be a bit of a change from running on the European side. I am looking forward to working with the team during this first phase of their development and proud to be a part of this opportunity to build into their future embarkment. I would like to thank the Ferrari Driver Academy for allowing me to take this opportunity and for Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger for bringing me on board the team.”
Ricardo Juncos and Brad Hollinger announced their partnership to form Juncos Hollinger Racing in early August. The team committed to running the final three events of the NTT IndyCar Series season in preparation for a full-time run for the 2022 season. The Grand Prix of Portland will be the first time the team has been back on track in the NTT IndyCar Series since knocking out McLaren’s Fernando Alonso for the final starting position in the 2019 Indianapolis 500.
“We are very excited to welcome Callum Ilott to the Juncos Hollinger Racing family,” said Juncos. “Callum brings a lot of experience and incredible talent to the team. We are confident that he will transition well into the NTT IndyCar Series when we get on track for our final test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course tomorrow before making our official debut together at Portland next week.”
Ilott most recently competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, claiming third with IRON LYNX in the GTE Am class. Earlier this year the young Briton was singed by Ferrari’s F-1 team as their test driver and was named a reserve driver for the Alfa Romeo Racing team.