TCR Europe Champion Brickley Joins Stallion for Rest of Season

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Reigning TCR Europe champion Jenson Brickley will join Stallion Motorsports for the remainder of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season, teaming up with Celso Neto in the No. 77 CUPRA Leon VZ TCR entry.

The 22-year-old Englishman will make his IMSA debut following a personal invite from 2025-26 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship recipient Neto.

Brickley will sub for team regular Raphael Reis, who is unable to contest the rounds at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta due to previously scheduled racing commitments.

Both Brickley and Neto drove for the same team at the Interlagos Super Challenge round of TCR South America, in separate CUPRAs but will unite as co-drivers for the first time.

“I have followed Jenson’s career and what he has accomplished in Europe, especially with the CUPRA, and I have a lot of respect for it,” said Neto. “He is a European champion at only 22 years old, and putting us together in the same car is something very exciting.

“We grew up racing in completely different environments, but our careers have brought us to almost exactly the same place — same age, both racing touring cars for years, both extremely hungry to keep progressing.

“I know IMSA very well now, and Jenson knows the CUPRA incredibly well. I think we can learn a lot from each other and, most importantly, I believe this can be a very fast combination.”

Brickley added: “I’m extremely excited to be making the trip over to the United States to make my IMSA debut with Celso and Stallion Motorsports. Racing in the U.S. has always been a big goal in my career.

“Teaming up with Celso for my first taste of IMSA and long format endurance racing is something I’m really looking forward to, in a car I feel at home in. I’m ready for the challenge of learning a new tyre and some of America’s best circuits.

“Off the back of an extremely promising half-season in the TCR World Tour, I’m ready to push for podiums with Celso at Indianapolis and Road Atlanta! Massive thank you to Celso and Stallion for the invite and the opportunity to share the car for the final two events.”

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