Edgar, Ghiotto to Sub for IMSA Stars at Paul Ricard

Jonny Edgar and Luca Ghiotto are among several new additions to the grid for next weekend’s second round of the European Le Mans Series at Paul Ricard, standing in for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship stars Louis Deletraz and Nick Yelloly.

Confirmed by a 47-car entry list revealed on Wednesday, Edgar joins TF by AO regulars Dane Cameron and PJ Hyett in the LMP2 Pro-Am class No. 99 Oreca 07 Gibson for what will be his first ELMS outing since his title-winning 2024 season with TF.

Meanwhile, Ghiotto will drive Inter Europol Competition’s No. 43 Oreca LMP2 entry with Tom Dillmann and Jakub Smiechowski, temporarily returning to the team with which he spent the past two ELMS campaigns.

It comes amid the clash between the 4 Hours of Le Castellet event with the WeatherTech Championship’s visit to Laguna Seca, where Deletraz and Yelloly will compete with their respective marques Cadillac and Acura.

Also impacted by the clash is AO Racing GTD driver Harry King, who will be replaced at Paul Ricard aboard the No. 77 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo by Joel Sturm, as previously reported by Sportscar365.

Other changes in the LMGT3 class include the return of Ferrari factory driver Lilou Wadoux to the No. 50 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo, after a clash with the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup opener at Ricard prevented her from taking up her seat alongside Riccardo Agostini and Custodio Toledo at Barcelona.

Also impacted by that clash was Mercedes-AMG driver Maxime Martin, who joins Abdulla Al-Khelaifi and Julian Hanses in the No. 62 Team Qatar by Iron Lynx Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, replacing Barcelona stand-in Adam Christodoulou.

There are no changes to the LMP3 entry from the opening round at Barcelona.