Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, which fields a pair of Ford GT entries each in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship, revealed the driver lineups across all of its teams will remain unchanged in 2018.
In IMSA, that means Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller, Richard Westbrook, and Ryan Briscoe all return, with Stefan Muecke, Olivier Pla, Andy Priaulx, and Harry Tincknell doing so in the WEC.
Happy to confirm #FordIMSA @CGRSportsCar lineup will remain unchanged in 2018. People are key & we have the right drivers for the battle #IMSA pic.twitter.com/OqJVQycHeJ
— Ford Performance (@FordPerformance) December 4, 2017
ANNOUNCEMENT! You need four super drivers for a @FIAWEC super season so we’re delighted to say that @andypriaulx @HarryTincknell @StefanMuecke007 and @olivierpla are staying with the team for 2018/19. #FordWEC #GoLikeHell pic.twitter.com/j1djWsZ4xV
— Ford Performance (@FordPerformance) November 28, 2017
The 2017 campaigns were successful for both sides of the operation. Hand and Mueller took a pair of IMSA GTLM victories, including a triumph at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, while teammates Westbrook and Briscoe collected five GTLM podiums, including three second-place finishes.
On the WEC side, Priaulx and Tincknell also collected a pair of victories, with Muecke and Pla adding a podium of their own.