Manfredi To Drive For ANSA Motorsports In Lites 2 In Canada

ANSA Motorsports will compete in rounds 7 and 8 of the 2015 IMSA Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda with one DP02 in the L-2 class to be driven by Ludovico Manfredi.

Manfredi is not a new comer to the series. Over the years, Manfredi won and scored multiple L-2 class podiums with ANSA Motorsports. His last appearance was last March at the Sebring season opener at Sebring International Raceway, where he scored two podium finishes with his No. 30 ANSA Motorsports race car.

Manfredi’s goal this weekend, is to score one or two L-2 podium finishes in Canada.

ANSA Motorsports’ presence in the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites started in 2012. For its first season, ANSA Motorsports team owner, Alain Nadal, was at the wheel and despite not competing in all of the 2012 races, Nadal scored an impressive seven podium finishes in the L-2 class. In 2013, ANSA Motorsports returned to Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda competition and won the Team Championship L-2 class. ANSA Motorsports driver, Manfredi, finished third in the Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda L-2 Driver Championship and second in the Masters classification.

Manfredi competed with ANSA Motorsports in eight rounds of the 2014 Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda and finished 4th in the L-2 class point standings.

Earlier this season at Sebring International Raceway, ANSA Motorsports competed with two cars including one car for Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship leader, Frenchman, Nico Jamin, who finished 3rd in his first ever Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Powered by Mazda race in the L-1 class.

Two practice sessions are scheduled Friday, July 10, at 8:45 a.m. EDT and the second session at 3 p.m. EDT. Qualifying is set for 08:35 a.m. EDT and the first of two races also on Saturday, July 11, at 6:10 p.m. EDT. Race 2 is set for Sunday, July 12, at 3:30 p.m. EDT.