WeatherTech Racing to join forces with Scuderia Corsa in 2018

WeatherTech Racing and Scuderia Corsa will join forces to run a GTD class 2018 Ferrari 488 GTE in next year's IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

Cooper MacNeil will pair with Alessandro Balzan to form the team's full-time line-up, with Gunnar Jeannette and Jeff Segal to complete the roster for the season-opening Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona in January.

"We raced this year with Scuderia Corsa at Le Mans and finished third co-driving with Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell," MacNeil said.

"I also race the full season of Ferrari Challenge with them, and am in the hunt for the championship with two races left. It was a natural for us to transition into the Ferrari with our experience with the brand this season. I am looking forward to driving with Alessandro, and we will be looking to equal the success the team had this year in IMSA and finish a couple places better at Le Mans too."

Balzan, who this year won his second consecutive GTD title alongside Christina Nielsen at Scuderia Corsa this season, said he expects similar success with his new teammate.

"I am confident it is going to be another great IMSA WeatherTech season with Cooper in 2018," Balzan said. "He shows to be pretty comfortable behind the wheel of the Ferrari 488, with his great performance this year during the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Championship and scoring his first podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Scuderia Corsa 488 GTE. Cooper's solid results are a strong basis to have a successful 2018 season, and I can't wait for Daytona."