2022 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Marcus Ericsson will join his younger brother, Hampus Ericsson, and Derek DeBoer in the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour on Oct. 9-10 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Andretti Global NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Ericsson will share the Random Vandals Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO in the Pro-Am class entry for the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and Intercontinental GT Challenge season finale.
“I’m incredibly excited to join Derek and my younger brother Hampus in the Random Vandals Racing No. 99 BMW,” Ericsson said. “Racing alongside Hampus and sharing a car with him is something I cherish deeply, so I’m very grateful to Random Vandals for giving us the opportunity to do this together.
Marcus Ericsson has previous GT3 experience, including driving in this year’s Rolex 24 At Daytona in a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 fielded by Wayne Taylor Racing. The Ericsson brothers teamed up for the first time in a Leiper Motorsport Lamborghini in the Michelin 12 Hour Malaysia race last December at Sepang International Circuit.
Hampus Ericsson also competed last month in the TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event at IMS, racing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course.
Marcus Ericsson is the second Indianapolis 500 winner and NTT INDYCAR SERIES standout to commit to the Indianapolis 8 Hour. Five-time and reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou joins title hopeful Luca Stolz and AMG Junior Lin Hodenius in the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG in the Intercontinental GT Challenge event.
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