WEC Monza
Calderon, Floersch set to race as a duo at Monza
Tatiana Calderon and Sophia Floersch are set to become the first prototype drivers since 2018 to contest a six-hour FIA World Endurance Championship race as a duo next month at Monza.
Jamie Klein
Edited: Jun 16, 2021, 1:36 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
The pair are the only drivers listed at the wheel of the #1 Richard Mille Racing Oreca 07-Gibson for the 6 Hours of Monza on July 18, with regular teammate Beitske Visser skipping the race owing to a clash with the Silverstone round of the W Series.
It’s understood that the decision has been taken not to replace Visser and instead have Calderon and Floersch split driving duties for the Italian race between them – partly because of the relatively low physical demands of the high-speed Monza layout.
While two-driver line-ups for six-hour races have become commonplace in the GTE Pro class, partly because of the benefits of each driver getting more seat time and having to make fewer set-up compromises, it remains a rarity in the prototype ranks.
Indeed, the last time this happened was at the 2018 6 Hours of Fuji, where Ben Hanley and James Allen raced as a duo in the DragonSpeed BR Engineering BR1 LMP1 (pictured below).
More recently, a pair of two-driver crews contested the four-hour Silverstone 2019/20 season opener as a duo in the LMP2 ranks – Roberto Gonzalez/Antonio Felix da Costa (JOTA) and Nicolas Lapierre/Antonin Borga (Cool Racing) – due to last minute injury-related withdrawals.
The last LMP2 team to field a two-driver line-up in a six-hour WEC race is Strakka Racing at Fuji back in 2016 with Jonny Kane and Lewis Williamson.
Read Also:
- Da Costa revels in "amazing" home win after JOTA battle
- Calado "quite surprised" to beat Porsche in Portimao
Calderon, Floersch and Visser enjoyed their best LMP2 result as a trio in last weekend’s 8 Hours of Portimao, as they finished sixth in class.
They first raced together last year in the European Le Mans Series, with Visser drafted in as a replacement for the injured Katherine Legge, before stepping up to the WEC for 2021.
Last August, they also became the first all-female prototype crew to contest the Le Mans 24 Hours in a prototype since 1991, finishing ninth in the LMP2 category.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Calado "quite surprised" to beat Porsche in Portimao
Next article Monza WEC round to allow limited number of fans
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Jamie Klein
Super Formula Fuji: Ayumu Iwasa wins as Kakunoshin Ohta misses chance to seal title
Super Formula
Super Formula
Fuji II
Super Formula Fuji: Ayumu Iwasa wins as Kakunoshin Ohta misses chance to seal title
Super Formula Fuji: Igor Fraga wins while Kakunoshin Ohta closes on title
Super Formula
Super Formula
Fuji II
Super Formula Fuji: Igor Fraga wins while Kakunoshin Ohta closes on title
More from
Tatiana Calderon
Tatiana Calderón becomes first woman to win NASCAR Brazil race overall
NASCAR
NASCAR
Tatiana Calderón becomes first woman to win NASCAR Brazil race overall
Calderon returns to endurance racing with ELMS LMP2 drive
European Le Mans
European Le Mans
Barcelona
Calderon returns to endurance racing with ELMS LMP2 drive
Calderon: ‘All options open’ for 2023 after IndyCar sojourn
IndyCar
IndyCar
Calderon: ‘All options open’ for 2023 after IndyCar sojourn
More from
Richard Mille Racing
Wadoux targets move up to WEC Hypercar class in 2024
WEC
WEC
Wadoux targets move up to WEC Hypercar class in 2024
Ogier may miss remainder of WEC season after Le Mans debut
WEC
WEC
Ogier may miss remainder of WEC season after Le Mans debut
Ogier: Decision imminent on third Toyota Hypercar for 2023 Le Mans
WEC
WEC
24 Hours of Le Mans
Ogier: Decision imminent on third Toyota Hypercar for 2023 Le Mans
Latest news
Franco Colapinto urges fans to stop the abuse: “You’re not helping me or my future”
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
2 h
Franco Colapinto urges fans to stop the abuse: “You’re not helping me or my future”
Gresini: New MotoGP rules won't increase gap between factory and satellite teams
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Indonesian GP
2 h
Gresini: New MotoGP rules won't increase gap between factory and satellite teams
Tristan McKee joins JR Motorsports in 2027 with future plans for full-time ride
NASCAR O'Reilly
NOAP NASCAR O'Reilly
Phoenix II
3 h
Tristan McKee joins JR Motorsports in 2027 with future plans for full-time ride
Colton Herta eyes potential Indy 500 return and IMSA enduros as 2027 plans remain in flux
FIA F2
F2 FIA F2 3 h
Colton Herta eyes potential Indy 500 return and IMSA enduros as 2027 plans remain in flux
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe