Oregon Team is set to hit the track for the seventh and penultimate round of the International GT Open, scheduled this weekend at the Montmeló circuit in Barcelona. The team led by Jerry Canevisio and Piergiorgio Testa, will once again take on the challenge with a revised line-up.
Artem Petrov will be back at the wheel of one of the two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2s. In the most recent round at the Red Bull Ring, he was joined by Lamborghini Squadra Corse factory driver Mirko Bortolotti, with whom he achieved a best result of fourth place in Race 2. This time, Petrov will share the car with newcomer Francesco Simonazzi. Class 2004, Simonazzi has enjoyed a brilliant single-seater career, excelling in various championships from F4 Italy to Euroformula Open, and up to FIA Formula 3. This year, he also competed in three races of the European Le Mans Series with an Oreca LMP2 car.
For Simonazzi, it will be his debut in the series – a particularly intriguing one, given the pairing with another fast driver like Petrov.
In the other Huracán GT3 EVO2 of Oregon Team, Robin Rogalski will once again take the wheel. The young Polish driver, who in Austria shared duties with French star Enzo Geraci (currently the Pro class leader of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe with the Cremosano-based squad), will on this occasion partner with Rodrigo Testa.
The Portuguese driver has been one of the standouts of this year’s Italian GT Endurance, which he capped off with a victory last Sunday at Mugello. Now, he is ready to make his first appearance with Oregon Team in the GT Open.
Both Simonazzi and Testa will also take part in the final round at Monza in mid-October, following the Barcelona race.
The Montmeló weekend kicks off tomorrow with free practice. The first qualifying session will take place on Saturday at 10:50, followed by Race 1 (70 minutes) at 15:45. Qualifying 2 will be held on Sunday starting at 9:15, while Race 2, lasting one hour, will get underway at 14:05. Both races will be streamed live on the International GT Open’s official YouTube channel, @GTOPENseries.
