The Swiss youngster will be competing in the 2016 European Le Mans Series as a member of the Race Performance squad. Sharing the cockpit of a new Ligier JS P3 with team-mate Marcello Marateotto in the LMP3 class, the 18-year-old is looking to build on his successes of the past season.

In winter 2015/16, Giorgio Maggi was driving with Wolf Racing GB08 in the Asian Le Mans Series and won the title in the CN class.

He already knows the team very well, having driven for Race Performance in the 2015 ADAC Formula 4 series. After a twelve-month absence, the Swiss team are now returning to the European Le Mans Series, buoyed by their success over the winter in the Asian Le Mans Series. Race Performance claimed the LMP2 class championship, thereby securing a starting place in the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Michel Frey of race performance promotes 2016 Giorgio in LMP3. “Giorgio will go his own way, I am sure!”

You’ve already had considerable shared success with Race Performance in 2015. How excited are you about the new project?

When I made the mid-season switch to Race Performance in 2015, it was like a new start for me. The team gave me such a warm welcome, and we immediately got down to some serious and constructive business. The atmosphere in the team was fantastic from day one, and they made it very easy for me to settle in. So I’m all the more delighted to be contesting the European Le Mans Series with them. They know how to build fast cars, as they so convincingly demonstrated by winning the Asian Le Mans Series.