Nelson Piquet will line up alongside Alvaro Parente in the Aurora Racing Team after being invited to compete in the final round of the Open GT Championship in Barcelona on 29-30 October.
Prior to the race, Nelson will take part in a test session in the Aurora Racing Ferrari 430 GT2 at the Portimăo Circuit on April 30, and will join in the team presentation event the following day in Porto.
Talking of the forthcoming GT action, Nelson Piquet said: "I'm really happy to be taking on this new challenge and to get these invitations to race in good teams. It's another new category for me, and I'm excited to be broadening my experience in GT racing - it's something that I know I'm going to enjoy. I'm also happy to have such a good team-mate in Alvaro Parente, and I'm looking forward to working with him at Aurora Racing and achieving a strong result."
Prior to the race, Nelson will take part in a test session in the Aurora Racing Ferrari 430 GT2 at the Portimăo Circuit on April 30, and will join in the team presentation event the following day in Porto.
Talking of the forthcoming GT action, Nelson Piquet said: "I'm really happy to be taking on this new challenge and to get these invitations to race in good teams. It's another new category for me, and I'm excited to be broadening my experience in GT racing - it's something that I know I'm going to enjoy. I'm also happy to have such a good team-mate in Alvaro Parente, and I'm looking forward to working with him at Aurora Racing and achieving a strong result."