Romeo Ferraris announced that Rodrigo “Digo” Baptista will be part of its driver line-up for the 2021 season of the PURE ETCR series. The 24-year-old Brazilian will join Stefano Coletti and Luca Filippi at the wheel of one of the two Alfa Romeo Giulia ETCR by Romeo Ferraris entered in the new championship for electric cars that will kick off at Vallelunga on 19-20 June.
After racing in single-seater categories, Baptista has built a significant background in GT racing, winning the 2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Brazil and finishing runner-up in the LMGTE Am class at the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours.
During the current season, Baptista will be also racing in the TCR South America championship, driving an Audi RS 3 LMS for Cobra Racing.

Michela Cerruti, Romeo Ferraris Operations Manager said: "We are delighted to welcome a driver like Rodrigo, still young but who has already shown his skills in different high-level series. With him, Stefano and Luca, we have a very coherent line-up, in terms of experience and talent, and this will represent an asset for us in our PURE TCR season and the long-term development of our Giulia ETCR project."

Baptista declared: "I am very happy to open this new chapter in my career. The prospect of being part of a series with such a great future, with all-electric cars and based on environmental sustainability, appeared immediately very attractive. This is why I warmly welcomed the opportunity to race with Romeo Ferraris in the PURE ETCR, and I am very happy to be able to participate in an ambitious project such as the Giulia ETCR. It will be exciting to race in prestigious tracks and fight against great names and brands."
 
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