Academy Motorsport’s twin Ford Mustang S650 GT4s will return to this year’s GT4 European Series powered by RAFA Racing Club, with Erik Evans and Marco Signoretti leading the team’s charge.
The British team made big waves across its first season with the new Mustang S650 in 2024, with the thundering 5-litre V8 machines gradually gaining pace as the year went on to end the campaign fighting for outright race wins.
Key to that progress was the duo of American Evans and Canadian Signoretti, who scored two second places at Hockenheim to ram home the potential of the new Mustang as a title contender. They finished the season eighth in the Silver championship, and will be aiming higher for their second GT4 Europe campaign.
The drivers have also received a boost ahead of the new season with Evans and Signoretti both being named as Ford Performance Junior Drivers, putting them on an exclusive driver development programme with the Blue Oval aimed at helping them progress to the highest levels of the sport. The team will also benefit from support from Multimatic Motorsports, the global constructor which develops the Mustang GT4 in partnership with Ford Performance.
Prior to his arrival in GT4 Europe last year, Atlanta native Evans won the 2023 British GT4 title at his first attempt in the previous-generation Mustang GT4. Before switching to GT racing, he enjoyed success in single-seaters in America.
Signoretti, from Toronto, has a long history with Academy Motorsport, having competed with the team multiple times across both British and European GT4 racing. Sports Car Championship Canada champion in 2021, he went on to become a British GT race winner and will now target doing the same in the GT4 European Series.
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Academy Motorsport team boss Matt Nicoll-Jones says: “We’re delighted to have both Erik and Marco back for this year’s GT4 European Series, and to continue our close relationship with Ford Performance and Multimatic Motorsports.
“We definitely have some unfinished business from last year. We learned so much during our first season with the new Mustang, and it’s never easy tackling a new championship and new circuits with a new car. However, we’re familiar with a lot of things now and we made huge progress with the setup and operation of the Mustang to the point we were fighting for outright wins by the end of the year.
“We aim to start this season the way we ended the last, and come back with the championship firmly in our sights. Both Erik and Marco are part of the Academy Motorsport family and I have full confidence they can get the job done and challenge for podiums and wins right from the start.”
Academy Motorsport is searching for suitable drivers for its second Mustang S650 GT4. Interested parties can view more information and contact the team here.