Former Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov has joined Manor for the 2017 World Endurance Championship. The Russian will race for the team which competes in the LMP2 category of the series.
Petrov competed in the series last year for SMP Racing. The 32 year boasts 57 F1 Grand Prix starts, racing for Renault and Caterham from 2010 to 2012, and also spent a year in DTM. He joins Jean-Eric Vergne and Simon Trummer at Manor.
I’m pleased to announce that I will join the team @ManorWEC for the 2017 FIA WEC. pic.twitter.com/SZwWCiTTLs
— Vitaly Petrov (@vitalypetrov) March 31, 2017