The revived Italian car maker is now looking to the Bahrain series finale of the 2023 WEC in November to race its Tipo 6 LMH Competizione for the first time ahead of a full programme in 2024 with partner team Vector Sport.
Isotta motorsport boss Claudio Berro explained that the focus through the summer would now be on testing the car developed by Michelotto Engineering in Italy rather than rushing it into competition in the WEC's Hypercar class at Monza on 9 July.
“We need to develop the car properly on the track, because once we homologate the car for racing we freeze the specification,” Berro told Autosport.
“This decision was made together with the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest.
“We need to race once this year, which will be in Bahrain, but most important is to develop the car in testing.”
What will be the second run for Tipo 6 LMH after its shakedown at Vallelunga last month is planned for Monza on 16-17 May, which Berro explained will be followed by “a very strong test programme”.
“We will go back to Vallelunga, we will go to Monza again and Aragon; the plan is to complete 10-15,000km before we start to race,” he said.
Former Audi LMP1 driver Marco Bonanomi, who has links with Michelotto, will join the test programme at Monza.
Maurizio Mediani, who undertook the shakedown, is also likely to drive again, while Gabriel Aubry and Ryan Cullen from Vector’s 2023 LMP2 line-up in the WEC will also be involved.
Source: Autosport