Simona de Silvestro leads all-female Bathurst 1000 effort - Motorsport.com
Simona de Silvestro and Renee Gracie will pilot a fifth Ford Falcon for Prodrive Racing Australia as a wildcard entry. Swiss racer Simona de Silvestro is set to team up with Renee Gracie in an all-female wildcard entry for this year's annual running of the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama. De Silvestro, 26, comes from an open-wheel background with 68 IndyCar starts, two in Formula E and a tenure as an 'affiliated driver' with the Sauber Formula 1 squad, testing for the team during the 2014 season. They will compete as a third Ford FG X Falcon for Prodrive Racing Australia, which currently fields two cars on a regular basis with by Mark Winterbottom (championship leader) and Chaz Mostert (reigning Bathurst 1000 winner). Source: www.motorsport.com
