The Swiss-Italian is a former member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and was a Sauber Formulation 1 check and reserve driver in 2015.
He received the FIA Formulation three European Championship in 2013 with Prema and spent three seasons in GP2 earlier than switching to GT racing in 2017, becoming a member of the Mercedes-AMG driver roster a yr later.
Title success adopted within the 2018 Blancpain GT Sequence Dash Cup with AKKA ASP Workforce and the 2019 FIA GT World Cup with Workforce GruppeM Racing.
In addition to championship success in ADAC GT Masters and GT World Problem Europe Cup, the 28-year-old additionally received the Spa 24 Hours final time period alongside Daniel Juncadella and fellow British GT driver Jules Gounon.
“I’m actually completely satisfied to be including the British GT Championship with RAM Racing to my plans for the season,” he mentioned.
“The British tracks are world-famous and look wonderful, so I can’t wait to get to drive them and study some new ones. Plus, I actually love racing within the rain, which suggests the British climate received’t even be an issue for me!
“This yr the extent in British GT appears to be very excessive with quite a lot of skilled drivers concerned so it is going to be a pleasant problem.
“I’m positive that between myself, John and RAM Racing we could have the instruments to do a very good job and combat for some good outcomes. I do know we are able to have a really sturdy yr.”
RAM will cut back to a one-car operation this yr, with founder Dan Shufflebottom having left the group regardless of it successful the GT3 drivers’ title with Ian Loggie and the groups’ championship in 2022.
Ferguson returns with the squad’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 after taking victory alongside Ulysse De Pauw at Snetterton final time period, having beforehand raced within the GT4 class in 2021.
“I needed to do one thing dramatic for British GT this yr, and that is the end result of many months of attempting to get Raffaele onboard for this yr, and I’m delighted,” mentioned Ferguson.
“In my thoughts, I’ve received the perfect GT3 driver on the earth in my nook, and his file speaks for itself. I do know I’ll study enormous quantities from working with Lello this yr, which is able to assist me enhance as a driver.”
The British GT media day takes place at Donington Park tomorrow (Tuesday), with the opening spherical commencing at Oulton Park on 10 April.
