Oliver Bryant joining Era Motorsport in their Ferrari 296 GT3 in the Creventic series in 2025

Era Motorsport has confirmed the details of the Ferrari GT3 effort that the IMSA LMP2 squad will be bringing to the 24H Series in 2025.

As revealed by DSC in August, the team has obtained a new Ferrari 296 GT3 and will start its full-season GT3 Pro-Am effort at the 24H Dubai with a five-driver line-up studded with champions.

The Dubai season-opening enduro will see the #81 Ferrari run with a crew that includes two-time Rolex 24-winner Dwight Merriman, IMSA and WEC Champion Ryan Dalziel, former Rolex 24 winner Kyle Tilley, 2024 BTCC Champion Jake Hill, and historic racing champion, and ex British GT and Le Mans racer Oliver Bryant.

“I will miss racing IMSA next year,” said Merriman, “but I’m very excited to mix things up and race at tracks that are either new to me or that I haven’t been to in quite a while.”

“As usual, Era will be running the car and we have a great team assembled for the series.”

Dalziel, who raced a 296 GT3 in the 2023 SRO GT America Championship, is ready to take on the challenge of the Dubai 24H with the car.

“I’m super excited about this new venture with Era and Dwight with the Ferrari 296 GT3,” he said. “It’s always fun to take on new challenges in racing and tick a new box in a series I’ve never raced a season in.”

“It’s going to be a big year and I have a season of racing in the Ferrari 296 GT3 already from 2023, so I know how great the car is. Ready to get my fifth season with my Era family started.”

Jake Hill will also be making his debut in the series and in the endurance racing world at the 24H Dubai. The 2024 BTCC winner joined Era at many historic events this year before joining the team for Creventic races.

“I’m super happy that Kyle has asked me to drive with Era Motorsport for Dubai and Abu Dhabi,” he said, “that’s going to be absolutely fantastic. I know that we’re going to be joined by some other amazing drivers, so it’s a fantastic way to start my endurance racing career.”

“I’ve not had a career in endurance racing before so it’s going to be really special to start this journey with Era. We’ve had a fantastic few results with historic racing in the past year and it’s going to be a real pleasure to turn that into professional motorsport now and turn our attention to that.

“I’m excited to be driving the Ferrari 296. It’s a fantastic car, and I cannot wait to get my hands on it.

“And of course, to undertake the 24H Dubai, it’s been a fantastic race now for many years, and the 6H Abu Dhabi is going to be a real amazing experience as well. I’m really, really happy to be joining those guys and driving such a fantastic car at such fantastic events. I’m absolutely buzzing and cannot wait to get going.”

Oliver Bryant will also be joining the team’s endurance efforts after a recent history of success with Era Motorsport’s historic racing, as he and Tilley won the Peter Auto 2L Cup together in 2024.

“I’m delighted to be joining Era Motorsport in their new Ferrari 296 GT3 for selected rounds of the Creventic 24H series in 2025,” he said.

“It has been 10 years since I last raced a GT3 car so I’d like to thank Kyle and Dwight for this opportunity. I’ve shared a car with Jake Hill before and have a great relationship with Kyle, having won a championship together this year.”

“Ryan is a proven winner so as a team we’ll have the right mix of speed and experience.”

Finally, Tilley is excited not only to be back behind the wheel in professional endurance racing but also to see Era expand once again in a new direction.

“I’m excited for the 2025 season with the new Ferrari 296! The car looks stunning, and it has a lot of carryover from our existing LMP2, thanks to the Oreca build. I truly believe that both the Ferrari and the Creventic series will be a fantastic place for Dwight to master the car, and I’m looking forward to helping him in this next phase of his racing career.”

“When initially discussing options with Dwight and Ryan, driving the Ferrari wasn’t something that had ever crossed my mind, but with the layout of the Pro-Am class regulations (and the Creventic AM+ category), Ryan suggested that I should do it with them, getting the band back together so to speak!”

“I have every faith in our driver lineup with the addition of Jake Hill and Oliver Bryant for the 24hrs; Jake I am convinced is the fastest silver on the planet right now, and Oliver brings a wealth of experience, courtesy of LeMans and Blancpain experience.”