Ben Hanley will join United Autosports for the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech campaign, partnering with teammates Ben Keating and Alex Quinn in one of two Oreca 07s.

The Brit has prior experience with the United Autosports team, after contesting three rounds of the World Endurance Championship in place of Filipe Albuquerque’s IMSA clash and Tom Blomqvist’s IndyCar duties.

At the 6 Hours of Portimao, he finished on the LMP2 podium and also claimed the Goodyear Wingfoot Award, which is awarded to the driver with the quickest lap times over a double stint.

With the two Oreca 07 LMP2 entries for the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Hanley is the final announcement as he will join Keating to make up two full-season drivers, as Quinn will take part in the endurance rounds.

Hanley said: “It’s great to be part of United Autosports’ first full season in IMSA next year.

“I had a great feeling with the team in the few races I did this year and I’m really excited to see what we can achieve in 2024.”

United Autosports CEO Richard Dean added: “Ben [Hanley] is a quality professional with a ton of IMSA and LMP experience.

“We have wanted to work with Ben for quite some time now and we have had him in a United car sporadically this year with great success.

“We now have the chance to turn that into a full season working together alongside Ben Keating and Alex Quinn.

“This is a formidable line-up and underlines how seriously we are taking our full-season IMSA programme next year.”

In the sibling Oreca, Dan Goldburg, Marino Sato, and Paul Di Resta were previously announced as United’s IMSA drivers.

While the Anglo-American squad have never raced a full season in IMSA before, United did compete in the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring last year, where they finished in sixth and fifth positions, in classes of 8 and 10 LMP2 cars.

As the 2024 IMSA entries were confirmed last week, United will enter with their #2 and #22 Orecas, against 10 other entries.

United Autosports has officially confirmed Ben Hanley will replace Tom Blomqvist at the upcoming FIA World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Fuji, with Blomqvist occupied with Indycar duties.

Hanley will drive in the #23 United Autosports Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 entry at next week’s 6 Hours of Fuji.

Blomqvist, the regular #23 driver, who will race for Meyer Shank Racing in the Indycar Series next year, will take over from a recovering Simon Pagenaud for the final two consecutive weekends of the 2023 Indycar season.

The latter of which is a round at Laguna Seca, and takes place on the same weekend as the World Endurance Championship Fuji race.

Hanley will join teammates Josh Pierson and Olly Jarvis for the sixth round on the 2023 WEC schedule.

He has already fulfilled a replacement role for the team earlier in the #22 car at the 6 Hours of Portimao and 6 Hours of Monza, when Filipe Albuquerque was occupied with IMSA commitments.

Hanley said: “I’m so excited to be back with the United Autosports team, and really looking forward to racing with Olly [Jarvis] and Josh [Pierson].

“Olly and I have raced each other a lot throughout our careers, from the karting days right through to this year’s ELMS and WEC.

“He’s coming off a great win at ELMS Aragon, so we’ll look to carry that momentum forward.

“Together with Josh [Pierson], who burst onto the scene with his win in Sebring last year and is now on his second year in the WEC, it’s certainly a solid line-up.”

“It’s great to be able to call on Ben for this very important WEC race for the #23 car and for the team,” added United Autosports CEO Richard Dean.

“Ben has been on top form when he’s raced with us in Portimão and Monza, so I have no doubt he can enable us to challenge for the win in Fuji.

“At the same time, we will be keeping an eye on the Indycar race in Laguna Seca, and wishing Tom Blomqvist all the best of luck.”

The 6 Hours of Fuji will take place on 10 September next week.