Overview
- Doohan’s move became official Wednesday as Nielsen Racing named him to the No. 24 ORECA 07 with Roy Nissany and Edward Pearson for the European Le Mans Series.
- He will keep his Formula 1 ties as Haas’s reserve driver for 2026, pairing simulator and standby duties with a full ELMS season.
- Doohan said he has done very little running in the ORECA so far, calling the roofed cockpit and shared multi‑stint format a major change from single‑seaters.
- The ELMS season opens at Barcelona on April 12, leaving a short lead‑in for the 23‑year‑old to gain seat time before his debut.
- A proposed Super Formula deal fell through after a rough rookie test, with Kondo Racing’s Masaya Kaji saying the crashes were not the deciding factor.