Subaru STI track racer revealed

The racing car will be used in the Nurburgring 24-Hour endurance race in Germany, which takes place this June 19-22, 2014.

STI have entered the Nurburgring 24 Hour for the past seven years, winning SP3T class on two occasions.

As with last year's campaign, Hideharu Tatsumi will be team manager, in addition to being responsible for development of the car. Toshihiro Yoshida and Kouta Sasaki are the listed drivers, with two more to be announced from Europe.

The production version of new Subaru WRX STI will be revealed at the 2014 North American International Auto Show in Detroit next week.

Also developed by STI is the 'GT300' version of the BRZ sports coupe. In the 2013 Japanese Super GT Series, the BRZ GT300 race car took pole position five times in eight races in the Japanese Super GT Series and achieved a class win. With the upgraded 2014 BRZ GT300 version, STI will aim for a series win this year.

The STI Super GT team will be operated in conjunction with R&D Sport, led by Director Shinji Motojima. Kouta Sasaki and newly recruited Takuto Iguchi will drive for the team.

Away from the tarmac and on the dirt, Subaru will continue to support privateer drivers participating in the FIA World Rally Championship 2 (WRC2) and European Rally Championship (ERC).