Czabok-Simpson Motorsport has confirmed Ismaeel Ellahi for a full-season entry in the 2027 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge.
Ellahi will race one of the team's Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo cars in the GS class. CSM says the driver who will share the car for the full season will be announced separately in the coming weeks.
Full-season commitment follows 2026 programme
The agreement extends a relationship that began in IMSA's VP Racing SportsCar Challenge and expanded into the Michelin Pilot Challenge during 2026. Ellahi joined CSM's GS programme for the closing rounds of that season after racing the team's Aston Martin in the shorter-format series.
CSM introduced the current Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Evo into its GS operation late in 2026. Confirming a driver before the end of that campaign gives the team a starting point for winter planning, engineering continuity and the selection of a co-driver.
The announcement confirms one seat and the intended full-season programme. It does not identify the second driver, car number, test schedule, sponsors, contract term beyond 2027 or financial arrangements. CSM also has not said whether the entry represents an increase in the number of cars it will operate.
Defined car and championship, incomplete line-up
Ellahi moved from sim racing into car competition in 2025 and has since raced GT4 machinery in Europe and the United States. In 2026 he finished second on his IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge debut at Daytona and later won at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park with CSM.
Those results provide sporting context but do not change the scope of the business announcement. The material commitment is that CSM has allocated an Aston Martin and a full Michelin Pilot Challenge season to Ellahi for 2027.
For the team, the pairing supports a longer development cycle than the partial 2026 programme. A full season gives CSM a consistent driver for setup work and event preparation, while Ellahi gains continuity with the car and engineering group. The value of that continuity will depend partly on the second driver and the team's final testing and operating plan.
No exact Czabok-Simpson Motorsport business profile is currently available in the Motor Racing Industry directory, so the article has not been attached to an unrelated company with a similar abbreviation. The team's announcement is carried by IMSA's official news service, and further details will be added only when first-party information is published.