Gil de Ferran has announced that he is to retire from the cockpit at the end of this year's American Le Mans Series and has confirmed his intention to run a two-car IndyCar Series operation in 2010 alongside his sportscar team. The Brazilian, who returned to driving last season after a four-year absence, revealed his plan after claiming pole position for tomorrow's Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series race aboard his De Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a. His De Ferran Motorsports squad had been rumoured to be switching from the ALMS to IndyCar for several months, but de Ferran said today that his intention was for his new open wheel operation to be in addition to an expanded two-car sportscar line-up, rather than a replacement for the ALMS programme