Rolex 24 At Daytona GTP Teams lineup
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: composing by Luc Warnotte
As it stands so far, the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) grid is almost completed. We hereby summarize the various press releases from each of the four manufacturers that will compete at Daytona as well as for the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship*. We also clarify the drivers who’ll compete in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup** or solely in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Cadillac Racing
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: #01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-LMDh: full season drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande.
Rolex 24 third driver: Scott Dixon.
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: #02 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-LMDh: Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook will run the World Endurance Championship (WEC) as well as Rolex 24 as only entry within IMSA 2023 Championship.
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-LMDh: Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims are in for the full season with Whelen Engineering Racing sponsorship.
Rolex 24 third driver: Jack Aitken.
Porsche Penske Motorsport
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy for the full season.
Rolex 24 third driver: Dane Cameron.
Note that #963 running at Daytona test days will get #6 during IMSA Championship.
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: #7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr for the full season.
Rolex 24 third driver: Michael Christensen.
Acura
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: #10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06: Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor for full season
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup third driver**: Louis Deletraz.
Rolex 24 fourth driver: Brendon Hartley.
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06: Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun for full season.
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup third driver**: Helio Castroneves.
Rolex 24 fourth driver: Simon Pagenaud for .
BMW M Team RLL BMW
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly for full season… we suspect on board of #24 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8s. No official announcement yet!
📷 © Courtesy of IMSA: Philipp Eng and Augusto Farfus for full season… we suspect on board of #25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8s. No official announcement yet!
Daytona and Sebring additional drivers: Sheldon van der Linde and Marco Wittmann
Rolex 24: Colton Herta.
Writer’s notes:
* Weathertech Sportscar Championship is a nine-race championship with 5 sprints (Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Road America and Indianapolis Motor Speedway) and the 4 IMSA Michelin Endurance races**.
**IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup is a four-race competition encompassing the marquee endurance races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule: Rolex 24 At Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, 6 Hours of The Glen, and Motul Petit Le Mans. Car Racing Reporter will be on site to report those four races.
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📷 © Luc Warnotte: Andretti Autosport and Wayne Taylor Racing announced a new, long-term partnership here.
📷 © IMSA Courtesy: BMW M Motorsport confirms teams and works drivers for IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship here.
📷 © Cadillac Racing Courtesy: Cadillac Racing complete roster with Jack Aitken and Scott Dixon here.
📷 © IMSA Courtesy: Porsche Penske Motorsport officialises the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the North American IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship lineups here.
