Between Ganassis Scott Dixon (2013, 15, 18, 20) and Penskes Will Power (2022, 14) and Josef Newgarden (2017, 19), three drivers have combined for eight championships.
Patrick Pilet, 2015 GTLM champion, has an impressive resume with GT Le Mans (GTLM) class wins in the Rolex 24 At Daytona (2014), two in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (2018 and 2019), two in the Motul Petit Le Mans (2015 and 2018) and one at the Sahlens Six Hours of The Glen (2019). Here are the pole-sitters in other categories for the endurance race classic on the 12-turn, 3.56-mile road course: LMP2: Ben Keating, No. All four drivers will start their preparation at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 on Jan. 20-22 at Daytona. Veteran car owner, Richard Childress nearly closed his doors after the death of Dale Earnhardt, hear what changed his mind on this weeks show. NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winners Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin will make their Rolex 24 at Daytona debuts with INDY NXT presented by Firestone rising star Kyffin Simpson in an LMP2 prototype fielded by Tower Motorsports. Jan 10, 2023, 4:40 PM. I am very excited to be racing alongside Louis for the full 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and thrilled to have Rui join us for the full Michelin Endurance Cup Championship, and having Ferdinand anchoring the team for the 24, said Farano. In our world of business, image is everything, and Wayne and Travis Houge (Vice President and General Manager of WTR) see things in the same fashion that we do here at HCC. Car Racing Reporter will be on site to report those four races. Last year, Gar Robinson ended second in the LMP3 drivers Championship with #74 Riley Motorsports ending second in the LMP3 teams championship. For as much hype as there is about the highly competitive NTT IndyCar Series, determining the preseason power rankings essentially boils down to two teams just like every championship for the past decade. Impressively, the proliferation of GTD Pro does not mean there will be fewer GTD Am cars, either, as that class also grows from 19 in 2021 to 22 in 2022. 24 Hours At Daytona lineup: Wayne Boyd, Anthony Mantella and Thomas Merrill for the Rolex 24. A win is coming soon for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. #10 Grove Racings Porsche 911 GT3 R (991 II) driven by Earl Bamber ended 4th overall. The Rolex 24 At Daytona entry list: Daytona Prototype International (DPi) Car number; team/sponsor; car type; drivers 01: Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing; Cadillac; Renger van der Zande; Scott. Andy Lally, the active leader in Rolex 24 wins with five, heads the No. Risi Competizione is aligning the brand new Ferrari 296 GT3 with #62 for Rolex 24 At Daytona. Courtesy of IMSA: #63 Lamborghini at test days at Daytona - December 2022. He made his Rolex 24 debut last January in the GTD class with Gradient Racing and won that class at the season-ending Petit Le Mans with that team. Together with John, Rui and Ferdinand I think we have a super competitive lineup. 7. Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, who is moving to a full-time IndyCar schedule this year, will be making his second consecutive Rolex 24 start in the No. In 2022 WeatherTech Racing made a shift from #79 Porsche 911 to the #97 Mercedes-AMG GT3 after a podium finish (P3) at Sebring. Alex Palou (tied fourth in 2022) With last years contract mess behind him, the 2021 champion should head into his likely final season at Chip Ganassi Racing with a clear mind and fast car. Team principal John Farano and 2021 European Le Mans Series Champion Louis Deltraz will run the seven-race championship and be joined by 2021 ELMS Champion Rui Andrade for the four endurance races. I am very much looking forward to another great season with Rick Capone (Capone Motorsports) leading our technical crew (Erwan, Richie, Martin, Damien, Daniel, Alain, JJ, Jan, and John) and our amazing engineering group led by Matthieu Leroy and supported by Viktor and Townsend whom I am sure will continue to field one of the best performing cars on the grid.. Luc Warnotte: Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M4 GT3 ended 3rd combined classes GTD and GTD PRO. It delivers an all-star driving lineup consisting of IMSA regulars plus drivers from other racing disciplines such as NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1, WEC, and more to create an event experience unlike any other! Force Seeks Bucket-List Wins & Third Top Fuel Title, Ultimate Commitment: Potter Typifies Ideal Owner/Driver, Inception Racing Builds On Breakout Season. Tristan Vautier will start on the pole position in the No. Alexander Rossi will return on the No. %PDF-1.6
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Thank you to Acura, HPD, Konica Minolta, Harrison Contracting and CIT who have all helped to make this happen and I cant wait to get back to Daytona.. Christian Lundgaard (14th in 2022) He made huge strides as last years rookie of the year and consistently was among the fastest in preseason spring testing. It delivers an all-star driving lineup consisting of IMSA regulars plus drivers from other racing disciplines such as NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1, WEC, and more to create an event experience unlike any other! Read here. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 will work to win a historic four 24-hour events in a row. Read here. The new season will mark Tower Motorsports third year in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. 10 Acura will be piloted at the start by Filipe Albuquerque, who returns from last years third consecutive victory Ricky Taylor and Alexander Rossi. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY TEAM & SPONSOR CAR TYPE TIRE ENGINE. Performance Tech has won twice the IMSA MICHELIN Endurance Cup Championship and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. Im excited to finally announce our 2022 driver lineup for the full season, the Michelin Endurance Cup and for the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA, expressed team owner Wayne Taylor. 48 Ally Cadillac with Action Express. 2. Your email address will not be published. %%EOF
I am really looking forward to sharing a car with my fellow Bullet Rui, REMUS Ambassador Louis, and Tower Motorsport stalwart John Farano. There were 49 cars that finished the 2021 Rolex 24, which was up from a record-low 38 in the 2020 race. Last season, Colin Braun and Jon Bennett won the LMP3 driver and team titles in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. #43 MRS GT-Racing Ligier JS P320: drivers lineup TBC, #85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Duqueine D08: drivers lineup TBC, #87 FastMD Racing Duqueine D08: drivers lineup TBC, * IMSA WSCC (Weathertech Sportscar Championship) for LMP3 is a seven-race championship with 3 sprints (Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Road America and Indianapolis Motor Speedway) and the 4 IMSA Michelin Endurance races**. Foyt Racing in the 2022 IndyCar season, also will be racing the GTD Pro class for Vasser Sullivan. 8 Oreca will again sport its signature orange and white colors, with a black base to replace the previous years purple livery. 48 lineup. 36 Gallant Ligier JS P 320 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the storied 24-hour endurance race alongside returning Andretti Autosport LMP3 drivers Gabby Chaves and Rasmus Lindh and newcomer Dakota Dickerson. The No. Progressively they became more competitive during the season with a P4 in class at Sebring, P3 at The Glen and P3 at Road Atlanta BUT ahead of all GTD PRO! Pagenaud rounds out MSR's Rolex 24 line-up Barry Cantrell/Motorsport Images By RACER Staff | January 3, 2022 11:36 AM ET Simon Pagenaud will compete the driver lineup in Meyer Shank Racing's No.60 Acura ARX-05 DPi for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The team is well known in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge where they will now feature Aston Martin Vantage GT4 race cars in the GS category. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 - Russell Ward, Philip Ellis and Indy Dontje. 10. 9 team will need to solve their qualifying woes to get a seventh championship. Copyright 2021 Luc Warnotte - All rights reserved - info@carracingreporter.com. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for fourteen consecutive years, and received Keypoint Intelligences BLI 2021 A3 Line of The Year Award and BLI 2021-2023 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Award for its bizhub i-Series. Tower Motorsports concluded the 2021 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on the top step of the podium, claiming victory at Petit Le Mans, defending the teams win at the same event in 2020. Luc Warnotte: #38 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P320: John DeAngelis, Connor Bloum, Cameron Shields and Christopher Allen for the Rolex 24. 36 Ligier JS P320We had a good run at Daytona going last year, being on the pole and then leading early in the race and now we have the momentum from our Petit Le Mans victory last season to carry with us. 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup Champions and 2021 IMSA WeatherTech DPi Vice Champions Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque will return as full-time co-pilots of the No. After finishing first in the 4600 stock class during the Every Man Challenge, off-road stars Loren Healy and Vaughn Gittin Jr. sit down with SPEED SPORTs Pam Hall to discuss their run at King of the Hammers. After a historic 2021, HPD looks forward to another year of victories with the No. It is great to work again with Will Stevens as we were actually teammates back in our F1 days and we were able to get straight back to business after not seeing each other for six years. Indy 500 winners and Meyer Shank Racing teammates Helio Castroneves and Simon Pageanud will be teamed on MSRs No. 02 with Lynn in the race. The teams Porsche 911 will be driven by a new lineup (Campbell and Jaminet driving GTP Porsche 969) with Klaus Bachler and Patrick Pilet driving the full season. Photo: Mike Levitt/IMSA. Along with Filipe and Alex rejoining the team, we should have some really strong continuity moving into next season to keep building on our success with HPD and Acura. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac endured a qualifying shunt that deleted his best lap, will start sixth. An active NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver has driven for the winning Rolex 24 overall team in seven of the last 11 years, including the last two events. Dan Coburg, who drove the IMEC rounds and Mid Ohio, ended 12th in the LMP3 drivers championship. Luc Warnotte: J. Barbosa / M. Jakobsen / S. Priaulx / L. Willsey ended second of LMP3 class at Rolex 24 At Daytona 2022 with #33 Sean Creech Motorsports Ligier JS P320. For someone that enjoys racing, as I do, that is great. That's really all a driver can ask for." Editor's Note: To download the new the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA logo, click here. His recent career highlights include class wins in the World Endurance Championship and a runner-up campaign in the Blancpain GT Series. Kyle Kirkwood, a rookie for A.J. Wayne Taylor Racing Announces Full-Time Drivers, Michelin Endurance Cup and Rolex 24 Driver Lineup for the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar DPi Championship Season. I have already had the pleasure of testing at Daytona with these amazing drivers who immediately put their speed and talents on display. Each team trades shifts between three and five drivers. The team announced today that driver Jarett Andretti will pilot the No. Riley started designing, operating and building cars in the 1960th. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 team. Giving life to a long circulated rumor, the defending LMP2 champions announced that IndyCar aces Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin will run alongside Indy NXT driver Kyffin Simpson and team owner John Farano. Im thrilled to have the opportunity to race with this amazing group of drivers, McLaughlin said. 7. 36 Ligier JS P320Im very excited to be joining Andretti Autosport for the 24 Hours of DAYTONA. Other events that will be streamed on Peacock from Daytona during January (all times ET): Jan. 21: IMSA VP Racing Sports Car . 9 team will need to solve their qualifying woes to get a seventh championship. ET). Chevrolet Corvette C8.R won the WeatherTech Championship GTLM class in 2020 and 2021 as well as the Rolex 24 At Daytona both years. pic.twitter.com/vtjhuRBpCc, INDYCAR on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) February 27, 2023, Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). 4. IMSA Courtesy. Will Power (first in 2022) He turns 42 this week, and the Team Penske driver just seems to keep getting better, especially after he won his second championship with a new level of consistency. The GTD PRO entry list counts 9 cars representing 8 manufacturers (Aston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mercedes, Porsche) that will definitively make an intense race at Daytona. 8 LMP2 Oreca for Florida-based Tower, which won the 2022 LMP2 title in IMSA, including two victories. KCMG will not be at this years Rolex 24 At Daytona but Pfaff Motorsport and Risi Competizione will. Chip Ganassi Racing development driver Simpson is only 18, but he is the veteran of the Rolex 24 and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship among the three drivers with INDYCAR ties on the Tower team. Pier Guidi with Risi Competizione #62 Ferrari 488 took the opportunity to end second after starting fourth for his last stint. Brent ONeill founded Performance Tech Motorsports in 1982 preparing cars in the LMP2 class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the IMSA Prototype Challenge series. 24 features an all-new driving roster as BMW's incumbent drivers have been shifted to the No. The announcement of Bell, who will team with Aaron Telitz, Frankie Montecalvo and Richard Heistand behind the wheel of the No. With familiar faces returning with our driver lineup, we have a great opportunity to contend for the win. Gabby Chaves, Co-Driver, No. Full season: Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor. 1698 0 obj
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We look back at their roots in IMSA, their results in IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship* and summarize the various announcements made by the 9 entries that will compete at Daytona as well as for the IMSA WSCC*. Since the early 1960s, the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA has garnered big name winners such as Hurley Haywood, Scott Pruett and Bob Wollek. + Follow. Its an honor to be part of this exceptional No. The studious Swede still has gains to make this year. With three reigning champions, Tower Motorsports stout lineup will prove to be a strong entry in the packed Rolex 24 field. Luc Warnotte: G. Robinson / F. Fraga / K. van Berlo / M. Cooper won the LMP3 class of the Rolex 24 At Daytona with their #74 Riley Ligier JS P320. Konica Minolta has been included on CRNs MSP 500 list nine times and The World Technology Awards recently named the company a finalist in the IT Software category. The provisional schedule was released on August 5, 2022, and features 11 rounds. Courtesy of IMSA; composing by Luc Warnotte: ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA GTP TEAMS LINEUP. Tyler Manson drove at The Glen and Motul Petit Le Mans. David Pittard will join them for the 61st edition of the Rolex 24. Rinus VeeKay, the 2020 IndyCar rookie of the year, will be in the LMP2 class for the second consecutive year. How to watch the 2022 Daytona 24 Hours | GRR - Goodwood 3 days ago Your guide to the 2022 Daytona 24, plus entry list, race start time and more . #8: Tower Motorsport, ORECA LMP2 07, LMP2: John Farano, Louis Deletraz, Rui Pinto de Andrade. The 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup Champions have won threeIMSA Driver Championships and nine IMSA Manufacturer Titles since their formation. Luc Warnotte: Corvette Racing #3 C8.R dominated the 12 Hours of Sebring 2022. The Acuras have paced the first four practice sessions during the warmup weekend for the 60th Rolex 24 at Daytona. Scott Dixon (third in 2022) You never can count IndyCars Six-Time out, but the Chip Ganassi Racing superstar and No. Both abandoned the race and Heart of Racing by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 ended 8th overall in the 24 Hours race. The two Mercedes-AMG GT3 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes dominated the qualification session and took the first row of the starting grid of the 24 Hours of Dubai demonstrating speed on the Duba track. Alex Palou (tied fourth in 2022) With last years contract mess behind him, the 2021 champion should head into his likely final season at Chip Ganassi Racing with a clear mind and fast car. Turner Motorsport ended 4th overall GTD Championship last year even though abandoning at Daytona. While no plans are in place officially, this may open a pathway for Newgarden and McLaughlin to drive for the Penske Porsche GTP teams, in both IMSA and WEC. There is no event like the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA. Daniel Lloyd. FIA World Endurance LMGT champions James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi and IMSA Michelin Endurance GTD Pro Champions Davide Rigon and Daniel Serra will drive the #62 car at Rolex 24 At Daytona. A win is coming soon for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. I'm thankful for John Farano's support and am counting down the days to join him, Josef, Scott and the entire team. Alexander Rossi (eighth in 2022) The most intriguing new driver-team combination, Rossi starts a new chapter with Arrow McLaren after ending a three-year winless skid last year. Performance Tech Confirm Rolex 24 LMP3 Line-Up. This team is very respected and one that Ive always wanted to be part of. The lineup for the event, which will require a midrace driver change for each entry, was set by time trials Saturday on the 12-turn, 3.56-mile road course. The Rolex 24 is the debut race in North America for the new BMW M4 GT3, and the No. 9 team will need to solve their qualifying woes to get a seventh championship. Behind the wheel of the #8 Tower Motorsport LMP2 machine, Newgarden and McLaughlin will make their IMSA debuts in Daytona. The team finished fourth in the LMP3 class standings and second in the Michelin Endurance Cup. Gaby Chaves and Jarrett Andretti ended fifth in the 2022 LMP3 drivers Championship with #36 Andretti Autosport ending fifth in the LMP3 teams championship. 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA, LMP3: Jarett Andretti, No. 9. Likewise, working with Acura and Honda is another reason why we wanted to come back this year and rejoin the team. The #91 Porsche 911 GT3 R (991 II) ended second overall and won the PRO/AM class. **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. (Oct. 3, 2022) During the first official IMSA sanctioned GTP test at Road Atlanta today, Wayne Taylor Racing announced the drivers who will compete at the 2023 ROLEX 24 At . Scott McLaughlin (tied fourth in 2022) He had a major breakthrough with three wins in his second IndyCar season, but he still is competing internally against two tough Penske teammates. GTD: + Lime Rock, Virginia International Raceway. Copyright 2021 Luc Warnotte - All rights reserved - info@carracingreporter.com. Seven-time INDYCAR race winner and 2016 Indianapolis 500 champion Alexander Rossi rejoins Wayne Taylor Racing after a productive run across all the four endurance races with the No. Founded by driver Jon Bennett in 2010, CORE autosport has participated in 15 IMSA championships (and former American Le Mans Series) across all series. Ricky Taylor returns to Wayne Taylor Racing for the second consecutive year and his fifteenth season in topflight sports car racing. Today, we have announced the driver line-up that will pilot our three-car Lamborghini Huracn GT3 EVO2 entry in the prestigious Rolex 24 At Daytona at the end of . Ferdinand Habsburg, the reigning 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, will act as the team's fourth driver for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. 36 Andretti Autosport Ligier JS P320, GTD Pro:Marco Mapelli, No. It just drags you in and makes you want to go back again and again. Im proud to join Tower Motorsports in the LMP2 class at the 24 Hours of Daytona, Simpson said. He raced with Gradient Racing in Motul Petit Le Mans, bringing his #66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 to GTD class victory. ST. PETE PRIMER: Schedules, start times and how to watch the 2023 IndyCar season opener. Pato OWard (seventh in 2022) This will be a critical season for the Arrow McLaren star as his team adds a third car and tries to rediscover the magic of the 2021 season. Will Power (first in 2022) He turns 42 this week, and the Team Penske driver just seems to keep getting better, especially after he won his second championship with a new level of consistency. For as much hype as there is about the highly competitive NTT IndyCar Series, determining the preseason power rankings essentially boils down to two teams just like every championship for the past decade. The 2022 renewals. We are very excited to start another season supporting WTR! exclaimed Michael Mathe. We are really thrilled with the driver line-up this year and look forward to many wins and to challenge for the IMSA WeatherTech DPi Championship.. Click here for the starting lineup for the Rolex 24 qualifying race. 8 Oreca in the LMP2 class. Its the second consecutive year that the Rolex 24 at Daytona starting lineup is set by a warmup race. 24 features an all-new driving roster as BMW's incumbent drivers have been shifted to the No. 36 Ligier JS P320"Im very happy and excited to join Jarett and the team once again for 2023. The 2022 season officially begins on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway for the annual Roar Before the 24 with the momentous Rolex 24 at DAYTONA immediately following. Tower Motorsport unveiled their Rolex 24 lineup earlier today. Tom Blomqvist, a Rolex 24 rookie with Meyer Shank Racing, will be the highest-starting Acura in fifth. Defending IndyCar champion Alex Palou will be racing the Rolex 24 with teammates Scott Dixon and Marcus Ericsson across Chip Ganassi Racings two Cadillacs in the DPi class. hb```M eaXT@yP0U *'(+txsP~vT XlKLPf~}
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Luc Warnotte: J. Hawksworth, B. Barnicoat and K. Kirkwood with #14 Lexus RC F GT3 ended fourth of Rolex 24 At Daytona 7.439 behind the winning Porsche. The 2022 preparation has already started with some testing at Daytona, we all have the same goals and motivation of having a successful 2022 season. Josef Newgarden (second in 2022 points standings) The runner-up in the championship the past three years led the circuit in victories last season, and hes motivated to win a third title and his first Indy 500 this year. Continuity is always a good thing and both of them work really well together. After 24 hours of racing and fighting in the same lap, Jaminet (Pfaff) and Vanthoor (KCMG) came to blows at the Le Mans Chicane on the final lap of the Rolex 24 At Daytona 2022, after Vanthoor tried to out-brake his fellow factory driver on the outside line. DAYTONA BEACH, Florida Seeking a record fourth consecutive Rolex 24 at Daytona victory, Wayne Taylor Racing will lead the official starting grid lineup to the green flag Saturday (1:30 p.m. 2023 full-season drivers: Matt Bell and Orey Fidani. Im looking forward to it. 24 Hours At Daytona lineup: Nico Pino and Danny Soufi, who will make his IMSA. **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. MacNeil will run a reduced schedule with only the Rolex 24 At Daytona at this time and will take on more of a management role with the team throughout the season. Read here. 36 Gallant Ligier JS P 320 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the storied 24-hour endurance race alongside returning Andretti Autosport LMP3 drivers Gabby Chaves and Rasmus Lindh and newcomer Dakota Dickerson. Colton Herta (10th in 2022) Burned by some brutal mistakes and an off-year for Andretti Autosport, Herta wants to prove that he remains one of the fastest drivers in IndyCar. Following last years successful season, we know we have the potential to challenge for a win at Daytona, he said. Alex Palou (tied fourth in 2022) With last years contract mess behind him, the 2021 champion should head into his likely final season at Chip Ganassi Racing with a clear mind and fast car. 48 Ally Cadillac of Jimmie Johnson. 24h Daytona final overall standings - Victory for #60 Acura drivers 29.01.2023 Rolex 24 Hours DaytonaDaytona International SpeedwaySunday, January 29th 2023 1 1 Tom Blomqvist#60 Acura ARX-06 782 . Theres nothing we want more than to expand on our strengths and pick up some more hardware when we cross that finish line. Team leader Sean Creech has competed in a multitude of sports car series from 1990 until the present day, including Group C, IMSA GTP, WSC, Grand-Am, SRO World Challenge, and IMSA. Lars Kern was the second driver for the IMEC races and Kuno Wittmer at Sebring 12 Hours. Today is all about getting that 60 in the best spot for the 24h next week. See all 43 photos. Each year, we speak with many drivers as we develop our driver lineup, and I feel very good to officially announce everyone. ENTRY LIST: Teams racing in the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona. Established in 1962, the race is run on a 3.56-mile combined road course and is typically held the last weekend of January marking the first major U.S. automobile competition of the year. Ironically, Laurens Vanthoor, who challenged Jaminet in an intense battle right up to the checkered flag in last years Rolex 24, will be the third driver of the #9 Pfaff Porsche. Full season: Alex Riberas and Ross Gunn Rolex 24: David Pittard TGM Team The Ted Giovanis-owned team made its debut in the annual Rolex 24 At Daytona in 2021, abandoning after 17 hours, and ending 7th GTD class in 2022 with Giovanis joined by Matt, Hugh Plumb and Owen Trinker driving #64 Porsche 911 GT3R. A win is coming soon for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. The reigning European Le Mans Series LMP2 Pro-AM champion began his racing career karting at age 12 and made his single-seater debut in 2018. Kyle Kirkwood, a rookie for A.J. #38 Performance Tech Motorsports ended seventh in the 2022 LMP3 teams championship. INDIANAPOLIS(January 12, 2023) A familiar face returns for next season and two familiar names will join the Andretti Autosport LMP3 team at the 2023 Rolex 24 at DAYTONA. Between Ganassis Scott Dixon (2013, 15, 18, 20) and Penskes Will Power (2022, 14) and Josef Newgarden (2017, 19), three drivers have combined for eight championships. For more information, please visit us online and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter. The 2022 24 Hours of Daytona (formally the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona) was an endurance sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). 36 IN THE IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP'S SIX HOURS OF WATKINS GLEN. 10. In just the first year of our association, Wayne Taylor Racing has proven to be an important partner in our IMSA effort, and the WTR driver lineup for 2022 is extraordinarily strong. * Weathertech Sportscar Championship for GTD is an eleven-race championship with 7 sprints (Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Lime Rock, Road America, Virginia International Raceway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway) and the 4 IMSA Michelin Endurance races**. In the Rolex 24 Hours, they were accompanied by . Caldarelli / M. Bortolotti #63 TR3 Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3. #55 Proton Racing ORECA LMP2 07: TBC - Likely to be a bridging program until delivery of the team's . Andretti Autosport team fields multiple entries in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship LMP3 class. January 5, 2022. IMSA Is a huge market in motorsport that is growing massively and its a relationship that I want to build on for the future. Rasmus Lindy drove at Mid Ohio. Kay van Berlo was the third driver for IMEC rounds. Colton Herta (10th in 2022) Burned by some brutal mistakes and an off-year for Andretti Autosport, Herta wants to prove that he remains one of the fastest drivers in IndyCar. Based on 24H Duba recent success of BMW M Motorsport Team WRT clinching two podium seats, the BMW M4 GT3 becomes a serious challenger for overall victory of both GTD and GTD PRO classes as well as combined ranking. endstream
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