SEBRING, Fla. (March 18, 2025) – AO Racing made history on Saturday night at Sebring International Raceway, claiming their first endurance victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Laurin Heinrich, Klaus Bachler, and Alessio Picariello piloted Rexy, the Porsche 911 GT3 Rawr, to a commanding win in the GTD PRO class. Meanwhile, in the LMP2 category, the crew of Spike the Dragon battled back from an early setback to finish on the lead lap inside the top ten. (more…)
Team’s IMSA, Acura Return Off To Strong Start With Rolex 24 Runner-Up
By John Oreovicz
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – You don’t often see a smile as big as Mike Shank’s following a second-place finish – the result the No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Acura ARX-06 and drivers Colin Braun, Tom Blomqvist, Scott Dixon, and Felix Rosenqvist achieved in January’s 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – One of the fascinating storylines going into the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona examined just how different the 61-car grid looked to start the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship versus the end of the 2024 campaign. Some got their new lineups, cars or team programs off to great starts while others will seek a rebound at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March.
Here’s a quick rundown of how adjusted entries fared throughout their first race: (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Defending IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GT Daytona (GTD) champions Winward Racing picked up right where they left off at the end of 2024’s season of domination with a front-row qualifying performance Thursday for this weekend’s 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona. With longtime Winward team member and AMG Performance Driver Philip Ellis at the wheel of the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, the reigning WeatherTech and IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) GTD champions nearly won the class pole position with a last-lap flyer as the checkered flag flew.
CRESSON, Texas (January 8, 2024) – Lone Star Racing confirmed today its driver lineup for this month’s season-opening IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Rolex 24 At Daytona and its trio of contenders that will contest the full 2025 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GT Daytona (GTD) campaign in the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3.
Winward Racing Driver Named Manufacturer’s Top Overall Pro Driver and Pro Driver GT3
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The magical season for Russell Ward continues. (more…)
Rigon, Molina and Newbauer Will Join Costa Behind the Wheel at the 2025 Season Opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – DragonSpeed announced today that it has completed its driver lineup for the No. 81 Ferrari 296 GT3 that will compete in next month’s Rolex 24 At Daytona, as well as a technical alliance with a team familiar to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. (more…)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Van der Steur Racing is no stranger to the IMSA paddock, with a presence dating some twenty years.
Most recently, the team founded by former racer Gunnar van der Steur has competed in the Grand Sport (GS) class of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. For 2025, VDSR will move to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship side of the paddock as it steps up to campaign the No. 19 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class. (more…)
Speed is seldom the primary objective of pre-season testing, although any of the 31 participants in the IMSA test at Daytona International Speedway would take pride in topping the timing screens.
For most teams and manufacturers, the November test is mostly about integrating new personnel and learning how their cars react to changes in chassis setup and atmospheric conditions. There’s no substitute for time on track when it comes to learning. (more…)
BRASELTON, Georgia – Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams and Mercedes-AMG completed a perfect six-for-six IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) class 2024 championship sweep Saturday in the season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Winward Racing’s steady run to eighth place as the highest finishing Mercedes-AMG GT3 of the three competing in Saturday’s 10-hour race put the final touch on a dominating season for the No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 and Mercedes-AMG that led the team, driver and manufacturer standings all year after a season-long performance that was the best overall in the four-class IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. (more…)
