It was just a really good trail ride. SPEED SPORTs Pam Hall and Dave Arnold talk to Duane Garretson, the 4500 modified class winner during the Every Man Challenge at King of the Hammers. 8 LMP2 Oreca for Florida-based Tower, which won the 2022 LMP2 title in IMSA, including two victories. I'm thankful for John Farano's support and am counting down the days to join him, Josef, Scott and the entire team. Luc Warnotte: Jaminet (#9) and Vanthoor (#2) entering their last lap of the Rolex 24 At Daytona 2022. Drivers Goldburg and Grist both have race experience in LMP3 machinery at Daytona whilst Pino raced at Spa and . Harrison Contracting enters their third year as an important partner with Wayne Taylor Racing, who also fields standout Ashton Harrison and the No. 8. Likewise, working with Acura and Honda is another reason why we wanted to come back this year and rejoin the team. Risi Competizione is aligning the brand new Ferrari 296 GT3 with #62 for Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team finished fourth in the LMP3 class standings and second in the Michelin Endurance Cup. With three reigning champions, Tower Motorsports stout lineup will prove to be a strong entry in the packed Rolex 24 field. 9 team will need to solve their qualifying woes to get a seventh championship. Porsche 911 GT3 R (991 II) and BMW M4 GT3 recently dominated the 24 Hours of Duba by trusting the podium and getting 2 cars each in the top 4. IMEC rounds: Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Romain Grosjean. KCMG has announced the driver lineup for its Rolex 24 at Daytona debut later this month with a factory-supported Porsche 911 GT3 R in the new GTD Pro . Josh Burdon was the third driver for the IMEC races. He did a great job with us last year helping us win the Rolex 24. Marcus Ericsson (sixth in 2022) The 2022 Indy 500 winner was in the championship hunt through last years finale as he leveled up on ovals. Lance Willsey did not run the Motul Petit Le Mans race being replaced by Nico Pino. The #8 Tower Motorsports star-studded lineup debuts in full at the Rolex 24, but Newgarden will take the ride for a spin at the two day IMSA sanctioned test this week. The quatuor ended second in last years edition. 6. Your email address will not be published. 3. 10. The efforts on both sides are endless when striving to be number one. 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA, LMP3: Jarett Andretti, No. SESSION I: Wayne Taylor Racing opens bid for fourth consecutive Rolex 24, SESSION II: Rolex 24 rookies show speed in practice, QUALIFYING/SESSION III: Tristan Vautier takes pole position; Filipe Albuquerque quickest in morning practice, SESSION IV: Ricky Taylor on top as Acuras continue to sweep practice sessions. Filipe Albuquerque will start seventh and last among the DPi cars despite turning the second-fastest lap in qualifying after his No. His recent career highlights include class wins in the World Endurance Championship and a runner-up campaign in the Blancpain GT Series. For drivers competing in more than one car during a race, the cumulative maximum drive time no longer applies to races under 6 hours in . High Class Racing Rounds out Rolex 24 Lineup with Audi Driver Mueller High Class Racing named Nico Mueller as its fourth driver for the 2022 Rolex 24 At Daytona. The drivers have the blessings of their teams to venture out of their regular workspace to compete at Daytona. 2. Mike Rockenfeller, an overall champion at both the Rolex 24 and Le Mans, rounds out the stout No. It is one of the most exciting and inspirational things Ive heard in all of motorsports in a good 20 years, SPEED SPORTs Ralph Sheheen said about what Jason Robinett has done in the off-road racing world with Ultra4 USA and MidAmerica Outdoors. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY TEAM & SPONSOR CAR TYPE TIRE ENGINE. Having captured a Rolex 24 victory, Baja 1000 win and the Michelin Endurance Cup title last season, hell look to build on 2021s successes in 2022. The teams best result was a second-place finish at Road America. Our outlook at HCC is the same as WTR when it comes to quality and the desire to be the best we can be. I have known Ricky, Filipe and Alexander a little bit over the past few years, so its nice to have that relationship already with the guys. 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. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 team for the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Cameron Shields driving for the IMEC rounds and Road America ended 11th of the LMP3 drivers championship. Jan 10, 2023, 4:40 PM. Were a group of very competitive people, and we all want to win. It was such a privilege to be able to continue driving with Ricky for what was our third year together and the addition of Filipe couldnt have gone any better as shown by the result that we were able to achieve last year. 9. Alexander Rossi will return on the No. 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. Both abandoned the race and Heart of Racing by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 ended 8th overall in the 24 Hours race. Read here. 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. Full season: Klaus Bachler and Patrick Pilet. ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA GTD PRO TEAMS LINEUP. The provisional schedule was released on August 5, 2022, and features 11 rounds. Today, he visits with SPEED SPORTs Dave Arnold and Pam Hall. The No. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The starting lineup for the 60th Rolex 24 at Daytona will be set by a 100-minute qualifying race Sunday at Daytona International Speedway (Peacock at 2 p.m. Rolex 24 At Daytona Friday, February 25, 2022 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET BMW M Endurance Challenge At Daytona Race Events Spotters Guide Rolex 24 At DAYTONA Circuit Length: 3.56 miles Entry by Class: DPi - 7 LMP2 - 10 LMP3 - 9 GTD PRO - 13 GTD - 22 BMW M Endurance Challenge At Daytona Circuit Length: 3.56 miles Entry by Class: GS - 32 TCR - 16 Click here to view the entry list for the Roar before the 60th annual Rolex 24 at Daytona. Will Stevens is the teams new fourth driver. The 2022 renewals. Courtesy of IMSA; composing by Luc Warnotte: ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA GTP TEAMS LINEUP. Copyright 2021 Luc Warnotte - All rights reserved - info@carracingreporter.com. WTR, Konica Minolta, Harrison Contracting and CIT came out of the gates so strongly with the ARX-05 in their first season running it, already fighting for a championship. In the teams 15 seasons, they have seized four of the last five Rolex 24 at DAYTONA titles, two 12 Hours of Sebring victories and three Petit Le Mans wins. Ferdinand Habsburg, the reigning 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, will act as the team's fourth driver for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Luc Warnotte: #38 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P320: John DeAngelis, Connor Bloum, Cameron Shields and Christopher Allen for the Rolex 24. SPEEDSPORT.com is a part of the NASCAR Digital Media Network, The Motorsports Authority - Copyright 2014-2023 - Turn 3 Media, LLC All Rights Reserved. Porsche customer program with Herberth Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (991 II) got off to a flying start at Dubai today by dominating the 24 hours race during the last 12 hours with WRTs BMW M4 GT3. Caldarelli / M. Bortolotti #63 TR3 Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3. Will has held roles with various F1 teams dating back to 2008 and made his Grand Prix debut in 2014 before earning a full-time seat with Manor Marussia F1 Team for 2015. 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). Will Stevens will be running all Michelin Endurance Cup races for us. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac endured a qualifying shunt that deleted his best lap, will start sixth. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 team. 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. Sponsored primarily by Tower Events and Tower Scaffold Services, the No. 9 team will need to solve their qualifying woes to get a seventh championship. The Gunn / Riberas duo will drive the #23 Aston in GTD PRO this season. ET). 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. 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. %PDF-1.6
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Since the early 1960s, the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA has garnered big name winners such as Hurley Haywood, Scott Pruett and Bob Wollek. Luc Warnotte: Corvette Racing #3 C8.R dominated the 12 Hours of Sebring 2022. 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. Along with NASCAR-turned-IndyCar driver Johnson, the lineup includes two-time Rolex 24 winner Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, who along with Conway were overall winners last August at Le Mans. "I'm 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. See all 43 photos. Lars Kern was the second driver for the IMEC races and Kuno Wittmer at Sebring 12 Hours. John Farano will round out the Rolex 24 lineup in the No. With Team RLL now featuring the GTP BMW, Turner Motorsport will secure two BMW M4 GT3 in the IMSA Championship. Rolex 24 lineup: John DeAngelis, Connor Bloum, Cameron Shields and Christopher Allen. As IMSA and endurance racing fans we all remember the dramatic battle between KCMG and Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911. Its one of the worlds most prestigious motor races and having spent most of my childhood in America, I feel very privileged to be able to return to do what I love the most. Just missed: Felix Rosenqvist (still winless since 2020 but did well to finish ninth last year and will be driving for his future again this year); Graham Rahal (already has said he feels much better entering this season than 2022, which started with dismal results); Rinus VeeKay (let a win slip away at Barber Motorsports Park and seems motivated after a disappointing season). After adding the LMP3 division last year, the Rolex 24 remains at five classes with GTD Pro replacing GTLM for the 2022 season. The announcement of Bell, who will team with Aaron Telitz, Frankie Montecalvo and Richard Heistand behind the wheel of the No. * 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**. Acting as the first official series-wide test of the new season, the Roar also hosts the qualifying session for the first race of the year, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. 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. At HCC, we provide it through the painting and maintenance services, while WTR does it through racingand we both do it by building lasting relationships. Along with NASCAR-turned-IndyCar driver Johnson, the lineup includes two-time Rolex 24 winner Kamui Kobayashi and Jose Maria Lopez, who along with Conway were overall winners last August at. Performance Tech has won twice the IMSA MICHELIN Endurance Cup Championship and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. It starts with Arrow McLaren, which has added 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi to its 1-2 combo of Pato OWard and Felix Rosenqvist. ET. Tower Motorsport unveiled their Rolex 24 lineup earlier today. 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. . From then on the team decided to run the #97 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Mercedes-Benz of Billings, Montana support for the remainder of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship schedule ending 6th in Teams GTD PRO class. 25 Harrison Contracting Huracan in the North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Series for the Painting and Contracting Services company. Luc Warnotte: The 12 Hours of Sebring was the only race #3 Corvette C8.R won last year. This will be the first race at Daytona for two-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Newgarden and 2021 series Rookie of the Year McLaughlin, teammates at Team Penske and co-hosts of the popular Bus Bros video series on YouTube. Will Stevens is currently a Formula 1 Test & Development Driver for McLaren and a standout in the World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series. Veteran driver from England and Rossis former Formula 1 teammate, Will Stevens, will join WTR as the teams endurance co-driver at the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA, the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, and Motul Petit Le Mans for the 2022 season. For someone that enjoys racing, as I do, that is great. The IMSA veteran won the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2017 and 2020 and brought his team within one corner of the overall title on their way to an Endurance Cup victory in 2021. 8. hbbd```b``@$SXL&E "9yq0yD2jS$"C@$Wd\3~`33@"?@l@o|&F6 I&3` 5Sf
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