I have a close relationship with Scott, as well, and I couldnt be happier to be doing this with him as teammates.. Risi Competizione is aligning the brand new Ferrari 296 GT3 with #62 for Rolex 24 At Daytona. KCMG will not be at this years Rolex 24 At Daytona but Pfaff Motorsport and Risi Competizione will. Rule Changes . 25 entry this year. Jeremy Jones, 4800 Legends class driver, won the Every Man Challenge yesterday at King of the Hammers. 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. TR3 racings #63 only competed at Daytona and Sebring in 2022. The team finished third in the LMP2 championship standings, placing in the top three for six of the seven races. Jan 10, 2023, 4:40 PM. Last month the team announced its partnership with Aston Martin and TF Racing for the upcoming 2023 Rolex 24-Hour race at Daytona. 10 Acura with Wayne Taylor Racing after joining the teams overall victory in 2021. For more information, please visit us online and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter. The Rolex 24 will feature 12 drivers from the NTT IndyCar Series, including Colton Herta and Pato OWard teaming on an LMP2 entry for DragonSpeed that also will include rookie Devlin DeFrancesco. 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. 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. In its 12 Daytona 24 Hour starts . 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). With Team RLL now featuring the GTP BMW, Turner Motorsport will secure two BMW M4 GT3 in the IMSA Championship. 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. Harrison Contracting enters their third year as an important partner with Wayne Taylor Racing, who also fields standout Ashton Harrison and the No. #8: Tower Motorsport, ORECA LMP2 07, LMP2: John Farano, Louis Deletraz, Rui Pinto de Andrade. 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. Heres the first edition of NBC Sports assessment of the current top 10 drivers in IndyCar entering Sundays Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg season opener: 1. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac endured a qualifying shunt that deleted his best lap, will start sixth. Its the second consecutive year that the Rolex 24 at Daytona starting lineup is set by a warmup race. 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. The Gunn / Riberas duo will drive the #23 Aston in GTD PRO this season. 3. The Proton Competition crew, headed by Christian Ried, will once again direct the program. The GTD version didnt reach the same success under the 2022 GTD PRO class Championship, ending third overall with a single win at Sebring. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. Mercedes supported, early frontrunners Haupt Racing Team, capitulated with both Mercedes-AMG GT3 abandoning after 6 hours of racing. 8. 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.. 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! . The event was held at Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida, on January 29-30, 2022. IndyCar Power Rankings: Josef Newgarden starts 2023 at top of Penske-Ganassi 2023 SuperMotocross Power Rankings after Arlington: Jason Anderson narrowly IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Pete: How to watch, start times, TV, schedules, to the green flag Saturday (1:30 p.m. In 2015, he became the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup champion, and last year, he earned top honors again with Team WRT in the European Le Mans Series. The provisional schedule was released on August 5, 2022, and features 11 rounds. Ross Gunn driving #23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 finished third in the 2021 GTD WeatherTech Championship with Roman de Angelis and fourth in the 2022 GTD PRO class Alex Riberas. 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. Luc Warnotte: ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA LMP2 TEAMS LINEUP. Rolex 24 At DAYTONA Legends Andretti, Haywood, Pruett, Rahal, Roush and Taylor to Serve as Grand Marshals for North America's Most Prestigious Sports Car Race January 21, 2022 Daytona International Speedway Plays Host to 60th Anniversary of Iconic Around-the-Clock Race on Jan. 29-30 Click here for the starting lineup for the Rolex 24 qualifying race. hbbd```b``@$SXL&E "9yq0yD2jS$"C@$Wd\3~`33@"?@l@o|&F6 I&3` 5Sf The drivers have the blessings of their teams to venture out of their regular workspace to compete at Daytona. It just drags you in and makes you want to go back again and again. Each team trades shifts between three and five drivers. Klaus Bachler will be making his full-time debut in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series. Copyright 2021 Luc Warnotte - All rights reserved - info@carracingreporter.com. Cooper MacNeil ended 7th in the Drivers GTD PRO Championship. 7. ST. PETE PRIMER: Schedules, start times and how to watch the 2023 IndyCar season opener. Andretti is expecting to bounce back with Colton Herta, and 2022 Rookie of the Year Christian Lundgaard of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing seems destined to be the next first-time winner. 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. Theres nothing we want more than to expand on our strengths and pick up some more hardware when we cross that finish line. 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. He raced with Gradient Racing in Motul Petit Le Mans, bringing his #66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 to GTD class victory. 8. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3 - Russell Ward, Philip Ellis and Indy Dontje. Ferdinand Habsburg, the reigning 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, will act as the teams fourth driver for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. ET). 60 Acura in the Rolex 24. 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. Caldarelli / M. Bortolotti #63 TR3 Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3. Luc Warnotte: Corvette Racing #3 C8.R dominated the 12 Hours of Sebring 2022. Veteran car owner, Richard Childress nearly closed his doors after the death of Dale Earnhardt, hear what changed his mind on this weeks show. 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. This is definitely an event that was on my bucket list, along with the 24 Hours of Le Mans, so I am beyond grateful for this opportunity, Newgarden said. Fjordbach and Andersen will be the full-season drivers and were part of the Rolex 24 effort that finished ninth in class last year and included ex-Formula One driver Robert Kubica. Mike Rockenfeller, an overall champion at both the Rolex 24 and Le Mans, rounds out the stout No. Its an honor to be part of this exceptional No. 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. **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. 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. STARTING GRID: Click here for the Rolex 24 lineup l Lineup by car number, INFORMATION FOR THE 60TH ROLEX 24:Schedules, start times, entry lists, HOW TO WATCH ON NBC SPORTS: All the information for 24 hours of viewing. 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. "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. We have Alexander Rossi joining us again. 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. The teams best result was a second-place finish at Road America. Davide Rigon and Daniel Serra drove to Michelin Endurance Cup success in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship last year with two runner-up finishes, a seventh and a ninth in the GTD Pro-class Risi-run Ferrari 488, in the car's final season. Rolex 24 lineup: John DeAngelis, Connor Bloum, Cameron Shields and Christopher Allen. SPEEDSPORT.com is a part of the NASCAR Digital Media Network, The Motorsports Authority - Copyright 2014-2023 - Turn 3 Media, LLC All Rights Reserved. He has already contributed greatly to the team, and I think our Rolex 24 lineup is as strong as ever. 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. AWA team ended sixth in the 2022 LMP3 teams championship as well as Orey Fidani in the LMP3 drivers championship. Today is all about getting that 60 in the best spot for the 24h next week.
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