Ferrariferrari has been a part of imsa since the beginning of time. Ford performance announces imsa driver lineup for 2016. Pr1mathiasen motorsports will head into the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship with a revised driver lineup, as the bobby oergelled team looks to defend its tequila patron north. Montoya had already been confirmed as part of penskes driver line up for 2018 alongside 2016 imsa prototype champion dane cameron, while castroneves had looked set to switch to sportscar racing. Adding equal parts speed and experience to an already stout driver line up, michael shank racing with curbagajanian announced that olivier pla will join the team for the fourround north american endurance cup as part of its 2016 imsa. Corvette adds gt stalwartwtcr racer catsburg to imsa enduro. Returning driver jason rabe will be joined by team newcomer devin jones, starting at the roar before the rolex 24 test at daytona international speedway which takes place on. The east lansing, michiganbased team will field two lexus rc f gt3. Action express racing reveals 2019 driver line up imsa. Watch race recaps, behind the scenes clips, and more with ford performance. Veteran driver guy cosmo will join longtime tgm driver and team owner ted giovanis for the remainder of the 2016 season. Imsa 4672 email imsa staff, board of directors, section.
Young talent along with wec, world touring car and former formula 1 stars join ganassi nascar and indycar stalwarts to form stellar lineup in no. Imsa race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers. The driver lineup for this seasons imsa weathertech sportscar championship, which begins in january, has been finalised. Jdcmiller motorsports announces driver lineup for 2020 no. Bmw has retained its fullseason driver lineup for the new m6 gtlm cars in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship, confirming the return of bill auberlen, dirk werner, lucas luhr and john. Dec 08, 2015 stevenson retains fullseason lineup for twocar audi program. Ford chip ganassi racing will field two ford gts in imsa competition in 2016. Ford chip ganassi racing officially announced today the four drivers who will compete in the allnew ford gt for the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship.
These are the guys who will be piloting the new ford gt in the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship. Since then riberas has enjoyed success finishing second in the 2018 blancpain gt series sprint cup and in the 2017 asian le mans series gt class. The 2016 weathertech sportscar championship was the third season of the united sportscar championship and first to be under the name as the weathertech sportscar championship organized by the international motor sports association imsa. North american motorsport association, imsa international motor sports association.
The imsa championshipwinning squad will once again stage a twocar campaign in the prototype class in 2019. Giancarlo fisichella, toni vilander, davide rigon and olivier beretta will compete at the 2016 running of the twicearoundtheclock american endurance classic in the new car. Lineup taking shape for 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar. Threetime le mans 24 hours winner fassler, who won daytona and sebring with gavin and milner in 2016, said. Stellar driver lineup for 3day roar before rolex 24 at. Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver line. Imsa weathertech sportscar championship racing news. Dec 19, 2019 riberas, a driver for the heart of racing team in 2014 through 2016, secured his first weathertech championship victory when the team won at sebring in 2015. Duo will be joined for imsa michelin endurance cup rounds by frenchman olivier pla.
He has also won the 2016 rolex 24 at daytona prototype challenge. Dec 07, 2015 with visit florida racing drivers ryan dalziel and marc goossens already confirmed for the 2016 fullseason effort, the team is pleased to announce that american racer and florida resident ryan hunterreay will complete visit florida racings endurance driver lineup in the no. Usa miller was part of the winning 2018 sahlens six hours of the glen prototype lineup with jdcmiller motorsports teams endurance driver. Jan 09, 2016 risi competition has locked in its driver line up for the upcoming rolex 24 at daytona as the team awaits the delivery of its new ferrari f488 gte. Stevenson retains fullseason lineup for twocar audi. Porsche confirms imsa driver lineups, factory 24h le mans effort.
Making his rolex 24 debut in 2017, gounon nearly claimed a win, but came up just twotenths of a second short of winning a new watch as he finished runner up. Ford chip ganassi racing announces driver lineup for imsa. Motorsports in action renews strong driver line up for its 2019 imsa michelin pilot challenge effort january 16, 2019. Wright motorsports will again race in the porsche gt3 cup challenge usa by yokohama with race car driver charlie luck for his fourth year with wright motorsports, racing the no. Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver line up for imsa weathertech sportscar championship. Smp racing has finalized its driver lineups for next months rolex 24 at daytona, which will see the russian squad take part in both the prototype and gt le mans classes. Imsa announced a 47car field on friday for the 63rd mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring that is set for march 21. Virginiabased bmw aftermarket and tuning experts bimmerworld have confirmed its driver lineup for 2016. Weathertech sportscar championship katherine legge date of birth. Bmw usa news driver lineup confirmed for the imsa season. The imsa weathertech sportscar championship will begin the 2017 season with the traditional roar before the 24 at daytona, january 68, and then the 55th running of the rolex 24 hour at daytona, january 2629. Completing msrs 2020 rolex 24 driver roster is french racing driver gounon who has competed in nearly ever major endurance race, stateside and abroad. Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver lineup.
Jan 04, 2018 lexas team sets driver lineup for 2018 imsa weathertech sportscar championship. Ford marks the 50th anniversary of that first significant win with the return of the ford gt to le mans in 2016. Ford gt driver lineup confirmed for imsa 2016 autoblog. Mazda retains prototype driver lineup for 2016 sportscar365. Imsa michelin pilot challenge chris miller date of birth.
Action express racing reveals 2019 driver line up action. Nov 06, 2015 the team will look to build on that positive momentum in the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship with a new driver line up, as visit racing is proud to announce the signing of ryan dalziel and marc goossens as fullseason pilots for the no. Mar, 2015 imsa announced a 47car field on friday for the 63rd mobil 1 twelve hours of sebring that is set for march 21. Bimmerworld newcomers jerry kaufman and kyle tilley will share the turbocharged no. Imsa unveils 47car entry list for 12 hours of sebring. Dec 27, 2017 perez, koch and foley were all part of the teams ipc program this year, which saw 2016 rolex 24 prototype challenge class winner koch finish runnerup in the drivers championship. Hes a great driver and im looking forward to sharing some new success with him next year. Mar 14, 2016 ford chip ganassi has confirmed its full driver line up for its return to le mans 24 hours with sebastien bourdais, scott dixon, billy johnson and harry tincknell completing the fourcar entry. Bmw rll announces the drivers lineup for 2017 imsa.
R in 2016 at the le mans test day, i had this dream of one day joining the factory effort. In total, more than 140 cars representing four different imsa. Also driver line up is great, all team players with the same target. Gear racinggrasser announce full driver lineup for 2020 weathertech championship gtd season aug 23, 2016 ferraris nielsen and balzan hold gtd points lead, prepare to defend scuderia corsa victory at vir in michelin gt challenge. Michael shank racing 2016 driver lineup announced via team website. Visit florida racing signs ryan hunterreay to imsa endurance. Weathertech racing testing and announces driver lineup.
Chip ganassi racing has formally confirmed its four driver, fullseason lineup for its twocar ford gt effort in the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship on saturday at. Jan 04, 2018 3gt racing announces final driver lineup for 2018 imsa series. Meyer shank racings imsa weathertech championship driver lineup. It was the 46th season of imsasanctioned gt championship sportscar racing tracing its lineage to the 1971. Smp racing finalizes rolex 24 driver lineups sportscar365. United kingdom legge, the 2018 weathertech championship gtd runner up, moves to the new gear racing lamborghini for the 2020 season alongside co driver christina nielsen to form the series only allfemale driver lineup. Ford and chip ganassi racing have announced their new lineup of drivers. The iwsc has 12 events on the race calendar for 2016. Bimmerworld announces imsa lineup for bmw 328i turbo continental tire series campaign.
Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver lineup for. Jan 07, 2016 in preparation for the imsa weathertech sportscar championships first serieswide test, the roar before the 24, starworks motorsports has announced its full season lineup for the 2016 season. Dec 21, 2016 michael shank racing has revealed the teams 2017 imsa weathertech sportscar championship driver pairings and car liveries as the ohiobased squad kicks off the year with the rolex 24 at daytona in january. Bodymotion racing returns in 2016 to enter a porsche cayman in the imsa continental tire sportscar challenge street tuner st class for a full season effort.
Bimmerworld announces imsa lineup for bmw 328i turbo. Bmw has retained its fullseason driver lineup for the new m6 gtlm cars in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship. R in the imsa sportscar championship in 2020 after joining the manufacturer for the series three endurance races. Chip ganassi racing 2016 rolex 24 driver lineup racing news.
Michael shank racingacura announce driver line ups, liveries. The driver line up for this seasons imsa weathertech sportscar championship, which begins in january, has been finalised. Bmw confirms 2016 imsa driver lineups sportscar365. Twentyone year old matheus leist from novo hamburgo, brazil is a multiple race winner in indy lights and drove the last two years. Dec 08, 2015 stevenson motorsports will be utilizing the new audi r8 lms platform in gtd class competition for a twocar campaign. Stevenson motorsports will be utilizing the new audi r8 lms platform in gtd class competition for a twocar campaign. Cgrt will field two ford ecoboost prototypes entries for 54 th annual race. Stevenson retains fullseason lineup for twocar audi program. It was the 46th season of imsa sanctioned gt championship sportscar racing tracing its lineage to the 1971 imsa camel gt season. Dec 14, 2019 jdcmiller motorsports returns to the imsa weathertech championship in 2020, once again fielding a twocar prototype effort with the previously announced mustang sampling racing no. The pompano beach, florida based team will return to compete in the prototype challenge pc class, running the no. Jan 01, 2020 stellar driver line up for 3day roar before rolex 24 at daytona a starstudded field of drivers returns to daytona international speedway this weekend for the annual roar before the rolex 24 at daytona from friday, jan. On eight of the 12 weekends, around 50 cars will be on the starting.
Imsa drivers find information on your favorite imsa drivers. Action express racing announced the teams driver line up for the 2019 imsa weathertech sportscar championship ahead of sundays continental tire monterey grand prix featuring the americas tire 250 at weathertech raceway laguna seca. Browse through latest information on your favorite imsa drivers, including full biographies, latest news, highres photos and high quality videos. The imsa is the premier sanctioning body for sports car competition in north america.
Lineup taking shape for 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship. Ford chip ganassi racing officially announced the four drivers who will compete in the allnew ford gt for the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship. The imsa lineup for daytona represents a true global effort, with drivers from the. Cosmo is a high profile and standout sports car driver. Dec 19, 2019 bmw driver catsburg joins corvette enduro line up. Stevenson motorsports retains driver line up for 2016. The imsa weathertech sportscar championship will begin the 2017 season with the traditional roar before the 24 at daytona, january 68, and then the 55th running of. Michael shank racing 2016 driver lineup adds olivier pla. Action express racing announced today that the teams championshipwinning 2016 driver lineup in the imsa weathertech sportscar championship featuring joao barbosa, dane cameron, eric curran and christian fittipaldi will return to the team for the 2017 season. Im excited, and love being a part of such a professional, well run and well organized team, said luck. Motorsports in action claims a thirdplace finish in sebring and scores valuable championship points. The team will be joined in canada by porsche centre downtown toronto, supporting the entire tpc racing operation and proudly. Part of the daytonawinning driver lineup, james gue will reprise his role as co driver to jon bennett and colin braun.
Imsa 597 haverty court, suite 100 rockledge, fl 32955 phone 321. Imsa unveils 47car entry list for 12 hours of sebring get. R corvette racing entries will return for 2016, with the driver. Joey hand, dirk mueller, ryan briscoe and richard westbrook will all. With a focus on team execution in pursuit of race wins, the most successful team in imsas modern era has a full focus on continuing to deliver results and anticipates that the driver line up will once again produce in 2019. Chip ganassi racing 2016 rolex 24 driver lineup set for sixtime and reigning rolex 24 at daytona winners. Montoya, castroneves and pagenaud for penske oreca at petit. Drivers ryan briscoe, richard westbrook, dirk muller and joey hand have been selected for fulltime rides in the two ford gts that will compete in the full imsa weathertech schedule next year. Tpc racing unveiled a driver line up for the 2020 imsa porsche gt3 cup challenge usa by yokohama and imsa porsche gt3 cup challenge canada by yokohama racing series that features eight drivers and one iron man pulling double duty in both championships filling nine slots.
Driver lineup set for action express racing in 2017 imsa. Motorsports in action claims its first top 5finish of the season at road america august 16, 2018. In preparation for the imsa weathertech sportscar championships first serieswide test, the roar before the 24, starworks motorsports has announced its full season lineup for the 2016 season. United kingdom returns for third full weathertech championship season in dpi class as codriver of no. Bmw threepeatcatsburg breaks through at virtual midohio to extend bmw imsa iracing pro series win streakrace day resource guide. Dec 15, 2016 also driver line up is great, all team players with the same target. Mazda motorsports has retained all four of its fullseason drivers for the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship season, with jonathan bomarito. Racing under the daytona prototype international dpi rules package, this is the first season for the combination of mazda and joest racing, joining the thirdwinningest manufacturer in imsa. P1 owner driver perez is back for his second consecutive rolex 24 as part of a 2018 imsa michelin endurance cup program. Nov 21, 2015 ford chip ganassi racing announces fulltime driver line ups for ford gt program in imsa weathertech sportscar championship. The 2016 imsa lineup for daytona represents a true global effort, with drivers from the united states, united kingdom, australia and germany. Ford chip ganassi racing announces ford gt driver line up for imsa weathertech sportscar championship ford motor companychip ganassi racing press release ford chip ganassi racing officially announced today the four drivers who will compete in the allnew ford gt for the 2016 imsa weathertech sportscar championship. Weathertech sportscar championship oliver jarvis date of birth. Andy lally and katherine legge will be joined by mark wilkins and graham rahal in the no.
Ganassi confirms ford gt fullseason imsa lineup fox sports. Buhk was part of the teams lineup at motul petit le mans, which was his. Mazda wonders if you remember its great rearwheeldrive hatchbacksthe first 323 of 1977 was a rearwheeldrive affair, as well as mazdas first modern compact family hatchthree takeaways. Mazda motorsports has announced the team of drivers that will pilot the two mazda rt24p race cars in the 2018 imsa weathertech sportscar championship with mazda team joest. Ford performance and chip ganassi racing revealed its driver lineup for the 2016 imsa weathertech championship on saturday. Dec 18, 2019 corvette racing reveals line up for imsa endurance races. Hagerty presents imsa iracing at midohiolets look at three takeaways from last weeks race at midohio as we gear up for next thursday nights visit to the virtual road america.
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