PAUL MILLER RACING TO START P11 FOR THE 2023 ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
After a productive week of testing and qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, the Paul Miller Racing team is set to roll off 11th for the 61st Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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PORSCHE 963 TACKLES THE 24 HOURS OF DAYTONA FROM THE FRONT ROW
The two Porsche 963 fielded by the Porsche Penske Motorsport factory squad have wrapped up their first qualifying session in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with varying degrees of success. Felipe Nasr from Brazil planted Porsche Penske Motorsport’s No. 7 car on P2 – a mere 0.083 seconds off pole position. His brand colleague Nick Tandy, however, was hampered by bad luck in the No. 6 car. On the way to setting pole, the UK driver lost the rear of his 963 while braking for the Bus Stop chicane and hit the tyre wall. In the GTD classes, the seven Porsche 911 GT3 R secured only mediocre grid positions.
WEATHERTECH RACING ON GTD PRO POLE FOR THE ROLEX 24
WeatherTech Racing will start from the pole position in GTD Pro for the next weekend’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona, Jan. 28-29.
MEYER SHANK RACING SECURES POLE FOR THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) with Curb-Agajanian driver Tom Blomqvist captured the pole position for the 61st Rolex 24 in dramatic fashion on Sunday, with Blomqvist topping the charts with an all-or-nothing final lap of 1:34.031-seconds in the No. 60 MSR Acura ARX-06 LMDh.
PORSCHE PENSKE MOTORSPORT COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FIRST DAY AT DAYTONA
The 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Series opened the 2023 season on Friday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway with the Roar Before the 24, the annual preseason test session at the world famous racetrack. With a total of 61 cars on hand, including nine cars in the newly formed GTP class for LMDh cars, both Porsche Penske Motorsport 963s put their cars through the paces, showing good speed throughout the first day of testing.
THE FERRARI 296 GT3 READY TO DEBUT ON THE INTERNATIONAL RACING STAGE
The new Ferrari 296 GT3 steps onto the international racing stage, making its appearance at the Daytona International Speedway during the Roar Before the Daytona 24. The event is a three-day test session which includes the qualifying session set for the weekend of 22 January, the prologue to the famous endurance race that opens the American IMSA SportsCar Championship season: this will open on 28–29 January with four teams and eight official Ferrari Competizioni GT drivers taking part, who will christen the new 296 GT3.
AUDI SPORT WITH STRONG LOCAL TEAMS AT THE BATHURST 12 HOUR
For the twelfth time already, the Audi R8 LMS will face the biggest endurance competition in Australia. The tradition-steeped hill-and-dale track at Bathurst, 200 kilometers west of Sydney, will be the venue of the 12-hour race from February 3 to 5. Together with the Melbourne Performance Centre (MPC), Audi Sport customer racing is involved in the Pro and Pro-Am classes of the competition. In addition, customers will also compete in the Silver class. A total of seven Audi R8 LMS cars are expected at Mount Panorama on the first weekend in February.
TEAM PARKER RACING LINES UP FIVE STAR EFFORT FOR PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE SOUTHERN EUROPE SEASON
Multiple race and championship winning Porsche outfit Team Parker Racing is delighted to confirm that it will be entering five cars into the brand-new Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe championship, taking place in Spain and Portugal this winter.
RACE DEBUT FOR THE NEW PORSCHE 963 IN DAYTONA
After almost twelve months of preparation with the new hybrid 963 prototype, things are about to get serious for Porsche Penske Motorsport: On 20 January, the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season kicks off with the so-called “ROAR Before the 24”. This three-day test at the Daytona International Speedway in the US state of Florida is used to set up the cars and to qualify for the 24-hour race. The endurance classic will be held from 28 to 29 January at the same venue. The new Porsche 911 GT3 R will also be showcased on an international stage at this event. Seven of the GT3 vehicles, based on the 992 generation of the 911, will tackle the American endurance classic.
ROAR BEFORE THE ROLEX 24 KICKS OFF CETILAR RACING’S 2023 SEASON
Cetilar Racing is set for the new season as it confirmed the effort in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, Michelin Endurance Cup. The all-Italian team – car, drivers and the AF Corse technical support- returns to the GTD, fielding the brand-new #47 Ferrari 296 GT3 that replaces the 488 GT3 Evo 2020 succesfully used in 2022.
PORSCHE GB JUNIOR DRIVER ADAM SMALLEY JOINS TEAM PARKER RACING FOR DUAL PORSCHE PROGRAMME
Team Parker Racing is delighted to announce that current Porsche GB Junior Driver Adam Smalley will join its line-up for the Porsche Carrera Cup GB and Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe.
AO RACING PAYS SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE 1983 ROLEX WINNING PORSCHE 935
As AO Racing makes their IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut this month at the Roar Before the 24 and Rolex 24 At Daytona, the team will pay special tribute to a previous race winner highlighting the livery of the No. 80 Porsche 911 GT3 R. The new GTD class team will begin the season racing the livery of the 1983 race-winning Porsche, the No. 6 Swap Shop ANDIAL Porsche 935, driven by Preston Henn, AJ Foyt, Bob Wollek and Claude Ballot-Lena. The livery has a personal connection to not one, but two of the 2023 drivers. PJ Hyett currently owns the historic 935 on which Gunnar Jeannette’s father, Kevin, was the crew chief. The car was built by motorsport legend Alwin Springer, former president of and now consultant to Porsche Motorsport North America.
FIST-TEAM AAI CONFIRMS TWO CAR FULL SEASON GT WORLD CHALLENGE ASIA GT3 ENTRY
FIST – Team AAI will make its Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS comeback this year after confirming a two-car full-season programme.
SILVERSTONE FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE CIRCUIT’S 75th ANNIVERSARY IN STUNNING STYLE
This summer’s spectacular ‘Silverstone Festival’ (25-27 August) will celebrate the world famous circuit’s 75thanniversary in high octane style with special birthday races, parades and displays to mark this major milestone in British motorsport history.
COREY LEWIS RETURNS TO PAUL MILLER RACING, MAXIME MARTIN ROUNDS OUT DAYTONA DRIVER LINEUP
Paul Miller Racing rounds out their 2023 endurance driver lineup with the strong additions of Corey Lewis and Maxime Martin aboard the No. 1 Quartz Engine Oil-backed BMW M4 GT3.
NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGE, SAME DRIVERS FOR 2023 PAUL MILLER RACING IMSA GTD CAMPAIGN
The reigning IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Sprint Cup-winning team, Paul Miller Racing, will be back in 2023 for a full-season campaign—yes, including the Rolex 24 at Daytona!—with drivers Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers.
FERRARI ANNOUNCE HYPERCAR CREWS FOR THE 2023 FIA WEC SEASON
Ferrari officially announces its crews for taking on the 2023 season in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in the 499P that was officially presented at the Finali Mondiali in Imola. The drivers chosen to bring the Prancing Horse back to the top class of the world championship represent a unique mix of talent and experience, speed and stamina, essential qualities in endurance racing.
NTE/SSR ANNOUNCES ROBUST ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA LINEUP
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opens this month at Daytona International Speedway and NTE/SSR is returning for a third attempt to claim victory at one of the most prestigious races in sports car racing. The No. 42 Huracán GT3 will debut its new EVO2 kit at the 61st Rolex 24 At Daytona, with drivers Don Yount, Jaden Conwright, Kerong Li, and Alessio Deledda.
RYAN RATCLIFFE LINES UP MULTIPLE PORSCHE CAMPAIGN WITH TEAM PARKER RACING
Ryan Ratcliffe, 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Pro-Am champion, is set to return to Team Parker Racing for the sixth straight season with an ambitious campaign of racing across Europe. The Welshman will once again contest the Carrera Cup GB, looking to reclaim the Pro-Am title on home soil after claiming six podium finishes last […]
