MacNeil will run a reduced schedule with only the Rolex 24 At Daytona at this time and will take on more of a management role with the team throughout the season. 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. Scott Dixon (third in 2022) You never can count IndyCars Six-Time out, but the Chip Ganassi Racing superstar and No. Ferdinand Habsburg, the reigning 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, will act as the team's fourth driver for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. I am thrilled to be returning to Daytona with Wayne Taylor Racing and Acura, said Alexander Rossi. Since Ryan Hunter-Reays 2012 championship for Andretti Autosport, the past 10 titles have been won by either Chip Ganassi Racing or team Penske drivers. The 24-hour endurance sports car classic is scheduled for Jan. 28-29 on the 3.56-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway. Risi Competizione is aligning the brand new Ferrari 296 GT3 with #62 for Rolex 24 At Daytona. 9. Foyt Racing in the 2022 IndyCar season, also will be racing the GTD Pro class for Vasser Sullivan. Christian Lundgaard (14th in 2022) He made huge strides as last years rookie of the year and consistently was among the fastest in preseason spring testing. 10. Mike Rockenfeller, an overall champion at both the Rolex 24 and Le Mans, rounds out the stout No. Read here. The 2022 season officially begins on January 21 at Daytona International Speedway for the annual Roar Before the 24 with the momentous Rolex 24 at DAYTONA immediately following. Kay van Berlo was the third driver for IMEC rounds. 9. 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. Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Florida . Last season marked his first-time racing in LMP2, claiming top honors in ELMS and third place in the Asian Le Mans Series championship. Wayne Taylor Racings existing lineup of partners that also features Harrison Contracting, Acura Motorsports, Hammer Nutrition and CIT. Continuity is always a good thing and both of them work really well together. Im proud to join Tower Motorsports in the LMP2 class at the 24 Hours of Daytona, Simpson said. Alexander Rossi (eighth in 2022) The most intriguing new driver-team combination, Rossi starts a new chapter with Arrow McLaren after ending a three-year winless skid last year. During a 20-minute warmup Sunday morning, the Ganassi Cadillacs posted the top two speeds with van der Zande and Earl Bamber (who will share the No. The #91 Porsche 911 GT3 R (991 II) ended second overall and won the PRO/AM class. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 team. Pier Guidi with Risi Competizione #62 Ferrari 488 took the opportunity to end second after starting fourth for his last stint. A win is coming soon for Rahal Letterman Lanigan. Rinus VeeKay, the 2020 IndyCar rookie of the year, will be in the LMP2 class for the second consecutive year. After a historic 2021, HPD looks forward to another year of victories with the No. The Andretti Autosport LMP3 team will make their 2023 debut at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 and will be on the grid for the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA. 36 IN THE IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP'S SIX HOURS OF WATKINS GLEN. Photo: Mike Levitt/IMSA. 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. 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. 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 . He raced with Gradient Racing in Motul Petit Le Mans, bringing his #66 Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 to GTD class victory. 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. KCMG will not be at this years Rolex 24 At Daytona but Pfaff Motorsport and Risi Competizione will. He has already contributed greatly to the team, and I think our Rolex 24 lineup is as strong as ever. Full season: Bill Auberlen and Chandler Hull. Luc Warnotte: Corvette Racing #3 C8.R dominated the 12 Hours of Sebring 2022. 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup Champion for WTR and standout INDYCAR pilot Alexander Rossi will once again assist the team as it looks to make history during this iconic 24-hour endurance battle of wits, stamina and strategy. 24 Hours At Daytona lineup: Lars Kern and Moritz Kranz for the Rolex 24. How to watch the 2022 Daytona 24 Hours | GRR - Goodwood 3 days ago Your guide to the 2022 Daytona 24, plus entry list, race start time and more . Ricky Taylor returns to Wayne Taylor Racing for the second consecutive year and his fifteenth season in topflight sports car racing. The @GPSTPete is Sunday at Noon ET on @NBC and @Peacock. 24 Hours At Daytona lineup: Nico Pino and Danny Soufi, who will make his IMSA. 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. 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 IMSA LMP3 class is not to be overlooked with teams who made the hello for Group C and the American Le Mans series in the 80s and 90s, like Andretti Autosport and Riley. ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA GTD PRO TEAMS LINEUP. I hope we can achieve many victories together.. ET). SPEEDSPORT.com is a part of the NASCAR Digital Media Network, The Motorsports Authority - Copyright 2014-2023 - Turn 3 Media, LLC All Rights Reserved. Its also great having Will on board with us. 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. 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. 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. Tristan Vautier will start on the pole position in the No. Dubbed a qualifying race, the Motul Pole Award will be a one-hour, 40-minute race that will be held on Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. 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 2022, Konica Minolta and Wayne Taylor Racing continue their storied history together. Both abandoned the race and Heart of Racing by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 ended 8th overall in the 24 Hours race. 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), Teams racing in the 2022 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Colton Herta and Pato OWard teaming on an LMP2 entry, who is moving to a full-time IndyCar schedule this year, Chip Ganassi Racings two Cadillacs in the DPi class, after joining the teams overall victory in 2021, Schedules, start times and how to watch the 2023 IndyCar season opener, entering Sundays Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 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. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. 7. While no plans are in place officially, this may open a pathway for Newgarden and McLaughlin to drive for the Penske Porsche GTP teams, in both IMSA and WEC. I am really looking forward to sharing a car with my fellow Bullet Rui, REMUS Ambassador Louis, and Tower Motorsport stalwart John Farano. The Rolex 24 will feature 12 drivers from the NTT IndyCar Series, including rising stars Colton Herta and Pato O'Ward teaming on an LMP2 entry for DragonSpeed that also will include IndyCar rookie Devlin DeFrancesco. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac endured a qualifying shunt that deleted his best lap, will start sixth. Cooper MacNeil ended 7th in the Drivers GTD PRO Championship. Andy Lally, the active leader in Rolex 24 wins with five, heads the No. 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 The provisional schedule was released on August 5, 2022, and features 11 rounds. 6. 36 Ligier JS P320Im really excited to be back with Andretti Autosport for the 2023 24 Hours of DAYTONA. 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. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3, Click here for the Rolex 24 at Daytona starting lineup grid, Jarett Andretti, Robin Pemberton celebrate an emotional LMP3 pole position, Neurotic Wayne Taylor on the verge of making Rolex 24 history, Robert Wickens returns to racing for the first time since Pocono crash, Jordan Taylors unforgettable Rolex 24 restroom story, Colton Herta and Pato OWard relish transition from rivals to teammates, IMSA opener offers valuable experience for 12 full-time IndyCar drivers. Following last years successful season, we know we have the potential to challenge for a win at Daytona, he said. 3. IMSA Courtesy. Will Power (first in 2022) He turns 42 this week, and the Team Penske driver just seems to keep getting better, especially after he won his second championship with a new level of consistency. His recent career highlights include class wins in the World Endurance Championship and a runner-up campaign in the Blancpain GT Series. The GTD version didnt reach the same success under the 2022 GTD PRO class Championship, ending third overall with a single win at Sebring. Cameron Shields driving for the IMEC rounds and Road America ended 11th of the LMP3 drivers championship. Patrick Pilet, 2015 GTLM champion, has an impressive resume with GT Le Mans (GTLM) class wins in the Rolex 24 At Daytona (2014), two in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (2018 and 2019), two in the Motul Petit Le Mans (2015 and 2018) and one at the Sahlens Six Hours of The Glen (2019). Based on 24H Duba recent success of BMW M Motorsport Team WRT clinching two podium seats, the BMW M4 GT3 becomes a serious challenger for overall victory of both GTD and GTD PRO classes as well as combined ranking. What a race! Scott Dixon (third in 2022) You never can count IndyCars Six-Time out, but the Chip Ganassi Racing superstar and No. 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. 8. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 team. After this win, Jon Bennett decided to cease operations of Core Autosport. Rolex 24 lineup: John DeAngelis, Connor Bloum, Cameron Shields and Christopher Allen. The Rolex 24 is the debut race in North America for the new BMW M4 GT3, and the No. Drivers Goldburg and Grist both have race experience in LMP3 machinery at Daytona whilst Pino raced at Spa and . Its the second consecutive year that the Rolex 24 at Daytona starting lineup is set by a warmup race. 2023 INDYCAR IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF BRICKYARD TRADEMARKS, INC. / PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF USE. 8 LMP2 Oreca for Florida-based Tower, which won the 2022 LMP2 title in IMSA, including two victories. 10. Ellis roared to the overall GT pole in qualifying on Sunday. Contrary to what youve read in many publications the GTD PRO class is welcoming a ninth team with #95 Turner Motorsports BMW M4 GT3. Ganassi and Penske drivers naturally occupy six of the seven top spots in NBC Sports preseason IndyCar power rankings, but there are signs that a new team finally could break the stranglehold. The IMSA offseason break is not so long, especially this year, given that the last race was a bit later than normal, said Filipe Albuquerque. ST. PETE PRIMER: Schedules, start times and how to watch the 2023 IndyCar season opener. Required fields are marked *. 7. Alex Palou (tied fourth in 2022) With last years contract mess behind him, the 2021 champion should head into his likely final season at Chip Ganassi Racing with a clear mind and fast car. Daytona is different but the Duba race gives an indication of the state of form of the German GT3 manufacturers. After adding the LMP3 division last year, the Rolex 24 remains at five classes with GTD Pro replacing GTLM for the 2022 season. Cannon Mcintosh, Zach Daum and Kyle Jones are among several drivers who could give the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series a perfect record of unique winners in their first season. Luc Warnotte: winning #9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 at Rolex 24 At Daytona. There is no event like the Rolex 24 At DAYTONA. 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