For more than three decades, thousands of drivers from all corners of racing have descended upon Daytona International Speedway, lured by the chance to conquer one of motorsport’s most grueling tests: the Rolex 24. But standing on the top step of the podium earns the best drivers more than bragging rights or having their name … Read more
In Porsche circles, Lars Kern is something of a legend. The German is a development driver for the company, and is best known for setting many of Porsche’s road-car Nürburgring lap times. He also moonlights in sports cars, and on Sunday, he won his biggest race yet, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. In a Corvette. Since … Read more
Yesterday, Nick Tandy was already one of the most decorated sports car drivers of all time. Today, he’s done something no one else has; won the Le Mans 24, Nürburgring 24, Spa 24 and now, the Rolex 24 at Daytona overall. The 40-year-old Briton joined the full-time IMSA WeatherTech season pairing of Felipe Nasr and … Read more
Cadillac’s hopes of scoring a victory in the Daytona 24 Hours took a big blow, with the #40 V-Series.R entered by Wayne Taylor Racing stranded on track after a mullti-car crash in the eighth hour. After the fourth course yellow of the race was retreated, Louis Deletraz was battling with the #60 Meyer Shank Acura … Read more
Come 8:00am on the morning of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Kyle Kirkwood, driver for Vasser Sullivan Racing, will already be an hour and a half into his work day. The green flag won’t wave for almost six more hours. It’s the same situation for the 230-plus drivers taking part in the fabled 24-hour race … Read more
Many remarkable names in racing have graced the IMSA paddocks since the series’ inception in 1969, but few of the legends have been a presence so consistently, for so long — and so good at winning — as Wayne Taylor. “Mark Raffauf, who works for IMSA [as its Senior Director of Race Operations], reminded me … Read more
Gianmaria Bruni will race a Porsche 963 LMDh in 2025 despite losing his factory deal with the German manufacturer after signing with JDC-Miller MotorSports for the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner will contest the full season with the US team in its solo customer 963 alongside Tijmen van der … Read more
Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Gianmaria Bruni is leaving Porsche’s line-up of factory drivers after eight years. The 43-year-old Italian was absent from the German marque’s works roster when it officially launched its motorsport programmes for 2025 on Saturday night. The departure follows two seasons in which Bruni did not have a seat … Read more
What went so right for Porsche Penske Motorsport’s 963? It was at this time last year that everything seemed to click for the new-for-2023 prototype, after stumbling out of the blocks despite the longest pre-season testing program (which started in the summer of 2022) compared its IMSA SportsCar Championship rivals Acura, BMW and Cadillac. Although … Read more
Heart of Racing’s Ross Gunn says it’s “business as usual” following the shock departure of IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD Pro title rival Seb Priaulx from the points-leading AO Racing Porsche squad. AO revealed last week that 23-year-old Priaulx is stepping down from partnering Laurens Heinrich “to focus on his growing commitments with Multimatic”. Read Also: … Read more
