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2023 WeatherTech Championship Team Tracker, Volume 6: Rolex 24 Winners Return

January 9, 2023

Rick Ware Racing Lineup Includes F1, IndyCar and NASCAR Talent

By Mark Robinson

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – We’re less than three weeks out from the first race of the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and confirmations of driver lineups keep coming.

 

Eric Lux and Devlin DeFrancesco are returning to defend their Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) win in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. This time they will run with Rick Ware Racing (RWR). Lux is slated for the full season, teaming with Pietro Fittipaldi, the Formula 1 team test driver and grandson of two-time F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi. IndyCar driver DeFrancesco is in for the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) rounds in the No. 51 RWR ORECA LMP2 07, with NASCAR Cup Series driver and defending Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric joining for the Rolex 24.

 

Another 2022 Rolex 24 winner, Kay van Berlo, is changing classes this season. After winning the iconic season opener in the Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) class last year, van Berlo is teaming with Alan Metni for the entire ’23 season in the GT Daytona (GTD) class, sharing the No. 91 Kellymoss with Riley Porsche 911 GT3 R. Julien Andlauer and Jaxon Evans complete the roster for this month’s Rolex 24.

 

In other confirmations, Team Korthoff Motorsports set its lineup for the No. 32 Mercedes-AMG GT3 that returns in 2023. Mike Skeen and Mikael Grenier will be behind the wheel for the full GTD season, joined by Maximilian Goetz and Kenton Koch at the Rolex 24. Also, Sean Creech Motorsports named Nico Pino and Danny Soufi to fill out the team’s LMP3 Rolex 24 lineup alongside previously named full-season drivers Joao Barbosa and Lance Willsey.

 

The Rolex 24 kicks off the season Jan. 28-29 at Daytona International Speedway. Here is the complete list of confirmed team/driver lineups to date.

 

Grand Touring Prototype (GTP)

 

  • No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-LMDh: Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande for the full season, with Scott Dixon for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-LMDh: A Rolex 24-only entry with Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook.

 

  • No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy for the full season, Dane Cameron for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963: Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr for the full season, Michael Christensen for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-06: Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor for the full season, Louis Deletraz for the IMEC rounds and Brendon Hartley for the Rolex 24.

 

  • Nos. 24 and 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8s: Specific assignments are to be set but full-season drivers are Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly piloting one car and Philipp Eng and Augusto Farfus paired in the other. They will be joined at the Rolex 24 by Colton Herta, with Sheldon van der Linde and Marco Wittmann on board for Daytona and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

 

  • No. 31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-LMDh: Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims for the full season, with Jack Aitken for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06: Tom Blomqvist and Colin Braun for the full season, Helio Castroneves for the IMEC rounds and Simon Pagenaud for the Rolex 24.

 

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

 

  • No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR ORECA LMP2 07: Entered for the IMEC rounds only with Ben Hanley, George Kurtz and Matt McMurry, along with Esteban Gutierrez for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 8 Tower Motorsport ORECA LMP2 07: Entered for the Rolex 24 only with John Farano, Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden and Kyffin Simpson.

 

  • No. 11 TDS Racing ORECA LMP2 07: Mikkel Jensen and Steven Thomas for the full season, Scott Huffaker for the IMEC rounds and Rinus VeeKay for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 20 High Class Racing ORECA LMP2 07: Dennis Anderson and Ed Jones for the full season, Anders Fjordbach for the IMEC rounds and Raffaele Marciello for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 35 TDS Racing ORECA LMP2 07: Francois Heriau and Giedo van der Garde for the full season, Josh Pierson for the IMEC rounds and Job van Uitert for the Rolex 24.
  • No. 51 Rick Ware Racing ORECA LMP2 07: Pietro Fittipaldi and Eric Lux for the full season, Devlin DeFrancesco for the IMEC rounds and Austin Cindric for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07: Entered for the IMEC races with Ben Keating, Paul-Loup Chatin and Alex Quinn, with Nicolas Lapierre for the Rolex 24.

 

Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)

 

  • No. 13 AWA Duqueine D08: Matt Bell, Orey Fidani, Lars Kern and Moritz Kranz for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 17 AWA Duqueine D08: Wayne Boyd, Anthony Mantella, Thomas Merrill and Nicolas Varrone for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 33 Sean Creech Motorsports Ligier JS P320: Joao Barbosa and Lance Willsey for the full season, joined by Nico Pino and Danny Soufi for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P320: Christopher Allen, Connor Bloum, John DeAngelis and Cameron Shields for the Rolex 24.

 

GT Daytona Pro (GTD PRO)

 

  • No. 3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD: Antonio Garcia and Jordan Taylor for the full season with Tommy Milner for the IMEC rounds.

 

  • No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Klaus Bachler and Patrick Pilet for the full season with Laurens Vanthoor for the IMEC rounds.

 

  • No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3: Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth for the full season.

 

  • No. 23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3: Ross Gunn and Alex Riberas for the full season with David Pittard for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 63 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2: Entering the IMEC rounds with Mirko Bortolotti, Andrea Caldarelli and Romain Grosjean, with Jordan Pepper joining for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 64 TGM/TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage GT3: Ted Giovanis, Hugh Plumb, Matt Plumb and Owen Trinkler for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella for the full season, Maro Engel for the IMEC rounds and Cooper MacNeil for the Rolex 24.

 

GT Daytona (GTD)

 

  • No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3: Frankie Montecalvo and Aaron Telitz for the full season, with Parker Thompson for the IMEC rounds and Kyle Kirkwood for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Ryan Hardwick, Jan Heylen and Zacharie Robichon for the IMEC rounds, with Dennis Olsen joining for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 19 Iron Lynx Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2: Raffaele Giammaria, Rolf Ineichen, Franck Perera and Claudio Schiavoni for the Rolex 24 only.

 

  • No. 023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3: Andrea Bertolini, Alessio Rovera, Charlie Scardina and Onofrio Triarsi for the IMEC rounds.

 

  • No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3: Roman De Angelis and Marco Sorensen for the full season with Ian James and Darren Turner joining for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 32 Team Korthoff Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3: Mikael Grenier and Mike Skeen for the full season, joined by Maximilian Goetz and Kenton Koch at the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 44 Magnus Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3: Andy Lally, John Potter and Spencer Pumpelly for the IMEC rounds.

 

  • No. 53 MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Mark Kvamme and Jan Magnussen for the IMEC rounds, with Kevin Magnussen joining for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: Philip Ellis and Russell Ward for the full season, with Indy Dontje for the IMEC rounds and Lucas Auer for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 66 Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3: Katherine Legge and Sheena Monk for the full season, with Mario Farnbacher and Marc Miller joining for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 70 Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3: Brendan Iribe and Frederik Schandorff for the full season, Ollie Millroy for the IMEC rounds and Marvin Kirchhofer for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 75 Sun Energy 1 Mercedes-AMG GT3: The car will compete in the IMEC rounds with the driver lineup to be named.
  • No. 77 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Alan Brynjolfsson and Trent Hindman for the full season, Max Root for the IMEC rounds and Kevin Estre.
  • No. 80 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): PJ Hyett and Seb Priaulx for the full season, Gunnar Jeannette for the IMEC rounds and Harry Tincknell for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 83 Iron Dames Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2: The car will compete in the IMEC rounds, with the all-female lineup of Sarah Bovy, Rahel Frey, Michelle Gatting and Dorian Pin confirmed for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 91 Kelly-Moss with Riley Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Alan Metni and Kay van Berlo for the full season with Julien Andlauer and Jaxon Evans for the Rolex 24.

 

  • No. 92 Kelly-Moss with Riley Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Competing in the IMEC rounds only with Jeroen Bleekemolen, David Brule, Andrew Davis and Alec Udell.

 

  • No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR Acura NSX GT3: Danny Formal, Ashton Harrison and Kyle Marcelli for the IMEC rounds, joined by Ryan Briscoe for the Rolex 24.