United Autosport deep-sixes Rolex 24 plans
No Fernando Alonso in next year's Rolex 24 United Autosport Team boss Richard Dean explained that the decision of the organisers of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship to split LMP2 … Read More
Category: IMSA
ACO Makes Changes To IMSA Auto Entries For Le Mans
LeMans In addition to the slew of changes to the IMSA WeatherTech Championship for 2019 announced by IMSA, the ACO has announced further changes affecting the American championship’s automatic invitations … Read More
JDC-Miller Motorsports Switching To Cadillac
The current JDC-Miller Oreca LMP2 JDC-Miller Motorsports will field a two-car Cadillac DPi-V.R program in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship, starting with the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2019. The team, … Read More
3 manufacturers backing away from hypercar talks
Toyota hypercar concept Ford and Ferrari are among the manufacturers no longer attending the meetings to shape the FIA and ACO’s proposed ‘Hypercar’ regulations, which are due to come into … Read More
Video – IMSA Road America Last Lap
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship: The No. 54 Prototype wins the 2018 Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America as Andy Lally in the No. 44 wrecks hard on the final … Read More
Lamborghini GTE Program gets the axe
Lamborghini Huracan GTE Lamborghini has elected not to move forward with its proposed GTE effort, with a focus instead set to be placed on its customer-based programs in the short … Read More
Christian Fittipaldi to retire (Update)
Christian Fittipaldi to hang up his gloves after Rolex 24 UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Christian Fittipaldi announced on Saturday that the 2019 running of the Rolex … Read More
Behind-The-Scenes With Corvette At The Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix
Corvette at Mosport Corvette Racing is once again challenging for title glory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship this season, with several podium finishes and a victory at Long Beach … Read More
Return To Two Prototype Classes for IMSA
Scott Atherton As part of the annual State of the Series presentation at Road America this evening, IMSA unveiled several competition changes that will take effect in the 2019 IMSA … Read More
IMSA Weathertech Sprint Cup Launching In 2019 For GTD Competitors
IMSA action The 2019 IMSA season will see the debut of a new, seven-race competition called the “IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup" for GT Daytona (GTD) class competitors within most IMSA … Read More
IMSA announces 12-race 2019 schedule
Rolex 24 again kicks off the season The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship has long been admired for the world-class road racing facilities and events on its schedule each year, and … Read More
IMSA to separate LMP2 and DPi into separate classes
The France family can't have those foreign cars beating their DPIs Friday evening at Road America IMSA President Scott Atherton is likely to announce the DPi and LMP2 classes will … Read More
IMSA Road America Thursday Notebook
Barbosa back to the #5 Caddy Barbosa Back Behind the Wheel of No. 5 Cadillac DPi-V.RTwo-time IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype champion Joao Barbosa is back in business this weekend … Read More
Pier Guidi to Join WeatherTech Racing at Road America
Alessandro Pier Guidi Alessandro Pier Guidi (Italy) will join Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) in the WeatherTech Racing Ferrari for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Continental Tire Road Race Showcase to … Read More
IMSA grants DPIs more HP so they can’t lose
The DPIs get more HP – can't lose now – God will not let those foreign LMP2 cars win too much Three of the four DPi manufacturers have been given … Read More
IMSA Statement On Passing Of Champion Racing Team Owner Dave Maraj
Dave Maraj Dave Maraj, a five-time American Le Mans Series championship-winning team owner and owner of Champion Motors in Pompano Beach, Florida, died Saturday in a boating accident. The following … Read More
Ford credits Michelin for Lime Rock Park win
The winning Ford GT gets new Michelin rubber LAKEVILLE, Conn. – The smallest circuit (1.50 miles) on the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship presented tough technical challenges. But Michelin’s precision … Read More
IMSA Lime Rock Friday Notebook
Ryan Briscoe (L) and his wife Ryan Briscoe Hoping For Advantage At “Demanding" Home Circuit In stick and ball sports, you often hear the term “home-field advantage." This weekend at … Read More
IMSA statement on loss of big sponsor
Scott Atherton Earlier today, Patron Spirits announced its decision to step back completely from its investment in motorsports at the end of the 2018 season. The following is a statement … Read More
Tequila Patron drops IMSA and ESM team sponsorship
No more green Tequila Patron cars in IMSA This morning, Tequila Patron announced its departure from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, both as a team sponsor and a series sponsor, … Read More
Detroit GP in doubt after 2018 (6th Update)
The tree huggers want the race to go away so they have three additional days to hug trees in the park UPDATE Organizers of IndyCar's Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix will … Read More