ST. CHARLES, Ill. — AO Racing is set to return to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competition next season with its familiar LMP2 “Spike” entry and GTD PRO “Rexy” Porsche entry, the team revealed Wednesday morning.
Further details are pending and will be announced at a later date.
“It’s a little bit surreal to think that the 2024 season is almost over and that we head into Petit Le Mans leading the GTD Pro Championship,” said Team Principal Gunnar Jeannette. “The team has had a lot of growth this year, and it’s been a massive effort from everyone involved to get to where we are.
“We are looking forward to building on all of that work and rolling out at Daytona in 2025 with two cars that are capable of winning their class.”
The team’s sophomore season in IMSA has brought strong results, with the Oreca LMP2 entry earning four pole positions and one podium with drivers P.J. Hyett and Paul Loup Chatin.
The team’s GTD PRO entry, a Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Laurin Heinrich, Sebastian Priaulx (left for Multimatic Motorsports midseason) and Michael Christensen, has celebrated two pole positions and three wins, leading the championship points for a majority of the season.
“The fans have really embraced Spike, Rexy, and Roxy this year for which we are extremely grateful,” concluded Jeannette. “It’s so much fun to see families and young children get so enthusiastic about both the cars and characters. We can’t wait to build more on that support nationwide across the IMSA calendar.”