The Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team will head back to the west coast for the MOTUL Course de Monterey at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the fourth round of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship.

 

After a rollercoaster weekend in Long Beach, the WTRAndretti GTD team will look to make the most of the promising pace that the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 has shown throughout the past three events. The traditional 2-hour and 40-minute sprint race will mark the second event of the sprint portion of the season.

 

“Both Kyle and Danny are pro drivers and they’ve driven together, been successful together," said Wayne Taylor, Team Principal. "I think they bring a lot to the table in that they prove themselves with their Lamborghini Super Trofeo success. I feel the GTD car needed work from us and there have been many hours put into that program to be sure that we’re competitive. The test for the GTD car went extremely well. The drivers were very excited. The track’s just been resurfaced, high grip levels. I think we can go now to Laguna Seca knowing that we will have a competitive car. I think we couldn’t have two better drivers in Kyle and Danny for Laguna.”

 

The No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team will get started on the 2.238-mile natural terrain road course for the first time with practice on Friday, May 10 at 4:15 p.m. ET (1:15 p.m. PT), with Saturday’s 15-minute qualifying session set for 7:35 p.m. ET (4:35 p.m. PT). The MOTUL Course de Monterey will begin on Sunday, May 12 at 3:10 p.m. ET (12:10 p.m. PT). NBC will host coverage of the 2-hour, 40-minute sprint race.

 

No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamorghini GT3 EVO2 Drivers

 

Kyle Marcelli: "Following a productive two-day test at Laguna Seca, I think everyone is feeling prepared heading into the event. It’s a new track surface this year which has a lot more grip and proved to be much more kind to the tire - the race pace will be faster than ever before I’m looking forward to the traditional 2-hour, 40-minute race distance where there will be more strategy and more factors that will contribute to the race result. We’ve set high expectations for ourselves, and I think I speak for everyone on the No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team when I say we just need and want to get a result that we all know we are capable of. We learned many things at Long Beach and the Laguna Seca test will certainly help us. Now, we just need to execute to the best of our ability. A little luck would be nice too!”

 

Danny Formal: “Our second race of the year of the sprint format. I’m extremely excited for Laguna Seca. It was one of the first tracks that I fell in love with when I was a kid playing Gran Turismo, so extremely excited to be back with the team in our second sprint round of the season. We did a test prior to this event, and we felt very confident that the car is going to perform as well as it did in Long Beach. Long Beach definitely was a rollercoaster of a weekend. Some amazing speed just didn't get all the papers put together to get the result the team deserved and really needed. Kyle and I are super excited to get back to Laguna Seca. We have a really good win streak there in Lamborghini Super Trofeo, so hopefully we could bring back some of that mojo for the WTRAndretti No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team.”

 

 

ABOUT WTRANDRETTI

Andretti Global and Wayne Taylor Racing announced a new, long-term partnership in 2023 that combines the resources of the two championship-caliber teams to compete in IMSA’s top classes. In 2024, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) has expanded to a two-car GTP program as well as competes in the GTD class. Coming off its 2023 championship winning effort, WTRAndretti continues its Driver Development Program competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series with a full stable.

 

WTRAndretti’s global motorsports enterprise boasts two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its brief 17-year history, WTRAndretti has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s most iconic events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR also has ten North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title.

 

Andretti Global, a Championship-winning motorsports organization, competes in additional racing categories worldwide, including the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Extreme E, Australian Supercars and the Mexico SuperCopa Championship. Additionally, the racing enterprise commits to driver development through competition in INDY NXT by Firestone and through support of Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon’s racing careers.

 

WTRAndretti’s long term partnerships include Lamborghini Squadra Corse, DEX Imaging, Harrison Contracting Company and Gainbridge.