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Photo: Ernesto Martinez Falcone/DEForce Racing Open-wheel outfit DEForce Racing will expand into IMSA competition next year, entering the Michelin Pilot Challenge TCR class with a single CUPRA Leon VZ TCR. The move marks the team’s first foray into sports car racing after establishing itself in North American open-wheel competition. Based in Angleton, Tex., DEForce currently fields entries in three series under the USF Pro Championships umbrella. The team also confirmed it will continue its open-wheel programs alongside the newly announced TCR effort. “A new era begins,” the team said in an Instagram post announcing the move. “We’re excited to announce that DEForce Racing is expanding into GT racing, opening new doors and creating more opportunities for our drivers.” DEForce’s open-wheel program has helped develop several drivers who have gone on to achieve success in various disciplines, including 2024 Le Mans 24 Hours class winners Bijoy Garg and Nolan Siegel, the latter of who...

Photo: Jamey Price Four-time Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America champion Danny Formal plans to return to the Pro class next year and race alongside Graham Doyle in the new Temerario Super Trofeo machine. Wayne Taylor Racing pair Formal and Doyle wrapped up this year’s Pro-Am class title with a round to spare last time out at Indianapolis, to add to the trio of overall crowns that Formal had already achieved in the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2. Formal described Doyle as being a “little brother to me” and said “I think Graham’s stuck with me” as they are keen to continue their partnership into the first Super Trofeo season with the new car. “We’re trying to race in the Pro category next year, I’ll be back in the Pro and he would be a Pro with me and hopefully fight for the title — that’s the goal,” Formal told Sportscar365. “I think he’s getting to a point where he’s fast enough to do it and give him the confidence to do it. ...

Photo: Lamborghini Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America will continue under IMSA sanctioning through at least 2031, following a five-year contract renewal announced on Wednesday. It marks a continued partnership that builds on a 14-year history dating to the series’ start in 2013 and will propel it to the launch of Lamborghini’s newest car, the Lamborghini Temerario Super Trofeo, next year. The Temerario is the first racecar built in-house by Lamborghini in its Sant’Agata Bolognese headquarters, and its Super Trofeo car will mirror the Temerario GT3 in making its global race debut at Sebring International Raceway. Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America is a single-make racing series with competitors in all four classes supported by Lamborghini dealers using identical Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 cars through the end of 2026, culminating in this week’s Lamborghini World Finals in Monza. The North American calendar features six doubleheader rounds at five iconic racetrac...

Photo: Genesis Magma Racing Genesis Magma Racing has confirmed it will go into its second FIA World Endurance Championship season with an unchanged roster of six drivers across its two Hypercars. The Hyundai-owned marque revealed on Monday that Andre Lotterer, Pipo Derani, Mathys Jaubert, Mathieu Jaminet, Paul-Loup Chatin and Daniel Juncadella will all continue to pilot its pair of GMR-001s next year, with exact crews to be determined. Juncadella was already confirmed after being given a standalone announcement on Saturday on the eve of the 6 Hours of Barcelona, his home race. All six drivers were understood to have been on two-year contracts. Team principal Cyril Abiteboul commented: “Continuity is essential at this stage of our program. Our drivers have built valuable knowledge of the GMR-001 Hypercar and strong working relationships with our technical team. They have also developed a positive dynamic and genuinely enjoy working together. “Retaining the same line-up allow...

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Photo: Lamborghini The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is preparing to host the final rounds of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia, Europe, and North America series, before drivers compete in the 13th edition of the Lamborghini World Finals starting on Saturday. A total of ten races featuring nearly 80 cars and 128 drivers will mark the final competitive meeting for the outgoing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2, ahead of the debut of the new Lamborghini Temerario Super Trofeo next year. While two of the four titles have been decided in the North American series, with Pro-Am having gone to Wayne Taylor Racing’s Danny Formal and Graham Doyle, and Precision Performance Motorsports driver David Staab having wrapped things up in Am, both the Pro and LB Cup categories could come down to the wire in Friday’s season finale. TR3 driver Elias De La Torre holds a 17-point lead over Will Bamber, of XONINE Racing, in the Pro class, with the WTR pairing of Hampus Ericsson and Nick P...

Photo: Mike Levitt/IMSA TDS Racing will return to a two-car IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship effort for the first time in three years, confirming its pair of driver lineups in the LMP2 class. The French squad will continue with Tobi Lutke and Mathias Beche in the No. 11 Oreca 07 Gibson, with Stephen Thomas returning after a year away racing in the European Le Mans Series. Thomas will pair up with Scott Huffaker in the No. 29 entry. Sami Meguetounif (No. 11) and David Heinemeier Hansson (No. 29) will complete the team’s lineups for the Michelin Endurance Cup races. Thomas, Meguetounif and Huffaker were in title contention in the ELMS LMP2 Pro/Am class title and won together at Silverstone. The Xavier Combet-led team, which has been a full season entrant since 2023, made its its 40th IMSA start at this year’s season-ending Motul Petit Le Mans. “2027 marks an exciting new chapter for TDS Racing,” said Combet. “Expanding to a two-car program in IM...