The Italian squad will contest the 5 long-distance races on the IMSA SportsCar Championship calendar that comprise the Endurance Cup.
Two of Lamborghini’s Hypercar drivers, Mirko Bortolotti and Andrea Caldarelli, will probably be a part of Iron Lynx’s assault on the GTD Professional class at Daytona along with Franck Perera and Jordan Pepper.
Two Huracan GT3 EVO 2s are additionally entered for Daytona within the pro-am GTD class, with one as typical coming beneath the Iron Dames banner for the winners of the ultimate race in World Endurance Championship’s GTE Am class – Sarah Bovy, Michelle Gatting and Rahel Frey.
A fourth driver will probably be introduced at a later level to finish the all-female lineup, whereas Iron Lynx’s third automotive will characteristic Claudio Schiavoni and Matteo Cressoni.
Bortolotti, Pepper, Perera and Romain Grosjean completed fourth in GTD Professional at Daytona when Iron Lynx made its IMSA debut this season.
Iron Lynx workforce principal Andrea Piccini stated: “We’re very excited to return to the USA, as we loved racing within the IMSA Sportscar Championship very a lot this yr.
“There, we discovered ourselves studying a very completely different manner of racing with a paddock that made us really feel very welcome.
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#63: Iron Lynx, Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, GTD PRO: Jordan Pepper, Andrea Caldarelli
“We’re actually wanting ahead to going again to begin racing in 2024 with an excellent race such because the 24 Hours of Daytona with our three Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2 vehicles.
“The workforce will take a brief and well-deserved break over December and we will probably be greater than able to hit the monitor as soon as once more.”
Iron Lynx has deliberate to enter the remaining rounds of IMSA’s Endurance Cup long-distance occasions with Lamborghini’s new SC63 within the GTP class, starting with the Sebring 12 Hours on 16 March two weeks after the automotive is because of have its competitors debut within the WEC’s opening spherical at Qatar’s Losail Circuit.
It was by no means deliberate for the automotive co-developed with Ligier to race at Daytona in 2024.
Along with Bortolotti and Caldarelli, Grosjean and Daniil Kvyat have been introduced as a part of Lamborghini’s Hypercar roster.
Matteo Cairoli has been extensively linked with becoming a member of the fray after his latest check at Jerez, with the Porsche GT stalwart telling Autosport, “Now it is time for the following chapter which is LMDh.”