This weekend the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship returns to action with the three-day Roar Before the Rolex 24 At Daytona test, Friday-Sunday, Jan. 5-7. Kiwi drivers Earl Bamber (Porsche GT Team – #912 Porsche 911 RSR) and Scott Dixon (Ford Chip Ganassi Racing – #67 Ford GT) will be in action in the Le Mans (GTLM) class.
A field of 20 Prototypes and 30 GT race cars has been entered for the mandatory three-day test session as teams and a star-studded field of drivers kick their preparations into high gear for one of the world’s most prestigious endurance races, the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
The 2018 Roar test offers race fans their first glimpse at 2018 WeatherTech Championship and IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge machinery, as well as some intriguing new enhancements. The Roar’s first-ever race, the one-hour, 45-minute IMSA Prototype Challenge Presented by Mazda season-opener will be held on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 1:15 p.m. A WeatherTech Championship qualifying session will determine garage and pit lane allocations for each team in the Rolex 24 field on Sunday, Jan. 7.
The event will see several current Formula One drivers in various teams. Fernando Alonso will be driving a LMP2 Ligier from United Autosport with team mates Lando Norris and Phil Hanson.
Williams F1 Racing’s Lance Stroll will team up with Felix Rosenqvist and Daniel Juncadella driving an Oreca LMP2 car for Jackie Chan DCR Jota.
Williams F1 test driver and potential 2018 driver Paul Di Resta teams up with Will Owens, Bruno Senna and Hugo de Sadeleer also driving a Ligier LMP2 car for United Autosports.
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