TR3 Racing will ensure Lamborghini will be represented in IMSA’s new GTD Pro category at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, fielding a single Huracan GT3 Evo at the Florida endurance classic.
The team’s #63 car will be driven by a trio of Lamborghini factory driver, consisting of Marco Mapelli, Andrea Caldarelli and Mirko Bortolotti.
TR3 Racing, which previously raced Lamborghini machinery in the GT World Challenge America, will make its IMSA debut at Daytona.
The Italian marque won the GTD class three years in a row between 2018 and 2020, but the two teams that achieved that win streak are not representng Lamborghini in the race this January with Paul Miller Racing leaving the brand and GRT Grasser Racing Team shifting focusing towards the DTM next year.
Alongside the Pro entry, the team will field an additional car in the GTD class as well. The #19 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo will be driven by Giacomo Altoe, John Megrue, Jeff Segal and Bill Sweedler.
Dinan, Klingmann join Turner
Turner Motorsports has also confirmed its line-up for the annual classic, with Michael Dinan and Jens Klingmann joining the team.
The duo will team up with the regular pairing of Robby Foley and Bill Auberlen aboard the team’s brand new #96 BMW M4 GT3.
Dinan joins the IMSA squad after a season racing the team’s BMW M6 in the GT World Challenge America. In eleven races, he took one victory and six podiums, finishing third in the standings.
Klingmann, meanwhile, is a BMW M works driver and a vastly experienced racer, having taken podiums in both the Spa-Francorchamps and Nürburging 24 Hours.
He last raced for the team at Daytona in 2020, finishing sixth in class.
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