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WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Mazda

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Mazda

 

Mazda Motorsports boasts the most comprehensive auto racing development ladder system of any auto manufacturer, culminating with the two-car Mazda Prototype team at the top level of IMSA sports car racing. For 2018,  Mazda Team Joest will again race under Daytona Prototype international (DPi) rules in the Prototype class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The new team - which combines the third-winningest manufacturer in IMSA history with the most successful team in endurance sports car racing history - will be racing the highly updated Mazda RT24-P chassis that has been developed by Multimatic.

 

The Mazda Road to 24 driver development program offers scholarships to help drivers move up the racing ladder from grassroots to the top of North American sports car racing. The Mazda Road to Indy is a similar system in open-wheel racing, and includes three Mazda-powered categories. In IMSA competition, Mazda powers the Mazda Prototype Challenge cars in the IMSA Prototype Challenge presented by Mazda series, in addition to the third-generation Mazda MX-5s that compete in the Street Tuner (ST) class in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.

 

In grassroots racing, more Mazdas road race on any given weekend in North America than any other manufacturer.

 

Follow all the action at MazdaMotorsports.com, or on social media: Twitter: @MazdaRacing, Facebook: @MazdaMotorsports, and Instagram: @MazdaMotorsports.

 

 

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship features two styles of cars – Prototype (P), which showcases the latest automotive technology and are uniquely designed for the racetrack, and Grand Touring (GT), which is based on road-going production models. These two styles of cars make up the series’ three classes – Prototype, GT Daytona PRO (GTD PRO) and GT Daytona (GTD).

 

 

The IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge features sports cars that are closely identifiable with those seen on the street, such as coupes, hatchbacks and sedans. Two classes make up this series – GS, the highest performing class and the intermediate TCR class.

 

 

Photo of Matt Campbell
Australia
Grand Touring Prototype

Matt Campbell

Photo of Dane Cameron
USA
Grand Touring Prototype

Dane Cameron

Photo of Felipe  Nasr
Brazil
Grand Touring Prototype

Felipe Nasr

Photo of Josef Newgarden
USA
Grand Touring Prototype

Josef Newgarden

Photo of Frankie Montecalvo
USA
GT Daytona

Frankie Montecalvo

Photo of Aaron  Telitz
USA
GT Daytona

Aaron Telitz

Photo of Parker  Thompson
Canada
GT Daytona

Parker Thompson

Photo of Ritomo Miyata
Japan
GT Daytona

Ritomo Miyata

Photo of Mike Conway
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

Mike Conway

Photo of Jack  Hawksworth
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

Jack Hawksworth

Photo of Kyle Kirkwood
USA
GTD PRO

Kyle Kirkwood

Photo of Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

Ben Barnicoat

Photo of Philipp Eng
Austria
Grand Touring Prototype

Philipp Eng

Photo of Jesse  Krohn
Finland
Grand Touring Prototype

Jesse Krohn

Photo of Dries  Vanthoor
Belgium
Grand Touring Prototype

Dries Vanthoor

Photo of Augusto Farfus
Brazil
Grand Touring Prototype

Augusto Farfus

Photo of Connor De Phillippi
USA
Grand Touring Prototype

Connor De Phillippi

Photo of Rene Rast
Germany
Grand Touring Prototype

Rene Rast

Photo of Maxime Martin
Belgium
Grand Touring Prototype

Maxime Martin

Photo of Nick Yelloly
United Kingdom
Grand Touring Prototype

Nick Yelloly

Photo of Antonio Garcia
Spain
GTD PRO

Antonio Garcia

Photo of Alexander  Sims
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

Alexander Sims

Photo of Daniel Juncadella
Spain
GTD PRO

Daniel Juncadella

Photo of Earl Bamber
New Zealand
GTD PRO

Earl Bamber

Photo of Tommy Milner
USA
GTD PRO

Tommy Milner

Photo of Nicky Catsburg
Netherlands
GTD PRO

Nicky Catsburg

Photo of James Allen
Australia
Le Mans Prototype 2

James Allen

Photo of Eric Lux
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Eric Lux

Photo of Kyffin Simpson
Cayman Islands
Le Mans Prototype 2

Kyffin Simpson

Photo of Sebastian Alvarez
Mexico
Le Mans Prototype 2

Sebastian Alvarez

Photo of Christopher Mies
Germany
GTD PRO

Christopher Mies

Photo of Mike  Rockenfeller
Germany
GTD PRO

Mike Rockenfeller

Photo of Harry  Tincknell
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

Harry Tincknell

Photo of Filipe Albuquerque
Portugal
Grand Touring Prototype

Filipe Albuquerque

Photo of Ricky Taylor
USA
Grand Touring Prototype

Ricky Taylor

Photo of Brendon Hartley
New Zealand
Grand Touring Prototype

Brendon Hartley

Photo of Marcus Ericsson
Sweden
Grand Touring Prototype

Marcus Ericsson

Photo of Andy Lally
USA
GT Daytona

Andy Lally

Photo of Spencer  Pumpelly
USA
GT Daytona

Spencer Pumpelly

Photo of John  Potter
USA
GT Daytona

John Potter

Photo of Nicki Thiim
Denmark
GT Daytona

Nicki Thiim

Photo of Romain Dumas
France
Grand Touring Prototype

Romain Dumas

Photo of Gianmaria Bruni
Italy
Grand Touring Prototype

Gianmaria Bruni

Photo of Alessio Picariello
Belgium
Grand Touring Prototype

Alessio Picariello

Photo of Neel Jani
Switzerland
Grand Touring Prototype

Neel Jani

Photo of Bryan  Sellers
USA
GTD PRO

Bryan Sellers

Photo of Madison Snow
USA
GTD PRO

Madison Snow

Photo of Sheldon van der Linde
South Africa
GTD PRO

Sheldon van der Linde

Photo of Neil Verhagen
USA
GTD PRO

Neil Verhagen

Photo of Oliver  Jarvis
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

Oliver Jarvis

Photo of Alexander  Rossi
USA
GTD PRO

Alexander Rossi

Photo of Marvin Kirchhofer
Switzerland
GTD PRO

Marvin Kirchhofer

Photo of James Hinchcliffe
Canada
GTD PRO

James Hinchcliffe

Photo of Nick Boulle
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Nick Boulle

Photo of Jakub Smiechowski
Poland
Le Mans Prototype 2

Jakub Smiechowski

Photo of Tom Dillman
France
Le Mans Prototype 2

Tom Dillman

Photo of Clement Novalak
France
Le Mans Prototype 2

Clement Novalak

Photo of James Calado
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

James Calado

Photo of Davide  Rigon
Italy
GTD PRO

Davide Rigon

Photo of Alessandro  Pier Guidi
Italy
GTD PRO

Alessandro Pier Guidi

Photo of Daniel Serra
Brazil
GTD PRO

Daniel Serra

Photo of Robby Foley
USA
GT Daytona

Robby Foley

Photo of Jens  Klingmann
Germany
GT Daytona

Jens Klingmann

Photo of Patrick Gallagher
USA
GT Daytona

Patrick Gallagher

Photo of Jake Walker
USA
GT Daytona

Jake Walker

Photo of Tom Blomqvist
United Kingdom
Grand Touring Prototype

Tom Blomqvist

Photo of Pipo Derani
Brazil
Grand Touring Prototype

Pipo Derani

Photo of Jack Aitken
United Kingdom
Grand Touring Prototype

Jack Aitken

Photo of John Farano
Canada
Le Mans Prototype 2

John Farano

Photo of Ferdinand  Habsburg-Lothringen
Austria
Le Mans Prototype 2

Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen

Photo of Scott McLaughlin
New Zealand
Le Mans Prototype 2

Scott McLaughlin

Photo of Michael Dinan
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Michael Dinan

Photo of Ryan Dalziel
Scotland
Le Mans Prototype 2

Ryan Dalziel

Photo of Dwight Merriman
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Dwight Merriman

Photo of Christian Rasmussen
Denmark
Le Mans Prototype 2

Christian Rasmussen

Photo of Connor Zilisch
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Connor Zilisch

Photo of Frederic  Makowiecki
France
GT Daytona

Frederic Makowiecki

Photo of Jan Heylen
USA
GT Daytona

Jan Heylen

Photo of Elliott Skeer
USA
GT Daytona

Elliott Skeer

Photo of Adam Adelson
USA
GT Daytona

Adam Adelson

Photo of Mario Farnbacher
Germany
GTD PRO

Mario Farnbacher

Photo of Alex  Riberas
Spain
GTD PRO

Alex Riberas

Photo of Ross Gunn
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

Ross Gunn

Photo of Felipe  Fraga
Brazil
Le Mans Prototype 2

Felipe Fraga

Photo of Gar Robinson
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Gar Robinson

Photo of Josh Burdon
Australia
Le Mans Prototype 2

Josh Burdon

Photo of Felipe  Massa
Brazil
Le Mans Prototype 2

Felipe Massa

Photo of Richard  Westbrook
United Kingdom
Grand Touring Prototype

Richard Westbrook

Photo of Phil Hanson
United Kingdom
Grand Touring Prototype

Phil Hanson

Photo of Tijmen van der Helm
Netherlands
Grand Touring Prototype

Tijmen van der Helm

Photo of Sebastien Bourdais
France
Grand Touring Prototype

Sebastien Bourdais

Photo of Scott Dixon
New Zealand
Grand Touring Prototype

Scott Dixon

Photo of Renger van der Zande
Netherlands
Grand Touring Prototype

Renger van der Zande

Photo of Alex Palou
Spain
Grand Touring Prototype

Alex Palou

Photo of Luca  Stolz
Germany
GTD PRO

Luca Stolz

Photo of Jules Gounon
France
GTD PRO

Jules Gounon

Photo of Kenny Habul
Australia
GTD PRO

Kenny Habul

Photo of Maro Engel
Germany
GTD PRO

Maro Engel

Photo of Daniel  Morad
Canada
GT Daytona

Daniel Morad

Photo of Russell  Ward
USA
GT Daytona

Russell Ward

Photo of Philip Ellis
Switzerland
GT Daytona

Philip Ellis

Photo of Indy Dontje
Netherlands
GT Daytona

Indy Dontje

Photo of Scott  Huffaker
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Scott Huffaker

Photo of Dennis Andersen
Denmark
Le Mans Prototype 2

Dennis Andersen

Photo of Laurents Hoerr
Germany
Le Mans Prototype 2

Laurents Hoerr

Photo of Seth Lucas
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Seth Lucas

Photo of Miguel  Molina
Spain
GT Daytona

Miguel Molina

Photo of Simon Mann
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Simon Mann

Photo of Francois Heriau
France
GT Daytona

Francois Heriau

Photo of Kei Cozzolino
Japan
GT Daytona

Kei Cozzolino

Photo of Roberto Lacorte
Italy
GT Daytona

Roberto Lacorte

Photo of Antonio Fuoco
Italy
GT Daytona

Antonio Fuoco

Photo of Giorgio Sernagiotto
Italy
GT Daytona

Giorgio Sernagiotto

Photo of Eddie Cheever
Italy
GT Daytona

Eddie Cheever

Photo of Joao Barbosa
Portugal
Le Mans Prototype 2

Joao Barbosa

Photo of Lance  Willsey
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Lance Willsey

Photo of Nolan Siegel
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Nolan Siegel

Photo of Jonny Edgar
United Kingdom
Le Mans Prototype 2

Jonny Edgar

Photo of Albert Costa Balboa
Spain
GT Daytona

Albert Costa Balboa

Photo of Alessandro Balzan
Italy
GT Daytona

Alessandro Balzan

Photo of Manny Franco
USA
GT Daytona

Manny Franco

Photo of Cedric Sbirrazzuoli
Monaco
GT Daytona

Cedric Sbirrazzuoli

Photo of Dan Goldburg
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Dan Goldburg

Photo of Bijoy Garg
United States
Le Mans Prototype 2

Bijoy Garg

Photo of Paul Di Resta
Monaco
Le Mans Prototype 2

Paul Di Resta

Photo of Felix Rosenqvist
Sweden
Le Mans Prototype 2

Felix Rosenqvist

Photo of Ben Hanley
United Kingdom
Le Mans Prototype 2

Ben Hanley

Photo of Ben  Keating
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Ben Keating

Photo of Patricio O'Ward
Mexico
Le Mans Prototype 2

Patricio O'Ward

Photo of Nico Pino
Chile
Le Mans Prototype 2

Nico Pino

Photo of Ryan Hardwick
USA
GT Daytona

Ryan Hardwick

Photo of Corey Lewis
USA
GT Daytona

Corey Lewis

Photo of Dennis Olsen
Norway
GT Daytona

Dennis Olsen

Photo of Giammarco Levorato
Italy
GT Daytona

Giammarco Levorato

Photo of Ian  James
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Ian James

Photo of Zacharie  Robichon
Canada
GT Daytona

Zacharie Robichon

Photo of Roman De Angelis
Canada
GT Daytona

Roman De Angelis

Photo of Marco Sorensen
Denmark
GT Daytona

Marco Sorensen

Photo of Katherine  Legge
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Katherine Legge

Photo of Tati Calderon
Colombia
GT Daytona

Tati Calderon

Photo of Stevan  McAleer
Scotland
GT Daytona

Stevan McAleer

Photo of Sheena Monk
USA
GT Daytona

Sheena Monk

Photo of Tom Gamble
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Tom Gamble

Photo of Ollie Millroy
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Ollie Millroy

Photo of Frederik Schandorff
Denmark
GT Daytona

Frederik Schandorff

Photo of Brendan Iribe
United States
GT Daytona

Brendan Iribe

Photo of Lars Kern
Germany
GT Daytona

Lars Kern

Photo of Orey Fidani
Canada
GT Daytona

Orey Fidani

Photo of Matthew Bell
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Matthew Bell

Photo of Alex Lynn
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Alex Lynn

Photo of Mikael Grenier
Canada
GT Daytona

Mikael Grenier

Photo of Kenton  Koch
USA
GT Daytona

Kenton Koch

Photo of Mike Skeen
USA
GT Daytona

Mike Skeen

Photo of Maximilian Goetz
Germany
GT Daytona

Maximilian Goetz

Photo of Colin Braun
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Colin Braun

Photo of Malthe Jakobsen
Denmark
Le Mans Prototype 2

Malthe Jakobsen

Photo of George Kurtz
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

George Kurtz

Photo of Toby Sowery
United Kingdom
Le Mans Prototype 2

Toby Sowery

Photo of Thomas Merrill
USA
GT Daytona

Thomas Merrill

Photo of Charlie Eastwood
Ireland
GT Daytona

Charlie Eastwood

Photo of Anthony Mantella
Canada
GT Daytona

Anthony Mantella

Photo of Nico Varrone
Argentina
GT Daytona

Nico Varrone

Photo of Misha Goikhberg
Canada
GT Daytona

Misha Goikhberg

Photo of Devlin DeFrancesco
Canada
GT Daytona

Devlin DeFrancesco

Photo of Sandy Mitchell
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Sandy Mitchell

Photo of Loris Spinelli
Italy
GT Daytona

Loris Spinelli

Photo of Steven Thomas
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Steven Thomas

Photo of Charles Milesi
France
Le Mans Prototype 2

Charles Milesi

Photo of Mikkel Jensen
Denmark
Le Mans Prototype 2

Mikkel Jensen

Photo of Hunter McElrea
New Zealand
Le Mans Prototype 2

Hunter McElrea

Photo of Matthieu Vaxiviere
France
Le Mans Prototype 2

Matthieu Vaxiviere

Photo of Nicklas Nielsen
Denmark
Le Mans Prototype 2

Nicklas Nielsen

Photo of Luis Perez Companc
Argentina
Le Mans Prototype 2

Luis Perez Companc

Photo of Lilou Wadoux Ducellier
France
Le Mans Prototype 2

Lilou Wadoux Ducellier

Photo of Matteo Cressoni
Italy
GTD PRO

Matteo Cressoni

Photo of Claudio Schiavoni
Italy
GTD PRO

Claudio Schiavoni

Photo of Mirko Bortolotti
Italy
GTD PRO

Mirko Bortolotti

Photo of Franck Perera
France
GTD PRO

Franck Perera

Photo of Jordan Pepper
South Africa
GTD PRO

Jordan Pepper

Photo of Alessio Rovera
Italy
GT Daytona

Alessio Rovera

Photo of Onofrio Triarsi
United States
GT Daytona

Onofrio Triarsi

Photo of Charles Scardina
United States
GT Daytona

Charles Scardina

Photo of Riccardo Agostini
Italy
GT Daytona

Riccardo Agostini

Photo of Klaus  Bachler
Austria
GT Daytona

Klaus Bachler

Photo of Anders Fjorbach
Denmark
GT Daytona

Anders Fjorbach

Photo of Kerong Li
China
GT Daytona

Kerong Li

Photo of Larry Voorde
Netherlands
GT Daytona

Larry Voorde

Photo of Seb Priaulx
United Kingdom
GTD PRO

Seb Priaulx

Photo of Michael Christensen
Denmark
GTD PRO

Michael Christensen

Photo of Laurin Heinrich
Germany
GTD PRO

Laurin Heinrich

Photo of Sarah Bovy
Belgium
GT Daytona

Sarah Bovy

Photo of Rahel Frey
Switzerland
GT Daytona

Rahel Frey

Photo of Michelle Gatting
Denmark
GT Daytona

Michelle Gatting

Photo of Trent  Hindman
USA
GT Daytona

Trent Hindman

Photo of David Brule
USA
GT Daytona

David Brule

Photo of Julien Andlauer
France
GT Daytona

Julien Andlauer

Photo of Alec Udell
USA
GT Daytona

Alec Udell

Photo of Scott Hargrove
Canada
GT Daytona

Scott Hargrove

Photo of Gabby Chaves
Colombia
GT Daytona

Gabby Chaves

Photo of Jarett Andretti
USA
GT Daytona

Jarett Andretti

Photo of Thomas Preining
Austria
GT Daytona

Thomas Preining

Photo of Colton  Herta
USA
Grand Touring Prototype

Colton Herta

Photo of Jordan  Taylor
USA
Grand Touring Prototype

Jordan Taylor

Photo of Louis Deletraz
Switzerland
Grand Touring Prototype

Louis Deletraz

Photo of Jenson Button
United Kingdom
Grand Touring Prototype

Jenson Button

Photo of Paul-Loup Chatin
France
Le Mans Prototype 2

Paul-Loup Chatin

Photo of Alex Quinn
United Kingdom
Le Mans Prototype 2

Alex Quinn

Photo of PJ Hyett
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

PJ Hyett

Photo of Matt Brabham
USA
Le Mans Prototype 2

Matt Brabham

Photo of Joey Hand
USA
GTD PRO

Joey Hand

Photo of Dirk  Mueller
Germany
GTD PRO

Dirk Mueller

Photo of Frederic  Vervisch
Belgium
GTD PRO

Frederic Vervisch

Photo of Kyle Marcelli
Canada
GT Daytona

Kyle Marcelli

Photo of Ashton Harrison
United States
GT Daytona

Ashton Harrison

Photo of Danny Formal
Costa Rica
GT Daytona

Danny Formal

Photo of Graham Doyle
United States
GT Daytona

Graham Doyle

Photo of Salih  Yoluc
Turkey
GT Daytona

Salih Yoluc

Photo of Scott Andrews
Australia
GT Daytona

Scott Andrews

Photo of Rui Pinto de Andrade
Portugal
GT Daytona

Rui Pinto de Andrade

Photo of Adam Christodoulou
United Kingdom
GT Daytona

Adam Christodoulou

Photo of Mathieu  Jaminet
France
Grand Touring Prototype

Mathieu Jaminet

Photo of Nick  Tandy
United Kingdom
Grand Touring Prototype

Nick Tandy

Photo of Laurens  Vanthoor
Belgium
Grand Touring Prototype

Laurens Vanthoor

Photo of Kevin Estre
France
Grand Touring Prototype

Kevin Estre

Photo of Andrea Caldarelli
Italy
Grand Touring Prototype

Andrea Caldarelli

Photo of Matteo  Cairoli
Italy
Grand Touring Prototype

Matteo Cairoli

Photo of Romain Grosjean
Switzerland
Grand Touring Prototype

Romain Grosjean