Jan 21, 2025 · That adage could be used to describe the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class heading into the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Twelve GTP entries will line up on the grid January 25 for the 63rd running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona International Speedway, and every one of them is incorporating some element of change in terms ...

Jan 8, 2024 · DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 2023 rollout of the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship couldn’t have gone much better. Four competing manufacturers created modern, relevant racing cars, combining diverse internal combustion engine solutions with a common set of energy-harvesting hybrid components.

The 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship ... Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) (LMDh and LMH) Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) GT Daytona (GTD) Schedule. The provisional schedule was released on March 15, 2024, …

Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) The newest and most technologically advanced Prototype race car took to the track for the first time in 2023, featuring a common hybrid powertrain for all entries that takes kinetic energy gained in braking and stores it in batteries for later use when needed.

Jan 15, 2024 · Starting at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March, the GTP field will include a new contender for the final four rounds of the Michelin Endurance Cup. Like BMW, Cadillac and Porsche, Lamborghini is planning a dual IMSA/WEC attack with its new SC63 prototype.

Jan 23, 2025 · Grand Touring Prototype (GTP): 12 Rolex entries This is the marquee class in IMSA’s WeatherTech Championship Series and will almost certainly produce the Rolex winner. Need a break?

Jan 23, 2025 · 2023 brought about the first iteration of these torque sensors with the debut of the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class in IMSA. These hybrid prototypes, as part of their “spec” series ...

3 days ago · By Tony DiZinno, IMSA. ... Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) Porsche Penske Motorsport: 1st (No. 7 Porsche 963), 3rd (No. 6 Porsche 963) With the least amount of real turnover in the class, perhaps it’s unsurprising that Porsche Penske Motorsport had the best overall outing in the race. The reshuffled driver lineups across both the Nos. 6 and 7 ...

Jan 28, 2022 · GTP, which stood for Grand Touring Prototype, was introduced into what was then called the IMSA GT Championship in 1981 and ran until 1993 when it was replaced by the World Sports Car category....

May 10, 2023 · The new Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is creating opportunity for a fresh generation of stars, most having graduated to prototypes from GT competition.