GTD PRO, which debuted in 2022, include race cars built to FIA GT3 technical regulations and offers the opportunity for factory teams and driver lineups to compete in the class. Manufacturers competing in this class in 2025 include Aston Martin, BMW, Chevrolet, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche.

Jan 21, 2025 · DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Predicting a winner among the GT field for the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona can be a difficult proposition. A total of 37 GT3-specification cars are split between 15 Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) cars and 22 …

Jan 24, 2024 · DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Anticipation is building for the 62nd Rolex 24 At Daytona, and IMSA.com is taking you through each of the 59 cars entered. Today’s second installment features the GT classes – Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) and Grand Touring Daytona (GTD). The 36 cars are split into 13 in GTD PRO and 23 in GTD.

Mar 8, 2023 · The IMSA GTD class mimics the worldwide FIA SRO GT3 racing category. The main difference between the GTD PRO and GTD is the driver's FIA ranking (bronze, silver, gold, or platinum). The...

Jan 20, 2025 · Porsche Penske Motorsport returns to the 24 Hours of Daytona aiming for a historic 20th overall victory in the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season opener. With four Porsche 963 prototypes competing in the GTP class, including the debut of Formula E Champion Pascal Wehrlein with JDC-Miller MotorSports, and four Porsche 911 GT3 R entries in the GTD and GTD Pro categories, Porsche ...

Nov 25, 2024 · IMSA has made several changes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sporting regulations to separate the GTD Pro and GTD classes next year, including the introduction individual qualifying...

Mar 19, 2024 · The Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) and GTD PRO classes utilize the exact same cars built to the international FIA GT3 standard and standardized Michelin tires. GTD mandates at least one “amateur” driver with an FIA Silver or Bronze rating, whereas driver selection is open in …

Jan 24, 2024 · As it nearly doubles in size, the GTD PRO category in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship is all about what's new, and much of the class is new – new cars, new teams, existing teams with new cars. But there's also some GTD PRO teams that hope it will be about what's old.

Jan 26, 2025 · Corvette may not have gotten the GTD PRO win with the works cars, but Canadian team AWA delivered in a big way as Matt Bell and Marvin Kirchhofer carried the black and yellow No. 13 Z06 GT3.R to its first GTD win, joined by Orey Fidani — the reigning Bob Akin Award winner — and Lars Kern.

The 2024 IMSA Battle on the Bricks was the tenth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA. [2] The race was held at the fourteen-turn 2.439 mi (3.925 km) Indianapolis Motor ... [12] Kirchhöfer's 1:24.030 lap led the GTD Pro class in Pfaff's car, 0.075 seconds faster than Sellers' Paul Miller BMW; Roman De Angelis's No. 027 Heart ...