AWA is about to proceed into 2025 with an unchanged lineup within the No. 13 Orlando Company Corvette Z06 GT3.R within the GTD class.
Toronto native Orey Fidani and British Professional driver Matt Bell can be resuming their roles as full-season teammates, as soon as once more accompanied by Lars Kern for the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds.
“It means an important deal to everybody at AWA to be returning to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for one more season,” acknowledged Workforce Proprietor Andrew Wojteczko. “It’s a privilege to be competing in such a excessive–caliber sequence in an extremely aggressive GTD subject. Orey, Matt, and Lars are an important teammate pairing and work extraordinarily properly collectively, so we’re thrilled to be conserving the identical lineup and specializing in our total development.
“Now we have massive targets we wish to obtain, and we significantly recognize our relationship with Workforce Chevy as we proceed to maneuver ahead collectively.”
Fidani and Bell scored their first top-five end within the extremely aggressive GTD subject at the latest spherical at Street America. Fidani holds a slim lead within the Bob Akin Award standings for the highest Bronze-rated driver in GTD going into this weekend’s GT-only race at VIRginia Worldwide Raceway.
“I’m very excited to be returning to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with AWA,” declared Fidani. “I’ve been with this crew since 2019, and I’ve grown a lot with them as a driver over time. I’m wanting ahead to a different season within the GTD class with the Corvette.
“This yr has been so necessary for us and we’ve realized lots in regards to the automotive all through every spherical, with the assistance of GM and Chevrolet. We’re getting increasingly aggressive as we proceed to progress, and I’m assured that 2025 can be even higher.”
Fidani and Bell have been full-time companions for the reason that 2023 season, after they paired as much as end third within the LMP3 standings in that class’s remaining yr. They continued with the change to GTD and 2025 will mark their third full season collectively.
“I’m actually pleased to be again with Orey, Lars and AWA subsequent season,” added Bell. “The 2024 season has been a difficult one, however the best way this group of individuals have come collectively and responded to the training curve has been implausible. I’ve been proud to be part of it and the outcomes are beginning to present on monitor.
“Workforce Chevy and Pratt Miller have been nice to work with they usually have helped us enormously. I can’t wait to enter this subsequent season with AWA and the Corvette.
“We’re nonetheless targeted on ending out this present season on a very good be aware earlier than we go Rolex looking in January. We’re making a giant push for the Bob Akin Award, which might permit us to make a particular journey to France in the midst of subsequent yr’s IMSA season!”
With full-season entries already open for 2025, AWA took the chance to safe its spot on the grid for its second season as a buyer crew with the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, which made its debut in 2024. AWA was the primary North American buyer introduced for Chevrolet’s first full GT3 program.
“We’re excited to have AWA proceed with the Corvette Z06 GT3.R for the 2025 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship,” famous Christie Bagne, Corvette Z06 GT3.R program manager. “By having the Corvette GT3 automotive for a second yr, I’m assured that the learnings the crew has gained this season can be advantageous for Orey, Matt and Lars, and can assist them be much more aggressive subsequent yr.”
