Whereas the full-season entries for subsequent yr’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship had been revealed a few weeks in the past, the primary one-off entry for the Rolex 24 at Daytona has dropped, and it’s Bartone Bros. Racing with Getspeed Efficiency.
The group will subject a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for Anthony Bartone and drivers to be introduced within the GTD PRO class for the 2025 season opener.
“I’ve dreamed of racing at Daytona since I used to be younger,” stated Bartone, of Miami. “It’s one thing me and my father [Tony] did yearly is watch the Rolex 24. It’s a full-circle second for me and my father. It’s a enormous privilege to have the ability to drive with Getspeed of their first Rolex 24. Adam [Osieka] and his group have performed a giant position in my development as a driver.”
The Bartone and Getspeed relationship dates to 2023 and flourished in 2024 with a defining win within the SRO World Problem CrowdStrike Spa 24. As well as, Bartone posted a win within the Worldwide GT Open Championship at Portimão, and drove to second-place finishes in Barcelona, Paul Ricard, and Spa that equated to fifth place within the season ending Professional Class standings. The group will make further driver bulletins within the coming months.
Getspeed, based mostly on the Nürburgring in Germany, brings a wealth of endurance racing championship expertise with the Mercedes-AMG model. Headed by Adam Osieka, the group shall be a first-time entrant within the Rolex 24.
“We’re extremely excited to lastly verify our entry for the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona,” Osieka stated. “After turning into the perfect Mercedes-AMG buyer racing group in 2024 that is the subsequent spotlight for our group. The Rolex 24 is a legendary race, and one other enormous step for GetSpeed. Along with Bartone Bros. Racing, Anthony Bartone, and Mercedes-AMG manufacturing unit drivers, we are going to give our greatest to showcase our capabilities.”
Subsequent up for Bartone Bros. Racing with Getspeed is the Fanatec GT World Problem Europe 6-hours of Jeddah, Nov. 28-30 adopted by spherical one of many Asian Le Mans Sequence to run in Sepang, Dec. 7.
The 2025 Rolex 24 at Daytona takes place Jan. 23-26, preceded per week earlier by the Roar Earlier than the 24 take a look at weekend.
