Even though AO Racing is main the GTD PRO factors within the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, AO Racing and Sebastian Priaulx will half methods for the rest of the 2024 season. The change comes to permit Priaulx, who has partnered with Laurin Heinrich thus far this season, to give attention to his rising commitments with Multimatic Motorsports.
Priaulx and Heinrich are main the GTD PRO standings after the Canadian Tire Motorsports Park spherical. Priaulx, who was part of the staff’s two wins this season at Laguna Seca and Detroit, will step away from the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R to give attention to his long-term future with Multimatic. Rising obligations and schedule conflicts have necessitated the transition earlier than anticipated, however the staff stays centered on the GTD PRO championship as they lead the factors headed into the ultimate 4 rounds of the season.
“All of us at AO Racing want Seb the very best and are grateful for the time Multimatic let him spend with us,” stated staff principal Gunnar Jeannette. “He has been an enormous a part of our staff as we introduced Rexy [the team’s Porsche 911 GT3 R] to life, and we’re proud to have our early successes with him on the trouble. We’re working with Porsche to discover a appropriate driver to associate with Laurin for the rest of the season.”
AO Racing stated it’ll announce the brand new driver lineup for its GTD PRO entry shortly. The subsequent spherical of the season is Street America, Aug. 2-4.
