Trent Hindman is becoming a member of Wayne Taylor Racing’s GTD effort alongside Danny Formal, who will return for his sophomore season within the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Formal and Hindman would be the full-season pairing within the No. 45 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2, with Doyle Graham returning to his endurance addition function and Kyle Marcelli shifting from full-season to a single look with the crew within the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
The 2025 WeatherTech Championship will mark WTR’s second season competing full-time within the GTD class after incomes a pole place and 4 top-10 finishes, together with a fifth-place outcome at Petit Le Mans, in 2024. The partnership between WTR and Lamborghini Squadra Corse spans almost a decade, as WTR has received 14 championship titles in Lamborghini Tremendous Trofeo North America and the crew plans to proceed fielding a secure of vehicles for the 2025 season.
Hindman was a key a part of that success, scoring an general Lamborghini Tremendous Trofeo World Finals Champion title at Imola and the 2017 LSTNA PRO/AM drivers’ title with WTR. Since then Hindman has made a reputation for himself competing in IMSA’s and WeatherTech Championship and Michelin Pilot Problem, incomes the GTD championship in 2019 and the GTD Endurance Cup in 2021.
“For me, this a long-awaited reunion with a crew I’ve shared success with up to now,” mentioned Hindman. “Though a special Lamborghini Huracán platform, championship collection, and group of teammates, I anticipate finding success once more with the identical core group that has developed a lot over the previous seven years since we final labored collectively.”
Formal claimed the crew’s first dash race GTD pole place at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca whereas doing double responsibility all through 2024, competing within the GTD class in addition to the Lamborghini Tremendous Trofeo PRO class championship.
“We had a implausible first season with a tremendous high 5 to finish the season at Highway Atlanta,” mentioned Formal. “We bought our first pole place as a crew in GTD — we had been the one Lamborghini to get a pole place all season lengthy. We led some laps at loads of the tracks we went to. Within the second season, our sophomore season, it’s going to be an excellent one – I can already inform.”
“I’m excited to be again in GTD with DEX and Lamborghini,” mentioned crew proprietor Wayne Taylor. “We’ve got an excellent line-up this yr. Danny is again and stronger than ever. Trent has rejoined our WTR household, which is nice as we had such success collectively again in 2017 within the Lamborghini Tremendous Trofeo collection. Graham can be working with us within the 5 IMEC endurance occasions once more and retains stepping issues up as he positive factors an increasing number of expertise. And we’re delighted to have Kyle again, who’s a part of our WTR household. It’s going to be an excellent season with DEX and Lamborghini.”
The crew will get its first official run as a unit throughout the Roar Earlier than the 24 on Jan. 17-19, the annual three-day take a look at that precedes the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 23-26.
