Rebranding as Korthoff Competitors Motors for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, the staff previously generally known as Korthoff Preston Motorsports has retained Kenton Koch and added rising star Seth Lucas for the complete season, with Maximilian Goetz becoming a member of them for the endurance races. The staff continues with the Mercedes AMG GT3 platform for its No. 32 GTD entry.
“We’re excited for the return of Kenton Koch and the introduction of our latest driver Seth Lucas as our dynamic younger stars,” stated staff proprietor Herb Korthoff. “Their expertise and power can be complemented by the knowledge and expertise of Max Goetz. This mixture provides us a robust lineup as we method the season. We consider it can place us properly to be aggressive within the upcoming season.”
Absent from the motive force line-up is Mikael Grenier. The Canadian has been the staff’s full-season professional for the final two seasons.
Koch has been the endurance addition for the staff the previous two seasons, together with serving to the staff to a Michelin Endurance Cup championship in 2023, together with Mike Skeen and Grenier. He stepped into the full-time position partnering Grenier at Street America. They scored the staff’s first victory at VIRginia Worldwide Raceway, the following spherical of competitors. The California native now residing in North Carolina additionally has a Rolex 24 At Daytona win, coming within the Prototype Problem class in 2016.
“It’s been superior to have been right here the final two years within the endurance position and now have the chance to pair with Seth for the complete season can be a deal with,” Koch stated. “I’ve recognized Maxi from his 24-hour runs with us the final two years and am joyful to have his experience in all of the lengthy races now. I can’t thank Herb, Walt [Preston, team manager] and the staff sufficient for the chance.”
Ohioan Lucas has raced the previous two seasons within the LMP3 and LMP2 lessons, this final season with MDK by Excessive Class Racing partnering with Dennis Andersen. His GT expertise has are available in SRO competitors, together with Pirelli GT4 America, GT America and Fanatec GT World Problem America.
“I’m very excited to be working with Korthoff Competitors Motors subsequent season within the Mercedes-AMG,” Lucas stated. “Enormous because of Herb, Walt and the staff for believing in me and giving me the possibility to make my GTD debut.”
Germany’s Goetz, a Platinum-rated driver with in depth racing expertise, may even rejoin the staff as a Mercedes-AMG manufacturing facility driver for the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup occasions.
The title change for the staff, its fifth in GTD, comes because of the help of latest accomplice Competitors Motors.
