After a solitary season with McLaren, Pfaff Motorsports goes to a different marque for its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD PRO marketing campaign in 2025, opting to compete with a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo2 starting with the Rolex 24 At Daytona subsequent month.
The motive force line-up for Daytona shall be Lamborghini drivers Andrea Caldarelli, Marco Mapelli, Jordan Pepper and Pfaff’s endurance driver in 2024, James Hinchcliffe.
Group representatives declined to supply a cause for the change, citing ongoing discussions with concerned events.
After an extended stint with Porsche that included each GTD and GTD PRO championships, Pfaff switched to the McLaren 720 S GT3 Evo (pictured above) after a tough first season with the brand new 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 R. Because the Pfaff group had a relationship with McLaren vehicles already, it appeared a great match.
Nevertheless, relations on the racing aspect appeared to veer a bit rocky. The workforce skilled its second winless season in a row, with Marvin Kirchhöfer and Oliver Jarvis managing solely two podium finishes, thirds at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and on the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.
Shortly after the 2024 season ended, the McLaren was listed on the market. Whereas not a positive signal that the workforce was switching marques, the supply of Kirchhöfer to drive for AWA at Daytona signaled that that was certainly the case.
In typical Pfaff Motorsports vogue, the workforce started teasing the change a number of days earlier than the discharge of the Rolex 24 entry listing, posting a bull emoji on its social media accounts.
The transfer leaves the 2025 grid with none McLaren illustration in the meanwhile. The opposite 720S within the 2024 championship, Inception Racing’s entry in GTD, was deserted towards the tip of the season in favor of a Ferrari 296 GT3.
