IMSA: Rossi called to drive Watkins Gen 6-Hour
Alexander Rossi will be part of Wayne Taylor Racing’s lineup in this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.
The NTT IndyCar Series star will rejoin DPi points leaders Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque at the wheel of the team’s Acura ARX-05 for the third round of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.
While having been part of the team for the opening two Endurance Cup rounds at Daytona and Sebring, Rossi was not initially scheduled for the six-hour enduro at Watkins Glen International.
Team owner Wayne Taylor explained: “We’re bringing Rossi back on board for this race. Under normal circumstances we wouldn’t bring a third driver, but since it could be hot, we’ll need someone else.
“Ricky and Filipe do such a good job together. I can’t wait to get back.”
“[I’m] thrilled to get the opportunity to go back and race at Watkins Glen as it is one of my favorite tracks in the world,” said Rossi.
“I wasn’t originally planning on joining WTR and Acura for this event, but I will do everything in my power to assist them on and off the track to ensure they continue to be in control of this championship.”
IMSA heads back to @WGI.
Watch the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen International Sunday, June 27th at 7 pm ET on NBCSN! Green flag is 10:40 am ET. Flag-to-flag coverage is available on TrackPass and the NBC Sports App.#IMSA / #Sahlens6HRS pic.twitter.com/com2AeZjEa
— #IMSA / #Sahlens6HRS (@IMSA) June 21, 2021
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DAYTONA PROTOTYPE INTERNATIONAL (DPi) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
Entries: 7 ENGINE FUEL |
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01 |
(G) Renger van der Zande (P) Kevin Magnussen |
NLD DNK |
Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac |
Cadillac DPi |
Michelin |
Cadillac |
E-20C |
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5 |
(G) Tristan Vautier (P) Loic Duval (P) Sebastien Bourdais |
FRA FRA FRA |
Mustang Sampling / JDC-Miller MotorSports Mustang Sampling / Cadillac / Misahara / Galp |
Cadillac DPi |
Michelin |
Cadillac |
E-20C |
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10 |
(P) Ricky Taylor (P) Filipe Albuquerque Alexander Rossi |
USA PRT |
Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 Konica Minolta |
Acura DPi |
Michelin |
Acura |
E-20C |
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31 |
(P) Felipe Nasr (P) Mike Conway (P) Pipo Derani |
BRA GBR BRA |
Whelen Engineering Racing Whelen Engineering / Cadillac / Lucas Oil |
Cadillac DPi |
Michelin |
Cadillac |
E-20C |
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48 |
(P) Jimmie Johnson (P) Kamui Kobayashi (P) Simon Pagenaud |
USA JPN FRA |
Ally Cadillac Racing |
Cadillac DPi |
Michelin |
Cadillac |
E-20C |
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55 |
(P) Oliver Jarvis (P) Harry Tincknell (G) Jonathan Bomarito |
GBR GBR USA |
Mazda Motorsports |
Mazda DPi |
Michelin |
Mazda |
E-20C |
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60 |
(G) Dane Cameron (P) Olivier Pla |
USA FRA |
Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian SiriusXM / AutoNation / Acura Type S / Curb Records |
Acura DPi |
Michelin |
Acura |
E-20C |
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LE MANS PROTOTYPE 2 (LMP2) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
ENGINE |
Entries: 5 FUEL |
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8 |
(B) John Farano (G) Gabriel Aubry (S) James French |
CAN FRA USA |
Tower Motorsport Tower Events |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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11 |
(B) Steven Thomas (G) Tristan Nunez (B) Thomas Merrill |
USA USA USA |
WIN Autosport |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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18 |
(B) Dwight Merriman (S) Kyle Tilley (G) Ryan Dalziel |
USA GBR GBR |
Era Motorsport Bremont / Idec Sport / Motul |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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22 |
(B) James McGuire (S) Wayne Boyd (G) Guy Smith |
USA GBR GBR |
United Autosports |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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52 |
(B) Ben Keating (G) Mikkel Jensen (S) Scott Huffaker |
USA DNK USA |
PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Wynns / Rain-X / Four Horsemen / Max Connect / Client Command / Valkyrie AI |
ORECA LMP2 07 |
Michelin |
Gibson |
E-20C |
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LE MANS PROTOTYPE 3 (LMP3) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
Entries: 9 ENGINE FUEL |
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2 |
(S) Niklas Kruetten ( < 30) (S) Edouard Cauhaupe ( < 30) (?) TBD |
DEU FRA ? |
United Autosports USA Maria Mallaband / Attis Insurance / ADAC Stiftung Sport / Motul / Vorige / TAN / TAS |
Ligier JS P320 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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7 |
(S) Austin McCusker ( < 30) (?) TBD |
USA ? |
Forty7 Motorsports Forty7 Motorsports / Duqueine Automotive |
Duqueine D08 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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33 |
TBD |
Sean Creech Motorsport |
Ligier JS P320 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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36 |
(S) Jarett Andretti ( < 30) (S) Oliver Askew ( < 30) (G) Marco Andretti |
USA USA USA |
Andretti Autosport Gallant / Window World |
Ligier JS P320 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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38 |
(S) Rasmus Lindh ( < 30) (S) Mateo LLarena ( < 30) |
SWE GTM |
Performance Tech Motorsports Celebrity X Cruises / Gulf / Alitalia / Centinel Spine / Aero / AIG / CardioAccess |
Ligier JS P320 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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54 |
(B) Jonathan Bennett (B) George Kurtz (G) Colin Braun |
USA USA USA |
Core Autosport Composite Resources / Crowdstrike |
Ligier JS P320 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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74 |
(S) Gar Robinson ( < 30) (G) Felipe Fraga (S) Scott Andrews |
USA BRA AUS |
Riley Motorsports 74 Ranch Resort |
Ligier JS P320 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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84 |
(S) Theodor Olsen ( < 30) (B) Dominic Cicero (?) TBD |
NOR USA ? |
Dawson Racing Hasbro / Chevron / Gnarly Jerky |
Ligier JS P320 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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91 |
(B) Jim Cox (S) Dylan Murry ( < 30) (G) Jeroen Bleekemolen |
USA USA NLD |
Riley Motorsports Wynns / Motul |
Ligier JS P320 |
Michelin |
VK |
E-10 |
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GT LE MANS (GTLM) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
ENGINE |
Entries: 5 FUEL |
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3 |
(P) Antonio García (P) Jordan Taylor |
ESP USA |
Corvette Racing |
Corvette C8.R |
Michelin |
Chevrolet |
E-20C |
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4 |
(P) Tommy Milner (P) Nick Tandy |
USA GBR |
Corvette Racing |
Corvette C8.R |
Michelin |
Chevrolet |
E-20C |
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24 |
(P) John Edwards (G) Jesse Krohn (P) Augusto Farfus |
USA FIN BRA |
BMW Team RLL BMW of North America |
BMW M8 GTE |
Michelin |
BMW |
E-20C |
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25 |
(G) Connor De Phillippi (P) Philipp Eng (P) Bruno Spengler |
USA AUT CAN |
BMW Team RLL BMW of North America |
BMW M8 GTE |
Michelin |
BMW |
E-20C |
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79 |
(S) Cooper MacNeil (G) Mathieu Jaminet (G) Matt Campbell |
USA FRA AUS |
WeatherTech Racing |
Porsche 911 RSR – 19 |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-20C |
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GT DAYTONA (GTD) CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY |
TEAM & SPONSOR |
CAR TYPE |
TIRE |
ENGINE |
Entries: 14 FUEL |
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1 |
(G) Bryan Sellers (S) Madison Snow (S) Corey Lewis |
USA USA USA |
Paul Miller Racing Total Lubricants / UIS / Paul Miller Auto Group |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
Michelin |
Lamborghini |
E-10 |
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9 |
(S) Zacharie Robichon (P) Laurens Vanthoor (S) Lars Kern |
CAN BEL DEU |
Pfaff Motorsports Motul / Pfaff Porsche |
Porsche 911 GT3R |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-10 |
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12 |
(S) Frankie Montecalvo (G) Zach Veach (S) Robert Megennis |
USA USA USA |
VASSER SULLIVAN Bayshore Recycling |
Lexus RC F GT3 |
Michelin |
Lexus |
E-10 |
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14 |
(S) Aaron Telitz (G) Jack Hawksworth (S) Kyle Kirkwood |
USA GBR USA |
VASSER SULLIVAN Rice Lake Weighing Systems |
Lexus RC F GT3 |
Michelin |
Lexus |
E-10 |
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16 |
(P) Patrick Long (S) Jan Heylen (S) Trent Hindman |
USA BEL USA |
Wright Motorsports |
Porsche 911 GT3R |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-10 |
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19 |
(S) Misha Goikhberg (P) Franck Perera (S) Tim Zimmermann |
RUS FRA DEU |
GRT Grasser Racing Team |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
Michelin |
Lamborghini |
E-10 |
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23 |
(S) Roman De Angelis (G) Ross Gunn (S) Ian James |
CAN GBR USA |
Heart of Racing Team The Heart of Racing |
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 |
Michelin |
Aston Martin |
E-10 |
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28 |
(S) Daniel Morad (S) Michael de Quesada (G) Billy Johnson |
CAN USA USA |
Alegra Motorsports NANOProMT / InSync Healthcare Solutions |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Michelin |
Mercedes- AMG |
E-10 |
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39 |
(B) Richard Heistand (S) Jeff Westphal (S) Tyler McQuarrie |
USA USA USA |
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Menlo / Accel |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Michelin |
Audi |
E-10 |
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42 |
(B) Don Yount (S) Jaden Conwright (G) Markus Palttala |
USA USA BEL |
NTE Sport |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Michelin |
Audi |
E-10 |
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44 |
(B) John Potter (G) Andy Lally (S) Spencer Pumpelly |
USA USA USA |
Magnus with Archangel |
Acura NSX GT3 |
Michelin |
Acura |
E-10 |
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75 |
(B) Kenny Habul (S) Mikael Grenier (P) Maro Engel |
AUS CAN DEU |
Sun Energy 1 |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Michelin |
Mercedes- AMG |
E-10 |
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88 |
(B) Rob Ferriol (G) Katherine Legge (S) Andrew Davis |
USA GBR USA |
Team Hardpoint EBM Richard Mille / Champion Porsche / GridRival.com |
Porsche 911 GT3R |
Michelin |
Porsche |
E-10 |
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96 |
(G) Bill Auberlen (S) Robby Foley (S) Aidan Read |
USA USA AUS |
Turner Motorsport LiquiMoly / H&R Springs |
BMW M6 GT3 |
Michelin |
BMW |
E-10 |