Marcus Ericsson has been added as the ultimate piece of Wayne Taylor Racing’s lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
A full-time driver for Andretti World within the IndyCar Collection, Ericsson will drive the No. 45 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 within the 24-hour endurance traditional in January, alongside Danny Formal, Trent Hindman and Graham Doyle.
“I’m tremendous excited to be again racing with Wayne Taylor Racing for the legendary Rolex 24 hours,” mentioned Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion. “It will likely be my third time racing the Daytona 24 however the first time for me within the GTD class.
“I’m becoming a member of an incredible lineup with Danny, Trent and Graham, whom I do know fairly nicely already after being to fairly just a few races with the group in 2025 while supporting my brother, Hampus, within the Lamborghini Tremendous Trofeo championship. I’m very grateful to Wayne, Travis and DEX for the chance. I can’t wait to go racing!”
Marcus Ericsson, Andretti World
Photograph by: Penske Leisure
The upcoming sixty fourth Operating of the Rolex 24 at Daytona will mark the 35-year-old Swede’s third look in IMSA’s crown jewel, however first working within the GTD class. His final outing got here in 2024 behind the wheel of WTR’s Acura ARX-06 in GTP.
“I’m very excited that we managed to signal Marcus for the Rolex 24,” added group co-owner, Wayne Taylor. “He drove for us beforehand and we all know he will likely be an incredible addition to the GTD program. We’re fortunate to have him. Danny Formal, Trent Hindman and Graham Doyle did an incredible job in 2025, and we really feel like we’ve got a very good shot at a podium. Now we have drivers and crew which have expertise with the automotive and with this occasion, so we’re actually trying ahead to Daytona.”
Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Motorsports, the father or mother group of each Andretti World and Wayne Taylor Racing, added: “I’m delighted to see Marcus be part of WTR for this chance. Strikes like this mirror the potential of the TWG Motorsports portfolio in creating a chance for Marcus to race alongside Danny, Trent and Graham.”
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