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 International within the IndyCar Sequence, Ericsson will drive the No. 45 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 within the 24-hour endurance basic 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,” stated Ericsson, the 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion. “It is going to 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 amazing lineup with Danny, Trent and Graham, whom I do know fairly effectively already after being to fairly a number of races with the staff 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 International
Photograph by: Penske Leisure
The upcoming sixty fourth Working 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 staff co-owner, Wayne Taylor. “He drove for us beforehand and we all know he shall be an amazing addition to the GTD program. We’re fortunate to have him. Danny Formal, Trent Hindman and Graham Doyle did an amazing job in 2025, and we really feel like we now have a very good shot at a podium. We now have drivers and crew which have expertise with the automobile and with this occasion, so we’re actually trying ahead to Daytona.”
Dan Towriss, CEO of TWG Motorsports, the guardian group of each Andretti International and Wayne Taylor Racing, added: “I’m delighted to see Marcus be a part of WTR for this chance. Strikes like this replicate the potential of the TWG Motorsports portfolio in creating a possibility for Marcus to race alongside Danny, Trent and Graham.”
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