36 Entries for Laguna Seca

Photo: Jake Galstad/IMSA

A total of 36 cars are set for next weekend’s Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in the return of the GTD Pro class to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The field for the May 9-11 round features 11 GTP entries, ten GTD Pro cars and 15 GTDs.

There are a few changes to the entry list since each category’s last respective rounds, including Frederik Vesti in for the FIA World Endurance Championship-bound Earl Bamber in the No. 31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R, as previously announced.

It is the only change to the GTP class.

As announced on Wednesday morning, Marvin Kirchhofer will sub for the still-injured Ben Barnicoat in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro ranks, while Darren Turner steps into the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo in place of Tom Gamble, who will also be on WEC duty at Spa-Francorchamps next weekend.

As predicted by Sportscar365, Alec Udell will team up with Robert Wickens in the No. 36 DXDT Racing Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R following Wickens’ GTD debut alongside Tommy Milner at Long Beach.

Milner is one of four full-season Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports drivers in GTD Pro.

Triarsi Competizione’s No. 023 Ferrari 296 GT3, meanwhile is set for its first GTD sprint start of the year with Onofrio Triarsi and Riccardo Agostini at the wheel.

Practice kicks off on Fri. May 9, with final practice and qualifying on Sat. May 10 and the two-hour and 40-minute contest set for Sun. May 11 at 12:10 p.m. PST with live coverage on NBC and Peacock.

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