3GT Confirms Baumann, Marcelli for Full Season

3GT Racing has signed drivers Dominik Baumann and Kyle Marcelli for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series. Baumann and Marcelli will team up in the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 for the team’s second year racing in the GT Daytona class.

The East Lansing, Michigan-based team will field two Lexus entries. The team announced last month that driver David Heinemeier Hansson will pair with returning driver, Jack Hawksworth, in the No. 15 Lexus.

Baumann, the 2016 Blancpain GT series champion, won the FIA GT3 European Teams’ Championship in 2012 and was named FIA Central European Zone Young Talent of the year. For the last four years, he has raced professionally with BMW and AMG.

“I am excited to work with 3GT Racing,” Baumann said. “I like the look of the Lexus RC F GT3 and I think it suits me. And, I think I will suit it. My dream has been to race in America.

“I’ve watched all the races and I’m ready for a new challenge. I want to do my best when I get in the car. I don’t want to be over-confident. I just want to do well and learn as much as I can.”

3GT Managing Partner Paul Gentilozzi believes Baumann and Marcelli will be a great team in the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3.

“As a team owner in the IMSA WeatherTech Series the pairing of drivers is critical to your opportunity for success,” Gentilozzi said.

“Their ability to form a team symmetry and strategy quickly and efficiently is the first step to winning.

“I believe Dominik and Kyle will quickly demonstrate their connection and give us the podiums we are striving for.”

Marcelli of Barrie, Ontario, has come close to racing with the Gentilozzi racing team before.

“I’ve known Paul Gentilozzi for quite a few years and raced against his team,” Marcelli said. “A few years ago, I was going to race with him, but schedules didn’t work out. This year, is the right time.

“Everything has lined up and to be a part of 3GT Racing, with the Lexus RC F GT3, is special. Everyone takes this year very seriously. They want to show up and win and it’s exciting to be part of that.”

At the age of 10, Marcelli turned his attention to go-karts and soon realized his true passion was motorsports.

He made his professional debut in the American Le Mans Series in 2010. He is a former FF1600 champion, Porsche GT3 Cup champion, American Le Mans Series vice-champion, Petit Le Mans winner, and runner-up at the Sebring 12 Hours.

Also joining the 3GT Racing team for the 24 Hours of Daytona, are drivers Philipp Frommenwiler and Bruno Junqueira.