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Wayne Taylor Racing

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United States Wayne Taylor Racing
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Team principal(s)Wayne Taylor (Owner; Team Principal)
Travis Houge (VP, General Manager)
Brian Pillar (Technical Director)
Current seriesIMSA SportsCar Championship
Former seriesRolex Sports Car Series
Current driversGTP:

10: Filipe Albuquerque
Ricky Taylor
Brendon Hartley (Endurance)
Marcus Ericsson (Rolex 24)
40: Jordan Taylor
Louis Delétraz
Colton Herta (Endurance)
Jenson Button (Rolex 24)
GTD:

45: Kyle Marcelli
Danny Formal
Graham Doyle (Endurance)
Ashton Harrison (Rolex 24)
Drivers'
Championships
Rolex Sports Car Series: 2005, 2013
IMSA SportsCar Championship: 2017
Jordan Taylor, Renger van der Zande, and Ryan Hunter-Reay sharing the team's Cadillac DPi-V.R at the 2018 12 Hours of Sebring.

Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) is a sports car racing team that was founded in 2004 by racing driver Wayne Taylor. In 2023, the team began a partnership with Andretti Autosport that also saw them rebrand as Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport (WTRAndretti).[1][2] The team currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, campaigning the No. 10 Konica Minolta-sponsored Acura ARX-06 for Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor and the No. 40 DEX Imaging-sponsored Acura ARX-06 for Jordan Taylor and Louis Delétraz in the GTP class, and the No. 45 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal in the GTD class, also sponsored by DEX Imaging.[3]

History

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The team was founded in 2004 as the Riley Technologies factory team, with title sponsorship from bank holding company SunTrust. The lineup of Wayne Taylor and Max Angelelli finished second in the Daytona Prototype teams championship in 2004 and won the Daytona Prototype team and driver championships in 2005.

For the 2007 season, Riley and Wayne Taylor split ways and Wayne Taylor Racing began to run the #10 SunTrust Racing entry.[4] Wayne Taylor retired as a driver for the 2008 season and signed Michael Valiante as second driver; also the team switched to a Dallara chassis. In 2009, Ford engines were adopted and Brian Frisselle became the second driver.

For the 2010 season, Angelelli was joined by Ricky Taylor, son of Wayne Taylor. They collected a win and seven podiums, finishing runners-up. In 2011, SunTrust Racing switched to Chevrolet engines; they won three races and got eight podiums, resulting runners-up. After adopting the Corvette DP3 chassis, the duo got three wins in 2012 and resulted 6th in the drivers standings.

In 2013, Wayne Taylor Racing lost the SunTrust sponsorship. Ricky Taylor left the team, and was replaced by Jordan Taylor, also son of Wayne Taylor. Angelelli and Jordan Taylor would go on to win the final Daytona Prototype championship before the merger of Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series in 2014, winning five races, including the final three.

For 2014, the first year of the United SportsCar Championship, Angelelli entered into semi-retirement, racing with the team for the endurance events. Ricky Taylor rejoined the team to drive full-time alongside brother Jordan.

Before the start of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship season, Wayne Taylor Racing announced a partnership with Andretti Autosport, revealing that Andretti would play a role in the teams day to day operation and leadership going forward. They also stated that they have a longtime goal of moving into Andretti's new headquarters in 2025.[5] WTR would retain Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor for the season, with Louis Delétraz driving in the Endurance cup races, and Brendon Hartley in the car for the 24 Hours of Daytona.[6] Albuquerque and Taylor would finish the season 2nd in the standings, missing out on the championship after a controversial collision[7] with championship rival Pipo Derani in the final hour of the race.

With Meyer Shank Racing not participating in the 2024 IMSA season,[8] Wayne Taylor Racing would expand their Acura GTP program to 2 cars, fielding the number 40 car full-time alongside the 10.[9] Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque would remain the full time drivers for the 10 car, with Toyota driver Brendon Hartley driving in the Endurance Cup races,[10] and Indycar driver Marcus Ericsson being the forth driver for the Rolex 24.[11] In the 40 car, Jordan Taylor would leave a long time stint with the Corvette Racing GTD program to race full-time for his fathers team for the first time since 2019. Alongside Taylor, Louis Delétraz would be promoted to a full season drive.[12] Indycar driver Colton Herta, who had previously competed part-time in IMSA for BMW, would compete in the Endurance Cup rounds. Jenson Button would race in the Rolex 24, completing the lineup. Alongside their GTP entries, WTR would also field a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 in the GTD class full-time. The lineup would consist of Lamborghini Super Trofeo champions Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal for full season driving duties, with Graham Doyle as the third driver and Ashton Harrison for the Rolex 24.[13] The Racers Edge Motorsports team, who had partnered with Wayne Taylor Racing to field a Acura NSX GT3 car part-time in 2023, would not return to the Weathertech series in 2024.

Suntrust Pontiac-Riley Daytona Prototype campaigned in 2005.

Racing results

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Car No. 10 Results

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Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts.
2011   DAY HOM BAR VIR LIM WGI ROA LAG NJMP WGI CGV MDO  
Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 Italy Max Angelelli
United States Ricky Taylor
10 5 3 11 4 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 11 2nd 353
2012   DAY BAR HOM NJMP DET MDO ROA WGI IMS WGI CGV LAG LIM  
Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 Italy Max Angelelli
United States Ricky Taylor
10 14 5 1 1 10 9 7 11 3 4 5 7 1 6th 343
2013   DAY COTA BAR ATL DET MDO WGI IMS ROA KAN LAG LIM  
Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 Italy Max Angelelli
United States Jordan Taylor
10 2 10 1 6 1 6 10 15 7 1 1 1 1st 339
2014   DAY SEB LBH LAG DET WGI MOS IMS ROA COTA ATL  
Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor
10 2 7 2 2 1 5 3 4 10 7 1 2nd 330
2015   DAY SEB LBH LAG DET WGI MOS ROA COTA ATL  
Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor
10 16 2 1 2 6 6 1 8 2 4 5th 292
2016   DAY SEB LBH LAG DET WGI MOS ROA COTA ATL  
Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor
10 2 12 1 6 1 4 3 3 1 3 3rd 309
2017   DAY SEB LBH COTA DET WGI MOS ROA LAG ATL  
Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor
10 1 1 1 1 1 6 7 2 3 9 1st 310
2018   DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGI MOS ROA LAG ATL  
Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 United States Jordan Taylor
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
10 15 2 3 5 5 5 2 4 12 1 3rd 270
2019   DAY SEB LBH MDO DET WGI MOS ROA LAG ATL  
Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 United States Jordan Taylor
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
10 1 2 10 6 9 4 6 5 4 2 4th 274
2020   DAY DAY SEB ROA ATL MDO ATL LAG SEB  
Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Australia Ryan Briscoe
10 1 6 2 2 5 3 1 6 7 2nd 264
2021   DAY SEB MDO DET WGI WGI ROA LAG LBH ATL  
Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Ricky Taylor
10 1 4 1 3 3 3 4 1 4 3 2nd 3396
2022   DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS ROA PET  
Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Ricky Taylor
10 2 4 6 1 1 4 1 6 1 6 2nd 3346
2023   DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ROA IMS PET  
Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4L Hybrid Twin-Turbocharged V6 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Ricky Taylor
10 2 4 7 4 6 2 3 5 9 2nd 2712
2024   DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ROA IMS PET  
Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4L Hybrid Twin-Turbocharged V6 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Ricky Taylor
10 9 5 8 6 1 8th 1052

* Season still in progress.

Car No. 40 Results

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Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pos. Pts.
2024 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ROA IMS PET  
Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4L Hybrid Twin-Turbocharged V6 United States Jordan Taylor


Switzerland Louis Delétraz

40 3 1 9 4 5 4th 1244

* Season still in progress.

Car No. 45 Results

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Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Pts.
2024   DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ROA VIR IMS PET  
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Canada Kyle Marcelli
Costa Rica Danny Formal
45 17 17th 168*

* Season still in progress.

Notable race victories

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IMSA SportsCar Championship wins

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# Season Date Classes Track / Race No. Winning Drivers Chassis Engine
1 2014 May 31 Prototype Belle Isle 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
2 October 4 Prototype Road Atlanta 10 Italy Angelelli / United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
3 2015 April 18 Prototype Long Beach 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
4 July 12 Prototype Mosport 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
5 2016 April 16 Prototype Long Beach 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
6 June 4 Prototype Belle Isle 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
7 September 17 Prototype Austin 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
8 2017 January 28–29 Prototype Daytona 10 Italy Angelelli / United States Gordon / United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8
9 March 18 Prototype Sebring 10 United Kingdom Lynn / United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8
10 April 8 Prototype Long Beach 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8
11 May 6 Prototype Austin 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8
12 June 3 Prototype Belle Isle 10 United States J. Taylor / United States R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8
13 2018 October 13 Prototype Road Atlanta 10 United States Hunter-Reay / United States J. Taylor / Netherlands van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8
14 2019 January 26–27 (DPi) Daytona 10 Spain Alonso / Japan Kobayashi / United States J. Taylor / Netherlands van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8
15 2020 January 25–26 (DPi) Daytona 10 Australia Briscoe / New Zealand Dixon / Japan Kobayashi / Netherlands van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8
16 October 17 (DPi) Road Atlanta 10 Australia Briscoe / New Zealand Dixon / Netherlands van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8
17 2021 January 30–31 (DPi) Daytona 10 Portugal Albuquerque / Brazil Castroneves / United States Rossi / United States R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
18 May 16 (DPi) Mid-Ohio 10 Portugal Albuquerque / United States R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
19 September 12 (DPi) Laguna Seca 10 Portugal Albuquerque / United States R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
20 2022 May 1 (DPi) Laguna Seca 10 Portugal Albuquerque / United States R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
21 May 15 (DPi) Mid-Ohio 10 Portugal Albuquerque / United States R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
22 June 26 (DPi) Watkins Glen 10 Portugal Albuquerque / United States R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
23 August 7 (DPi) Road America 10 Portugal Albuquerque / United States R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
24 2024 March 16 (GTP) Sebring 40 Switzerland L. Delétraz / United States C. Herta / United States J. Taylor Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-turbo V6
25 June 1 (GTP) Detroit 10 Portugal Albuquerque / United States R. Taylor Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-turbo V6

References

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  2. ^ "2023 GTP ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA PRE RACE REPORT". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  3. ^ "WTR ANNOUNCES 2022 DRIVER LINE UP FOR IMSA WEATHERTECH DPI CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON". Wayne Taylor Racing. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ SunTrust Team Reorganizes - Motor Racing Network, 26 May 2006
  5. ^ "Wayne Taylor Racing partners with Andretti Autosport in IMSA". us.motorsport.com. 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  6. ^ "Wayne Taylor Racing". waynetaylorracing.com. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  7. ^ "IMSA Petit Le Mans: MSR wins, Cadillac scoops title after Acura clash". www.autosport.com. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  8. ^ "Meyer Shank Racing to pause IMSA programme in 2024 but plans comeback". www.autosport.com. 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  9. ^ "Wayne Taylor Racing to add second Acura in 2024 IMSA season". www.motorsport.com. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  10. ^ "Hartley and Herta in at WTRAndretti for IMSA endurance races". RACER. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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  12. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (2023). "Deletraz & Taylor To Share Second Wayne Taylor Racing Acura". dailysportscar.com.
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