HPD and ORECA have built an amazing race car. “There are so many advantages in being a two-car team and now, going up against all the other factory backed two-car efforts, it is vital. “It has always been our plan to go to a two-car program,” said Wayne Taylor, Team Owner, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport. Our partnership with them has been very rewarding and we look forward to their continuing as a works factory Acura effort with the addition of a second IMSA entry in 2024.”

This is a very complex car, yet everyone at WTRAndretti has risen to the challenge. “That has continued through the development of the new, hybrid Acura ARX-06 GTP car. “The strength and depth of Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport, throughout their organization, has impressed us right from the start of our partnership in 2021,” said David Salters, HPD President and Technical Director. Acura’s GTP debut in January 2023 resulted in an historic 1-2 finish for the manufacturer.

Second entry to debut in the 2024 Rolex 24 at DaytonaĪcura Motorsports today confirmed Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport will run a second, electrified Acura ARX-06 prototype sports car in the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, starting with the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona in January.Īcura Motorsports and its performance arm, Honda Performance Development (HPD), developed the new Acura ARX-06 GTP effort for 2023, alongside the efforts of chassis constructor ORECA and a pair of IMSA championship-winning teams: Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport and Meyer Shank Racing.Īcura is a three-time series champion in the former Daytona Prototype International (DPi) category since joining the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2018, claiming the Manufacturers’, Drivers’ and Teams’ DPi titles in 2019, 2020 and again in 2022, the final season of the DPi era.WTRAndretti adds second electrified Acura ARX-06 prototype to compete in the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship.

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