IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Filipe Albuquerque

Filipe Albuquerque

 

Portuguese driver Filipe Albuquerque returns to Wayne Taylor Racing for a fifth season behind the wheel of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP for the full 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season alongside co-driver Ricky Taylor. Albuquerque’s world-class sports car credentials include victories at some of motorsport’s most prestigious races, most notably at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2020 and at the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA in 2018 and 2021.

 

Three years ago, Albuquerque captured the European Le Mans Series Championship and the LMP2 World Endurance Championship. He holds a record of 12 career victories in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship which include one class and two overall Rolex 24 at DAYTONA victories, four pole positions and 23 podium finishes.

 

  • Winner, Rolex 24 at DAYTONA (2018, 2021)
  • Champion, Michelin Endurance Cup Championship (2017, 2021)
  • Inaugural GTP Winner, Grand Prix of Detroit (2024)
  • Winner, Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio (2021, 2022)
  • Winner, Monterey Sportscar Championship (2021, 2022)
  • Winner, Streets of Long Beach Grand Prix (2018, 2019)
  • Winner, Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen (2016, 2017, 2022)
  • Winner, Road America SportsCar Weekend (2022)
  • Vice Champion, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • European Le Mans Series Champion (2020)
  • LMP2 World Endurance Champion (2020)
  • Class Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (2020)
  • Class Winner of the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA (2013)
  • Race of Champions Winner (2010)

 

Ricky Taylor

Ricky Taylor

 

Ricky Taylor returns to Wayne Taylor Racing for the fifth consecutive year and his 18th season in the premier level of sports car racing. The IMSA veteran and two-time champion won the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title in 2017 and 2020, and the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup for the WTR in 2021. Taylor will continue pursuit of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship title alongside co-driver Filipe Albuquerque for the 2025 season behind the wheel of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP.

 

Taylor boasts an impressive resume at the pinnacle of sports car racing, having competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, scored multiple victories at the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA and won the Twelve Hours of Sebring and Motul Petit Le Mans. In his 16 previous seasons of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar racing, Taylor has scored 32 victories, 35 pole positions, and 73 podium finishes.

 

  • Winner, Rolex 24 At Daytona (2017, 2021)
  • Champion, Michelin Endurance Cup Championship (2021)
  • Champion, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (2017, 2020)
  • Winner, Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Inaugural Winner, Streets of Detroit Grand Prix (2024)
  • Winner, Monterey Sportscar Championship (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring (2017)
  • Winner, Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix (2014, 2016, 2017)
  • Winner, Streets of Long Beach Grand Prix (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Winner, Petit Le Mans (2014)
  • Winner, Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen (2011, 2022)
  • Won five consecutive IMSA races to start the 2017 season
  • Vice Champion, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Claimed 32 IMSA victories, 35 poles, 73 podium finishes

 

Will Stevens

Will Stevens

Will Stevens returns to the Wayne Taylor Racing lineup as the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup co-driver in the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP. Stevens is a standout sports car driver, competing in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) within the Hypercar class and earned the WEC Champion title in 2024. While Stevens has primarily been competing in the World Endurance Championship, collecting an impressive victory at the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, he has also been as participating in the European Le Mans Series. Notable to Stevens’ racing resume includes being a Formula 1 test and development driver for McLaren F1 since 2018 as well as winning the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class in 2022. The British driver has held roles with various F1 teams dating back to 2008 and made his Grand Prix debut in 2014 before earning a full-time seat with Manor Marussia F1 Team in 2015.

 

  • Champion, Hypercar, World Endurance Championship (2024)
  • Winner, Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (2024)
  • Class Winner, LMP2, 24 Hours of Le Mans (2022)
  • McLaren Formula 1 Test Team & Development Driver 
  • Third overall, LMP2, ELMS (2021)
  • Blancpain GT Series Vice Champion, Race Winner (2017)
  • WEC LMGTE Am Race Winner (2017)
  • Full F1 Season (2015) •       18 F1 Grand Prix starts (2014, 2015)

 

Brendon Hartley

Brendon Hartley

A highly accomplished racing driver from New Zealand, Brendon Hartley returns to the Wayne Taylor Racing lineup as Rolex 24 at Daytona co-driver in the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP entry for the 2025 ‘round the clock endurance classic. 2025 will mark the fourth consecutive year that Hartley is a part of the WTR team. The former F1 driver and three-time Le Mans winner has reached the podium twice in seven previous IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship appearances, including an overall win at Petit Le Mans in 2017.

 

  • Champion, World Endurance Championship (2015, 2017, 2022, 2023)
  • Overall Winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans (2017, 2020, 2022) 
  • Winner, Petit Le Mans (2017) 
  • Six-Time Race Winner, World Endurance Championship
  • Full F1 Season, Three Top 10 Finishes (2018) 
  • 25 F1 Grand Prix Starts (2017, 2018)
  • Race Winner, Grand-Am Rolex Series (2013)
  • Race Winner, ELMS LMP2 Class (2013)
  • WEC, ELMS and ALMS LMP2 Starts (2012)
  • Winner, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Championship (2007) 

 

Louis Deletraz

Louis Deletraz

Swiss driver, Louis Delétraz, will return to co-drive the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP alongside teammate, Jordan Taylor, for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. 2025 marks the second full season drive for Delétraz with Taylor at Wayne Taylor Racing. In 2024, Delétraz added the title of overall winner of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring after an incredible pass for the win with under six minutes remaining. Along with the win at Sebring, Delétraz stood on the third step of the podium overall at the 2024 Rolex 24 at Daytona and collected pole position for the Six Hours at the Glen.

 

Delétraz first joined WTR as the 2023 IMSA Michelin Endurance Championship with teammates Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque – highlighted by piloting the No. 10 GTP to pole position for Petit Le Mans. Winner of the 2024 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Championship, he holds a total of three ELMS LMP2 titles while also competing in the World Endurance Championship and took home second-place honors in the LMP2 class at Le Mans in 2022 and 2023. His LMP2 resume includes IMSA experience, with an impressive win at Petit Le Mans in 2022’s running. Continuing with his success in the LMP2 category, Delétraz earned Champion honors after dominating the 2023 World Endurance Championship season. Prior to his sportscar resume, Delétraz competed in single seaters including Formula 2 and was a Formula 1 Test and Reserve Driver.

 

  • European Le Mans Series Champion (2021, 2022, 2024)
  • Overall Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring (2024)
  • Overall Podium Finisher, Rolex 24 at Daytona (2024)
  • Champion, LMP2, World Endurance Championship (2023)
  • Class Winner, Petit Le Mans, LMP2 (2022)
  • Team Champion, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, LMP2 (2022)
  • Class Podium, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMP2 (2022, 2023)
  • Polesitter, Six Hours at The Glen (2024)
  • Polesitter, Petit Le Mans (2023)
  • Two-Time Class Winner, World Endurance Championship, LMP2
  • Formula 1 Test & Reserve Driver (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • Ten Formula 2 Podiums (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Two F2 Monaco GP Podiums (2018, 2019)
  • World Series V8 Rookie Champion (2016)
  • World Series V8 Runner Up (2016)
  • Formula Renault NEC Champion (2015)
  • Formula Renault Eurocup Runner Up (2015)
  • Swiss Karting Champion (2009, 2011)

 

 

 

 

Jordan Taylor

Jordan Taylor

Jordan Taylor, along with Wayne Taylor Racing, will reunite with Cadillac Racing as the full-season co-driver of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In Taylor’s return to WTR and prototype racing in 2024, Taylor and the No. 40 team scored an impressive victory at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and earned the third step of the podium at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. During Taylor’s prior seven-year tenure with WTR and Cadillac Racing, the 33-year-old collected two overall Prototype championships (’13, ’17) and two overall 24 Hours at Daytona wins (‘17,’19).

 

Prior to his return to prototype racing, Taylor had been competing in the GTD-Pro class and successfully captured two GTLM championships (’20, ’21) followed up with a third place GTD-Pro championship finish in 2022 and a GTLM class victory at the 24 Hours at Daytona in 2021.

 

 

  • Champion, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTLM (2020, 2021)
  • Champion, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Prototype (2013, 2017)
  • Overall Winner, Rolex 24 At Daytona (2017, 2019)
  • Overall Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring (2017, 2024) 
  • Winner, Rolex 24 At Daytona – GTLM (2021)
  • Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring – GTD PRO (2022)
  • Overall Winner, Petit Le Mans (2018, 2014)
  • Winner, Streets of Long Beach Grand Prix (2015, 2016, 2017)
  • Winner, Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
  • Podium Finish, Rolex 24 at Daytona, GTP (2024)
  • Champion, World Challenge SprintX
  • Winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans – GTE-Pro (2015)

 

 

 

 

 

Alex Lynn

Alex Lynn

Alex Lynn will join the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R GTP as he returns to compete with Wayne Taylor Racing as the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup co-driver for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. While competing with WTR in 2025, Lynn will participate in his second full-time season in the Hypercar class in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). As a Cadillac stalwart, Lynn handed Cadillac their maiden WEC pole position in 2024 and earned the third spot on the podium with Cadillac at the 100th 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023. As a sports car veteran, Lynn’s return to WTR marks the first time since he co-drove the No. 10 to victory for the team’s first Twelve Hours of Sebring in 2017.

 

 

  • Champion, ELMS (2023)
  • Winner, Twelve Hours of Sebring (2017, 2022)
  • Polesitter, Six Hours of Fuji (2024)
  • Podium Finisher, 24 Hours of Le Mans (2023)
  • Class Winner, GTE-Pro, 24 Hours of Le Mans (2020)
  • Race Winner, Formula E (2020)
  • Champion, GP3 Series (2014)
  • Champion, Formula Renault UK (2010)

Kamui Kobayashi

Kamui Kobayashi

Kamui Kobayashi will return to Wayne Taylor Racing as the co-driver for the 63rd Running of the Rolex 24 at DAYTONA after earning title honors at the around the clock endurance classic in 2019 and 2020. The Japanese driver’s return to Wayne Taylor Racing also marks his return to competing with Cadillac Racing for the first time since 2022. Kobayashi continues to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe and holds dual roles with the team after being named Team Principal beginning in 2022 while still driving. Kobayashi is regarded as one of the most versatile drivers in motorsports having competed in F1, the Super Formula Championship, FIA Formula E, NASCAR, GP2 and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

 

  • Winner, Rolex 24 at DAYTONA (2019, 2020)
  • Winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans (2021)
  • Champion, LMP1, World Endurance Championship (2019-2020, 2021)
  • Vice Champion, LMP1, World Endurance Championship (2018-2019, 2023)
  • Driver, Formula 1 (2009 – 2014)