The Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) GTD team will start in fifth position for the 10-hour MOTUL Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. Danny Formal put the No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 toward the front of the crowded GTD field with an impressive qualifying performance, posting a time of 01:19.063 around the challenging circuit. Friday’s qualifying effort marked the WTRAndretti No. 45 team as the highest qualifying Lamborghini GTD.

The No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 team will take on the final race of the year on Saturday, October 12 as Danny Formal, Kyle Marcelli and Graham Doyle will look to close out the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season with a strong finish. The MOTUL Petit Le Mans is set to take place at 12:10 p.m. ET with live coverage on Peacock, NBC and USA.

TOP FIVE GTD STARTING GRID
1. No. 80 Lone Star Racing (Mercedes-AMG GT3) S. Andrews, R. Pinto de Andrade, S. Yoluc (116.809 mph)
2. No. 96 Turner Motorsport (BMW M4 GT3) J. Walker, P. Gallagher, R. Foley (116.425 mph)
3. No. 57 WINWARD RACING (Mercedes-AMG GT3) I. Dontje, P. Ellis, R. Ward (116.112 mph)
4. No. 32 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports (Mercedes-AMG GT3) M. Grenier, K. Koch, M. Skeen (115.897 mph)
5. No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 (Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2) K. Marcelli, D. Formal, G. Doyle (115.654 mph)

Danny Formal, No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2: “Last qualifying of the season and my fifth qualifying of the season. It’s nice, fifth qualifying and qualified in fifth place. We were the best Lamborghini in the GTD class, so we can’t be mad about that. The team has worked extremely hard. We came here for testing, and we rolled out of the trailer strong. Our peak pace is not as good as our race pace. Our race pace in practice was phenomenal, so I’m super excited for ten hours of racing. We’re starting in a good position, around fast drivers. Most of the other GTD drivers qualified their PRO driver, so that makes me happy. I’m just excited for tomorrow and grateful to be part of this team. The No. 45 DEX Imaging Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 is ready to go to battle tomorrow, so hopefully we can get a good result.”

ABOUT WTRANDRETTI
Andretti Global and Wayne Taylor Racing announced a new, long-term partnership in 2023 that combines the resources of the two championship-caliber teams to compete in IMSA’s top classes. In 2024, Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti (WTRAndretti) has expanded to a two-car GTP program as well as competes in the GTD class. Coming off its 2023 championship winning effort, WTRAndretti continues its Driver Development Program competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series with a full stable.

WTRAndretti’s global motorsports enterprise boasts two IMSA driver championships (2013 and 2017), and back-to-back IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships (2020, 2021) which contributed to nine IMSA manufacturer championships for Acura, Pontiac, Corvette and Cadillac. In its brief 17-year history, WTRAndretti has accumulated multiple victories in sportscar racing’s most iconic events: Rolex 24 At Daytona, Twelve Hours of Sebring, Petit Le Mans, Mid-Ohio, Road America and the Six Hours of The Glen. With its back-to-back PRO Class Championship wins (2022, 2023), WTR also has ten North America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Championship titles and a Lamborghini World Finals title.

Andretti Global, a Championship-winning motorsports organization, competes in additional racing categories worldwide, including the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, Extreme E, Australian Supercars and the Mexico SuperCopa Championship. Additionally, the racing enterprise commits to driver development through competition in INDY NXT by Firestone and through support of Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon’s racing careers.