Acura Team Penske has revealed that 2016 Indy 500 winner Alex Rossi will race with it in the 2019 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona and Sebring 12 Hours in one of its ARX-05 DPis.
He’ll drive in the #7 ARX-05 with full-season Acura Team Penske drivers Helio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor.
Penske IndyCar driver Simon Pagenaud meanwhile, will return to the IMSA team in 2019 for the endurance races and race in the sister #6 ARX-05 with Juan Pablo Montoya and Dane Cameron.
“I have watched and raced against Team Penske in IndyCar and I have a lot of respect for the organization and what they do and how they do it,” said Rossi. “I really appreciate Andretti Autosport for allowing me the opportunity to represent Acura in some of the biggest sports car races in the world. I can’t wait to work with Helio and Ricky, to learn from them and hopefully contribute to some wins and a championship for Acura Team Penske.
“Alexander will be a great addition to the Acura Team Penske lineup in 2019 and all of us at Acura are very excited about our prospects for the coming season,” added Art St. Cyr, President of Honda Performance Development.
“When you add Alexander to the experienced team of Helio, Ricky, Juan and Dane – and with Simon returning for the endurance events – we are extremely proud of the talented and accomplished Acura Team Penske driver lineup. We look forward to our second opportunity to win the Rolex 24 at Daytona in the ARX-05. Alexander has been a great representative of Honda in the IndyCar Series, from his Indy 500 victory in 2016 to compete for the title this past season.
“We are pleased to have this opportunity to build our relationship with him through our sports car programme.”
The 2019 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship begins with the Roar Before the 24 January 4-6, followed by the Rolex 24 at Daytona on January 26.
Photo courtesy of Andretti Autosport
