Aaron Telitz and Frankie Montecalvo will continue as the full-season GTD class pairing in the #12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 in the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Jeff Bal, Lexus Motorsports senior manager:
“We’re excited to see Frankie and Aaron together again campaigning the full season in the #12 Lexus RC F GT3 for Vasser Sullivan, The drivers and the entire team made incredible gains throughout last season and we’re ready to see them have success early and often, beginning at Daytona next month. Strategy and execution were solid all season long in 2022. They just needed a little bit more luck during a few races to have the wins come their way. Overall, we’re excited to see what the team can do in their bid for a GTD championship run in 2023.”
Aaron Telitz starts a fifth season with Lexus that has yielded four class wins. After a seat in the 2019 Michelin Endurance Cup before stepping up to a full-time drive in the #14 Lexus in 2020 and 2021, the first full season saw Telitz (together with Jack Hawksworth) take the GTD Sprint Cup driver, team and manufacturer championships.
“It’s an honor to return to the #12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 with Frankie,” said Telitz. “I’ve now got a year under my belt as car leader and am feeling comfortable in that role now. Frankie and I are hungry as we felt like we were robbed of a couple wins in 2022 that could’ve changed our entire season. We’ve got all the tools we need at our disposal with Vasser Sullivan and Lexus to go out and challenge for wins at every track and make a run at the GTD championship in 2023.”
Montecalvo too is set to contest his fifth season with Vasser Sullivan and Lexus. He raced at the Rolex 24 in 2019, helping the #12 RC F GT3 to second place.
“I’m very happy to be back in the #12 Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 for another season. It’s even better to be back in the car with Aaron to finish unfinished business. We, as a team, and the entire Vasser Sullivan group, have only grown stronger together. The 2023 season has great promise. We just need to build off of last year. I cannot wait to get going at Daytona.”
Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat will co-drive the #14 RC F GT3 in GTD PRO.
