Flying Lizard Motorsports has announced that it will withdraw from the remainder of the 2025 GT World Challenge America and GT America seasons, citing driver Elias Sabo’s “need to focus on critical business commitments,” per an official release from the team.
“While stepping back mid-season is never ideal, we remain dedicated to our motorsport programmes and look forward to returning to SRO America GT3 competition with renewed energy in the near future,” Flying Lizard continued.
Sabo and co-driver Andy Lee began racing in GT World Challenge America last season for Flying Lizard Motorsports, beginning the year with an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 and finishing it with a BMW M4 GT3. Through three races in 2025, the #8 M4 GT3 EVO of Sabo and Lee recorded a best overall finish of 11th at Sonoma Raceway.
Outside of racing, Sabo is the CEO and Co-founder of Compass Diversified Holdings. On 12 May, Compass was served with a securities class action lawsuit on behalf of investors in the company. The lawsuit alleges that Compass had made false or misleading statements, and/or failed to disclose irregularities within one of its subsidiaries, Lugano Holdings.
One week before the class action was filed, Sabo withdrew from the second GT World Challenge America and GT America races at Circuit of the Americas, citing a “business commitment he can’t miss.”
Sabo’s withdrawal from racing will not impact Flying Lizard’s ongoing participation in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and McLaren Trophy America series.
15 cars are on the provisional entry list for this weekend’s GT World Challenge America races at Sebring International Raceway, which will also be without the two Ferrari 296 GT3s entered by AF Corse USA.
Of the participating teams, Dollahite Racing has changed part of its driver line-up, replacing Anthony Lazzaro with Proton Competition WEC LMGT3 driver, Stefano Gattuso. The Italian finished second in last week’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
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