Magnus Racing has revealed that it is making the switch from Audi to Lamborghini for its 2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign in GTD.
The team, which has campaigned an Audi R8 LMS over the past three seasons, will race with a brand new Huracan GT3 EVO for its 10th season of racing. With Audi, the team won the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 2016, en route to the NAEC title, and the 2017 California 8 Hours.
Next year, Magnus Racing has already confirmed that Andy Lally and John Potter will race with the team for the full season.
“It’s great to move forward with everyone at Lamborghini Squadra Corse,” stated Magnus Racing owner and co-driver Potter. “The performance of the Lamborghini over the past several seasons is well documented, and it will be nice to compete with them rather than against them in 2019.
“Since our first meeting, we’ve been remarkably impressed with the attention to customer service and clear communication, which instills a lot of confidence in the future of our working relationship.
“In particular, I’d really like to thank Giorgio Sanna and Chris Ward for being as responsive as they have, with an organization like ours it’s extremely refreshing.
“We’re of course appreciative of our last three years with Audi Sport customer racing,” continued Potter. “We’re proud of the achievement we all had together, and of course Audi will always have a place in our team’s history, and are thankful their support through the years.”
Giorgio Sanna, head of motorsport for Automobili Lamborghini, says that the Italian brand is excited to have Magnus Racing on board for 2019.
“We are very excited to have the team at Magnus Racing join us for 2019,” said Sanna. “The team has a great on-track endurance record going back to their multiple Rolex 24 at Daytona wins, multiple championships, and of course Sebring win as well, but they also have an off-track approach that is very unique.
“We look forward to working closer together, and are happy to be part of the family and fun atmosphere that the team has created.”
