As previously revealed by RACER.com’s Marshall Pruett and later expanded upon here, Jarett Andretti, Gabby Chaves and Andretti Motorsports will enter the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD class at select races this seasonin the #94 Andretti Motorsports Aston Martin Vantage GT3.
The Aston Martin will make its debut next week at the Motul Course de Monterey Powered by Hyundai N at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The GTD programme is added then to the already confirmed and underway IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup race effort for the team in the LMP3 class.
Jarett Andretti: “We have been working toward growing into a GTD program since the end of 2020,” Andretti said, “and via our partnership with Justhooit.com and Corsa Horizon we have been able to put a program together for some additional races this year with an eye toward a full season in 2024.”
The WeatherTech Raceway debut will also mark the first GT3 race anywhere for Chaves. The 2014 Indy Lights champion has logged 19 previous WeatherTech Championship starts, all either in the top prototype class (2014-20) or in LMP3 (2021-23), where he was part of the winning team at Motul Petit Le Mans last year. Chaves was also the 2020 IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge co-champion in the Touring Car (TCR) class with Ryan Norman.
“This is a fantastic opportunity to join a top manufacturer like Aston Martin with a great team that Jarett has put together to help us keep pushing for victories in sports cars,” Chaves said. “I’m very grateful and excited for my first go at a GT car. I am looking forward to the challenge a new program brings and motivated to learn and push myself to go toe-to-toe with the best GT drivers in the world.”
