AO Racing has announced that Porsche factory driver Julien Andlauer will drive its IMSA GTD Pro class championship-leading #77 Porsche 911 GT3 R alongside full-season driver Laurin Heinrich at Road America next weekend.
Andlauer has been drafted in on short notice following the decision from Sebastian Priaulx to part ways with the team mid-season. Priaulx has stepped away from his IMSA programme focus on an expanded role within Multimatic Motorsports.
“We are excited to welcome Julien to AO Racing for Road America,” said team principal Gunnar Jeannette. “We’ve raced against him in many championships across the globe and can’t wait to see what he can do with Roxy at our home race.”
French Porsche Driver and former Porsche Junior Driver Julien Andlauer is a big talent. In his career he has wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Asian Le Mans Series, and the European Le Mans Series. He’s also a championship-winning driver in both the Porsche Carrera Cup France (2017) and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (2019).
He joins AO Racing as it looks to extend its points lead in the team championship standings as well as the driver standings with Laurin Heinrich in the 2024 IMSA GTD Pro WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
“I’m super excited to be back in IMSA, and to join the AO Racing Team which has been very successful so far,” said Andlauer.
“I’m really looking forward to jumping in the car and giving the maximum to give my best effort for the team to have a good chance for the championship. I don’t know Road America yet, but it looks to be an amazing track, and I hope it can suit our beautiful Roxy.
“I will fight well and look forward to being there and working with the entire team.”
