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24 Hours of Daytona options 4 courses of vehicles; let’s meet them | GTP, LMP2, GTD Professional, GTD
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24 Hours of Daytona options 4 courses of vehicles; let’s meet them | GTP, LMP2, GTD Professional, GTD

By Miles Cooper January 23, 2025
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Typically talking, the options two varieties of vehicles: prototypes and showroom-stock(ish) GTDs.

However breaking it down, every of these teams has two courses of its personal, which results in the making up the for this weekend’s

Let’s check out all 4.

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Grand Touring Prototype (GTP): 12 Rolex entries24 Hours of Daytona options 4 courses of vehicles; let’s meet them | GTP, LMP2, GTD Professional, GTD

That is the marquee class in IMSA’s WeatherTech Championship Collection and can virtually definitely produce the Rolex winner.

5 worldwide producers provide the machines and many of the technological help for this group: Porsche, Cadillac, BMW, Acura and, new this yr, Lamborghini.

These space-age machines embrace hybrid powertrains that retailer power by braking and incorporate it into the ability produced by inner combustion engines.

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2): 12 entriesAmong the exterior differences between GTP and LMP2 is the LMP2's blue side plates and mirrors.

These prototypes are easier machines in comparison with GTP, although much like the untrained eye. Not like the GTPs, the LMP2 area consists of only one provider for each chassis (the French constructor Oreca) and for each engine (Gibson, a British firm).

The quantity plate and mirrors on the perimeters of LMP2s are blue, which differentiates it from the GTPs, which have black-and-white plates and mirrors.

Grand Touring Daytona Professional (GTD Professional): 15 entriesThis Ford Mustang shares the track with a prototype during practice. How to tell it's a member of the GTD Pro class? The red number plate on the side.

These machines intently resemble their namesakes on the dealership. Followers of quick American muscle will recognize the Corvettes and Mustangs on this class, which additionally consists of Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche.

GTD’s Professional class typically sees extra producer help and driver lineups consisting of extra skilled and completed racers.

These vehicles have pink quantity plates.

Grand Touring Daytona (GTD): 22 entriesGreen mirrors and side plates differentiate the GTD cars from GTD Pro.

Similar vehicles as above. The distinction is within the driver lineups.

Sports activities-car racers are rated primarily based on their expertise and, frankly, their trophy circumstances. From prime to backside, racers are labeled as both Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze. Whereas Professional groups can make use of all ranges of racers, most are crammed by Platinum and Gold-rated drivers.

GTD will need to have no less than one driver rated Silver or Bronze.

These vehicles have inexperienced quantity plates.

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