At the season-opening Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, WeatherTech Racing and Proton USA ran two Mercedes Benz AMG GT3s alongside its full-season Porsche 911 GT3 R. For the 12-hour race at Sebring, the #97 Mercedes will be run again with backing from Mercedes-Benz of Billings, Montana.
The #79 Porsche entry won the GT Le Mans class at Sebring last year, driven by Cooper MacNeil, Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet. This year, MacNeil is joined in the Porsche by Julien Andlauer and Alessio Picariello, while MacNeil will also co-drive the team’s Mercedes, sharing with Maro Engel and Jules Gounon.
“We are coming into the event as the defending race winners,” said MacNeil. “We had a solid run going in the No. 97 Mercedes at the Rolex 24 until we had the hose issue just after taking the overall lead in the GTD Pro class. Sebring will have a few less cars, but the competition level will be just as high.
“Sebring is probably the track I have the most laps at besides Road America. It…
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