Renger van der Zande begins a new phase in his career by fully dedicating himself to the LMP2 category of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Tower Motorsports. Thus, he will be part of a strongly positioned team with the goal of winning the championship.
Van der Zande will share the wheel of his ORECA LMP2 07 with Canadian John Farano throughout the season. For the endurance tests of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup, young driver Griffin Peebles will join the team, as well as veteran Tristan Vautier, who will participate in the famous Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Rick Capone, the team’s director, expressed his satisfaction with the new lineup: “I am very excited about our drivers. We have a great combination of talent and experience, and that should allow us to fight for wins.”
Farano, who already has five victories and the LMP2 class title of 2022, is preparing for his fiftieth appearance at the Rolex 24. Van der Zande, who has accumulated 133 outings in the WeatherTech Championship with 23 wins, arrives with a solid track record, maintaining a winning streak every season since 2014.
The integration of van der Zande represents a significant shift, after more than ten years competing in the highest category of IMSA prototypes. Recently, he made sporadic appearances in LMP2 and is now fully diving into it.
A new young player in the team is Peebles, who comes to IMSA after winning the LMP2 championship of the European Le Mans Series. Vautier, who already has experience in IMSA, will bring his knowledge to the team.
Tower Motorsports, which achieved three consecutive victories at Petit Le Mans between 2020 and 2022, is looking to break a long winless drought dating back to the 2023 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
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