December 20, 2016 — The Lexus RC F GT3 made its official on-track debut in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in a pair of tests at Daytona International Speedway in November and December as the manufacturer builds towards its return to sports car racing in 2017.
The RC F GT3 race cars took to Daytona’s 3.56-mile road course to prepare for the upcoming Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening event of the IMSA season in January, when the Lexus entries will make their competition debut.
3GT Racing will field two RC F GT3 entries in the GTD class of the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship in 2017 for drivers Sage Karam and Scott Pruett in the No. 14 and Robert Alon and Jack Hawksworth in the No. 15 Lexus.
During the two-day tests, 3GT Racing worked on the performance and vehicle setup with the new RC F GT3 race cars in preparation for the upcoming season and Rolex 24, the longest endurance event on the IMSA schedule at a 24-hour length.
3GT Racing is a Lexus team owned and operated by veteran racer Paul Gentilozzi, and the organization will receive engineering and marketing support from Lexus. During the two tests, the East Lansing, Michigan-based team was also assisted by engineers from TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) and Toyota Technocraft, who built the RC F GT3 race cars in Yokohama, Japan. The cars were delivered from Toyota Technocraft to 3GT Racing in October.
December 20, 2016 -- The Lexus RC F GT3 made its official on-track debut in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in a pair of tests at Daytona International Speedway in November and December as the manufacturer builds towards its return to sports car racing in 2017. The RC F GT3 race cars took to Daytona's 3.56-mile road course to prepare for the upcoming Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening event of the IMSA season in January, when the Lexus entries will make their competition debut. 3GT Racing will field two RC F GT3 entries in the GTD class of the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship in 2017 for drivers Sage Karam and Scott Pruett in the No. 14 and Robert Alon and Jack Hawksworth in the No. 15 Lexus.
During the two-day tests, 3GT Racing worked on the performance and vehicle setup with the new RC F GT3 race cars in preparation for the upcoming season and Rolex 24, the longest endurance event on the IMSA schedule at a 24-hour length. 3GT Racing is a Lexus team owned and operated by veteran racer Paul Gentilozzi, and the organization will receive engineering and marketing support from Lexus. During the two tests, the East Lansing, Michigan-based team was also assisted by engineers from TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) and Toyota Technocraft, who built the RC F GT3 race cars in Yokohama, Japan. The cars were delivered from Toyota Technocraft to 3GT Racing in October.
