A McLaren 720S GT3 Evo will assault the sphere within the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship because of Pfaff Motorsports which on Monday introduced a single-car entry within the sequence’ GTD Professional class.
The information follows final week’s announcement by McLaren that it’ll associate with United Autosports for an entry within the comparable LMGT3 class of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Pfaff, which is the official importer for McLaren in Canada, already has important expertise within the SportsCar Championship. Racing a Porsche 911 within the sequence, the group has earned championship titles within the GTD (2021) and GTD Professional (2022) courses, plus a complete of 12 class victories.
Certainly one of Pfaff’s McLaren sellers, Chris Inexperienced, has additionally piloted a McLaren 570S GT4 within the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Problem and IMSA Michelin Pilot Problem assist sequence.
The 720S GT3 Evo that Pfaff will enter within the GTD Professional class subsequent season made its debut earlier this 12 months. It’s primarily based on the previous 720S street automotive and advantages from improved aerodynamics and suspension over the unique 720S GT3. Powering the automotive is a modified model of the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 discovered within the 720S. Right here the engine is paired with a 6-speed sequential transmission as a substitute of the street automotive’s 7-speed dual-clutch computerized.
Rival vehicles within the GTD Professional class embrace GT3-spec variations of the Aston Martin Vantage, Chevrolet Corvette, Lexus RC F, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, and Porsche 911.
“We’re delighted to have Pfaff Motorsports onboard as considered one of our racing companions,” Ian Morgan, director of motorsports for McLaren’s street automotive arm, mentioned in an announcement. “The IMSA sequence is likely one of the highest-profile GT championships on this planet, and to be working with a group with whom we now have a powerful and established historical past, each on and off the race monitor, is implausible information.”
