Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) is a sports car racing team that was founded in 2004 by racing driver Wayne Taylor. The team currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, campaigning the No. 10 DEX Imaging and HP sponsored Cadillac V-Series.R for Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor and the No. 40 DEX Imaging-sponsored Cadillac V-Series.R for Jordan Taylor and Louis Delétraz in the GTP class, and the No. 45 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 for Kyle Marcelli, Danny Formal and Graham Doyle in the GTD class, also sponsored by DEX Imaging.

From 2023 to 2025, the team had a partnership with Andretti Autosport that also saw them rebrand as Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport (WTRAndretti).

History

The team was founded in 2004 as the Riley Technologies factory team, with title sponsorship from bank holding company SunTrust. The lineup of Wayne Taylor and Max Angelelli finished second in the Daytona Prototype teams championship in 2004 and won the Daytona Prototype team and driver championships in 2005.

For the 2007 season, Riley and Wayne Taylor split ways and Wayne Taylor Racing began to run the #10 SunTrust Racing entry. Wayne Taylor retired as a driver for the 2008 season and signed Michael Valiante as second driver; also the team switched to a Dallara chassis. In 2009, Ford engines were adopted and Brian Frisselle became the second driver.

For the 2010 season, Angelelli was joined by Ricky Taylor, son of Wayne Taylor. They collected a win and seven podiums, finishing runners-up. In 2011, SunTrust Racing switched to Chevrolet engines; they won three races and got eight podiums, resulting runners-up. After adopting the Corvette DP chassis, the duo got three wins in 2012 and resulted 6th in the drivers standings.

In 2013, Wayne Taylor Racing lost the SunTrust sponsorship. Ricky Taylor left the team, and was replaced by Jordan Taylor, also son of Wayne Taylor. Angelelli and Jordan Taylor would go on to win the final Daytona Prototype championship before the merger of Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series in 2014, winning five races, including the final three.

For 2014, the first year of the United SportsCar Championship, Angelelli entered into semi-retirement, racing with the team for the endurance events. Ricky Taylor rejoined the team to drive full-time alongside brother Jordan.

Before the start of the 2023 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, Wayne Taylor Racing announced a partnership with Andretti Autosport, revealing that Andretti would play a role in the team's day-to-day operation and leadership going forward. They also stated that they have a longtime goal of moving into Andretti's new headquarters in 2025. WTR would retain Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor for the season, with Louis Delétraz driving in the Endurance cup races, and Brendon Hartley in the car for the 24 Hours of Daytona. Albuquerque and Taylor would finish the season 2nd in the standings, missing out on the championship after a controversial collision with championship rival Pipo Derani in the final hour of the race.

With Meyer Shank Racing not participating in the 2024 IMSA season, Wayne Taylor Racing would expand their Acura GTP program to 2 cars, fielding the number 40 car full-time alongside the 10. Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque would remain the full time drivers for the 10 car, with Toyota driver Brendon Hartley driving in the Endurance Cup races, and IndyCar Series driver Marcus Ericsson being the fourth driver for the Rolex 24. In the 40 car, Jordan Taylor would leave a long time stint with the Corvette Racing GTD program to race full-time for his fathers team for the first time since 2019. Alongside Taylor, Louis Delétraz would be promoted to a full season drive. IndyCar driver Colton Herta, who had previously competed part-time in IMSA for BMW, would compete in the Endurance Cup rounds. Jenson Button would race in the Rolex 24, completing the lineup. Alongside their GTP entries, WTR would also field a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 in the GTD class full-time. The lineup would consist of Lamborghini Super Trofeo champions Kyle Marcelli and Danny Formal for full season driving duties, with Graham Doyle as the third driver and Ashton Harrison for the Rolex 24. The Racers Edge Motorsports team, who had partnered with Wayne Taylor Racing to field an Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 car part-time in 2023, would not return to the WeatherTech series in 2024. In 2025, WTR moved on from the Acura project and made the switch to Cadillac while retaining their GTD Lamborghini effort as before.

Racing results

Rolex Sports Car Series Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Pts. 2011  DAYHOMBARVIRLIMWGIROALAGNJMPWGICGVMOH   Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor 10DP 5 3 11 4 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 11 2nd 353 2012  DAYBARHOMNJMPDETMOHROAWGIIMSWGICGVLAGLIM   Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor 10DP 14 5 1 1 10 9 7 11 3 4 5 7 1 6th 343 2013  DAYCOTABARATLDETMOHWGIIMSROAKANLAGLIM   Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Max Angelelli Jordan Taylor 10DP 2 10 1 6 1 6 10 15 7 1 1 1 1st 339

IMSA Sportscar Championship Year Chassis Engine Drivers No.Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts. 2014  DAYSEBLBHLAGDETWGIMOSIMSROACOTAATL  Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor 10P 2 7 2 2 1 5 3 4 10 7 1 2nd 330 2015  DAYSEBLBHLAGDETWGIMOSROACOTAATL   Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor 10P 16 2 1 2 6 6 1 8 2 4 5th 292 2016  DAYSEBLBHLAGDETWGIMOSROACOTAATL   Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor 10P 2 12 1 6 1 4 3 3 1 3 3rd 309 2017  DAYSEBLBHCOTADETWGIMOSROALAGATL   Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 Ricky Taylor Jordan Taylor 10DPi 1 1 1 1 1 6 7 2 3 9 1st 310 2018  DAYSEBLBHMOHDETWGIMOSROALAGATL   Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 Jordan Taylor Renger van der Zande 10DPi 15 2 3 5 5 5 2 4 12 1 3rd 270 2019  DAYSEBLBHMOHDETWGIMOSROALAGATL   Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 Jordan Taylor Renger van der Zande 10DPi 1 2 10 6 9 4 6 5 4 2 4th 274 2020  DAYDAYSEBROAATLMOHATLLAGSEB   Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 Renger van der Zande Ryan Briscoe 10DPi 1 6 2 2 5 3 1 6 7 2nd 264 2021  DAYSEBMOHDETWGIWGIROALAGLBHATL   Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor 10DPi 1 4 1 3 3 3 4 1 4 3 2nd 3396 2022  DAYSEBLBHLGAMOHDETWGLMOSROAPET   Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor 10DPi2461141616 2nd 3346 2023  DAYSEBLBHLGAWGLMOSROAIMSPET   Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Hybrid Twin-Turbocharged V6 Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor10GTP247462359 2nd 2712 2024  DAYSEBLBHLGADETWGLMOSROAVIRIMSPET  Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Hybrid Twin-Turbocharged V6 Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor10GTP95861103496th2250 Jordan Taylor Louis Delétraz403194548117 5th2603Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Kyle Marcelli Danny Formal45GTD17158512615111057th23102025 DAYSEBLBHLGADETWGLMOSELKVIRIMSPET Cadillac V-Series.RCadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor10GTP5768238265th2657 Jordan Taylor Louis Delétraz40111177929989th2304Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Danny Formal Trent Hindman45GTD1014118201513141210th22742026* DAYSEBLBHLGADETWGLMOSELKVIRIMSPET Cadillac V-Series.RCadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor10GTP1111101168110th1873 Jordan Taylor Louis Delétraz40678103739th1923Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Danny Formal Trent Hindman Graham Doyle45GTD816171205128th1574 * Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps 2025 Cadillac WTR 101 Cadillac V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Hypercar 189 DNF DNF 2026 Cadillac WTR 101 Cadillac V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque Jordan Taylor Ricky Taylor Hypercar 379 9th 9th

Notable race victories 24 Hours of Daytona – 2005, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 12 Hours of Sebring – 2017, 2024 Petit Le Mans – 2014, 2018, 2020 6 Hours of Watkins Glen – 2011, 2016, 2022

IMSA SportsCar Championship wins

Overall wins # Season Date Classes Track / Race No. Winning drivers Chassis Engine 1 2014 May 31 Prototype Belle Isle 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 2 October 4 Prototype Road Atlanta 10 Angelelli / J. Taylor / R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 3 2015 April 18 Prototype Long Beach 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 4 July 12 Prototype Mosport 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 5 2016 April 16 Prototype Long Beach 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 6 June 4 Prototype Belle Isle 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 7 September 17 Prototype Austin 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Dallara Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 8 2017 January 28–29 Prototype Daytona 10 Angelelli / Gordon / J. Taylor / R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 9 March 18 Prototype Sebring 10 Lynn / J. Taylor / R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 10 April 8 Prototype Long Beach 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 11 May 6 Prototype Austin 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 12 June 3 Prototype Belle Isle 10 J. Taylor / R. Taylor Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 6.2 L V8 13 2018 October 13 Prototype Road Atlanta 10 Hunter-Reay / J. Taylor / van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 14 2019 January 26–27 Daytona 10 Alonso / Kobayashi / J. Taylor / van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 15 2020 January 25–26 Daytona 10 Briscoe / Dixon / Kobayashi / van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 16 October 17 Road Atlanta 10 Briscoe / Dixon / van der Zande Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 17 2021 January 30–31 Daytona 10 Albuquerque / Castroneves / Rossi / R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 18 May 16 Mid-Ohio 10 Albuquerque / R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 19 September 12 Laguna Seca 10 Albuquerque / R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 20 2022 May 1 Laguna Seca 10 Albuquerque / R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 21 May 15 Mid-Ohio 10 Albuquerque / R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 22 June 26 Watkins Glen 10 Albuquerque / R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 23 August 7 Road America 10 Albuquerque / R. Taylor Acura ARX-05 Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 242024 March 16 Sebring 40 L. Delétraz / C. Herta / J. Taylor Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-turbo V6 25 June 1 Detroit 10 Albuquerque / R. Taylor Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Twin-turbo V6 26 2026 August 2 Road America 10 Albuquerque / R. Taylor Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8

Class wins # Season Date Classes Track / Race No. Winning drivers Chassis Engine 1 2025 July 13 CTMP 45 Danny Formal / Trent Hindman Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 2 2026 May 3 Laguna Seca 45 Danny Formal / Trent Hindman Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10

References

External links Official website