in 2012 Wright Motorsports was founded in 2000 by John Wright. They signed
Patrick Long and
Christina Nielsen to drive their No. 58
Porsche 911 GT3 R. Robert Renauer and
Matheiu Jaminet would join for the Patron North American Endurance Cup events. The team also entered a second Porsche, the No. 16, Wolf Henzler and Michael Schein at
Mid-Ohio,
Detroit, and
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. At
Road America, the team got their second pole position in a row and went on to get their first win in the championship. They would finish sixth in the GTD class of the championship.
2019 Wright Motorsports would not contest the full
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, however, they would return to the series at
Lime Rock Park once again fielding a
Porsche 911 GT3 R. The team signed Anthony Imperato,
Matt Campbell, and
Dennis Olsen. Imperato and Olsen would return to the team to compete in the next round at
Road America.
2020 For the
2020 season, Wright Motorsports would return to field the No. 16
Porsche 911 GT3 R in the
GTD class for
Ryan Hardwick and
Patrick Long. Klaus Bachler and Anthony Imperato would complete the team's lineup at
Daytona for the
24 Hours of Daytona. The team would secure a fourth place finish in GTD at Daytona.
Jan Heylen would return to the team for the remainder of the
Michelin Endurance Cup. At the final race of the season at
Sebring, they would start on pole position and go on to win their first and only win of that season. The No. 16 would finish second in the GTD teams championship behind the No. 86
Meyer Shank Racing with
Curb-Agajanian entry.
2021 In December 2020, Wright Motorsports announced that they would field the No. 16
Porsche 911 GT3 R for
Patrick Long and
Ryan Hardwick in the
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Hardwick sustained a concussion after a crash competing in the
Michelin Pilot Challenge. As a result, the team replaced Hardwick for
Trent Hindman.
Jan Heylen and
Klaus Bachler would return to the team for the 24 Hours of Daytona. Hindman would remain with the team for the second round at
Sebring as Hardwick elected to sit out for safety reasons. Hardwick would make his team debut at
Mid-Ohio, however that would be his only start during the season. Long, Hindman, and Heylen continued with the team for the rest of the season. Despite not competing at every round of the championship, the team still finished fourth in the
GTD class.
2022 at the
2022 IMSA SportsCar Weekend After winning the
2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge, Wright Motorsports elected to bring the entire driver lineup that season up to the
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship. Their lineup consisted of
Ryan Hardwick,
Jan Heylen, and
Zacharie Robichon.
Richard Lietz would join the team for the
2022 24 Hours of Daytona. The No. 16
Porsche 911 GT3 R qualified 11th for the opening race at
Daytona, but the team went on to win the race in the GTD class, securing their first ever win at the 24 Hours of Daytona. The No. 16 got its second win of the year at
Laguna Seca. Wright Motorsports was in a tight battle for the championship in GTD with the
Heart of Racing Team all season. The No. 16 ultimately came up short, finishing second in the championship, just 23 points shy of the title. The No. 16 would have most likely won the championship had they not missed the
Chevrolet Grand Prix at
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
2023 Following a successful season in 2022, the team expanded to a two car effort for
2023 in the
GTD class. Hardwick, Heylen, and Robichon would all remain in the No. 16
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). For the second entry, Wright Motorsports partnered with Volt Racing to field the No. 77 for Alan Brynjolfsson,
Trent Hindman, and Maxwell Root. Dennis Olsen and
Kévin Estre joined the Nos. 16 and 77 respectively for the
2023 24 Hours of Daytona. The No. 77 would finish 8th in the GTD team's championship while the No. 16 finished 17th due to only starting four races that season.
2024 at the
2025 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen The team overhauled its lineup for the
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, bringing in
GT World Challenge America duo Adam Adelson and
Elliott Skeer to pilot the No. 120
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) at the
Michelin Endurance Cup rounds.
Jan Heylen would join Adelson and Skeer at select races during the season, and Porsche factory driver
Frédéric Makowiecki joined the team at
Daytona. For the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona, Wright Motorsports partnered with
Apple Original Films and film director
Joseph Kosinski to be a part of the upcoming
F1 film starring
Brad Pitt. The No. 120 was decked out in a one-off livery with
GEICO and
Peak Antifreeze sponsorship logos of the fictional Chip Hart Racing team from the film. Filming cars were provided with fictional names from the film on the car; Sonny Hayes (Pitt), Cale Kelso (Kyle Rankin), and former
Porsche factory driver
Patrick Long. The actual No. 120 had the real drivers' names on the car. In the second race at
Sebring, the team would finish on the podium in third. This marked Adelson's and Skeer's first podium in the championship. == Racing record ==