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Magnus Racing is an
Magnus Racing is an
automobile racing
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team based in Tooele, Utah
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, currently competing in the IMSA
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WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
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. The team was established in 2010 by John Potter and runs Acura NSX GT3 car in the series.
History
The team finished fifth in GT in its debut in the 2010 24 Hours of Daytona and was a regular competitor in the Rolex Sports Car Series season before making its American Le Mans Series debut at the season-endingPetit Le Mans
The Petit Le Mans (French for ''little Le Mans'') is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, USA. It uses the rules established for the 24 Hours of Le Mans by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which ar ...
, finishing third in the GTC class.
In 2011, Magnus competed in a full-season in the Rolex Sports Car Series and select races of the American Le Mans Series.
Magnus kicked off the 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series
The Rolex Sports Car Series was the premier series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It was a North American-based sports car series founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed ...
season with a GT class victory at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona with drivers Andy Lally
Andrew J. Lally (born February 11, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving the Audi R8 for Magnus Racing and previously part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, dri ...
, Richard Lietz, René Rast
René Rast (born 26 October 1986 in Minden) is a German professional racing driver and the 2017, 2019 and 2020 DTM champion. He previously drove for Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler in Formula E from 2019 to 2021 before Audi left the sport at the end o ...
and team owner John Potter. It marked the team's first career victory.
Current drivers
*Andy Lally
Andrew J. Lally (born February 11, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, driving the Audi R8 for Magnus Racing and previously part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, dri ...
*Marco Mapelli
Marco Mapelli (born 1 August 1987 in Seregno, Italy) is an Italian Factory Driver employed with Lamborghini.
Career
Racing Record Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in '' ...
* John Potter
*Spencer Pumpelly
Spencer Pumpelly (born December 28, 1974) is an American professional racing driver who competes part-time in IMSA, driving the No. 44 Acura NSX GT3 for Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports. A veteran sports car racing driver, he has compe ...
Former drivers
* Craig Stanton – 2010–2011References
External links
* American auto racing teams WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams {{Utah-sport-team-stub Audi in motorsport American Le Mans Series teams Auto racing teams established in 2010