McLaren partners with IMSA Sportscar Championship

McLaren Automotive has confirmed a multi-year agreement with IMSA - the International Motor Sports Association - which will see customer teams racing as part of the U.S.- and Canada-based IMSA WeatherTech Sprint Cup season in 2019, and McLaren officially entered as a manufacturer for the largest GT3 championship in the U.S. market.

This announcement comes as McLaren customer team Compass Racing unveils the striking new livery for its 2019 challenger, in the form of the McLaren 720S GT3 which will contest the newly-launched Sprint Cup championship this season.

IMSA is the premier sanctioning body for sports car competition in North America, of which the WeatherTech Championship is the flagship series of the organisation. Newly launched for the 2019 season is the WeatherTech Sprint Cup which supports the full endurance series, and is a seven-race championship open to GTD class competitors.