AO Racing: Difference between revisions

| logo =[[File: AORacingLogo.png|175px|Image: 175 pixels]]

*[[P.Gunnar J. HyettJeannette]] (Owner)

| current series = [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]]<br/>[[European Le Mans Series]]<br/>[[FIA World Endurance Championship]]

| current drivers = '''IMSA SportsCar Championship:'''<br/>'''77.'''<br/>{{flagicon|AUSFRA}} [[MatthewJulien BrabhamAndlauer]] <br/> {{flagicon|FRAAUT}} [[Paul-LoupKlaus ChatinBachler]] <br/> {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Michael Christensen (racing driver)|Michael Christensen]] <br> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Laurin Heinrich]] <br> {{flagicon|USAGBR}} [[P.Sebastian JPriaulx]] <br> '''99.'''<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} Hyett[[Matthew Brabham]] <br> {{flagicon|GBRFRA}} [[SebastianPaul-Loup PriaulxChatin]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[P. J. Hyett]]<br/>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alex Quinn (racing driver)|Alex Quinn]]<br/>'''European Le Mans Series:'''<br/>{{flagicon|CHE}} [[Louis Delétraz]] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonny Edgar]] <br> {{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Kubica]]

|founders=[[P. J. Hyett]] (owner)<br/>[[Gunnar Jeannette]]|website=https://aoracing.com/|drivers={{flagicon|USA}} [[Gunnar Jeannette]]|team titles='''[[IMSA SportsCar Championship]]''':<br/>[[2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship|2024]] (GTD Pro class)<br/>'''[[European Le Mans Series]]''':<br/>[[2024 European Le Mans Series|2024]] (LMP2 class)}}

'''Autumn Oaks Racing''', doing business as '''AO Racing''', is an American [[sports car racing]] team that currently competes in the [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP2]] and the [[Group GT3|GTD Pro]] classes of the [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]] and in [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP2]] in the [[European Le Mans Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP AO RACING NO. 77 |url=https://www.imsa.com/racing-teams/ao-racing-no-77/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=imsa.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP AO RACING NO. 99 |url=https://www.imsa.com/racing-teams/ao-racing-no-99/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=imsa.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Kubica with Orlen Team AO by TF in 2024 |url=https://en.endurance-info.com/auto/article/109627-robert-kubica-orlen-team-ao-tf-2024 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Endurance Info |language=en}}</ref> The team was founded in 2022 by [[P. J. Hyett]] and [[Gunnar Jeannette]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=Jeannette, Hyett launching AO Racing Porsche GTD effort for 2023 |url=https://racer.com/2022/09/28/jeannette-hyett-launching-ao-racing-porsche-gtd-effort-for-2023/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=RACER |language=en-US}}</ref> The team won the [[2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship]] in the [[Group GT3|GTD Pro]] class with driver [[Laurin Heinrich]].<ref name=":1" />

AO Racing was founded in 2022 by [[GitHub]] co-founder and technology entrepreneur [[P. J. Hyett]], and American race car driver [[Gunnar Jeannette]]. Hyett and Jeannette met through vintage racing and became friends.<ref name=":0" /> In September of 2022, they made the decision to form an auto racing team to compete in the [[IMSA SportsCar Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://aoracing.com/about/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=AO Racing |language=en-US}}</ref> The name '''AO''' stands for '''Autumn Oaks''', which is the name of Hyett's car collection that helped start the race team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2024 |title=AO Racing 101 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C22vJdYPoZf/?hl=en |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=Instagram}}</ref>

At the second round of the [[2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship]] held at [[Sebring International Raceway]], the team debuted an all new [[Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus Rex]] themed livery dubbed "Rexy" by driver and team co-founder [[Gunnar Jeannette]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=AO Racing reveals T-Rex livery for Sebring 12 Hours |url=https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/ao-racing-reveals-t-rex-livery-for-sebring-12-hours/10443175/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.motorsport.com |language=en}}</ref> T. J. Harley is the livery designer.<ref>{{Citation |title=IMSA Sebring Paddock Tour 2023 with Marshall Pruett presented by PILOTI |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jvc8kUFMvg |access-date=2024-03-13 |language=en}}</ref> The livery was culminated by team co-founder [[P. J. Hyett]] after his two children inspired him to sport a T-Rex and a Unicorn on his race helmet. "Rexy" quickly became a fan favorite, and it has easily become one of the most recognizable sportscar liveries.

The team announced that they would field a second car competing in the [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP2]] class in the [[2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AO Racing Introduce ‘Spike’'Spike' The LMP2 Dragon! |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/01/09/ao-racing-introduce-spike-the-lmp2-dragon.html |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}}</ref> The announcement revealed that the [[Oreca 07]] would feature a purple and orange dragon themed livery dubbed "Spike.". The team signed [[Matthew Brabham]] and [[Paul-Loup Chatin]] to partner [[P. J. Hyett]] for the full season in the [[Le Mans Prototype|LMP2]] entry, with [[Alex Quinn (racing driver)|Alex Quinn]] joining the team for the [[Michelin Endurance Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=AO Racing expands to LMP2 with Hyett and Chatin; Priaulx and Heinrich in for GTD PRO |url=https://racer.com/2023/11/13/ao-racing-expands-to-lmp2-with-hyett-and-chatin-priaulx-and-heinrich-in-for-gtd-pro/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=RACER |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Group GT3|GTD Pro]] entry would see [[Michael Christensen (racing driver)|Michael Christensen]], [[Laurin Heinrich]], and [[Sebastian Priaulx]] drive the team's [[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)]] for the full season.

! No.

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GERDEU}} [[Project 1 Motorsport|Project 1]] -– AO

| align="left" | [[Porsche 911 RSR-19]]

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Cairoli]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[P. J. Hyett]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gunnar Jeannette]]

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[P. J. Hyett]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gunnar Jeannette]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sebastian Priaulx]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Harry Tincknell]]

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Julien Andlauer]]<br/>{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Klaus Bachler]]<br/>{{flagicon|DNK}} [[Michael Christensen (racing driver)|Michael Christensen]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Laurin Heinrich]]<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sebastian Priaulx]]

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[2024 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]<br />{{small|9}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | ''[[2024 Motul Course de Monterey|LGA]]''<br />{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Detroit street circuit|DET]]<br />{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[2024 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen|WGL]]<br />{{small|6}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | [[2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix|MOS]]<br />{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend|ELK]]<br />{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[2024 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR|VIR]]<br />{{small|7}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[2024 IMSA Battle on the Bricks|IMS]]<br />{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | '''[[2024 Petit Le Mans|ATL]]'''<br />{{small|11}}

! style="background:#DFDFDFFFFFBF;" | 2nd*1st

! style="background:#DFDFDFFFFFBF;" | 355*3122

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | '''[[2024 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]]'''<br />{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | '''[[2024 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen|WGL]]'''<br />{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | '''[[2024 Chevrolet Grand Prix|MOS]]'''<br />{{small|8}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''[[2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend|ELK]]'''<br />{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[2024 IMSA Battle on the Bricks|IMS]]<br />{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[2024 Petit Le Mans|ATL]]<br />{{small|7}}

! 8th*6th

! 254*1942

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