Bourdais, Masson, Grosjean… The French drivers at the IMSA pre-season tests in Daytona

Eight French drivers are in Florida this weekend to compete in the pre-season tests of theIMSA at Daytona. Only one, however, is competing in the GTP category: Julien Andlauer in the Porsche 963 nº6 from Porsche Penske Motorsport.

The category in which the French are most represented is LMP2 with four drivers: Sébastien Bourdais At Tower Motorsports, Charles Milesi with TDS Racing, Tom Dillmann for Inter Europol Competition, and finally Tristan Vautier for Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen. Bourdais had won in 2025 before his team's car was disqualified because post-race inspections revealed excessive wear on the underbody protection block, exceeding the permitted limit by five millimeters.

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Three French drivers are competing in GT. Franck Perera, in the new Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Temerario GT3, is the only one in GTD Pro, while Romain Grosjean is getting to grips with driving the Myers Riley Motorsport Ford Mustang GT3. Finally, Esteban Masson, protégé of Toyota, is present at Vasser Sullivan on a Lexus.

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The French athletes competing in the Daytona tests

GTP

Julien Andlauer (Porsche 963 nº6 – Porsche Penske Motorsport)

LMP2

Sébastien Bourdais (Oreca 07 #8 – Tower Motorsports)

Charles Milesi (Oreca 07 nº11 – TDS Racing)

Tom Dillmann (Oreca 07 #43 – Inter Europol Competition)

Tristan Vautier (Oreca 07 nº52 – Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen)

GTD Pro

Franck Perera (Lamborghini Temerario GT3 nº9 – Pfaff Motorsports)

GTD

Esteban Masson (Lexus RC F GT3 nº12 – Vasser Sullivan Racing)

Romain Grosjean (Ford Mustang GT3 nº16 – Myers Riley Motorsports)