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IMSA Prototype Summary - Current Entrants DPi
LMP2
Action Express Cadillac Dallara DPi-VR (2)
Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac Dallara DPi-VR
Mazda Team Joest Mazda Riley RT24-P
(2)
Extreme Speed Motorsport Nissan Onroak DPi
(2)
Team Penske Acura ORECA ARX-05
(2)
JDC-Miller Motorsorts ORECA 07
PR1/Mathiasen Motorsport Ligier JSP 217
Visit Florida Racing Riley MK30
- to Ligier JSP 217
Rebellion Racing ORECA 07 (Daytona, Sebring, PLM)
Possible Future Entrants
BAR1 Motorsorts
Performance Tech Motorsports
IMSA Prototype
Visit Florida switch to Ligier - website
Up to a dozen European teams aiming for Daytona & Sebring - SC365
United Autosports
Racing Team Nederland
Tockwith Motorsorts
Jackie Chan DC Racing
Graff Racing
Algarve Pro
Cetilar Villorba Corse
IDEC Sports Racing
Ultimate
Rebellion
TDS
Dragonspeed
Dan Hounsell's take on the upcoming Acura ORECA
ORECA working on Acura since December - testing this month - SC365
" identity of the car is is in line with (Acura's) brand image"
free to work with other manufacturers on future DPi projects
Marshall Pruett on the rise of DPi - Racer.com
Q&A with Mazda's John Doonan - SC365 & DSC
Joest to take over Mazda DPi team with immediate effect - website
no Mazda entry in last 3 races of 2017
Rebellion confirming PLM plans - Racer.com
OK start the render contest - this is Carlos Cristobal Jr's take...come on Dan!
HPD-05 to test @ Ricard by end July - SC365
Waiting over! I think we can say DPi is looking good...
Atherton - "some near-term DPi news ... additional developments to come" SC365
"...developments that are going to surprise many"
and Atherton on LMP2 / DPi class split - SC365
More on Penske preparations for Honda ORECA - racer.com
More LMP2s from the PC ranks - SC365
BAR1 & Performance Tech, maybe Starworks & 2nd JDC car
IMSA "would welcome opportunity" for DPis to compete with LMP1s - SC365
...but not currently a priority
no current DPi team planning LM24 effort
Spirit of Daytona looking to DPi in 2018 - Racer.com
Love this "lucky" shot...
Barbosa in leading Cadillac @ WGI
Separation of DPi from LMP2 under consideration for 2019 IMSA - SC365
Joest looking at 2018 DPi programme - DSC - Audi based - SC365 -More SC365
Ford evaluating DPi for 2020 - SC365
Updates to Nissan Onroak help Watkins Glen catchup... SC365
cooling
diff
shocks
oh, and Derani...
Ford evaluating DPi for 2020 - SC365
Patriotic liveries for AX Cadillacs - DSC
Penske Honda reveal at Monterey Speed Week? - racer.com
More on ORECA options - DSC
Penske Honda in 2018
Lamborghini
and another...
ORECA could have a DPi @ Daytona 2018 - and a different one in 2019
Penske Honda ORECA to run at PLM - Racer.com - not happening - may run stock ORECA - SC365
Pan_Nullo sketches of DPis -
WTR heads Cadillac 1-2-3 @ Sebring - dailysportscar.com - Martin Spetz's Race Gallery
GM would "love to to be able to take our Cadillac DPi to Le Mans" - sportscar365.com
Sebring test video from Lanky Turtle's new HD camera
VIDEO DPis "easily made eligible" for LM24 P1- sportscar365.com
ACO fuel-flow meters, electronics & more power
entered by private team
Penske back to IMSA confirmed - racer.com
Honda ORECA DPi assumed...
Montoya to drive?
Rumours doing the rounds @ Daytona (no sources) of DPis from Honda/Penske & Hyundai/Joest...
- assume the 4th will be with ORECA; who ever is the 5th raises interesting questions of a manu doing 2 different DPis
Interesting development timeline for Cadillac project - sportscar365.com
Debut 4th for ESM Onroak Nissan
Cadillac is back - sportscar365.com
DPis clash, but finish 1-2 - autosport.com
Great race - didn't like the organisation - but no denying the 1-2 whatever order...
So here they are together at last...
time to integrate the DPi page with the main site...
the DPi Dossier is still there but updates will be here
Tech Profile No 6 Mazda RT24-P- racer.com
Joest looking at 2018 DP1 programme - dailysportscar.com
Tech Profile No 5 Nissan Onroak - racer.com
Tech profile no 4 - Cadillac Dallara DPi-VR - racer.com
Unpacking at Daytona - sportscar365.com
ESM livery - PR
DPi vs LMP2 pretty stats - gt-eims.at
Nissan livery prediction from reader Carlos Cristobal
let's see how close he is...
Interesting Roar analysis from racer.com
Nice pic of the new order
Dallara / Cadillac in detail racecar-engineering.com
DPis on the track
Roar Before the 24 Live timing
Mazdas at dawn...
Liveries from Daytona -see sportscar365.com - check those P2s as well
Mustang Sampling Cadillac
Nissan won't wrap till after Roar
Daytona "Roar Before the 24" download entry list
IMSA BoP Bulletin - download
DP (without the i) retrospective by dailysportscar.com
IMSA 2017 roundup - dailysportscar.com
Up Close and Technical - Marshall Pruett on the DPis racer.com
Interesting sketch from Cadillac's designer Dillon Blanski
Nice from Ryan
Detail analysis @ Racecar-engineering.com
Onroak Nissan - back view
And here it is...
ESM Onroak Nissan to reveal this week...
Mazda MRT24-P in race trim - test notes PR
Compare...
"At least two, maybe three more" DPi's for 2018 - IMSA @ sportscar365.com
Mazda aiming for customer DPi teams by 2018 - sportscar365.com
Up close to the Cadillac - more @ racer.com
On the Daytona banking - more at sportscar365.com
Riley comparison
Mazda detail, front & lights
And Mustang Sampling... Here is AX Whelen So Action Express Caddies and ESM Ligier Nissan to come... WTR Cadillac reveal and the Mazda DPi in carbon
oh the dive planes have arrived...
Here's the stock Riley XXX for comparison
prior to Daytona testing 13th & 14th
And Andy Blackmore's take on the Cadillac - racer.com Mazda DPI styling analysis - racer.com 4 DPis & Visit Florida stock Riley test next week at Daytona - entry list Cadillac testing notes - sportscar365.com Mazda RT24-P tests @ Road Atlanta - details - Mazdaspeed
positive comments on new Contis too...
Cadillac / Mazda comparison by Marshall Pruett @ Road & Track Cadillac reveal endurance-info.com more @ Road & Track So here it is - nice?
bet it gets dive plates on the front!
Mazda unveil live stream
Sylvain Tremblay about to pull the sheet off...
RT24-P
work it out...
Cadillac has not appeared yet so Mazda could be 1st to show at LA today 20:50 UTCCadillac may appear at Daytona test 15th -16th November Mazda DPi to be unveiled at LA Show 16th November 12:50 PSTSo Riley & AMG & Keating have IMSA GT3 program - dailysportscar.com
add Keating's Riley LMP2 and an AMG DPi can't be far away...
Joest looking at DPi possibility for 2017 - sportscar365.com AUDI rule out DPi program - dailysportscar.com Penske could be back - Racer.com
Dan's take on Dallara Cadillac More on ESM Nissan deal - racer.com
visuals will not be far from stock Ligier
will be available to other teams
Ford thinking about DPi - racer.com
ESM confirm Nissan DPi plan - sportscar365.com
and Dan Hounsell's take...
No 2017 prototype from MSR sportscar365.com More mentions of Onroak Nissan for 2017 - sportscar365.com
ORECA have no DPi for 2017 sportscar365.com
discussions on 3 for 2018 though...
DPi & P2 BoP news - sportscar365.com Four DPis for 2017 say IMSA - sportscar365.com SDR - Visit Florida Racing aiming for Riley LMP2 - sportscar365.com
Mazda DPi or generic Gibson
More DPi news - sportscar365.com
Dallara testing soon
Modified Chevrolet engine - Caddillac badged
Wayne Talylor, Action Express & Visit Florida to run
Riley not testing until October
More on DPi development - racer.com DPis can start as LPM2s & convert - racer.com
& convert back if they want...
Penske linked with Honda for 2018 DPi - racer.com More on Mazda plans - racer.com Dream McLaren DPi from YasidDESIGN
No DPi plans from BMW - s portscar365.com AMG Mercedes offer Riley based DPi to IMSA teams - Racer.com
Visit Florida DPi decision next week - Racer.com
could be standard P2 for LM24
then modified for OEM
Another one to guess from Dan
Panoz proposing DPi - sportscar365.com
could join Cadillac & Mazda in 2017
ORECA on LMP1, DPi & much more - motorsport-total.com More questions than answers - see Q&A page le Mans 24 not in IMSA teams' 2017 plans - Racer.com
"At no point have we been made aware that our DPi competitors have Le Mans as a priority for 2017," Atherton
IMSA freedom on ECUs will put DPis in LMP1-P for LM24 - Racer.com
"...a manufacturer using its own engine, electronics and bespoke design bodywork, being able to come to Le Mans is as if not more attractive than what was the original vision," - Atherton
LPM1-P entries would have to feature chassis manufacturer above OEM
" A Dallara-X, an ORECA-Y. A Riley/Multimatic-Z."
"'powered by Mazda' would be acceptable, but if it was 'Mazda' in a five foot tall neon lights, it wouldn't be." - Beaumesnil
ACO insist on spec Costworth ECU for LM24/WEC P2
IMSA allow OEM ECU freedom
"(ECUs) a bigger component of the discussion than any of us originally recognized." - Atherton
Riley say "...I would guess up to five" DPi teams in 2018 - Racer.com Onroak on DPi: "Things are still unclear and timing remains a problem to solve." - Endurance-info.com Visit Florida/SDR could still go one of 3 ways - sportscar365.com :-
Cadillac DPi Mazda DPi Onroak generic LMP2
Pierre Fillon on LM24 future - dailysportscar.com
"We are currently working/talking with General Motors, Cadillac, as well as Nissan"
As rumours go this is a good one! - Rebellion IMSA effort will be with support & power from Bentley - lessuissaulans.ch
Rebellion considering 2017 DPi program - Sportscar365.com
may convert LMP1s to LMP2 or DPi
IMSA "Class" at LM24 for DPis - Sportscar365.com Definitive DPi Atherton interview @ Racer.com Update from IMSA - via Sportscar365.com
"(DPi) doesn’t just allow manufacturer involvement, it depends on it." Atherton Sportscar365.com " ...LMP1 Privateer for Le Mans.. an interesting idea"
Q&A from IMSA - website
"Teams fielding DPi cars and LM P2 cars will have the ability to use some approved aerodynamic add-ons, enabling them to tune their cars to each track. This will promote diversity in car setup and stimulate competition"
"...it has been understood and acknowledged that IMSA’s business goals and objectives for its top Prototype class differ from the goals of the FIA and ACO"
"prospective DPi manufacturers have revealed a desire to use their own electronics providers rather than using the “spec” Cosworth ECU"
Cadillac throwback -not DPi just one of my favourite pics- want one in my office...
LMP1 Privateer discussions at Ricard - details - Dailysportscar.com
Cadillac from Dan
Don't forget teams can brand the standard Gibson engine whatever they wish...Sportscar365.com (May 2015)
“Being able to put different names on the engines can help teams to find partners and that’s where we are heading,” Beaumesnil
Of course AUDI wouldn't do a DPi would they? - Automotorsport.se
ORECA have spoken to 5 manufacturers about DPi - Sportscar365.com
...but don't see many coming through for 2017
Racer update on DPi from Marshall Pruett
Dallara certainly working on something...
manufacturers unwilling to sell DPis other than to favoured teams
IMSA - ACO row - Pierre Fillon- Mark Raffauf standoff :-
No future for DPi in LM24? Dailysportscar.com
" the prototype is not what we expected in the beginning." ACO briefing - Sportscar365.com could be headed for LMP1 (non-hybrid/ L)
“The goal with our cars is that when it goes by on the race track, you’re going to know what it is." Mark Raffauf Needs of DPi and LMP2 Are Completely Different - Sportscar365.com
"There's no "allowing" DPis into P1L, they flat out fit the rules as long as they run to the fuel flow limit." carbsmitn on 10-10th
GM not yet committed to DPi - Motorsport.com Greaves looking at IMSA DPi - Racer.com
Keeping an eye on Dan Hounsell
Dan Hounsell
Dan's early sketches
A real accidental reveal - Dallara LMP2 or Cadillac DPi? - see at Dailysportscar.com
Catch up if you need to...
Racer First look at 2017 Prototype regulations
June 2015
Sportscar 365 IMSA Set to Release DPi Constructors Manual
IMSA Introduces Daytona Prototype international (DPi) To Debut In 2017
Racer 2017 Daytona Prototype international update
March 2016
Sportscar365.com - Inside IMSA’s 2017 DPi Regulations, Pt. 1
Sportscar365.com - Inside IMSA’s 2017 DPi Regulations, Pt. 2
Sportscar365.com At Least Five Manufacturers Eyeing 2017 DPi Programs
Bentley set for IMSA DPi program Sportscar365.com - Racer.com - Motorsport.com - Motorsportmagazine.com - or not? - Endurance-info.com
testing Bentley engined Ginetta mule next month
DPi? let's add a Cadillac to the mix & get speculating...
So what do we have in DPi ? speculation:-
Honda "looking closely" Ligier a good chassis fit...
Mazda a cert with what chassis? - Riley/Multimatic's an easy transition from the Lola?
That Alfa: what chassis? ORECA? run by Starworks with a Martini livery would be good or Dallara with Risi & Ferrari blessing/drivers?
Bentley have been talking - Dyson run? with what chassis? Riley/Multimatic again? - both have history
The Cadillac seeems a good fit for Dallara chassis too & Wayne Taylor to run it - perhaps VisitFlorida too?
Other stories have involved AUDI (is that why Filipe Albuquerque is running with AX?), BMW is never far from speculation & not averse to a bit of "badge engineering", OK that's enough from me, any other ideas? Could be interesting though couldn't it?
How that DPi Alfa could look
Riley / Multimatic LMP2 on course for June 2016 debut - Racer.com
"...aligned with a strong manufacturer "
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