PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is an American sports car racing team that currently competes in the LMP2 class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

History American Le Mans Series

PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports began entering the series with the advent of the LMPC class in 2010, fielding a full-time entry for a revolving door of drivers. The team would achieve a best finish of second on three occasions that season, at Lime Rock, Mid-Ohio, and Road America. The following season, the team notched their first series victory at Road America, before taking class victory at Petit Le Mans to close out the season. After a 2012 season which saw the team win just one race, the 2013 season saw the team claim class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring and mount a title challenge, falling six points short and finishing third in the team's championship, but with season-long driver Mike Guasch taking the drivers' title. Guasch, PR1's first full-season competitor in their ALMS career, was awarded the championship on a recount, after it was determined the 8Star Motorsports entry that had finished ahead of the team was not eligible for full-season points.

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship The team maintained their level of competitiveness as the series merged to form the United SportsCar Championship. In its opening season, the team finished fourth in the team's and driver's championships with duo Gunnar Jeannette and Frankie Montecalvo, collecting podium finishes at Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans. The 2015 began exceptionally for the team, taking class honors at both the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring. Although retirements at the following two races at Laguna Seca and Detroit would derail the team's title chances, another class victory at Petit Le Mans, the second in team history, would see the team claim the North American Endurance Cup title in the PC class. In 2016, the team mounted their strongest title challenge yet, claiming the North American Endurance Cup for the second year running, but missing out on the PC class title on a races won tiebreaker with Starworks Motorsport.

2017 brought about the introduction of the revised Global LMP2 specifications, and the overhaul of the series' Prototype category. As a result, the team stepped away from PC competition to field a Ligier JS P217 in the championship's new top class. In their maiden season with the car, the team registered a best finish of fourth at Watkins Glen in July. The following season, PR1 entered their Ligier in a partnership with IndyCar team AFS Racing, with Colombian duo Sebastián Saavedra and Gustavo Yacamán behind the wheel. After finishing no higher than sixth in the opening eight races of the season, the team took delivery of an Oreca 07 chassis to replace the Ligier.

In 2019, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports followed their chassis into the LMP2 class following the Prototype class split. The team won the 2019 class title in dominating fashion, winning all but the opening two races at Daytona and Sebring. They retained the class title in 2020, adding a class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring and claiming the Michelin Endurance Cup title in class as well. 2021 saw the team claim their third consecutive LMP2-class title and second consecutive Michelin Endurance Cup crown, this time with Ben Keating and Mikkel Jensen at the wheel. For 2022, the team expanded to running two chassis in the LMP2 class for the full season, retaining their championship-winning 2021 lineup in the No. 52 while adding Steven Thomas and Jonathan Bomarito in the new No. 11 entry.

World Endurance Championship For 2021, Patrick Kelly's Le Mans invitation prompted the team to step into the FIA World Endurance Championship for a partial season. The team established a partnership with Tech 1 Racing to run the car at Spa-Francorchamps and Le Mans.

Racing results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Entrant Class Make Engine Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2014 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 52 Gunnar Jeannette Frankie Montecalvo Mike Guasch David Cheng DAY SEB LGA KAN WGL IMS ELK VIR COT ATL 4th 255 2015 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2L V8 52 Mike Guasch Tom Kimber-Smith Andrew Palmer DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK COT PET 2nd 313 2016 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 52 Robert Alon Tom Kimber-Smith José Gutiérrez Nicholas Boulle DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK COA ATL 2nd 355 2017 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports P Ligier JS P217 Gibson 4.2 L V8 52 José Gutiérrez Olivier Pla Tom Kimber-Smith Mike Guasch R.C. Enerson Will Owen Marco Bonanomi Kenton Koch Kenton Koch Ryan Lewis Nicholas Boulle David Ostella Julien Canal DAY SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS ELK LGA ATL 7th 237 2018 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports P Ligier JS P217 Oreca 07 Gibson 4.2 L V8 52 Sebastián Saavedra Gustavo Yacamán Roberto González Will Owen Nicholas Boulle José Gutiérrez DAY SEB LBH MOH DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 12th 211 2019 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson 4.2 L V8 52 Matt McMurry Gabriel Aubry Dalton Kellett Eric Lux Enzo Guibbert Mark Kvamme Anders Fjordbach Patrick Kelly DAY4 SEB2 MOH1 WGL1 MOS1 ELK1 LGA1 ATL1 1st 270 2020 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson 4.2 L V8 52 Simon Trummer Patrick Kelly Scott Huffaker Gabriel Aubry Nicholas Boulle Ben Keating Spencer Pigot DAY SEB1 ELK ATL1 ATL2 LGA SEB2 1st 196 2021 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 52 Mikkel Jensen Ben Keating Scott Huffaker Nicolas Lapierre DAY SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET 1st 21622022 PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 11 Steven Thomas Jonathan Bomarito Josh Pierson Tristan Nunez Harry Tincknell DAY7†SEB4LGA5MOH2WGL6ELK4ATL34th1882 52 Scott Huffaker Mikkel Jensen Ben Keating Patrick Kelly Josh Pierson Nicolas Lapierre DAY4†SEB1LGA4MOH6WGL1ELK5ATL62nd1939 2023 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 52 Paul-Loup Chatin Ben Keating Alex Quinn Nicolas Lapierre DAY7†SEB4LGA2WGL3ELK1IMS4ATL31st1995 2024 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 52 Nick Boulle Tom Dillmann Jakub Śmiechowski Pietro Fittipaldi DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 1st 2227 2025 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 52 Benjamin Pedersen Mathias Beche Rodrigo Sales Naveen Rao Logan Sargeant Ben Keating Nick Boulle DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 9th 1826 2026 Bryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 52 Misha Goikhberg Ben Keating Parker Thompson Harry Tincknell DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS ATL 6th 278 † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Entrant No. Car Drivers Class Laps 2021 PR1 Motorsports Mathiasen(run by Tech 1 Racing) 24 Oreca 07-Gibson Gabriel Aubry Patrick Kelly Simon Trummer LMP2 (Pro-Am) 261 DNF DNF

References

External links Official website