Cadillac F1 test driver Herta set to dovetail his maiden F2 campaign with IMSA
Cadillac Formula 1 Team test driver Colton Herta will dovetail his maiden F2 campaig with endurace racing, rejoining Wayne Taylor Racing for three IMSA races.
Colton Herta will join the Cadillac Formula 1 Team as a test driver next season while he will also leave IndyCar in a bid to compete in the FIA Formula 2 with Hitech Racing in 2026.
The American driver has now announced that he will also complete three IMSA endureance races with the Wayne Taylor Racing next season.
He contested three IMSA endurance races in 2024 with the same team, co-driving with Jordan Taylor and Louis Deletraz to the overall victory in the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and earning a GTP class podium in the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
Herta also won the GTLM class in 2019 and LMP2 class in 2022 in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway.
The nine-race IMSA season starts January 24-25 with the 64th Rolex 24 At Daytona at Daytona International Speedway – one of five endurance races on the schedule.
Commenting on the announcement, Wayne Taylor, who is the owner of Wayne Taylor Racing, added: “I’m excited to get going for next year. It will be our second year with the Cadillac V-Series.R and we have learned so much this year.
„Having the same drivers for the full season and Will Stevens in the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing for the IMEC rounds brings great continuity to our program and ensured success.
„We are delighted that Colton Herta can join Jordan and Louis in the No. 40 Cadillac WTR V-Series.R for the endurance events. The trio has been a great match and had great success working together in 2024.
„Our team has so much positivity going into 2026 and we are all looking forward to the November test in Daytona,” Taylor concluded.
Speaking of the announcement, Herta added: “Super excited to join Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing for the endurance rounds next year. We had some success last time I was with the team, and I hope to continue that.
„Jordan and Louis are some of the best drivers in the business, and it’s a pleasure to join them on this adventure. I can’t wait to get behind wheel of the Cadillac’s naturally aspirated engine. Daytona can’t come soon enough.”
