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Proton Competition has announced its full driver lineup for the 24 Hours of Daytona, the curtain raiser for the 2024
Proton debuted the Porsche 963 GTP machine with a third-place finish at the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta last year. They are now making their debut at the Daytona 24-hour endurance race with the 963 and a new Ford Mustang GT3. The driver lineup for the #5 Mustang includes Neil Jani, Gianmaria Bruni, Romain Dumas, and Alessio Picariello. Romain Dumas is a two-time Le Mans winner and is returning to Daytona after last competing in 2019. Picariello previously won the GTE class title in the European Le Mans Series with Proton. In the GTD class, Proton will have a lineup that includes Dennis Olsen, Ryan Hardwick, Corey Lewis, and Giammarco Levorato. Proton aims to build on their past successes at Daytona, where they achieved double-class victories in 2023. The race will take place on January 27-28.
