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Robert Wickens will join the IMSA Sportscar Championship field in 2025, racing in GTD for DXDT in a Corvette Z06 GT3.R.
35-year-old Wickens will compete in several races at Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Road America, and VIRginia International Raceway, with his co-driver yet to be announced. The full Sportscar Championship campaign will also see Charlie Eastwood, Salih Yoluc, and Alex Udell racing for DXDT. As a former Indycar driver, Wickens sustained a spinal cord injury in 2018 at Pocono, leaving him paraplegic, but after three years he returned to racing with a hand control system developed by Bosch, now adapted for the Corvette GT3 car. He is eager to debut at Long Beach in April and move up to top tier competition in the IMSA WeatherTech series with DXDT, fulfilling a long-standing career goal with the support of Bosch and General Motors. Wickens expressed gratitude for the opportunity and highlighted the role of technology in enabling his racing aspirations, emphasizing his excitement for the upcoming season and the challenges it may bring.
