Gradient Racing Announces Acquisition of Ford Mustang GT3 for 2025 IMSA Season

Austin, Texas (August, 6, 2024) – Gradient Racing is thrilled to announce their acquisition of the new Ford Mustang GT3 for the upcoming 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. This transition marks a significant step forward for the team as they expand their relationship with Ford Performance and solidifies the team’s long-term commitment to the IMSA GTD class.

Gradient’s brand new Ford Mustang GT3 at the race shop in Austin, Texas.

The Ford Mustang GT3 has raised the bar for design, endurance, and performance globally in sportscar racing, and will provide Gradient Racing with a powerful tool to compete at the highest level. 2025 represents a new era for the team after 6 years racing the vaunted Acura NSX GT3, and sets the stage for success for years to come with Ford.

“We are incredibly excited to join the Ford Performance family with the new Mustang GT3 for the 2025 season and beyond,” said Andris Laivins, Team Owner of Gradient Racing. “Our good friends at Multimatic have done an incredible job with this car. It represents the pinnacle of GT3 engineering, and we can’t wait to put some serious miles on it and learn more. The factory team has done a massive job developing the new platform, and as a customer program we will benefit a lot from their experience.”

Gradient Racing Team Owner, Andris Laivins .

“We are pleased to welcome Gradient Racing to the Ford Performance family, as they prepare their newly acquired Ford Mustang GT3 for an upcoming IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship program in 2025,” said Mark Rushbrook, Global Director of Ford Performance Motorsport. “We are excited to support them in this new chapter of their IMSA program. It is our continued mission to offer the beating heart of Mustang to customer teams worldwide — from Mustang Dark Horse R and Mustang GT4, to our ultimate expression of Mustang in our sports car racing line-up, Mustang GT3.”

Ahead of the 2025 racing season, Gradient Racing will embark on a testing plan through the summer and fall as they come to terms with the new Mustang. “We have a lot to learn,” added Laivins. “As we dig into the technical side at the shop, we’re engaging with drivers and partners who will be a good fit as the program takes shape, and plan to offer testing opportunities very soon.” Additionally, the Gradient Racing Mustang GT3 will be displayed at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion from August 14th to 17th alongside its roadgoing counterpart, the stunning Ford Mustang GTD.

Gradient Racing extends sincere thanks to Acura and HRC for 6 years of partnership. “Without HRC, Gradient would likely not be racing at this level,” stated Laivins. “I feel a lot of pride for our time with the Acura brand. We’re going to finish this season strong, and head into 2025 with fond memories and hopefully another trophy or two.”

Gradient Racing is looking forward to the 2025 season with great anticipation and is eager to showcase the capabilities of the Ford Mustang GT3. Fans and followers can expect more updates and behind-the-scenes content as the team prepares for an exhilarating year ahead.

For more information about Gradient Racing and testing opportunities for the Ford Mustang GT3, please visit gradientracing.com or contact andris@gradientracing.com.