VICI Racing
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VICI Racing is a Miami, Florida
and Munich, Germany-based racing team with more than 20 years of experience competing at the topmost levels of international sportscar racing.
It competes in both GT
and prototype categories, in Europe and the United States. VICI Racing is a wholly owned subsidiary of the VICI Group, which is composed of technology-led companies. VICI Racing roll call of wins includes GT victory in the Daytona 24 Hours. Founder and President is former professional racing driver Ron Meixner
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for Kumho Tires. The team carried out a full year programme. Drivers included Uwe Alzen
, Nicky Pastorelli
and Marc Basseng
. The #18 car finished 6th in its first race of the programme, the 12 Hours of Sebring
. The team expanded to run 2 cars at the Utah Grand Prix
, the 4th round of the season.
GT2 category. The team finished in 4th place in the first race of their 2009 programme, the Grand Prix of Long Beach, having qualified 6th. The drivers were Richard Westbrook
and Johannes Stuck (son of Hans-Joachim Stuck). The team finished in sixth place at the Utah Grand Prix
with Nicky Pastorelli
and Johannes Stuck.The team finished fifth at the American Le Mans Northeastern Grand Prix The team skipped four races between the fifth round of the series at Lime Rock Park
and the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
and did not return to the series in 2010.
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
and Munich, Germany-based racing team with more than 20 years of experience competing at the topmost levels of international sportscar racing.
It competes in both GT
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and prototype categories, in Europe and the United States. VICI Racing is a wholly owned subsidiary of the VICI Group, which is composed of technology-led companies. VICI Racing roll call of wins includes GT victory in the Daytona 24 Hours. Founder and President is former professional racing driver Ron Meixner
Ronny Meixner
Ronny Meixner is a German former racing driver and the founder of VICI Racing.-Racing career:Meixner started his auto racing career in Formula Ford & Formula Renault going on to sports cars with Porsche Carrera Cup.-1993 Success:...
.
2008
In 2008 VICI Racing partnered with Hughes Electronics and carried out a tire development programme in the American Le Mans SeriesAmerican Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of five classes: LMP1, LMP2 and LMPC...
for Kumho Tires. The team carried out a full year programme. Drivers included Uwe Alzen
Uwe Alzen
Uwe Alzen is a German racing driver specialised in touring car racing and sports car racing....
, Nicky Pastorelli
Nicky Pastorelli
Nicky Pastorelli is a Dutch race car driver.-Euro Formula 3000:In 2003 Pastorelli participated in Euro Formula 3000 for Scuderia Fama. He finished on the podium twice and placed 5th in the season championship....
and Marc Basseng
Marc Basseng
Marc Basseng is a German racing driver, currently competing in the FIA GT1 World Championship for All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport.-Career:...
. The #18 car finished 6th in its first race of the programme, the 12 Hours of Sebring
12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, a former Army Air Force base in Sebring, Florida...
. The team expanded to run 2 cars at the Utah Grand Prix
Utah Grand Prix
The Utah Grand Prix is a weekend of sports car races held since 2006 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. Until 2010 it climaxed in an American Le Mans Series race, while in 2011 the headliner changed to the regional NASCAR K&N Pro Series West stock-car competition...
, the 4th round of the season.
2009
In 2009 VICI Racing ran the T-Mobile Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (2008) in the American Le Mans SeriesAmerican Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of five classes: LMP1, LMP2 and LMPC...
GT2 category. The team finished in 4th place in the first race of their 2009 programme, the Grand Prix of Long Beach, having qualified 6th. The drivers were Richard Westbrook
Richard Westbrook
Richard Westbrook is an English racing driver from Islington in London notable for his success in racing Porsche cars. As a boy he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswich...
and Johannes Stuck (son of Hans-Joachim Stuck). The team finished in sixth place at the Utah Grand Prix
Utah Grand Prix
The Utah Grand Prix is a weekend of sports car races held since 2006 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. Until 2010 it climaxed in an American Le Mans Series race, while in 2011 the headliner changed to the regional NASCAR K&N Pro Series West stock-car competition...
with Nicky Pastorelli
Nicky Pastorelli
Nicky Pastorelli is a Dutch race car driver.-Euro Formula 3000:In 2003 Pastorelli participated in Euro Formula 3000 for Scuderia Fama. He finished on the podium twice and placed 5th in the season championship....
and Johannes Stuck.The team finished fifth at the American Le Mans Northeastern Grand Prix The team skipped four races between the fifth round of the series at Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lime Rock, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the village of Lakeville, Connecticut, in the state’s northwest corner...
and the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, USA....
and did not return to the series in 2010.