IMSA stripped Tower Motorsports of its LMP2 class victory at the Rolex 24 at Daytona because of a technical infraction. The victory was given Wednesday to runner-up United Autosports, the team co-owned by McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

Bourdais, in his first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 start, helped take Tower Motorsports to top class honors in the Florida endurance classic, teaming up with John Farano, Sebastian Alvarez and Job Van Uitert in the No. 8 Oreca 07 Gibson.

A skid block under the No. 8 Tower Motorsports car was deemed too thin, which could provide aerodynamic advantages. The team's win was taken away.

Sebastien Bourdais referred to the 'cruel' reality of racing after Tower Motorsports' were stripped of their 24 Hours of Daytona

Bourdais’ sights, however, remain set on claiming his third Rolex 24 class victory on Sunday with the John Farano-owned, Ricky Capone-led squad, having taken an overall win with Action Express Racing in 2014 and a GTLM victory with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2017.

Following Wednesday’s announcement that Tower Motorsports has been stripped of its LMP2 class win at the Rolex 24 At Daytona,, team manager Rick Capone contends that it did not willingly

The number eight Tower Motorsports Oreca-Gibson 2025 Daytona 24 Hour LMP2 class winning car, driven by Sebastien Bourdais, Job van Uitert, Sebastian Alvarez, and John Farano, has been unceremoniously stripped of its victory and kicked to the back of the class after a technical infraction uncovered by the series on Wednesday.

Sebastien Bourdais, who drives for Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, recently won the LMP2 class at the 2025 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.

United Autosports USA has inherited the LMP2 class win in the 63rd Rolex 24 At Daytona after Tower Motorsports’ car was penalized due to a technical violation. After a lengthy-post-race

The Rolex 24 win adds to Team Penske's recent string of successes, including the 2024 IMSA GTP title, back-to-back Indianapolis 500 wins, and the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship.

Sebastien Bourdais took victory for the #8 Tower Motorsports Oreca team in the LMP2 class of the 2025 Daytona 24

Sixty-one teams across four classes will race in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. See the full list of names here.