Audi

New names for Audi with other teams switching marques.

Magnus Racing move from Porsche to a new R8 LMS for John Potter and long-time partner in speed Andy Lally.

Moving up from Championship winning form in the Continental Tire Challenge are Stevenson Motorsports with a pair of new Audis after the team’s hopes to secure a deal with a GM brand came to nought. no drivers are yet confirmed for either car

BMW

Turner Motorsport were early adopters for the new BMW M6 GT3 with a single car confirmed for the full season and a second car available fro the enduros and possibly additional races

Dodge

Riley Motorsports have confirmed a single Viper GT3-R for Ben Keating and Jeroen Bleekemolen with Marc Miler joining the full season duo for Daytona, Sebring and Petit Le Mans, Dominik Farnbacher making it a fulsome foursome at Daytona.

Dan Knox has made it clear that he aims to contest at least a partial IMSA programme in his Lone Star entered Viper in 2016.

Lamborghini

Numerically the big success story with Lamborghini’s ladder system bringing a trio of teams over from the Super Trofeo series to field the Lamborghini Huracán GT.

O’Gara Motorsport have tempted Bill Sweedler and Townsend Bell over from Scuderia Corsa’s Ferrari effort.

Change Racing, 2015 Super Trofeo North America champions, are evaluating either a single or double car entry.

Konrad Motorsport have announced a single car effort, initially for Daytona and Sebring only.

Paul Miller Racing announced one of the biggest surprises of the close season with us that the team were to switch from Audi to Lamborghini with a single car, full season effort planned for Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow.

Lexus

The new and much troubled Lexus RC F GT3 is set to appear for a partial season effort in 2016 under the F Performance banner, the effort handled by Paul Gentilozzi’s RSR outfit.

The RC F has though again been withdrawn from the FIA GT3 homologation process with Lexus now embarking on a fourth iteration of the car.

Scott Pruett is the name attached to development for the car with 2016 looking very much like a development year.

Porsche

Alex Job Racing will return with a two-car campaign with the new Porsche 911 GT3 R.

Cooper MacNeil and Leh Keen will crew the WeatherTech branded #22 car (above at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas) and Mario Farnbacher and Ian James are named aboard the sister #23Team Seattle car.

Black Swan Racing make a switch to the new Porsche 911 GT3-R and return to IMSA competition. Tim Pappas will share a single car with Nicky Catsburg.