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| Founded | 2017 |
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| Founder(s) | Andrew Wojteczko (owner) |
| Base | Caledon,Ontario, Canada |
| Teamprincipal(s) | Andrew Wojteczko |
| Current series | IMSA SportsCar Championship |
| Former series | Michelin Pilot Challenge |
| Current drivers | IMSA SportsCar Championship: 13.  Matt Bell Orey Fidani Lars KernMarvin Kirchhöfer |
| Noted drivers | Martin BarkeyOrey Fidani Anthony Mantella Brett SandbergKuno Wittmer |
| Drivers' Championships | Canadian Touring Car Championship: 2020:Orey Fidani |
| Website | https://www.awa.team/ |
Andrew Wojteczko Autosport (AWA), is a Canadiansports car racing team that currently competes in theGTD class of theIMSA SportsCar Championship.[1] The team was founded in 2017 by former race car driver and race engineer Andrew Wojteczko.[2]
AWA was founded at the end of 2017 by race engineer and former race car driver Andrew Wojteczko.[2] From 2014 through 2017, Wojteczko was the team manager at Mantella Autosport. After team owner Anthony Mantella withdrew from racing, resulting in the closure of Mantella Autosport, Wojteczko formed his own racing team,Andrew Wojteczko Autosport. The team made their competitive debut in the2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge.[3]
AWA made its debut in the2018 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge fielding aFord Mustang GT4.[3] The team signed Martin Barkey and Brett Sandberg to drive the car for the full season. Barkey and Sandberg would finish a best result of second in the team's home race atCanadian Tire Motorsport Park. The team would finish 9th in the championship.
AWA returned to the now renamedMichelin Pilot Challenge in2019, however, they would now be fielding aPorsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport for driversOrey Fidani andScott Hargrove.[4] Following round six atLime Rock Park, the team switched from the Porsche to aMcLaren 570S GT4.[5] The team also replaced Hargrove with fellow Canadian Chris Green due to Hargrove being a Porsche affiliated driver. AWA had an unsuccessful season finishing 15th, last among all full-time teams in the Grand Sport class.
The team returned to the championship for a third season in2020, once again fielding aMcLaren 570S GT4.Orey Fidani remained with the team, while veteranKuno Wittmer was paired alongside him.[6] The drivers would get pole position in the opening race atDaytona, but would ultimately come home in 26th. Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the team would have to shut down operations indefinitely. There were hopes of competing later in the year, however, that never came into fruition. AWA would ultimately compete in the2020 Canadian Touring Car Championship. The team was successful, claiming multiple wins, and the 2020 Sprint Championship.[7]
The team would return for the2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge after the 2020 season was impacted due to the pandemic. AWA retainedOrey Fidani andKuno Wittmer in their lineup along with aMcLaren 570S GT4.[8] In the season opener at Daytona, the team qualified on pole and would go on to win the race.[9] This marked the team's first win in the series. Chris Green would return to the team atMid-Ohio, subbing in for Fidani as he was absent awaiting the arrival of his newborn son.[10] Green and Wittmer would go on to get the team's second win in three races.[11] AWA would finish fifth in the GS class of the championship.
AWA would move up theIMSA ladder in2022 to theIMSA Prototype Challenge fielding the No. 17Duqueine M30 - D-08 in theLMP3 class forOrey Fidani and Anthony Mantella.[12] Their entry would also see them compete in the Bronze Cup as both Fidani and Mantella were Bronze rated drivers. Fidani was only scheduled to compete at the season opener atDaytona, while Mantella would compete in four out of five races in the championship. Mantella would finish eighth in the driver's championship and third in the Bronze Driver's cup, while the No. 17 finished ninth in the team's championship.
Alongside a campaign in the2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge, AWA would graduate to the top level of the IMSA ladder in2022, theIMSA SportsCar Championship.[12] The team would field the No. 13Duqueine M30 - D-08 in theLMP3 class. In the2022 Petit Le Mans atRoad Atlanta, they brought a second LMP3 in the No. 76 for driversKyle Marcelli, Anthony Martella, and Josh Sarchet.[13] The No. 13 AWA entry finished sixth in the LMP3 Team's Championship with two podiums.
AWA returned for the2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship with two full-timeLMP3 entries in the No. 13 and No. 17.[14]Fidani would return to the No. 13 alongsideMatt Bell, whileWayne Boyd and Anthony Mantella would drive the No. 17. For theMichelin Endurance Cup rounds, the team brought in GermansLars Kern and Moritz Kranz into the No. 13, andNicolás Varrone andThomas Merrill into the No. 17. Boyd, Mantella, Varrone, and Merrill won the season opening24 Hours of Daytona in the team's first attempt.[15] The No. 17 finished 12 laps ahead of the Sean Creech Motorsports car in second. The No. 17 would manage to get a second win in the2023 IMSA Battle on the Bricks atIndianapolis Motor Speedway with Boyd and Mantella.[16] AWA would have a successful second season in the category, finishing third and fourth with the No. 13 and No. 17 cars respectively in the LMP3 team's championship.
In August 2023, the team announced that they would move to theGTD class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for 2024 and 2025.[17][18] AWA would field twoChevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs full-time. The No. 13 entry included the returning Matt Bell andOrey Fidani for the full season, withLars Kern andAlex Lynn joining for the select events.[19][20][21] The full-time drivers for the No. 17 entry included Anthony Mantella andNicolás Varrone, withThomas Merrill andCharlie Eastwood racing at the endurance rounds.[19][20] While they planned for the No. 17 to be a full-time entry, following two retirements in the first two races, Mantella decided to step away from the program and AWA. The team elected to scale back to a single car operation and put the No. 17 up for sale.[22]
For their first race in 2025, the #13 car of AWA racing won the2025 24 Hours of Daytona in the GTD class, completing 772 laps.[23]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Drivers | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 2025 | AWA Racing | 13 | Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | Matt BellOrey FidaniLars Kern | LMGT3 | 338 | 42nd | 10th |
| Personnel | Andrew Wojteczko (owner) |
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