From the next round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, Mazda's two RT24-P prototypes will be operated by Multimatic Motorsports.
Two Mazda RT24-Ps battled over 24 hours at the Daytona International Speedway to record the company's best overall finish at the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Mazda's full-season drivers return to race in the RT24-P, joined by Ryan Hunter-Reay and Oliver Pla for the endurance races.
Mazda not only captured the overall pole position with the Mazda RT24-P, but broke the 26-year old course record while qualifying at Daytona.
A combination of Mazda racing veterans and new faces with endurance racing pedigree will drive the Mazda RT24-Ps in the 2019 SportsCar Championship.
Both the heavily-revised #55 and #77 Mazda RT24-P race cars showed speed but retired before the finish of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
America's toughest endurance race sees the debut of Mazda Team Joest, with British drivers Oliver Jarvis and Harry Tincknell joining the full-season lineup.