Filipe Albuquerque discusses Acura's LMDh exit from IMSA GTP class
Motorsport.com • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 30, 2026, 4:45 PM
Last updated Jun 30, 2026
Filipe Albuquerque has expressed confidence in the future of endurance racing despite Acura's decision to suspend its LMDh program. Acura's factory participation with the ARX-06 will end after this IMSA season, concluding a nine-year return to prototype racing. Albuquerque argues that this move should not be seen as detrimental to the GTP class, emphasizing ongoing opportunities within the sport. The implications of Acura's exit remain to be seen as the IMSA season progresses.
- •Filipe Albuquerque remains optimistic about endurance racing's future.
- •Acura will end factory support for the ARX-06 after this season.
- •Honda returned to prototype racing nine years ago.
- •Albuquerque believes this isn't a setback for the GTP class.
- •The decision's long-term implications are still unfolding.
- 4:45 PMMotorsport.com — Filipe Albuquerque doesn’t see Acura’s exit as “downfall” for IMSA’s GTP class
"IMSA front-runner Filipe Albuquerque is confident about the future of endurance racing, arguing Acura’s decision to suspend its LMDh programme doesn’t mark the “downfall” of the GTP class. Honda’s luxury car brand will halt its factory participation with the Acura ARX-06 at the end of the current IMSA season, nine years after it returned to prototype racing in what was then known as ...Keep reading
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