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Pfaff Motorsports Nation Canada Founder(s) Chris Pfaff Former names Pfaff Motor Base Toronto, Canada Team principal(s) Steve Bortolotti Current series IMSA Sportscar Championship Former series Sports Car Championship Canada Canadian Touring Car Championship SprintX GT Championship Series Pirelli World Challenge IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada Current drivers IMSA SportsCar Championship: 9. Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell James Hinchcliffe Mirko Bortolotti Franck Perera Website https://pfaffmotorsports.com

**Pfaff Motorsports** is a Canadian [sports car racing](/source/Sports_car_racing) team based in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) that currently competes in the [GTD Pro](/source/Group_GT3) class of the [IMSA SportsCar Championship](/source/IMSA_SportsCar_Championship).

## Background

Current president and CEO of Pfaff Automotive Partners Chris Pfaff, who assumed control in 1986, is the son of the founder Hans J. Pfaff, who created the [Volkswagen](/source/Volkswagen) dealership H.J. Pfaff Motors in 1964, adding [Porsche](/source/Porsche) in 1966.[1] General Manager Steve Bortolotti held a role in Pfaff Tuning before assuming his current role as [GM](/source/General_manager) of Motorsport.[2]

The team joined the [IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship](/source/IMSA_SportsCar_Championship) in [2019](/source/2019_IMSA_SportsCar_Championship), following a more than 50 year history in North American Cup-class racing.[3] The Pfaff Group brought Pfaff Motorsports in-house in 2014[2][3] and appointed General Manager Steve Bortolotti in February 2015.[4] In 2016 President and CEO of Pfaff Automotive Partners Chris Pfaff was inducted into the [Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame](/source/Canadian_Motorsport_Hall_of_Fame) for the role he has played in the development of a long list of notable Canadian racers.[5]

Pfaff Motorsport's [Porsche 992 GT3 R](/source/Porsche_992_GT3_R) at [Daytona International Speedway](/source/Daytona_International_Speedway)

## History

Pfaff Motors campaigned a [Porsche 944](/source/Porsche_944) in the inaugural [Rothmans Porsche Challenge](/source/Rothmans_Porsche)[6] in 1986, and remained with the series until it ended in 1990, with [Scott Goodyear](/source/Scott_Goodyear) winning the championship for the team in 1988.[7]

Pfaff entered the one-make series [Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Canada](/source/IMSA_GT3_Cup_Challenge_Canada) from 2012 until the series ended in 2019. However, when that series was replaced by [Porsche Carrera Cup North America](/source/Porsche_Carrera_Cup_North_America) in [2021](/source/2021_Porsche_Carrera_Cup_North_America), Pfaff had already moved to international racing in the [IMSA SportsCar Championship](/source/IMSA_SportsCar_Championship).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Pfaff joined the [Pirelli World Challenge](/source/GT_World_Challenge_America) in [2018](/source/2018_Pirelli_World_Challenge), with factory drivers and support from Porsche Motorsport NA, including reigning Cup Challenge Canada champion of 2017 [Scott Hargrove](/source/Scott_Hargrove) moving across to that entry. The team also fielded an entry in the supporting [GT4](/source/SRO_GT4) class.[8]

Pfaff Motorsports in Plaid livery at IWSC Road America round in 2021

From 2019 on, Pfaff have campaigned in the [IMSA Sportscar Championship](/source/IMSA_SportsCar_Championship), including the [24 Hours of Daytona](/source/24_Hours_of_Daytona), with a [Porsche 911 GT3 R](/source/Porsche_911_GT3_R).[9] Pfaff's North American racing in 2020 was heavily affected by the impact of the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic). Pfaff ran in that season's [2020 24 Hours of Daytona](/source/2020_24_Hours_of_Daytona) but were otherwise only able to enter the [Petit Le Mans](/source/2020_Petit_Le_Mans) round, and missed the remainder of the rearranged rounds.[10] The team, and commercial partners, competed in the domestic [Canadian Touring Car Championship](/source/Canadian_Touring_Car_Championship) instead, using the experienced IMSA driver [Zacharie Robichon](/source/Zacharie_Robichon) in a coaching role with young driver [Zachary Vanier](/source/Zachary_Vanier).[11] The 17-year old secured the championship title with Pfaff.[12]

Pfaff have appeared in a "Plaid Porsche" livery from 2019 to 2023. The idea started as a joke in the workshop;[13] the car for the [2020 24 Hours of Daytona](/source/2020_24_Hours_of_Daytona) arrived late, forcing the team had to work over the Christmas holiday period in order to meet logistics deadlines. In the workshop many of the crew wore plaid shirts and marketing director Laurence Yap suggested wrapping the car in plaid too.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

On Oct 9, 2023, Pfaff Motorsport announced a switch to McLaren, campaigning a [720S GT3 Evo](/source/McLaren_720S) as an official manufacturer nominated entry to the GTD Pro class in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This included a switch away from the full plaid livery, instead creating a "ghost plaid" within a livery aligned with McLaren's "papaya and blue," according to designers Dakins Design.[14]

Pfaff Motorsports in Ghost Plaid livery at IWSC Watkin's Glen round in 2024

Note: the Pfaff businesses have a more recent McLaren relationship in addition to the founding Porsche relationship, and have previously campaigned McLaren [GT4](/source/SRO_GT4) chassis with IMSA.[\[1\]](https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/10/09/pfaff-chooses-mclaren-for-2024-gtd-pro-effort.html)

In 2025, Pfaff switched manufacturers again, purchasing a [Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2](/source/Lamborghini_Hurac%C3%A1n#Huracán_GT3_Evo_2_(2023–present)) to continue competing in the GTD Pro class in IMSA.[15] With the switch to Lamborghini, the team also reverted back to their full plaid livery that they had previously used with Porsche.[16]

## Racing record

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

[(key)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Motorsport_driver_results_legend) Races in **bold** indicates [pole position](/source/Pole_position). Races in *italics* indicates fastest lap.

Year Entrant Class No. Chassis Engine Drivers Rds. Rounds MEC Pts. Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2019 Pfaff Motorsports GTD 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Scott Hargrove Zacharie Robichon Lars Kern Dennis Olsen Matt Campbell 1-4, 6-7, 10-12 1-4, 6-12 1-2, 6, 12 1, 8 9 DAY 16 SEB 10 MOH 12 BEL WGL 6 MOS 5 LIM 1 ELK 1 VIR 4 LGA 4 ATL 3 29 262 3rd 2020 Pfaff Motorsports GTD 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Lars Kern Dennis Olsen Zacharie Robichon Patrick Pilet 1, 9 1,9 1,9 1 DAY1 13 DAY2 SEB1 ELK VIR ATL1 MDO CLT ATL2 5 LGA SEB2 14 44 16th 2021 Pfaff Motorsports GTD 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor Lars Kern Matt Campbell 1-3, 5, 7-12 1-3, 5, 7-12 1-2, 5, 12 1 DAY 12 SEB 1 MDO 6 DET WGL 7 WGL LIM 4 ELK 1 LGA 1 LBH 2 VIR 1 ATL 2 38 3284 1st 2022 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 Matt Campbell Mathieu Jaminet Felipe Nasr All All 1-2, 11 DAY 1 SEB 5 LBH 5 LGA 1 WGL 3 MOS 1 LIM 1 ELK 2 VIR 1 ATL 3 33 3497 1st 2023 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 Klaus Bachler Patrick Pilet Laurens Vanthoor Kévin Estre All All 1-2 11 DAY 5 SEB 1 LBH 3 MON 3 WGL 5 MOS 2 LIM 3 ELK 4 VIR 3 IMS 4 ATL 2 33 3578 4th 2024 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro 9 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 Oliver Jarvis Marvin Kirchhöfer James Hinchcliffe Alexander Rossi All All 1-2, 11 1 DAY 10 SEB 12 LGA 2 DET 8 WGL 2 MOS 6 ELK 7 VIR 5 IMS 10 ATL 9 30 2689 7th 2025 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro 9 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Andrea Caldarelli Marco Mapelli James Hinchcliffe Jordan Pepper Sandy Mitchell All 1-5, 7-11 1-2, 11 1 6 DAY 13 SEB 10 LGA 4 DET 3 WGL 9 MOS 5 ELK 6 VIR 9 IMS 9 ATL 10 28 2580 9th 2026 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro 9 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 Andrea Caldarelli Sandy Mitchell James Hinchcliffe Mirko Bortolotti Franck Perera All All 1 1 2, 11 DAY 6 14* 500* 9th* Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Lamborghini L411 4.0 L V8 SEB 10 LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL GTD 46 Andrea Caldarelli Zachary Vanier 3 3 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL -* -* -*

* - Season still in progress

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Pfaff Automotive Partners celebrates 50 successful years"](https://canadianautodealer.ca/2014/10/pfaff-automotive-partners-celebrates-50-successful-years/). *Canadian Auto Dealer*. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) ["Pfaff Motorsports | GT3 Season Recap"](https://www.pfaffauto.com/2014/11/10/pfaff-motorsports-gt3-season-recap/). *Pfaff Auto*. 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) ["Meet the Team Taking Motorsport Racing by Storm"](https://www.wheels.ca/news/105434-pfaff). *WHEELS.ca*. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Pfaff Motorsports racing a Porsche in Chevrolet Grand Prix"](https://canadianautodealer.ca/2022/06/pfaff-motorsports-racing-a-porsche-in-chevrolet-grand-prix/). *Canadian Auto Dealer*. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame | Chris Pfaff"](https://cmhf.ca/chris-pfaff/). Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["1986 CASC Rothmans Porsche Challenge Series"](https://autocourse.ca/archives/national/porsche/1986/porsche.htm). *autocourse.ca*. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["1988 CASC Rothmans Porsche Turbo Cup"](https://autocourse.ca/archives/national/porsche/1988/porsche.htm). *autocourse.ca*. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Dagys, John (13 December 2017). ["Hargrove Confirmed in New Pfaff Porsche Entry – Sportscar365"](https://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-america/world-challenge-america/hargrove-confirmed-in-new-pfaff-porsche-entry/). *sportscar365.com*. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Makse, Brian (5 November 2020). ["Canada's Pfaff Motorsports' Porsche was destined to wear plaid"](https://www.imsa.com/news/2020/11/05/canadas-pfaff-motorsports-porsche-was-destined-to-wear-plaid/). *IMSA*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Pfaff Motorsports de retour pour Petit Le Mans"](https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/article/78222-pfaff-motorsports-de-retour-pour-petit-le-mans). *Endurance Info* (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Pfaff Motorsports confirms full-season entry in CTCC - automobilsport.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200704184938/http://www.automobilsport.com/pfaff-motorsport-ctcc-full-season-entry-tcr---208455.html). *www.automobilsport.com*. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** fabior (2020-08-30). ["17-year old Zachary Vanier secures the CTCC title"](https://www.tcr-series.com/news/item/17-year-old-zachary-vanier-secures-the-ctcc-title). *TCR HUB*. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Rolex 24: Why plaid has been rad for this team at Daytona - NBC Sports"](https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2020/01/25/rolex-24-daytona-plaid-car-pfaff-motorsports-zacharie-robichon-imsa-daytona/). *MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports*. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Gallery 3"](https://www.dakinsdesign.com/pfaff-plaidpaya-mclaren). *DAKINS DESIGN*. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** James, Richard S. (December 12, 2024). ["Pfaff Motorsports switching to Lamborghini for 2025"](https://racer.com/2024/12/12/pfaff-motorsports-switching-to-lamborghini-for-2025/). *racer.com*. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Pruett, Marshall (January 13, 2025). ["Pfaff returns to plaid with Lamborghini"](https://racer.com/2025/01/13/pfaff-returns-to-plaid-with-lamborghini/). *racer.com*. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved March 14, 2025.

v t e Teams and drivers who are competing in the GTD Pro class of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship Paul Miller Racing Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Pfaff Motorsports 1. Connor De Phillippi / Madison Snow / Kelvin van der Linde / Neil Verhagen 48. Augusto Farfus / Dan Harper / Max Hesse / Jesse Krohn 3. Antonio Garcia / Daniel Juncadella / Alexander Sims 4. Nicky Catsburg / Tommy Milner / Nico Varrone 9. Andrea Caldarelli / James Hinchcliffe / Marco Mapelli / Jordan Pepper Vasser Sullivan Racing Proton Competition Ford Multimatic Motorsports GetSpeed 14. Ben Barnicoat / Townsend Bell / Kyle Kirkwood / Aaron Telitz 20. Matteo Cressoni / Richard Lietz / Thomas Preining / Claudio Schiavoni 64. Austin Cindric / Sebastian Priaulx / Mike Rockenfeller 65. Christopher Mies / Dennis Olsen / Frédéric Vervisch 69. Anthony Bartone / Maxime Martin / Callum Ilott / Fabian Schiller / Luca Stolz 75 Express AO Racing DragonSpeed Trackhouse by TF Sport 75. Maro Engel / Jules Gounon / Mikaël Grenier / Kenny Habul 77. Klaus Bachler / Laurin Heinrich / Alessio Picariello 81. Albert Costa / Miguel Molina / Thomas Neubauer / Davide Rigon 91. Shane van Gisbergen / Ben Keating / Scott McLaughlin / Connor Zilisch Other drivers: Roman De Angelis (Heart of Racing Team), Ross Gunn (Heart of Racing Team), Alex Riberas (Heart of Racing Team), Marco Sørensen (Heart of Racing Team)

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