Rebranding as Korthoff Competition Motors for the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, the team formerly known as Korthoff Preston Motorsports has retained Kenton Koch and added rising star Seth Lucas for the full season, with Maximilian Goetz joining them for the endurance races. The team continues with the Mercedes AMG GT3 platform for its No. 32 GTD entry.
“We are excited for the return of Kenton Koch and the introduction of our newest driver Seth Lucas as our dynamic young stars,” said team owner Herb Korthoff. “Their talent and energy will be complemented by the wisdom and experience of Max Goetz. This combination gives us a strong lineup as we approach the season. We believe it will position us well to be competitive in the upcoming season.”
Absent from the driver line-up is Mikael Grenier. The Canadian has been the team’s full-season pro for the last two seasons.
Koch has been the endurance addition for the team the past two seasons, including helping the team to a Michelin Endurance Cup championship in 2023, along with Mike Skeen and Grenier. He stepped into the full-time role partnering Grenier at Road America. They scored the team’s first victory at VIRginia International Raceway, the next round of competition. The California native now living in North Carolina also has a Rolex 24 At Daytona win, coming in the Prototype Challenge class in 2016.
“It’s been awesome to have been here the last two years in the endurance role and now have the opportunity to pair with Seth for the full season will be a treat,” Koch said. “I’ve known Maxi from his 24-hour runs with us the last two years and am happy to have his expertise in all the long races now. I can’t thank Herb, Walt [Preston, team manager] and the team enough for the opportunity.”
Ohioan Lucas has raced the past two seasons in the LMP3 and LMP2 classes, this last season with MDK by High Class Racing partnering with Dennis Andersen. His GT experience has come in SRO competition, including Pirelli GT4 America, GT America and Fanatec GT World Challenge America.
“I’m very excited to be working with Korthoff Competition Motors next season in the Mercedes-AMG,” Lucas said. “Huge thanks to Herb, Walt and the team for believing in me and giving me the chance to make my GTD debut.”
Germany’s Goetz, a Platinum-rated driver with extensive racing experience, will also rejoin the team as a Mercedes-AMG factory driver for the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup events.
The name change for the team, its fifth in GTD, comes as a result of the support of new partner Competition Motors.