Bourdais parts ways with Tower Motorsports LMP2 team

Sebastien Bourdais has stepped away from his drive with Canadian LMP2 team Tower Motorsport following the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona. The team says the 46-year-old former IndyCar star has elected to shift his full focus towards the FIA World Endurance Championship, which he will take on this season with Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA in Hypercar.

“Tower Motorsports confirms that Sebastien Bourdais has made the decision to step away from the team in order to focus more fully on his factory Cadillac WEC program,” a statement from the team read. “We respect and support Sebastien’s commitment to his responsibilities with Cadillac and appreciate the professionalism, experience, and speed he brought to our organisation. We thank Sebastien for his contributions and wish him continued success for the remainder of the WEC season and beyond.“

Bourdais joined Tower Motorsports at the beginning of the 2025 season, following the conclusion of the Chip Ganassi Racing-run Cadillac Racing GTP effort at the end of 2024. The Frenchman, alongside Sebastian Alvarez, John Farano and Job van Uitert, initially won on his first start for the team at the 2025 Rolex 24, only for the car to be penalized post-race for a technical infraction and lose the victory. This was then followed up by a podium finish at the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Tower Motorsports hasn’t yet announced who will replace Bourdais alongside John Farano in its No. 8 ORECA 07 – Gibson. Alvarez and IndyCar driver Kyffin Simpson completed the team's driver line-up at last weekend’s Rolex 24, in which they finished eighth in LMP2.