Turner in Heart of Racing Aston Martin for Laguna Seca

Photo: Heart of Racing Team

Darren Turner will sub for Tom Gamble in the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo in next weekend’s Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Turner, a three-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, will team up with full season driver Casper Stevenson in the GTD class entry.

The Englishman subs for Gamble, who will be on FIA World Endurance Championship duty with the team at Spa-Francorchamps that weekend.

Turner, who will be making his first WeatherTech Championship start since winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona in GTD with the team in 2023, is part of Heart of Racing’s GT World Challenge America powered by AWS program this year.

It will mark his first start at Laguna Seca since 2013.

“It’s been a long time since I last raced at Laguna, but it’s a super enjoyable circuit,” said Turner. “My last IMSA race was Daytona 2023 with the Heart of Racing where we won the GTD class.

“IMSA is a championship that I love, it’s super impressive and it will be my first time out with the GTP class.

“I’ll be teamed up with Casper for the first time, he’s a super talented driver and it’s exciting to be teamed up with a youngster that’s already doing a great job in the championship.”

Stevenson enters the weekend sitting third in the GTD standings following podium finishes at Daytona and the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

The team has not yet confirmed Gamble’s replacement for the second clashing WeatherTech Championship/WEC weekend in July.