PORSCHE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL DRIVER DENNIS OLSEN AND NURBURGRING LAP-RECORD
HOLDER LARS KERN JOIN HARGROVE/ROBICHON AT DAYTONA 24 HOURS
TORONTO, December 13, 2018 // Hot on the heels of announcing a move to the IMSA WeatherTech
SportsCar Championship in 2019, Pfaff Motorsports today announced that driver Scott Hargrove
has been named a Porsche Selected Driver, and that it will contest the full 2019 WeatherTech
season in the GTD class, including all endurance races.
The team’s driver lineup features Hargrove, who was 2018 Pirelli World Challenge GT Sprint
champion and 2017 Porsche GT3 Cup Canada champion, Zacharie Robichon, 2018 Porsche GT3 Cup
Canada champion. Lars Kern, a Porsche engineer and current holder of the production-car lap
record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife in a Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR, will join the team for all
endurance races, and Porsche Young Professional driver Dennis Olsen will contest the 24 Hours of
Daytona with the team.
“I am excited to expand our IMSA effort beyond the originally planned sprint championship to
include the North American Endurance Cup events,” said Steve Bortolotti, Pfaff Motorsports
manager. “The challenge for our team will be immense, but the Porsche customer racing model is
second-to-none, and their support means we’ll be as prepared as possible for our first endurance
races. I’m also happy Scott is becoming a Porsche Selected Driver. He is an incredible talent behind
the wheel, and a true professional off-track. We are all proud of the role Pfaff has played in his
development, and hope this leads to more opportunities in the future with the Porsche brand.”
“We introduced our Porsche Selected Driver program last year with the expressed purpose of
placing deserving drivers with equally deserving customer programs,” explained Daniel
Armbruster, President and CEO, Porsche Motorsport North America. “Scott Hargrove is a perfect
representative of a Porsche Selected Driver. He is fast, intelligent and has a honed racing savvy in
and out of the cockpit. Scott has worked his way up through the Porsche racing ranks, including a
seat at the 2014 Porsche Young Driver Academy, which makes it that much more satisfying for us
at Porsche Motorsport to name him a 2019 Porsche Selected Driver. We are looking forward to a
strong year for Scott and Pfaff Motorsports in the full IMSA WeatherTech Championship next
season.”
“2019 is shaping up to be a massively exciting season,” said Scott Hargrove. “Racing with Pfaff
Motorsports in GTD for the full season showcases the drive this team has on- and off-track. They
are always looking for more. It is an honour to be a part of the effort, and I can’t wait to hit the track
with my new teammates in Daytona.”
Zach Robichon added, “expanding our program to the complete IMSA WeatherTech championship
shows Pfaff’s commitment. When the right opportunity presented itself, we all jumped at the
chance, and we’re looking to get the season started on the right foot at Daytona. We have a huge
challenge ahead of us, but the team has consistently proven they can be successful at new
challenges. The Roar is only a few weeks away, and we’re looking forward to getting our new
Porsche 911 GT3 R on track.”
“Starting the season in January at the world centre of racing, Daytona, is just great,” said Lars Kern.
“And being there with the Pfaff Team and such a superb driver lineup is stunning. I followed closely
what Pfaff and Scott have done this year in PWC. Winning a championship title in their first year
running a GT3-class car in PWC is a sign of what this team is capable of.”
Porsche Young Professional driver Dennis Olsen concluded, “I’m really looking forward to get
started together with Pfaff, and also excited to see how the new Porsche 911 GT3 R will perform at
Daytona! I think we will have a good chance for the win – so we have to stay focused, and make no
mistakes. Consistency is going to be the key!”
The addition of the endurance races to the team’s calendar makes for a much busier year. The team
will add the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona January 24-27, the 12 Hours of Sebring March 13-16, the Six
hours of the Glen at Watkins Glen June 27-30, and Petit Le Mans October 12, to their already-packed
Sprint championship calendar.
Over its 50-plus-year history, the Pfaff organization has been synonymous with developing up-and-
coming Canadian driving talent. In 2017, president and CEO Chris Pfaff was inducted into the
Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame for the pivotal role he played in the development of a long list of
Canadian racers including Richard Spenard, Scott Goodyear, Ron Fellows, and many others.
Pfaff has provided driving and talent development opportunities in karting through the Pfaff Pole
awards in the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship, the Pfaff Driver of the Day awards in the
Champion Ron Fellows Karting Championship, and title sponsorship of the national-level Pfaff
Kartsport Cup. In 2017, Pfaff also launched a national online racing championship in partnership
with Cineplex and WorldGaming to bridge the divide between the real and virtual racing worlds.
Follow @PfaffMotorsports and @PfaffAuto on Instagram for more announcements and behind-the-
scenes content before the start of the season.
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