Founded in 2001 by Bob Riley and his son Bill, in the 2000s Riley Technologies played a part in the development of the Grand Am series' merger with the American Le Mans Series, which led to the creation of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship in 2014. The Riley chassis also won 10 victories at the Rolex 24 at Daytona (including nine consecutive from 2005 to 2013). Partnering with Ford for its return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016, Chip Ganassi Racing won six of these nine wins, and even carried Riley to victory at the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring.

Before the creation of Riley Technologies, Bob Riley ran Riley & Scott, whose prototypes were seen at the 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1996 and 2003. In 2000 and 2001, Riley & Scott also developed the Cadillac Northstar LMP chassis for the first two years of entries for General Motors' high-end marque at Le Mans at the turn of the century. Riley Technologies' arrival in LM P2 will be in partnership with Multimatic, experts in engineering as well as in auto and motorsports components, namely with Aston Martin road versions and track versions in the Grand Am series. The four constructors selected will provide their chassis for the World Endurance Championship, the European Le Mans Series, the Asian Le Mans Series and the Tudor United SportsCar Championship.

Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO

Photo: DAYTONA BEACH (FLORIDA, U.S.), DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA, SATURDAY & SUNDAY JANUARY 24-25, RACE. Chip Ganassi's Riley-Ford (Daytona Prototype class), winner at the 2015 Rolex 24 at Daytona, with at the wheel Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Jamie McMurray and Kyle Larson.