Father and son Herta on the same Sebring circuit — while Harry Tincknell brings Porsche and Le Mans pedigree to the #52 LMP2.
Bryan Herta runs his LMP2 team at Sebring while his son Colton Herta races the #40 Cadillac V-Series.R GTP car for Wayne Taylor Racing. Father and son, on the same track, in different categories, with different teams. Few stories in motorsport carry as much emotional weight as a racing family competing simultaneously at the same event.
One ORECA LMP2 07-Gibson competing in LMP2 class
Bryan Herta is an American racing legend. He competed in IndyCar throughout the 1990s and 2000s, winning races and earning a permanent place in American motorsport history. He became a team owner, running the Bryan Herta Autosport organization that has operated in IndyCar and sports car racing.
His son Colton Herta is currently one of the most talked-about young drivers in American motorsport — a multiple IndyCar race winner and Cadillac F1 test driver. The father-son parallel at Sebring 2026 — Bryan managing the LMP2 team while Colton races the #40 GTP Cadillac — is one of the event's most compelling human stories.
Bryan Herta Autosport's approach bridges the IndyCar world with sportscar racing. The team's organizational culture, developed through years of IndyCar operations, emphasizes precision, preparation, and strategic execution — qualities that translate perfectly to endurance racing.
Harry Tincknell is a British factory Porsche driver with a resume built for endurance racing. He has competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans multiple times, winning GT class honors and establishing himself as one of the most reliable and fast GT and prototype drivers in the world.
His inclusion in the Bryan Herta Autosport LMP2 entry provides the car with a level of professional pace that can challenge the class leaders. Tincknell's Le Mans experience — night driving, traffic management, tire and fuel strategy in extreme conditions — is exactly what an LMP2 team needs for Sebring's 12-hour challenge.
Tincknell also brings WEC experience with the ORECA 07 chassis, meaning his familiarity with the specific car's behavior, development direction, and setup sensitivities is immediate — no learning curve, just performance from the first stint.
Parker Thompson is a Canadian racing driver building his prototype credentials through IMSA. Canada has produced a stream of competitive endurance racers, and Thompson represents the current generation of talent seeking to establish themselves at the highest level of North American sportscar racing. The Sebring 12 Hours is a landmark event for any driver's resume.
Bryan Herta knows what winning looks like — and he also knows what it takes to build a team capable of winning. His IndyCar championships, team victories, and driver development experience all inform how Bryan Herta Autosport approaches Sebring. Now with his son's #40 GTP Cadillac also on track, winning a class at Sebring would be the ultimate family achievement in American motorsport.
Porsche factory drivers like Harry Tincknell are contracted to represent Porsche at various racing series worldwide — WEC, IMSA, the Porsche Carrera Cup, and more. They test new cars, develop setups, represent the brand at events, and most importantly, win races. A factory driver joining an LMP2 team as a "professional" co-driver is common — it gives them additional race mileage and the team gains elite-level feedback and pace.