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TDS Racing Returns to Two-Car IMSA LMP2 Program for 2027

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Illustrative archive: black and red No. 28 TDS Racing Oreca 07 at Silverstone in 2018, not a 2027 IMSA car.
Illustrative archive photograph: TDS Racing’s No. 28 Oreca 07 at Silverstone on August 19, 2018—not either 2027 IMSA entry or its livery. Photo: John Chapman (Pyrope) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; the photograph remains under that license.

TDS Racing will expand to two Oreca LMP2 07 entries in the 2027 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, according to IMSA’s October 20, 2026 announcement. It will be the French team’s first two-car IMSA campaign since 2023.

The announced driver combinations

EntryDrivers
No. 11Tobi Lutke, Mathias Beche; Sami Meguetounif as third driver
No. 29Steven Thomas, Scott Huffaker; David Heinemeier Hansson as third driver

Lutke and Beche continue together for a second season. Meguetounif is set for his IMSA debut, while Thomas returns after racing in the European Le Mans Series. Thomas, Meguetounif and Huffaker won together at Silverstone during their 2026 ELMS LMP2 Pro/Am campaign.

Huffaker is preparing for his first full-time IMSA season. Hansson moves into the second car after sharing with Lutke in 2026. The announcement presents the third-driver roles separately from the full-season pairings.

Continuity as well as expansion

The important change is not simply an extra car. The two lineups redistribute existing working relationships while retaining a familiar pairing in the No. 11. That gives fans a clearer way to follow the project than treating it as two entirely new crews.

Running another entry also creates more opportunities to compare setup choices and race execution within one team. It does not guarantee a competitive advantage: each car still has to deliver its own qualifying, pit stops and finish. Results, rather than the size of the program, will establish whether the expansion pays off.

For a separate example of how consistency can shape an IMSA championship, read our 2026 Pilot Challenge GS title analysis. That is a different series and class, not the championship these prototypes contest.

Illustrative archive photograph: TDS Racing’s No. 28 Oreca 07 at Silverstone on August 19, 2018—not either 2027 IMSA entry or its livery. Photo: John Chapman (Pyrope) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; the photograph remains under that license.