IMSA Performance Matmut
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) |
Raymond Narac Franck Rava |
| Current series |
European Le Mans Series International GT Open |
| Former series |
Porsche Carrera Cup France FFSA GT Championship |
| Noted drivers |
 Raymond Narac Nicolas Armindo Anthony Pons
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| Teams' Championships |
7 (FFSA GT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 GT2, PCCF 2007, FIA GT2 2010, LMS 2011 GTE-Am) |
| Drivers' Championships |
5 (FFSA GT 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 GT2, LMS 2011 GTE-Am) |
IMSA Performance (racing under the name IMSA Performance Matmut) is a French auto racing team founded by Raymond Narac. The team is based in Saint-Jean-du-Cardonnay, Upper Normandy. IMSA stands for Innovation Mécanique Service Automobile. They currently operate a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR sports car in the European Le Mans Series and International GT Open.
The team was founded in 2001 by Raymond Narac. The team did not start racing until 2004 when Narac entered the team into the Porsche Carrera Cup France and FFSA GT Championship. The team entered three cars in the FFSA GT Championship, all of the Porsche 996 GT3 Cup chassis' in the Cup1 class. Narac drove the first of the cars, No. 76 along with Yannick David under the name IMSA - Challenge 86. The team had a successful début at Nogaro winning in the Cup1 class. They finished third in the championship. In the Porsche Carrera Cup France, the team's only highlight was a win at Magny-Cours.
After an impressive début in the FFSA GT Championship, IMSA Performance decided to enter one car into the GT2 class while the other two cars remain in Cup1. The team purchased a GT2-spec Porsche 996 GT3-RSR with Narac being joined by Sébastien Dumez for the season. The duo won twelve of the sixteen races and won the first of four drivers and teams championships.
The team were also successful in the French Porsche Carrera Cup finishing fifth overall in the standings and winning in the B class with Raymond Narac. 2005 also saw the teams début at the infamous 24 Hours of Le Mans. The FFSA duo of Narac and Dumez were joined by Porsche factory driver Romain Dumas for the 2005 edition using the same Porsche used in FFSA. The car finished in a respectable fourth place in the GT2 class and fifteenth overall.
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