The winning post
‘There was really only one opportunity in the sport that I would consider departing Mazda for, and that’s this role at IMSA’
When Racecar last spoke to John Doonan, a couple of years ago, it was difficult to imagine him ever leaving his post as the boss of Mazda’s motorsport efforts in North America, such was his obvious enthusiasm for the role. In 2019 it seemed even less likely he would want to move on, after all the firm’s RT24-P DPi had finally won its first IMSA race and had then gone on to rack up another two victories. Yet it’s now turned out there was another position that could lure Doonan away from his dream job with the Japanese manufacturer.
Doonan was confirmed president of IMSA, the US
