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Set against the postcard-perfect backdrop of sun, sea and palms, over 100,000 spectators witnessed the shortest race of the season over just 100 minutes. And with Hollywood just around the corner, there was no shortage of drama and excitement. With five car manufacturers battling for the fiercely competitive GTLM class title, the pilots treated fans to some action-packed, thrilling racing from start to finish.
In lap 13 one of the
Race quotes
Marco Ujhasi, Overall Project Manager GT Works Motorsport: “This race provided everything that makes this sport so fascinating. Unfortunately we made it unnecessarily suspenseful for ourselves when we exceeded the speed limit in the pit lane with both 911 RSR. The reason for this was that, against the briefing, the pit lane speed limit zone had been extended. That’s why the checkpoint was no longer in the agreed place. Despite the penalty, we didn’t give up. The 911 RSR performed excellently and it was clear to us that we would close the gap and win on our own merits. In this, our drivers did an outstanding job. For
Nick Tandy (911 RSR #911): “That was a fantastic race. Despite the minor setbacks, we never gave up, we believed in ourselves, and we fought to the flag. Our victory was well earned. We’ve had so much bad luck this season, so now it was our turn to shine.”
Patrick Pilet (911 RSR #911): “An incredible race. I got away well at the start, but Nick had problems during our pit stop with buckling the harness and we lost valuable seconds. Then we were penalised and lost more time. The race was a real rollercoaster with an unbelievably intense final phase. I’m sorry for our teammates in the 912 car, they drove a great race. But this time luck was on our side.”
Frédéric Makowiecki (911 RSR #912): “After two third places we finally had every opportunity to win today. But we didn’t use it. The first blow was the penalty for being too fast in the pit lane. The collision in the penultimate lap was my fault. I was a touch too optimistic heading into the corner.”
Earl Bamber (911 RSR #912): “Both 911 RSR racers were very fast this weekend, and we already knew in qualifying that we’d be up for victory on this challenging circuit. It’s fantastic that a
Round four of the IMSA SportsCar Championship will be contested on 1 May at Laguna Seca/California.
Race result
GTLM class
1. Pilet/Tandy (F/GB),
2. Gavin/Milner (GB/USA) Chevrolet Corvette, 73
3. Fisichella/Vilander (I/SF), Ferrari 488 GT, 72
4. Briscoe/Westbrook (AUS/GB), Ford GT, 72
5. Auberlen/Werner (USA/D), BMW M6, 72
6. Serra/Balzan (BRA/I), Ferrari 488, 72
7. Bamber/Makowiecki (NZ/F),
8. Hand/Müller (USA/D), Ford GT, 70
Points’ standings after 3 of 11 races
GTLM class
Drivers
1. Millner, Gavin, Corvette, 105 points
2. Bamber, Makowiecki,
3. Fisichella, Vilander, Ferrari, 86
4. Pilet, Tandy,
5. Serra, Ferrari, 80
6. Magnussen, Garcia, Chevrolet; Westbrook, Briscoe, Ford, 79
Manufacturers
1. Chevrolet, 102 points
2.
3. BMW, Ferrari, 88
4. Ford, 80
Teams
1. #4 Corvette Racing, 105 points
2. #912
3. #62 Risi Competizione, 86
4. #911
5. #68 Scuderia Corsa, 80
6. #3 Corvette Racing, #67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, 79
This is the IMSA SportsCar Championship
The IMSA SportsCar Championship is a sports car race series contested in the USA and Canada, which was run in 2014 for the first time. The series was formed from the merger of the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Series. Sports prototypes and sports cars start in four different classes: GTLM (GT Le Mans), GTD (GT Daytona), P (Prototype) and PC (Prototype Challenge). The
Model range 911 (Type 991 II): Fuel consumption combined 9.3 – 7.4 l/100 km; CO2 emissions 216 - 169 g/km; efficiency class (Germany): F – D
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