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2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach

For the IndyCar race, see 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.

The 2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach (formally known as the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach) was a sports car race held at Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on April 15, 2023. It was the third round of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the first round of the 2023 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

The layout of the Long Beach Street Circuit

The No. 10 Acura driven by Filipe Albuquerque won the pole position by posting the fastest lap in qualifying and held the lead until a slow pit stop. This handed the lead to Mathieu Jaminet in the No. 6 Porsche who held the first position until 2 laps remaining. Ricky Taylor attempted a pass at turn one, but crashed into the tire barrier and handed Jaminet the victory. The No. 25 BMW of Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly finished in second, and the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport car of Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr came in third.

Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth in the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus were unchallenged throughout the race and took the victory in the Grand Touring Daytona Professional (GTD Pro) class ahead of second-placed No. 3 Corvette Racing drivers Antonio García and Jordan Taylor. The Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class was won by Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow after they took the lead during the pit stop cycle to secure their second victory of the season, and was followed by the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team car of Roman De Angelis and Marco Sørensen.

The result meant Jaminet and Tandy took over the lead of the GTP Drivers' Championship with 955 points. Matt Campbell and Felipe Nasr moved from sixth to fifth while Pipo Derani and Alexander Sims dropped from first to second. Cadillac remained in the lead of the Manufcatures' Championship, but their advantage was reduced to 41 points as BMW and Porsche jumped one position each. In the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship, Barnicoat and Hawksworth the lead from Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella as Lexus took lead of the GTD Pro Manufactures' Championship. Sellers and Snow jumped from second to first in the GTD Drivers' Championship with 1008 points, as BMW took the lead of the GTD Manufactures' Championship with eight races left in the season.

Background edit

 
The Long Beach Street Circuit (pictured in 2009), where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2022.[1] It was the ninth year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the fifteenth annual running of the race, counting the period between 2006 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series respectively. The 2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2023 by IMSA, the shortest of the season in terms of distance, and it was the first round held as part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.[2] The race was held at the eleven-turn 1.968 mi (3.167 km) Long Beach street circuit on April 15, 2023.[2]

After the 12 Hours of Sebring four weeks earlier, Pipo Derani, Alexander Sims, and Jack Aitken led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 670 points, ahead of Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor, and Louis Delétraz with 660 points followed by Sébastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande, and Scott Dixon with 600 points.[3] With 708 points, GTD Pro was led by Jules Gounon, Daniel Juncadella, and Maro Engel with a twenty-six point advantage over Ben Barnicoat and Jack Hawksworth. In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Brendan Iribe, Ollie Millroy, and Frederik Schandorff with 629 points; the trio held a one point gap over Corey Lewis, Bryan Sellers, and Madison Snow.[3] Cadillac, Mercedes-AMG, and McLaren were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Whelen Engineering Racing, WeatherTech Racing, and Inception Racing each led their own Teams' Championships.[3]

On April 3, 2023, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the GTP, GTD Pro, and GTD classes. In GTP, all cars received weight reductions compared to Sebring. The Cadillac ran at the lowest weight (1031 kg), with the BMW and Porsche at 1036 kg, and the Acura at 1045 kg. As a result, the Cadillac ran on 513 kilowatts of power, while the BMW ran on 515 kW (up 2 kW from Sebring), the Porsche ran on 515 kW (down 2 kW from Sebring), and the Acura on 520 kW. Maximum stint energy figures were also adjusted.[4] In GTD Pro and GTD, the Acura and BMW received weight adjustments. The Corvette, Lamborghini, and the Mercedes received air restrictor size changes. Other changes included a change in fuel tank capacity for almost all cars, except the BMW and Mercedes, and an adjustment of average power delta.[4]

Entries edit

Further information: 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

A total of 28 cars took part in the event, split across three classes. 8 were entered in GTP, 5 in GTD Pro, and 15 in GTD.[5] Risi Competizione and Iron Lynx were absent in GTD Pro while Turner Motorsport moved its entry to GTD. In GTD, Jeroen Bleekmeolen replaced David Brule in the #92 Kelly-Moss lineup. Wright Motorsports scaled down to 1 car after initially citing BoP concerns and scaling back their #16 entry to only contesting the Michelin Endurance Cup.[6] Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR added a partial sprint campaign in addition to committing to the Michelin Endurance Cup.[7]

Practice edit

There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, one on Friday morning and one on Friday afternoon. The first session lasted one hour on Friday morning while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted 105 minutes.[8]

Practice 1 edit

The first practice session took place at 9:00 AM PT on Friday after being delayed by ten minutes due to the opening practice for Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America having track communication issues which delayed the practice session.[9] Eventually, opening practice for the IMSA SportsCar Championship got underway and ended with Ricky Taylor topping the charts for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport, with a lap time of 1:11.942. Tom Blomqvist was second fastest in the No. 60 Acura followed by Mathieu Jaminet in the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport entry.[10] The GTD Pro class was topped by the #23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 of Alex Riberas with a time of 1:19.303, 0.071 seconds faster than Jack Hawksworth's No. 14 Lexus.[11] Alec Udell was fastest in GTD with a time of 1:19.488, ahead of Loris Spinelli in the No. 78 Forte Racing Powered by US RaceTronics entry.[9]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 GTP 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Ricky Taylor 1:11.942 _
2 GTP 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist 1:12.800 +0.858
3 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Mathieu Jaminet 1:13.550 +1.608
Sources:[12][13]

Final Practice edit

The second and final practice session took place at 12:45 PM PT on Friday and ended with Tom Blomqvist topping the charts for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:10.391. Filipe Albuquerque was second fastest in the No. 10 Acura followed by Nick Yelloly in the No. 25 BMW M Team RLL entry.[14] The GTD Pro class was topped by the #14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 of Jack Hawksworth with a time of 1:17.876. Patrick Pilet was second in the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche and Antonio García rounded out the top 3.[15] Mario Farnbacher was fastest in GTD with a time of 1:18.516.[16]

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap
1 GTP 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist 1:10.391 _
2 GTP 10 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport Filipe Albuquerque 1:10.714 +0.323
3 GTP 25 BMW M Team RLL Nick Yelloly 1:11.693 +1.302
Sources:[17][18]

Qualifying edit

 
Filipe Albuquerque (pictured in 2016) took the overall pole position for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport.

Friday's qualification session was divided into two groups with the first session lasting 15 minutes while the second session lasted 20 minutes. Cars in GTD Pro and GTD were sent out first. After a ten-minute interval, GTP vehicles drove onto the track. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. IMSA arranged the grid to put GTP vehicles ahead of the GTD Pro and GTD cars.[19][8]

Qualifying was broken into two sessions. The first was cars in the GTD Pro and GTD classes. Jack Hawksworth qualified on pole in GTD Pro driving the No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing entry, beating Ross Gunn in the No. 23 Heart of Racing Team entry by 0.141 seconds. Following in third was Pilet's No. 9 Porsche. The No. 3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD and the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Mercedes rounded out the GTD Pro qualifiers. Marco Sørensen set the fastest time among all GTD cars driving the No. 27 car for Heart of Racing Team, 0.006 seconds faster than GTD Pro pole winner Hawksworth.[20] Sørensen was five-tenths clear of Frankie Montecalvo in the No. 12 Lexus followed by Madison Snow in the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing Car in third. The session was shortened after Ashton Harrison driving the No. 93 car for Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR crashed at turn eight. Moments later, P. J. Hyett driving the No. 80 car for AO Racing Team also crashed at turn eight. The Racers Edge Motorsports Acura caught fire and Harrison walked away from the accident.[21] Hyett walked away from the incident unhurt.[21] For causing the red flag, both the No. 93 and No. 80 had their best two times from the session deleted. Due to the extensive damage on their cars, Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR and AO Racing Team withdrew from the event.[22][23]

The final session of qualifying was for the GTP class. Several teams scrubbed tires in the first half of the session for the race.[24] Filipe Albuquerque qualified on pole driving the #10 car for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport, beating Tom Blomqvist in the #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian entry by over six-tenths of a second.[20] Following in third was the No. 01 Cadillac of Sébastien Bourdais, with the No. 25 BMW of Nick Yelloly in fourth.[20] Augusto Farfus completed the top 5 in the slower No. 24 BMW.[21] Porsche Penske Motorsport were sixth and eighth: Nick Tandy in the No. 6 car was faster than the sister No. 7 entry of Felipe Nasr. They were separated by the seventh-placed Alexander Sims in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-Series.R.[24]

Qualifying results edit

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport   Filipe Albuquerque 1:09.909 _ 1‡
2 GTP 60   Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian   Tom Blomqvist 1:10.583 +0.674 2
3 GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais 1:10.981 +1.072 3
4 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Nick Yelloly 1:11.002 +1.093 4
5 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Augusto Farfus 1:11.368 +1.459 5
6 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Nick Tandy 1:11.406 +1.497 6
7 GTP 31   Whelen Engineering Racing   Alexander Sims 1:11.410 +1.501 7
8 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Felipe Nasr 1:11.591 +1.682 8
9 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Marco Sørensen 1:17.811 +7.902 9‡
10 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan Racing   Jack Hawksworth 1:17.817 +7.908 10‡
11 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Ross Gunn 1:17.958 +8.049 11
12 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Patrick Pilet 1:18.083 +8.174 12
13 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing   Antonio García 1:18.329 +8.420 16
14 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan Racing   Frankie Montecalvo 1:18.376 +8.467 17
15 GTD 1   Paul Miller Racing   Madison Snow 1:18.383 +8.474 13
16 GTD 32   Team Korthoff Motorsports   Mike Skeen 1:18.455 +8.546 14
17 GTD 78   Forte Racing Powered by US RaceTronics   Misha Goikhberg 1:18.831 +8.922 15
18 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Russell Ward 1:18.943 +9.034 18
19 GTD 97   Turner Motorsport   Chandler Hull 1:19.159 +9.250 19
20 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Patrick Gallagher 1:19.171 +9.262 20
21 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe 1:19.188 +9.279 21
22 GTD Pro 79   WeatherTech Racing   Daniel Juncadella 1:19.436 +9.527 22
23 GTD 93   Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR   Ashton Harrison 1:19.583 +9.674 271
24 GTD 77   Wright Motorsports   Alan Brynjolfsson 1;19.629 +9.720 252
25 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Sheena Monk 1:19.716 +9.807 263
26 GTD 80   AO Racing Team   P. J. Hyett 1:19.767 +9.858 284
27 GTD 92   Kelly-Moss w/ Riley   Jeroen Bleekemolen 1:19.807 +9.989 23
28 GTD 91   Kelly-Moss w/ Riley   Alan Metni 1:20.789 +10.880 24
Sources:[25][26]
  • 1 The No. 93 Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.
  • 2 The No. 77 Wright Motorsports started at the rear of the GTD class after deciding to change their starting race tires.
  • 3 The No. 66 Gradient Racing entry started at the rear of the GTD class after deciding to change their starting race tires.
  • 4 The No. 80 AO Racing Team entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.

Race edit

Weather conditions at the start were dry and clear. The race began at 2:05 pm Pacific Standard Time (UTC−08:00).[27]

Albuquerque maintained his pole position advantage while Tom Blomqvist blocked Sébastien Bourdais. Bourdais lifted to avoid touching the rear of the No. 60 Acura. Moments later, the No. 01 Cadillac was on the marbles and Bourdais outbraked himself going into turn one and crashed into the barrier. Blomqvist's Acura was tagged by the No. 25 BMW of Nick Yelloly, sending the Acura into a spin. The No. 01 Cadillac and No. 60 Acura came to a stop at the turn one runoff area. Blomqvist stalled his Acura and a full course caution was displayed soon after. Blomqvist lost a lap and continued while Bourdais's Cadillac retired due to heavy nose damage.[28][29]

Racing resumed with 90 minutes remaining with Albuquerque maintaining his lead over Nick Tandy with Jack Hawksworth leading the five-car GTD Pro field and Marco Sørensen led GTD.[30] The No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac V-Series.R of Alexander Sims pitted at the end of lap 7.[28] The No. 31 Cadillac was refueled and Pipo Derani took over from Sims.[31] With 78 minutes and 39 seconds remaining, The No. 70 Inception Racing McLaren of Brendan Iribe made contact with the No. 97 Turner Motorsport BMW of Chandler Hull at turn eleven.[30] 6 minutes later, Hull spun Iribe at the same corner and blocked the track for several cars.[32] Hull was issued a drive-through penalty for incident responsibility.[32]

Majority of the field made their first scheduled pit stops for fuel, tires, and driver changes. Sellers overtook De Angelis in the pit cycle to take the lead of GTD after the No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW pitted one lap after the No. 27 Aston Martin.[32] Sellers held off De Angelis on his out lap and kept the GTD lead.[33] The No. 10 Acura had a slow pit stop after Ricky Taylor selected neutral on the car's steering wheel causing the car to not launch.[34] Taylor eventually got the clutch engaged and rejoined the race. Mathieu Jaminet, Matt Campbell, Pipo Derani, and Connor De Phillippi jumped Taylor in the pit cycle.[31][29]

Derani passed Campbell for second at turn six with 49 minutes and 42 seconds remaining.[31] Jordan Taylor passed Klaus Bachler for second in GTD Pro at the same corner 8 minutes later.[30][35] The No. 31 Cadillac of Pipo Derani pitted on lap 52 and dropped to sixth in the GTP class.[36][31] De Phillippi attempted to pass Campbell at turn six on lap 59, but missed his braking point and went into the runoff area.[32] De Phillippi spun his car around in the runoff area and Ricky Taylor was promoted to third place while De Phillippi rejoined in fourth.[31][37] The No. 60 Acura of Colin Braun received a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pits.[30]

On lap 60, the No. 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 of Connor De Phillippi set the overall fastest lap of the race, a 1:11.503.[38] Ricky Taylor caught Jaminet on lap 62 and passed Campbell at turn 6, but was quickly overtaken by Campbell. The No. 10 Acura touched the rear of the No. 7 Porsche on seaside way one lap later and the Porsche lost its left-rear wing endplate.[31][32] On the next lap, Taylor went around the outside at turn six to try overtaking Campbell for second overall. Campbell blocked Taylor from overtaking him for second position. Ricky Taylor went wide at turn eight on lap 67 was caught by De Phillippi's BMW.[31] 3 laps later, Taylor passed Campbell for second position at turn eight while De Phillippi overtook Campbell for third position shortly afterwards.[28]

Going into turn one on the penultimate lap, Ricky Taylor dived down the inside of Mathieu Jaminet and out braked Jaminet going into turn one. However, Taylor carried too much speed and went into the tire barrier.[31][32] A full course caution was displayed soon after and the race ended behind the safety car.[37] Jaminet inherited the overall lead and took the first win of the season for the No. 6 Porsche.[39] De Phillippi finished second in the No. 25 BMW, and Campbell completed the podium positions by finishing third.[40] The No. 14 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus of Barnicoat and Hawksworth secured victory in GTD Pro, ahead of the No. 3 Corvette of Antonio García and Jordan Taylor, and third-position finishers Klaus Bachler and Patrick Pilet of Pfaff Motorsports.[32] Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow took their second win of the season in GTD.[41] The No. 27 Heart of Racing Team entry of Roman De Angelis and Marco Sørensen finished second, and Frankie Montecalvo and Aaron Telitz in the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing entry rounded out the podium.[42]

Post-race edit

Ricky Taylor expressed his disappointment after crashing out on the penultimate lap: "I’m very sorry for Acura, HPD and the WTRAndretti team. With the [previous] Acura ARX-05, this was always the track where we had the most performance deficit to the field. It just says so much about Acura, HPD, ORECA and Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport to turn our weakest track into our strongest track [with the new Acura ARX-06]. Unfortunately, we got behind with a little issue mid race, but we had such a strong car while fighting back. It came down so close in the end, if we had more time maybe I would have been more patient, but we just wanted to win this for Acura. Everyone at Acura, HPD and Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport deserved to win this today and it’s just disappointing, but I’m just so proud to drive an Acura and be part of this team."[43] Jaminet admitted he saw Taylor's overtake attempt happening: "I kind of saw it coming. He had fresher tires and I got held up in traffic the lap before. It was two to go and he went for us. I braked very late and I just saw he was going and if he could make it stop I’d be impressed."[44]

Hawksworth described the No. 14 Lexus victory in GTD Pro as a "perfect weekend": "One of the best-executed races we’ve been a part of. It was good to clear Sorensen off the start, and that put our Lexus RC F GT3 up at the front. Had an amazing pit stop and then Ben drove his tail off from there."[32]

De Angelis admitted the No. 27 Aston Martin couldn't keep pace with the GTD class winning No. 1 BMW: "We just didn’t have the pace of the BMW. We are looking long term and want to win the championship. I’m still disappointed we didn’t win the race today, but we still have to be happy for good points."[33]

As a result of winning the race, Tandy and Jaminet advanced from fifth to first in the GTP Drivers' Championship.[45] In GTD Pro, Barnicoat and Hawksworth moved to first after being second coming into Long Beach.[45] In the GTD Drivers' Championship, De Angelis and Sørensen advanced from fifth to second while Iribe and Millroy dropped from first to fourth. Additionally, Foley and Gallagher jumped from eighth to fifth.[45] Cadillac continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championship while Lexus took the lead of the GTD Pro Manufacturers' Championship while BMW took the lead of the GTD Manufacturers' Championship.[45] Porsche Penske Motorsport, Vasser Sullivan Racing, and Paul Miller Racing took the lead in the trio of Teams' Championships with eight races left in the season.[45]

Race Results edit

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Mathieu Jaminet
  Nick Tandy 		Porsche 963 78 1:42:08.126‡
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
2 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi
  Nick Yelloly 		BMW M Hybrid V8 78 +0.903
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
3 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Matt Campbell
  Felipe Nasr 		Porsche 963 78 +2.904
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
4 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Philipp Eng
  Augusto Farfus 		BMW M Hybrid V8 78 +3.692
BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8
5 GTP 31   Whelen Engineering Racing   Pipo Derani
  Alexander Sims 		Cadillac V-Series.R 78 +56.151
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
6 GTP 60   Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian   Tom Blomqvist
  Colin Braun 		Acura ARX-06 77 +1 lap
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
7

DNF

GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport   Ricky Taylor
  Filipe Albuquerque 		Acura ARX-06 76 Accident
Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6
8 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan Racing   Ben Barnicoat
  Jack Hawksworth 		Lexus RC F GT3 73 +5 Laps‡
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
9 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing   Antonio García
  Jordan Taylor 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 73 +5 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5L V8
10 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Klaus Bachler
  Patrick Pilet 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 73 +5 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
11 GTD 1   Paul Miller Racing   Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow 		BMW M4 GT3 73 +5 Laps‡
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
12 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Roman De Angelis
  Marco Sørensen 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 73 +5 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
13 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Ross Gunn
  Alex Riberas 		Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 73 +5 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
14 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan Racing   Frankie Montecalvo
  Aaron Telitz 		Lexus RC F GT3 73 +5 Laps
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
15 GTD 32   Team Korthoff Motorsports   Mikaël Grenier
  Mike Skeen 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 72 +6 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
16 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Philip Ellis
  Russell Ward 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 72 +6 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
17 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe
  Frederik Schandorff 		McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 72 +6 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
18 GTD 78   Forte Racing Powered by US RaceTronics   Misha Goikhberg
  Loris Spinelli 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 72 +6 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
19 GTD 96   Turner Motorsport   Robby Foley
  Patrick Gallagher 		BMW M4 GT3 72 +6 Laps
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
20 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Katherine Legge
  Sheena Monk 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 72 +6 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
21 GTD 77   Wright Motorsports   Alan Brynjolfsson
  Trent Hindman 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 72 +6 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
22 GTD Pro 79   WeatherTech Racing   Jules Gounon
  Daniel Juncadella 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 72 +6 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
23 GTD 97   Turner Motorsport   Bill Auberlen
  Chandler Hull 		BMW M4 GT3 72 +6 Laps
BMW SS58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
24 GTD 91   Kelly-Moss w/ Riley   Alan Metni
  Kay van Berlo 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 71 +7 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
25 GTD 92   Kelly-Moss w/ Riley   Alec Udell
  Jeroen Bleekemolen 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 71 +7 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
26

DNF

GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais
  Renger van der Zande 		Cadillac V-Series.R 0 Accident
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
WD GTD 80   AO Racing Team   P. J. Hyett
  Sebastian Priaulx 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) -- Did not start[a]
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
WD GTD 93   Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR   Ashton Harrison
  Mario Farnbacher 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 -- Did not start[b]
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
Sources:[46][47]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The #80 AO Racing Team entry did not make the start due to sustaining too much damage in an accident in qualifying.
  2. ^ The #93 Racers Edge Motorsports with WTR entry did not make the start due to sustaining too much damage in an accident in qualifying.

Standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.


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