IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship: Hélio Castroneves/Ricky Taylor vencem em Laguna Seca

A dupla Helio Castroneves/Ricky Taylor (Acura Team Penske Acura Acura DPi) venceu no WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca,, em Monterrey, na California, a penúltima etapa do IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship. A dupla Juan Pablo Montoya/Dane Cameron completou a dobradinha da Penske. A dupla Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani (Whelen Engineering Racing Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi) fechou o pódio no geral e na classe DPi.

MontoyaCameron alinharam na pole e dominaram a prova, de 2h40m de duração, liderando 104, das 119 voltas disputadas. Nos minutos finais, seguindo ordens da equipe, os carros #6 e #7 trocaram de posição, para Castroneves/Taylor somarem mais pontos, na disputa pelo campeonato. Felipe Nasr/Pipo Derani completaram o pódio.

Casroneves/Taylor somam 242 pontos, dois a mais do que a dupla Renger van der Zande/Ryan Briscoe (Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi). Derani, em terceiro, soma 233.

Pela classe GTLM vitória da dupla Earl Bamber/Laurens Vanthoor (Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19).

Pela classe GTD vitória da dupla Mario Farnbacher/Matthew McMurry (Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian AutoNation / Sirius XM Acura NSX GT3).

A decisão da temporada, as 12 horas de Sebring, no Sebring Innternational Raceway, acontece no dia 14 de novembro.

Final:

1 2 DPi 7 Helio Castroneves Ricky Taylor Acura Team Penske Acura Acura DPi 119
2 1 DPi 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Dane Cameron Acura Team Penske Acura Acura DPi 119
3 4 DPi 31 Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani Whelen Engineering Racing Whelen Engineering Cadillac DPi 119
4 6 DPi 55 Jonathan Bomarito Harry Tincknell Mazda Motorsports Mazda Mazda DPi 119
5 3 DPi 77 Oliver Jarvis Tristan Nunez Mazda Motorsports Mazda Mazda DPi 119
6 8 DPi 10 Renger van der Zande Ryan Briscoe Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi 119
7 5 DPi 5 Tristan Vautier Sebastien Bourdais Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller Motorsports Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi 118
8 7 DPi 85 Matheus Leist Stephen Simpson JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi 116
9 11 GTLM 912 Earl Bamber Laurens Vanthoor Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 113 0
10 10 GTLM 3 Jordan Taylor Antonio Garcia Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R 113
11 12 GTLM 4 Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R 112
12 13 GTLM 911 Frederic Makowiecki Nick Tandy Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 112
13 15 GTLM 24 John Edwards Jesse Krohn BMW Team RLL BMW of North America BMW M8 GTE 112
14 14 GTLM 25 Connor De Phillippi Bruno Spengler BMW Team RLL BMW of North America BMW M8 GTE 112
15 16 GTD 86 Mario Farnbacher Matthew McMurry Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian AutoNation / Sirius XM Acura NSX GT3 108
16 17 GTD 96 Robby Foley III Bill Auberlen Turner Motorsport Liqui Moly BMW M6 GT3 108
17 19 GTD 57 Alvaro Parente Misha Goikhberg Heinricher Racing w/ MSR Curb-Agajanian Mobil 1 / TodaQ Acura NSX GT3 108
18 21 GTD 23 Ian James Roman DeAngelis Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage GT3 108
19 25 GTD 44 John Potter Andy Lally GRT Magnus Flex Box Lamborghini Huracan GT3 108
20 24 GTD 16 Ryan Hardwick Patrick Long Wright Motorsports 1st Phorm Porsche 911 GT3 R 108
21 18 GTD 63 Cooper MacNeil Alessandro Balzan Scuderia Corsa WeatherTech Ferrari 488 GT3 108
22 20 GTD 12 Frankie Montecalvo Townsend Bell AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RCF GT3 107
23 28 GTD 74 Lawson Aschenbach Gar Robinson Riley Motorsports 74 Ranch Resort Mercedes AMG GT3 107
24 27 GTD 30 Rob Ferriol Spencer Pumpelly Team Hardpoint GridRival.com Audi R8 LMS GT3 107
25 26 GTD 14 Jack Hawksworth Aaron Telitz AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RCF GT3 107
26 23 GTD 22 Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller Gradient Racing Unit Nutrition Acura NSX GT3 106
27 22 GTD 76 Jeff Kingsley Paul Holton Compass Racing Richard Mille / McLaren Automotive / AERO Paint / Race Day Foundation McLaren 720S GT3 83
28 9 LMP2 52 Patrick Kelly Simon Trummer PR1 / Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07 67