Weathertech SportsCar Championship: Pipo Derani e Felipe Nasr vencem em Sebring

A dupla brasileira Felipe Nasr/Pipo Derani (Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi) venceu no Sebring Inernational Raceway, a terceira etapa do WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Foi a primeira vitória da dupla no ano.

Nasr/Derani alinharam na pole e lideraram 79, das 84 voltas disputadas (2h40m de duração), vencendo com 36s432 de vantagem sobre a dupla Renger van der Zande/Ryan Briscoe (Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac DPi).

A dupla Joao Barbosa/Sebastien Bourdais (Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller Motorsports Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi) completou o podio no geral, e na classe Prototype.

O brasileiro Helio Castroneves, em dupla com o nort-americano Ricky Taylor (Acura Team Penske Acura Acura DPi) terminou em sétimo no geral, e na classe Prototype.

A dupla Patrick Kelly/Spencer Pigot (PR1 / Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07) venceu na classe LMP2.

Pela classe GTLM vitória da dupla Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner (Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R).

Pela classe GTD vitória da dupla Jack Hawksworth Aaron Telitz (AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RCF GT3).

A próxima etapa, de 2h40m e com as quatro classes, acontece em Road America, no dia 02 de agosto.

Final:

1 1 DPi 31 Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi 83
2 3 DPi 10 Renger van der Zande Ryan Briscoe Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac DPi 83
3 5 DPi 5 Joao Barbosa Sebastien Bourdais Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller Motorsports Mustang Sampling Cadillac DPi 83
4 4 DPi 77 Oliver Jarvis Tristan Nunez Mazda Motorsports Mazda Mazda DPi 83
5 8 DPi 55 Jonathan Bomarito Harry Tincknell Mazda Motorsports Mazda Mazda DPi 83
6 2 DPi 6 Juan Pablo Montoya Dane Cameron Acura Team Penske Acura Acura DPi 83
7 6 DPi 7 Helio Castroneves Ricky Taylor Acura Team Penske Acura Acura DPi 83
8 7 DPi 85 Stephen Simpson Tristan Vautier JDC-Miller Motorsports Cadillac DPi 82
9 9 LMP2 52 Patrick Kelly Simon Trummer PR1 / Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 07 81
10 11 LMP2 38 Cameron Cassels Robert Masson Performance Tech Motorsports Centeniel Spine / Masson Spine / AIG Tech. / Cardio Access / Ric Man / Justice Brothers / Mothers ORECA LMP2 07 80
11 12 LMP2 18 Kyle Tilley Dwight Merriman Era Motorsport ORECA LMP2 07 80
12 15 GTLM 4 Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R 77
13 14 GTLM 3 Jordan Taylor Antonio Garcia Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R 77
14 17 GTLM 912 Earl Bamber Laurens Vanthoor Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 77
15 19 GTLM 25 Connor De Phillippi Bruno Spengler BMW Team RLL BMW of North America BMW M8 GTE 77
16 18 GTLM 24 John Edwards Jesse Krohn BMW Team RLL BMW of North America BMW M8 GTE 77
17 16 GTLM 911 Frederic Makowiecki Nick Tandy Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 77
18 21 GTD 14 Jack Hawksworth Aaron Telitz AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RCF GT3 75
19 22 GTD 63 Cooper MacNeil Toni Vilander Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 75
20 23 GTD 96 Robby Foley III Bill Auberlen Turner Motorsport Liqui Moly BMW M6 GT3 75
21 25 GTD 74 Lawson Aschenbach Gar Robinson Riley Motorsports Mercedes AMG GT3 75
22 20 GTD 12 Frankie Montecalvo Townsend Bell AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RCF GT3 75
23 24 GTD 76 Corey Fergus Paul Holton Compass Racing Richard Mille / McLaren Automotive / AERO Paint / Race Day Foundation McLaren 720S GT3 74
24 27 GTD 22 Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller Gradient Racing Unit Nutrition Acura NSX GT3 74
25 28 GTD 30 Rob Ferriol Spencer Pumpelly Team Hardpoint GridRival.com Audi R8 LMS GT3 73
26 26 GTD 16 Ryan Hardwick Patrick Long Wright Motorsports 1st Phorm Porsche 911 GT3 R 71
27 13 LMP2 8 John Farano Ryan Dalziel Tower Motorsport by Starworks ORECA LMP2 07 49
28 10 LMP2 81 Henrik Hedman Gustavo Menezes DragonSpeed USA ORECA LMP2 07 81
29 29 GTD 44 John Potter Andy Lally GRT Magnus Lamborghini Huracan GT3 40