Toni Vilander, Giancarlo Fisichella and Alessandro Pier Guidi finished third in the twentieth running of Petit Le Mans, much to the delight of team manager Dave ‘Beaky’ Sims.
Bar1 Motorsports took a one-two finish in the final ever IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race in the Prototype Challenge class.
Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen clinched the GT Le Mans title during Petit Le Mans, with Corvette Racing also taking the honours in the Teams’ Championship.
The trio of Bill Auberlen, Alexander Sims and Kuno Wittmer triumphed in the final outing for the BMW M6 GTLM before it is replaced ahead of the 2018 season.
The BMW Team RLL trio of Bill Auberlen, Alexander Sims and Kuno Wittmer took the GT Le Mans class victory at Petit Le Mans last weekend.
Bruno Senna felt the stewards at Road Atlanta denied the #22 Tequila Patrón ESM team victory, and that the penalty they were given was unjustified.
Kiwi Brendon Hartley helped take the #2 Tequila Patrón ESM team take victory at Road Atlanta.
The Scotsman claimed victory at Road Atlanta alongside Scott Sharp and Brendon Hartley last weekend.
Scott Sharp saw his Tequila Patrón ESM team take victory at Petit Le Mans last weekend, and but for a penalty it could have been a 1-2 for the outfit.
The ESM Nissan DPi twins dominanted much of the 20th running of the Motul Petit Le Mans, but it was the #2 machine that took victory after team-mate Pipo Derani and the #5 Mustang Sampling Cadillac were delayed through penalties in the final hour. Wayne Taylor Racing clinch the championship but retire early in the race.
Helio Castroneves grabbed pole position for the Motul Petit Le Mans for Team Penske, despite the team only claiming they’re here for to experience the championship and wasn’t looking to dominant. Championship leading #10 Wayne Taylor Racing squad qualifies 7th.
Petit Le Mans Preview: 20th Anniversary Sees Anti-Climatic title battles, but fierce fights for the win
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The 20th Running of the Motul Petit Le Mans will not see any nail biting close title deciders but with the Petit Le Mans is now an iconic event and every driver and team desires their names on the trophy.
Helio Castroneves will pilot one of Team Penske’s Acura ARX-05 DPi’s during the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season.
After having a year out of a racing seat, Felipe Nasr will return to the track in IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar championship with Action Express.
As the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to its conclusion, some important components of the series talk to Mobil 1 The Grid…
Despite disrupted race preparations due to Hurricane Irma, Renger van der Zande took only the second non-Cadillac victory of the season at the America’s Tire 250 at Laguna Seca. The Wayne Taylor Racing Team finished third and can clinch the overall Weathertech SportsCar Championship just by starting Petit Le Mans.
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will have a new official tyre supplier from 2019 after the announcement of a multi-year deal with Michelin to replace Continental Tire.
