Key moments after 4 hours of racing

IMSA

Oct 14

Written By Car Racing Reporter

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. Start of the 10 hours race.

Key moments after 4 hours races at Motul Petit Le Mans:

The #14 Lexus RC F GT3/Vasser Sullivan team clinch titles,
Porsche #6 out of contention for titels
#01 Cadillac becomes second in Michelin Endurance Cup

#14 Lexus RC F GT3/Vasser Sullivan clinch titles.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. #14 Lexus RC F GT3/Vasser Sullivan ending lap 1 of the race.

The #14 Lexus RC F GT3/Vasser Sullivan team clinched titles. It was enough for Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat to start at Petit Le Mans for them to be titled in GTD PRO, Lexus to win the Manufacturers' title and Vasser Sullivan celebrating Teams champion.

Tandy - Jaminet and Porsche #6 out of the game.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. #6 Porsche 963 before the collision.

Nick Tandy driving #6 Porsche 963 was suddenly hit ahead of 10A curve by cars he was overtaking. It came after the 20 High Class Racing LMP2 driven by Dennis Andersen collided with the #023 Ferrari which went into #70 Inception Racing McLaren which collided with the #6 Porsche. The #6 Porsche 963 also driven by Mathieu Jaminet is out of contention for the title following this accident.

Incidents for three GTPs

The #60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura lost two laps due to a suspension repair after Tom Blomqvist was hit by #1 Paul Miller BMW M4 GT3. Thanks to caution periods, the #60 Acura team returned to the lead lap.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. #31 Cadillac V-Series.R.

Alexander Sims, driving the #31 Cadillac ran the red light at the end of the lane followed by Sheldon van der Linde. As he realized his mistake Sims hit the brakes and van der Linde couldn’t avoid the rear of the Cadillac which incurred left-rear bodywork damage.

#01 Cadillac takes over #10 WTR Acura in the Michelin Endurance Cup

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Road Atlanta. #01 Cadillac V-Series.R.

Points are awarded based on the ranking after 4 hours of racing., with five going to the class leader, four for second place, three for third and two points to all others in the class.

As #01 Cadillac was second behind #7 Porsche, #31 Cadillac fourth behind #24 BMW and #10 WTR Acura ninth, #01 Cadillac is now second in the Michelin Endurance Cup with 29 points ahead of #10 WTR Acura (28 points). #31 Cadillac remains first with 35 points.