Cadillac #31 clinch max. mid-race points for Michlin Endurance Cup

Cadillac #31 took the lead before the 3 hours mark.

Thanks to a refueling strategy that is out of sync with other competitors, Pipo Derani with #31 Whelen Cadillac took the lead thereby clinching the 5 points allocated at that stage in the Michelin Endurance Cup.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Watkins Glen 2023. #31 Whelen Cadillac.

As Felipe Albuquerque with the #10 WTR Andretti Acura lost 2 laps before the 3 hours mark dropping into P7, Derani/Sims/Aitken are increasing their lead in the Michelin Endurance Cup as the #10 Acura (2 points behind the #31 Cadillac) trio does not mark points at this stage.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Watkins Glen 2023. #10 WTR Andretti Acura.

A race by successive eliminations

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Watkins Glen 2023. BMW M Hybrid V8 #24 spinning after turn 1.

The first to abandon was BMW Hybrid V8 #24 ending its race in the rail after the very first corner.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Watkins Glen 2023. #01 Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R.

During the second hour, it was to the turn of #01 Cadillac to lose one lap and drop in P11 overall.

📷 © Luc Warnotte at Watkins Glen 2023. #7 Porsche 963 leading ahead of sister #6 before technical issue..

A bit before the 3 hours mark, the leading Porsche 963 # 7 had to go in the garage for a technical issue losing 24 laps and dropping into P52.

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