GM tops Michelin Endurance Cups
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. Cadillac V-Series. R and Chevrolet Corvette Z6 GT3.
Cadillac and Corvette (Chevrolet), part of the GM group, are leading four IMSA Michelin Endurance Cups (IMEC) after two races (50% of the total points awarded per Cup) via the Cadillac V-Series.R in GTP class (Drivers, Manufacturers and Teams) and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 in GTP Pro (manufacturers).
The IMSA Michelin Endurance Cups (IMEC) are manufacturers, teams and drivers championships specific to the Endurance races (6hours or more) within the IMSA WeatherTech Championship: Rolex 24 at Daytona, Sebring 12 hours, Watkins Glen 6 hours, Indianapolis 6 hours, and Petit Le Mans.
Points are awarded at different marks of each race:
Rolex 24 at Daytona, points are awarded at 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and at the finish,
Sebring 12 hours, points are awarded at 4 hours, 8 hours and at the finish.,
Watkins Glen 6 hours and Indianapolis 6 hours, points are awarded at 3 hours and at the finish,
Petit Le Mans (10 hours), points are awarded at 4 hours, 8 hours and at the finish.
For each mark, points are awarded on a 5–4–3–2 basis for drivers, teams and manufacturers. The first finishing position at each interval earns five points, four points for second position, three points for third, with two points awarded for fourth and each subsequent finishing position.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. Cadillac V-Series. R and Chevrolet Corvette Z6 GT3.
Contrary of last year when Rolex 24 at Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring did count for 58,33% of the total Endurance Cup points available for the season, both races do count for 50% of the total available points for the Endurance Cup as the battle of the bricks at Indianapolis has now been added to the Cup.
Cadillac tops GTP Class
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTP Teams and Drivers
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. Cadillac V-Series. R #31.
Whelen Cadillac Racing #31 leads the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) GTP teams cup. Its drivers Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken and Tom Blomqvist are leading the drivers cup one point ahead Felipe Nasr, Matt Campbell and Dane Cameron with their Porsche Penske Motorsports #7.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. Porsche 963 #7.
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTP Teams
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. #57 Winward Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 .
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024.
Since 35 points are still to be rewarded during the 3 next IMEC races, #01 Cadillac Racing, both WTR with Andretti, Porsche Penske Motorsports #6, Both BMW M Team RLL and both customers Porsches are still in contention for both cups.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. #63 Lamborghini SC63.
The Lamborghini SC63 from Lamborghini Iron Lynx and drivers Romain Grosjean, Matteo Cairoli and Andrea Caldarelli had a promising debut at Sebring. The “Verde Mantis” finished on the lead lap completing its major target to run the full distance. Lamborghini is well on the way to joining Acura, BMW, Cadillac and Porsche as a potential winner in GTP considering lap times were within a reasonable margin of competitors.
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTP Manufacturers
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. Cadillacs and Porsches
Cadillac and Porsche are already making distance with competitors in the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) manufacturers. They are both head to head with 29 points of the 35 awarded collecting mostly the 5 points of P1 or 4 points of P2 to the exception of the 8th hour mark at Sebring for Cadillac (2 pts) and the finish for Porsche at Sebring (3 pts).
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. Acura is third and BMW is fourth.
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTP Manufacturers
Source: IMSA
Chevrolet tops IMEC manufacturers ranking in GTD Pro
Since BMW and Ferrari disqualification at Daytona, the manufacturers cup (Corvette leading) does not mirror the teams and drivers cups where Paul Miller and Risi Competizione kept the points earned at Daytona.
Paul Miller Racing heads IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTD Pro teams and drivers cups
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. #1 BMW M GT3
Paul Miller Racing #1 leads the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) GTD Pro Teams, 2 points ahead Risi Competizione. So do their respective drivers Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow, Neil Verhagen with the #1 BMW M GT3 and Daniel Serra, Davide Rigon, James Calado in the #62 Ferrari 296 GT3.
📷 © Luc Warnotte at Sebring 2024. #62 Ferrari 296 GT3
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTD Pro Teams
Source: IMSA
Corvette leads the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTD Pro Manufacturers
The IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) GTD Pro Manufacturers is lead by Chevrolet with both Corvette Z06 collecting 22 points (no a single P1 at each mark) whereas Porsche has one Porsche 911 GT3 (the #77 AO Racing) awarded 19 points with one P1 at the 8 hours mark at Sebring.
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup GTD Pro Manufacturers
Source: IMSA
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