Proto, Piscopo Claim PRO Class Win With Dramatic Late Move
DANVILLE, Va. -- There were many variables as Round 7 of Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America started at VIRginia International Raceway Saturday.
IMSA FRONT ROW START FOR PORSCHE AT VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
At the Virginia International Raceway, the Porsche GT Team has secured positions two and eight in the GTLM class. In the qualifying for the IMSA SportsCar Championship, the Porsche 911 RSR with the starting number 911 was driven by Patrick Pilet. On a track wet with rain, the Frenchman achieved his fastest time on the last lap. With 1:56.170 minutes, he secured position two in the close session. On Sunday, he joins forces with Nick Tandy (Great Britain) to tackle the race over two hours and 40 minutes. Earl Bamber planted the car with the starting number 912 on P8 with a time of 1:57.874 minutes. The New Zealander will drive the first stint at round nine of the championship before handing the car to his teammate Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium).
RAIN DOES NOT DAMPEN BMW TEAM RLL QUALIFYING EFFORT AT VIR
After three practice sessions under very hot and humid conditions, a rain shower just before the GTLM class qualifying session this afternoon soaked the Virginia International Raceway circuit and slowed the pace of the field. Electing to use Michelin wet tires on both cars, BMW Team RLL qualified in third and fifth starting positions for tomorrow’s Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.
FORD GT TAKES WEC POLE AT SILVERSTONE
The #66 Ford GT of Stefan Mücke (GER) and Olivier Pla (FRA) will start the ‘6 Hours of Silverstone’ from pole position after a dominant showing in today’s Qualifying session. Mücke and Pla are currently in second position in the fight for the world title so every point counts at this stage of the season.
WEATHER HAMPERS PAUL MILLER RACING GTD QUALIFYING EFFORT AT VIR
Following a wet qualifying session on Saturday afternoon, Paul Miller Racing will start fifth in the Michelin GT Challenge and VIRginia International Raceway on Sunday, August 19. Madison Snow qualified the GTD points leading No. 48 Huracán GT3, completing six laps before weather conditions changed on the 3.27 mile road course.
WEATHERTECH RACING TO START FROM FIFTH ROW AT VIR
Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Gunnar Jeannette (Salt Lake City, Ut.) will start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Michelin GT Challenge at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) tomorrow from the fifth row in GTD.
LAMBORGHINI DUO PEREZ COMPANC AND MAPELLI TAKE ADAC GT MASTERS WIN AT ZANDVOORT
The winners of Saturday’s ADAC GT Masters race at Zandvoort were Ezequiel Perez Companc (24, RA) and Marco Mapelli (31, ITA, both GRT Grasser Racing Team). The Lamborghini drivers prevailed by the relatively narrow margin of 0.703 seconds over Sheldon van der Linde (19, ZA) and Kelvin van der Linde (22, ZA, both Montaplast by Land-Motorsport) in an Audi R8 LMS and their third-placed Montaplast team-mates Jake Dennis (24, GB) and Christopher Mies (29, GER). “I am very happy about this victory,” said pole-sitter and race winner Perez Companc. “The race was very tough, as our pursuers put us under constant pressure. The fans saw a lot of wheel-to-wheel action today.”
ASTON MARTIN DELIVERS WEC FRONT-ROW PERFORMANCE ON HOME SOIL
Aston Martin Racing delivered its most competitive showing of the season with the new Vantage GTE by qualifying an impressive second and third fastest in the GTE Pro class for the 6 Hours of Silverstone.
THIRD AND FIFTH WEC ROWS FOR FERRARI AT SILVERSTONE
The five Ferraris competing in the 6 Hours of Silverstone, the third round of the 2018/2019 Super Season of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), didn’t have an easy qualifying. In the GTE-Pro class, the 488 GTEs of reigning world champion team AF Corse will start from rows three and five with cars no. 71 and no. 51 respectively. In the GTE-Am class the Prancing Horse cars took third and fourth row, with the 488 GTE no. 54 of Spirit of Race best-placed.
SILVERSTONE STARTS WELL FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing made a constructive start to the 6 Hours of Silverstone event when practice began in Great Britain for the third round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
Turner Brothers Lead SOS Into Doubleheader Weekend
Cory Turner leads the SOS championship points standings heading into this weekend's events, while Cory's brother Ryan Turner is just 22 points behind. 2013 champ Chris Jones is third in the standings, followed by 2016 & 2017 champ Dylan Westbrook, Jamie Turner, Shawn Sliter, Steve Lyons, 2001 & 2006 champ Warren Mahoney, Frank Baranowski, and Paul Pekkonen. Both Cory and Ryan Turner have already scored SOS wins this season, along with Dylan Westbrook.
