DISAPPOINTMENT FOR PAUL MILLER RACING NORTH OF THE BORDER
It was a disappointing fifth place finish for Paul Miller Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park after getting caught out on strategy by a final-hour yellow flag.
BMW M TEAM RLL FINISHES FIFTH IN GTD PRO AT CTMP
The No. 25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M4 GT3, driven by Connor De Phillippi and John Edwards, finished fifth in today’s Chevrolet Grand Prix, the sixth round of the 2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The team looked to the two-hour-and-forty-minute race, at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, to bounce back from the disappointment of having the win at Watkins Glen taken away due to a drive time penalty, but any hope of getting back to the GTD PRO class podium was eliminated after the right rear wheel and tire fell off the car on lap five. Edwards, who had started from the third position, got the car back to the pits, but with almost one lap lost the team’s day was over. The remaining 106 laps of the race were uneventful ones as Edwards recovered to run as high as fourth before pitting for De Phillippi on lap 60.
LATE CHARGE TO FOURTH FOR WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING AT CTMP
Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr combined to give Whelen Engineering Racing a fourth-place finish in Sunday’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The result sees the duo remain firmly in the DPi points fight with only three races remaining as the team looks to defend its 2018 IMSA Championship.
MUSTANG SAMPLING RACING CADILLAC SIDELINED IN FINAL LAPS AT CTMP
After running sixth with 10 minutes remaining in Sunday’s Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix, a late clutch issue sidelined the Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac in the closing laps of the seventh IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race of the season.
CONSISTENCY PROVES PIVOTAL FOR HEINRICHER RACING WITH SIXTH PLACE FINISH AT CTMP
Bia Figueiredo and Katherine Legge secured a sixth-place finish for the No. 57 Caterpillar Acura NSX GT3 in the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix presented by Acura on Sunday.
BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES P2 AND P4 AT CTMP; TURNER MOTORSPORT BMW M6 GT3 WINS GT DAYTONA CLASS
BMW Team RLL finished second and fourth in today’s two-hour-and-forty-minute IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix presented by Acura. John Edwards and Jesse Krohn scored the runner-up finish after starting from the pole position, finishing 1.778 seconds behind the winning Porsche 911 RSR. The result was the first podium of the season for the No. 24 BMW M8 GTE and moves BMW back to second place in GTLM class manufacturer points standings. Tom Blomqvist and Connor De Phillippi finished fourth in the No. 25 BMW M8 GTE, less than nine seconds behind their teammates.
NEXT STOP FOR HEINRICHER RACING: ACURA SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE AT CTMP
Katherine Legge and Bia Figueiredo will team up in the No. 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer Shank Racing Caterpillar Acura NSX GT3 for the Mobil 1 Sports Car Grand Prix presented by Acura at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) this Sunday.
PR1/MATHIASEN GOING FOR THIRD WIN IN CANADA
Bowmanville, Ontario – PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports is going into Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix Presented By Acura with their LMP2 entry and two Prototype Challenge entries as part of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
MEYER SHANK RACING HEADS TO CTMP WITH IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
Coming off of a big victory at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen last weekend, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) heads straight into the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) race weekend for the Mobil 1 Sports Car Grand Prix presented by Acura on Sunday. The Acura sponsored race weekend marks the sixth race on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship schedule for the GTD category.
AFS/PR1 MATHIASEN MOTORSPORTS TAKES 9TH PLACE IN CANADA
What looked to be a very promising weekend for AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports turned to be riddled with obstacles at the seventh round of the 2018 IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship resulting in a 9th place finish.
PAUL MILLER RACING EXTENDS IMSA CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD IN CANADA
Paul Miller Racing produced another outstanding race performance this weekend at the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix, extending the championship points lead in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s GTD class. The No. 48 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 finished in fourth place at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, awarding drivers Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow their sixth consecutive top-five finish of the 2018 season.
WHELEN ENGINEERING RACING TAKES THIRD AT CTMP
Felipe Nasr and Eric Curran extended the run of strong performances for Whelen Engineering at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) after taking third place in the CTMP SportsCar Grand Prix on Sunday.
PERFECTLY-TIMED PIT STOP SENDS No. 67 FORD GT OF BRISCOE, WESTBROOK TO VICTORY AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK
Some IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races are won on the track and some are won in the pits.
TEAM PENSKE IMSA CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK RACE REPORT
No. 6 Acura ARX-05 DPi – Dane Cameron/Juan Pablo Montoya
BMW TEAM RLL FINISHES SEVENTH AND EIGHTH AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK
BMW Team RLL finished the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix, at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, in the seventh and eighth positions in the GTLM class, the result belying a race that saw both BMW M8 GTE machines lead some portion of the contest.
STRONG PERFORMANCE OF THE PORSCHE 911 RSR IN CANADA GOES UNREWARDED
Porsche concluded round six of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in Bowmanville/Canada on positions four and six after a long time in the lead. With the #911 Porsche 911 RSR, the duo Patrick Pilet from France and Britain’s Nick Tandy narrowly missed out on a podium finish in fourth place. During Saturday’s qualifying, Tandy set a new lap record for GTLM vehicles in the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and posted pole position. Sharing driving duties in the sister car was the current winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours, Laurens Vanthoor from Belgium, and New Zealander Earl Bamber. Both Porsche 911 RSR racers were at times looking good for a one-two finish, but were thwarted by many safety car phases and bad luck with the strategy. After round six of the season, Porsche ranks third in the manufacturers’ classification of the GTLM class.
CORVETTE RACING IN CANADA: DOUBLE PODIUM FINISH IN GTLM FOR CORVETTE C7.RS
Corvette Racing’s pair of Chevrolet Corvettes both finished on the class podium Sunday at the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It marked the team’s first double podium of the season and allowed both Corvette C7.Rs to gain positions in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) points standings of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
MEYER SHANK RACING FIGHTS TO FINISH TOUGH RACE IN CANADA
After 107 laps of flat-out, door-to-door racing, the Meyer Shank Racing squad fought to a fifth and sixth place result, keeping the team in the championship hunt.
WEATHERTECH RACING FINISHES EIGHTH IN CANADA
WeatherTech Racing drivers Cooper MacNeil (Hinsdale, Ill.) and Jeff Segal (Miami, Fla.) finished eighth in today’s running of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP).
TeamTGM GAINS CHAMPIONSHIP MOMENTUM AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK
TeamTGM staged a comeback at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Saturday as both team entries finished the Canadian Motorsport Park 120.
