IMSA Laguna Seca 2019 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Monterey SportsCar Championship Powered by McLaren		Date: 15.9.2019
Track: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (United States), 3.602 kms	Organiser: unknown
IMSA Laguna Seca
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (round 11)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	15>05
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	2 hours 40 minutes
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	32
Practiced:	32
Qualified:	32
Started:	31
Finished:	30

Classes:	Pract	Start
Daytona Prototype International	10	10
Le Mans Prototype 2	2	2
Grand Touring Le Mans	8	8
Grand Touring Daytona	12	11

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 13-14/9
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 14/9
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	6	Acura ARX-05	Montoya / Cameron
Le Mans Prototype 2:	52	Oreca 07 Gibson	Kellett / McMurry
Grand Touring Le Mans:	66	Ford GT	Hand / Müller
Grand Touring Daytona:	48	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lewis / Sellers
Leaders:
laps 1-25:	7	Acura DPi
laps 26-28:	77	Mazda DPi
laps 29-41:	7	Acura DPi
laps 42-55:	6	Acura DPi
lap 56:	10	Cadillac DPi
laps 57-60:	77	Mazda DPi
laps 61-121:	6	Acura DPi
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	6	Acura ARX-05	Juan Pablo Montoya (CO)	1:16.6610	169.1356 km/h	lap 5
Le Mans Prototype 2:	38	Oreca 07 Gibson	Kyle Masson (USA)	1:19.1710	163.7733 km/h	lap 101
Grand Touring Le Mans:	4	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Tommy Milner (USA)	1:22.4980	157.1685 km/h	lap 62
Grand Touring Daytona:	63	Ferrari 488 GT3	Toni Vilander (FIN)	1:25.4010	151.8255 km/h	lap 35
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Acura ARX-05	Ricky Taylor (USA)	1:15.0350	172.8001 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	52	Oreca 07 Gibson	Dalton Kellett (CDN)	1:17.6180	167.0499 km/h
Grand Touring Le Mans:	24	BMW M8 GTE	Jesse Krohn (FIN)	1:21.5570	158.9823 km/h
Grand Touring Daytona:	48	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Corey Lewis (USA)	1:24.9620	152.6109 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Cadillac (5), Acura (4), BMW (3), Porsche (3), Mazda (2), Oreca (2), Ford (2), Chevrolet (2), Lamborghini (2), Lexus (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Cadillac (5), Acura (4), BMW (3), Porsche (3), Mazda (2), Gibson (2), Ford (2), Chevrolet (2), Lamborghini (2), Lexus (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Cadillac DPi-V.R (5), Acura ARX-05 (2), Mazda RT24-P (2), Oreca 07 (2), Ford GT (2), BMW M8 (2), Chevrolet Corvette C7 (2), Porsche 991 RSR (2), Lamborghini Huracán (2), Acura NSX (2)
Driver nationalities:	USA (28), GB (8), CDN (5), D (2), DK (2), F (2), FIN (2), NL (2), BR (2), P (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (70%), front-engined (25%), rear-engined (5%)
Average engine size:	4365 cc (with regard to 45% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5150 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Bill Auberlen (51), Ben Keating (48), Oliver Gavin (47)
Youngest known drivers:	Matthew McMurry (22), Tom Blomqvist (26), Pipo Derani (26)
Female drivers:	Katherine Legge, Christina Nielsen

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