Petit Le Mans 2022 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Motul Petit Le Mans		Date: 1.10.2022
Track: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (United States), 4.088 kms	Organiser: IMSA
Petit Le Mans
International Motor Sport Association (round 12)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	12:10
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	10 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	43
Practiced:	43
Qualified:	43
Started:	43
Finished:	35

Classes:	Pract	Start
Daytona Prototype International	7	7
Le Mans Prototype 2	6	6
Le Mans Prototype 3	8	8
Grand Touring Daytona Pro	7	7
Grand Touring Daytona	15	15

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Race notes:
total Full Course Yellow laps: 65

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 210 minutes on 29/9
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 30/9
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	60	Acura ARX-05	Blomqvist / Castroneves / Jarvis
Le Mans Prototype 2:	8	Oreca 07 Gibson	Farano / Deletraz / Pinto de Andrade
Le Mans Prototype 3:	36	Ligier JS P320 Nissan	Andretti / Chaves / Burdon
Grand Touring Daytona Pro:	14	Lexus RC F GT3	Hawksworth / Barnicoat / Kirkwood
Grand Touring Daytona:	66	Acura NSX GT3	Bechtolsheimer / Farnbacher / Simpson
Leaders:
laps 1-5:	60	Acura DPi
laps 6-63:	02	Cadillac DPi
laps 64-104:	01	Cadillac DPi
laps 105-108:	10	Acura DPi
laps 109-136:	01	Cadillac DPi
laps 137-167:	5	Cadillac DPi
laps 168-208:	10	Acura DPi
laps 209-232:	31	Cadillac DPi
lap 233:	02	Cadillac DPi
laps 234-239:	10	Acura DPi
laps 240-241:	60	Acura DPi
laps 242-262:	31	Cadillac DPi
laps 263-265:	02	Cadillac DPi
laps 266-271:	10	Acura DPi
laps 272-275:	60	Acura DPi
laps 276-296:	02	Cadillac DPi
laps 297-305:	31	Cadillac DPi
laps 306-364:	10	Acura DPi
lap 365:	60	Acura DPi
laps 366-383:	02	Cadillac DPi
lap 384:	01	Cadillac DPi
laps 385-393:	10	Acura DPi
lap 394 423:	60	Acura DPi
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	02	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Earl Bamber (NZ)	1:09.664	211.239 km/h	lap 36
Le Mans Prototype 2:	8	Oreca 07 Gibson	Louis Deletraz (CH)	1:10.887	207.594 km/h	lap 398
Le Mans Prototype 3:	74	Ligier JS P320 Nissan	Felipe Fraga (BR)	1:16.348	192.746 km/h	lap 349
Grand Touring Daytona Pro:	62	Ferrari 488 GT3	Daniel Serra (BR)	1:20.093	183.734 km/h	lap 369
Grand Touring Daytona:	70	McLaren 720S GT3	Jordan Pepper (ZA)	1:20.219	183.444 km/h	lap 318
Pole Positions:
Overall:	60	Acura ARX-05	Tom Blomqvist (GB)	1:08.555	214.656 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	11	Oreca 07 Gibson	Steven Thomas (USA)	1:11.939	204.559 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 3:	74	Ligier JS P320 Nissan	Kay van Berlo (NL)	1:15.517	194.867 km/h
Grand Touring Daytona Pro:	14	Lexus RC F GT3	Jack Hawksworth (GB)	1:18.835	186.665 km/h
Grand Touring Daytona:	1	BMW M4 GT3	Madison Snow (USA)	1:19.118	185.997 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Oreca (6), Ligier (6), Cadillac (5), Acura (3), BMW (3), Porsche (3), Aston Martin (3), Mercedes-AMG (3), Ferrari (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (8), Gibson (6), Cadillac (5), Acura (3), BMW (3), Porsche (3), Aston Martin (3), Mercedes-Benz (3), Ferrari (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 07 (6), Ligier JS P320 (6), Cadillac DPi-V.R (5)
Driver nationalities:	USA (47), GB (19), CDN (8), D (8), DK (5), F (5), BR (4), CO (3), AUS (3), B (3), I (3), NL (3), NZ (3), P (3)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (67%), front-engined (25%), rear-engined (8%)
Average engine size:	4686 cc (with regard to 30% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5248 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Ari Balogh (58), George Kurtz (57), Steven Thomas (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Josh Pierson (16), Tyler Maxson (18), Nicolas Pino (18)
Female drivers:	Katherine Legge

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