Watkins Glen 6 Hours 2018 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen		Date: 1.7.2018
Track: Watkins Glen International (United States), 5.472 kms	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 6 Hours
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (round 6)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	9:45
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	42
Practiced:	42
Qualified:	42
Started:	42
Finished:	32

Classes:	Pract	Start
Prototype	16	16
Grand Touring Le Mans	8	8
Grand Touring Daytona	18	18

No Photos Yet 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 29-30/6
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 30/6
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	99	Oreca 07 Gibson	Simpson / Goikhberg / Miller
Grand Touring Le Mans:	66	Ford GT	Hand / Müller
Grand Touring Daytona:	96	BMW M6 GT3	Yount / Palttala / Machavern
Leaders:
laps 1-21:	6	Acura ARX-05
lap 22:	99	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 23-24:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 25-46:	6	Acura ARX-05
laps 47-48:	99	Oreca 07 Gibson
lap 49:	7	Acura ARX-05
laps 50-52:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 53-69:	6	Acura ARX-05
laps 70-73:	7	Acura ARX-05
laps 74-78:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 79-83:	7	Acura ARX-05
laps 84-93:	6	Acura ARX-05
laps 94-97:	99	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 98-104:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 105-116:	6	Acura ARX-05
laps 117-119:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 120-142:	6	Acura ARX-05
laps 143-147:	32	Ligier JSP217 Gibson
laps 148-166:	6	Acura ARX-05
laps 167-168:	10	Cadillac DPi-V.R
laps 169-177:	54	Oreca 07 Gibson
laps 178-179:	10	Cadillac DPi-V.R
laps 180-202:	99	Oreca 07 Gibson
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Acura ARX-05	Ricky Taylor (USA)	1:33.4240	210.8482 km/h	lap 57
Grand Touring Le Mans:	67	Ford GT	Richard Westbrook (GB)	1:42.8720	191.4830 km/h	lap 7
Grand Touring Daytona:	15	Lexus RC F GT3	Jack Hawksworth (GB)	1:45.6730	186.4071 km/h	lap 10
Pole Positions:
Overall:	32	Ligier JS P217 Gibson	Paul di Resta (GB)	1:32.3560	213.2864 km/h
Grand Touring Le Mans:	67	Ford GT	Richard Westbrook (GB)	1:41.9480	193.2195 km/h
Grand Touring Daytona:	15	Lexus RC F GT3	Jack Hawksworth (GB)	1:44.4990	188.5025 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Acura (6), Oreca (4), Cadillac (4), Porsche (4), BMW (3), Mercedes-AMG (3), Ferrari (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Gibson (6), Acura (6), Cadillac (4), Porsche (4), BMW (3), Mercedes-AMG (3), Ferrari (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 07 (4), Cadillac DPi-V.R (4), Acura NSX (4)
Driver nationalities:	USA (46), GB (14), D (8), BR (6), F (6), CO (5), CDN (4), DK (3), AUS (2), FIN (2), NL (2), P (2), ZA (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (71%), front-engined (23%), rear-engined (6%)
Average engine size:	4353 cc (with regard to 42% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5084 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Scott Sharp (50), Don Yount (50), Bill Auberlen (50)
Youngest known drivers:	Phil Hanson (19), Matthew McMurry (21), Paul di Resta (22)
Female drivers:	Katherine Legge, Christina Nielsen

Official Race Programme:

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