Watkins Glen 6 Hours 2019 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen		Date: 30.6.2019
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:	37
Practiced:	37
Qualified:	37
Started:	36
Finished:	30

Classes:	Pract	Start
Daytona Prototype International	11	11
Le Mans Prototype 2	2	2
Grand Touring Le Mans	8	8
Grand Touring Daytona	16	15

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 28-29/6
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 29/6
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	55	Mazda RT24-P	Tincknell / Pla / Bomarito
Le Mans Prototype 2:	52	Oreca 07 Gibson	Aubry / McMurry / Lux
Grand Touring Le Mans:	911	Porsche 991 RSR	Tandy / Pilet
Grand Touring Daytona:	86	Acura NSX GT3	Hindman / Farnbacher / Marks
Leaders:
laps 1-22:	77	Mazda DPi
lap 23:	55	Mazda DPi
lap 24:	7	Acura DPi
laps 25-28:	5	Cadillac DPi
laps 29-59:	55	Mazda DPi
laps 60-70:	77	Mazda DPi
laps 71-83:	55	Mazda DPi
lap 84:	10	Cadillac DPi
laps 85-94:	77	Mazda DPi
laps 95-105:	55	Mazda DPi
lap 106:	10	Cadillac DPi
laps 107-118:	77	Mazda DPi
laps 119-128:	55	Mazda DPi
laps 129-142:	77	Mazda DPi
laps 143-156:	55	Mazda DPi
laps 157-164:	77	Mazda DPi
laps 165-183:	6	Acura DPi
laps 184-188:	55	Mazda DPi
laps 189-190:	6	Acura DPi
laps 191-211:	55	Mazda DPi
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	55	Mazda RT24-P	Olivier Pla (F)	1:29.657	219.708 km/h	lap 127
Le Mans Prototype 2:	52	Oreca 07 Gibson	Matthew McMurry (USA)	1:33.042	211.714 km/h	lap 172
Grand Touring Le Mans:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Antonio Garcia (E)	1:41.563	193.952 km/h	lap 168
Grand Touring Daytona:	86	Acura NSX GT3	Mario Farnbacher (D)	1:44.910	187.764 km/h	lap 155
Pole Positions:
Overall:	77	Mazda RT24-P	Oliver Jarvis (GB)	1:29.639	219.751 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	52	Oreca 07 Gibson	Gabriel Aubry (F)	1:31.735	214.730 km/h
Grand Touring Le Mans:	3	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	Antonio Garcia (E)	1:40.799	195.421 km/h
Grand Touring Daytona:	86	Acura NSX GT3	Trent Hindman (USA)	1:44.978	187.641 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Cadillac (6), Porsche (5), Acura (4), BMW (3), Lamborghini (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Cadillac (6), Porsche (5), Acura (4), BMW (3), Lamborghini (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Cadillac DPi-V.R (6), Porsche 991 GT3 R (3), Lamborghini Huracán (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (45), GB (11), D (7), F (5), CDN (5), BR (4), CH (3), CO (2), FIN (2), DK (2), P (2), NL (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (69%), front-engined (22%), rear-engined (9%)
Average engine size:	4567 cc (with regard to 36% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5224 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Bill Auberlen (51), Oliver Gavin (47), Jan Magnussen (46)
Youngest known drivers:	Ricardo Feller (19), Matthew McMurry (22), René Binder (27)
Female drivers:	Katherine Legge, Christina Nielsen

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