Porsche’s six GTP championship titles at Road Atlanta
Porsche left its lasting mark on the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season at Road Atlanta by winning a total of six GTP titles in both IMSA SportsCar Championship and IMSA Michelin Endurance Cups.
Porsche #7 secures Michelin Cups at 8 Hour mark
Porsche Penske Motorsport #7 clinch the three IMSA Michelin Endurance Cups in GTP class, being first at 8 hour mark.
Porsche success at Motul Petit Le Mans - 4 hours
Porsche clinch Manufacturer’s Championship and Porsche Penske Motorsport #7 takes an almost definitive lead on the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup with both Porsche 963 leading 1-2 after four hours.
Aitken, Keating, Heinrich, Andrews clinched pole
Jack Aitken, Ben Keating and Laurin Heinrich scored pole in today’s three qualifying sessions at Road Atlanta ahead Motul Petit Le Mans. Scott Andrews clinched GTD pole honors during the combined GTD/GTD Pro session.
Petit Le Mans Thursday practices
Sébastien Bourdais dominated today’s day practices at Road Atlanta for the last round of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup and the IMSA SportsCar Championship ahead Motul Petit Le Mans.
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup ahead Road Atlanta
The IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup is still very open with several contenders in each class. With 5 points earned at the four-, eight-and 10-hour marks of the race the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC) is much more open than IMSA SportsCar Championship ahead Road Atlanta.
IMSA SportsCar Championship ahead Road Atlanta
The IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship is still open in each class ahead of the last round at Road Atlanta. We review the top contenders per class.
Bourdais on pole for Battle on the Bricks
#01 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac will start from pole for Sunday’s Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway thanks to Sebastien Boudais setting the fastest lap during qualifying.
Louis Deletraz set fastest lap of combined sessions
Louis Deletraz led the second practice and combined sessions ahead of qualifying for Sunday’s Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Five drivers did set a best lap under the 1:16 mark.
Jaminet fastest at Indianapolis practice 1
Mathieu Jaminet with #6 Porsche 963 did set the fastest lap during this morning practice
IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup standings
The “Battle On The Bricks” will be contested for the first time over six hours. This means that the race will count towards the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup for the first time, alongside the events in Daytona, Sebring, Watkins Glen and at Road Atlanta.
Penske Porsche leads championships ahead next battle
Ahead of the Battle on The Bricks, eighth round of the GTP Weathertech Sportcar Championship at Indianapolis, Porsche leads Cadillac with 89 points. In teams and drivers championships, both Porsche teams are leading the two Cadillac teams with both Acura still in contention.
Cadillac and Toyota the defeated at Fuji
Both Cadillac Racing and Toyota Gazoo Racing went through frustrations at Fuji despite fighting for the lead.
Cadillac earns first WEC pole position at Fuji
At Fuji, the Hyperpole field was separated by .688 of a second with Cadillac earning its first pole, two Toyota in first and second row and a first second row for BMW in P3.
Cadillac Racing expands to 3 V-Series.R in IMSA
Cadillac Racing announced that its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship program will expand to three Cadillac V-Series.R race cars beginning with the start of the 2025 season welcoming the return of Wayne Taylor Racing along with reigning IMSA GTP champion Action Express Racing.
Two Ferrari 499P in front row of Lone Star Le Mans
Two Ferrari 499P in front row of Lone Star Le Mans with #51, driven by Antonio Giovinazzi in pole and AF Corse 499P #83, driven by Robert Kubica.
3 Ferrari drivers in top 5 of Friday practices
Giovinazi, Fuoco and Kubrick got their respective Ferrari 499P in top 5 today with both works drivers topping the fastest lap per driver.
Cadillac Racing returns to Circuit of The Americas
Cadillac is currently 7th in the FIA Hypercar World Endurance Manufacturer’s Championship ahead of Lone Star Le Mans (COTA) .
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA now official
Cadillac Racing announced today that its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar program will expand to a two-car factory program to be named Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA beginning with the start of the 2025 season.
Intense battle ends with Porsche 1-2 at Road America
Both factory Porsche 963 teams executed a perfect strategy saving fuel in the second half of the race, so that Mathieu Jaminet in the #6 car and Felipe Nasr in the #7 ended 1-2.
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