IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship: Renger van der Zande e Kevin Magnussen vemcem em Detroit

A dupla formada pelo holandes Renger van der Zande e o dinamarques Kevin Magnussen (Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing/Cadillac DPi) venceu o Detroit Grand Prix, no The Raceway at Belle Isle, em Detroit, quarta etapa da IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship.

Saindo da pole-position van der Zande e Magnussen dominaram a prova, liderando 64, das 66 voltas disputadas. No final da prova, de 1h40m de duração e disputada toda em bandeira verde, a dupla do Cadillac #01 venceu com apenas 0s573 de vantagem sobre a dupla brasileira Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani (Whelen Engineering Racing/Cadillac DPi).

A dupla formada pelo norte-americano Ricky Taylor e o portugues Filipe Albuquerque (Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 /Acura DPi) completou o pódio no geral, e na classe DPi.

Pela classe GTLM vitória da dupla Nick Tandy Tommy Milner (Corvette Racing /Corvette C8.R).

Pela classe GTD vitória da dupla Ross Gunn Roman DeAngelis (Heart of Racing Team/Aston Martin Vantage GT3).

A proxima etapa, as Seis Horas de Watkins Glen, com as quatro categorias, acontece no dia 27 de junho.

Final:

1 Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac Cadillac DPi 66
2 Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani Whelen Engineering Racing Whelen Engineering / Cadillac / Lucas Oil Cadillac DPi 66
3 Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 Konica Minolta Acura DPi 66
4 Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell Mazda Motorsports Mazda DPi 66
5 Tristan Vautier Loic Duval Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller Motorsports Mustang Sampling / Cadillac / Misahara / Galp Cadillac DPi 66
6 Olivier Pla Dane Cameron Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian SiriusXM / AutoNation / Acura Type S / Curb Records Acura DPi 66
7 Nick Tandy Tommy Milner Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R 63
8 Antonio Garcia Jordan Taylor Corvette Racing Corvette C8.R 63
9 Ross Gunn Roman DeAngelis Heart of Racing Team The Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT3 62
10 Misha Goikhberg Marco Mapelli GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 62
11 Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller Gradient Racing Unit Nutrition / HPD Acura NSX GT3 62
12 Jack Hawksworth Aaron Telitz Vasser Sullivan Rice Lake Weighing Systems Lexus RCF GT3 62
13 Frankie Montecalvo Townsend Bell Vasser Sullivan Bayshore Recycling Lexus RCF GT3 62
14 Madison Snow Bryan Sellers Paul Miller Racing Total Lubricants / UIS / Paul Miller Auto Group Lamborghini Huracan GT3 62
15 Kenny Habul Mikael Grenier Sun Energy 1 Mercedes AMG GT3 62
16 Robby Foley III Bill Auberlen Turner Motorsport Liqui Moly / H&R Springs BMW M6 GT3 55
17 Jeff Kingsley Mario Farnbacher Compass Racing Richard Mille / Honda Performance Development / Motul / Race Day Foundation Acura NSX GT3 50
18 Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada Alegra Motorsports InSync Healthcare Solutions Mercedes AMG GT3 28
19 Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge Team Hardpoint EBM Richard Mille / Champion Porsche / GridRival.com Porsche 911 GT3 R 3
Desc Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Menlo / Accel Audi R8 LMS GT3 62