2020 IMSA SportsCar Weekend

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The 2020 IMSA SportsCar Weekend was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 2nd, 2020. This race was the fourth round of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the third round of the 2020 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

After a 21-minute weather-induced red flag sandwiched between 22 minutes of full-course caution, the race was won by the #7 team of Hélio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor, while the LMP2 class victory was taken by the DragonSpeed entry of Henrik Hedman and Ben Hanley. The GTLM class was won by Antonio García and Jordan Taylor of Corvette Racing, the team's third consecutive victory. AIM Vasser Sullivan also claimed their third consecutive victory, as Frankie Montecalvo and Townsend Bell scored their first class victory of the season.[1]

Background[]

The race was the third for the series after returning from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the first besides the Rolex 24 which was included on the series' initial pre-pandemic schedule. Fans were allowed to be present at the event, but the garage area was restricted to essential team personnel, when it's typically open to fans.[2] The Mazda duo of Jonathan Bomarito and Harry Tincknell entered the race as defending champions.[2]

On July 24, 2020, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin, highlighting the BoP for the race.[3] In DPi, the Acura ARX-05 and Mazda RT24-P received weight reductions, while the Cadillac DPi-V.R and Mazda also received reductions in fuel capacity. The Acura also received a boost increase. In GTLM, the BMW M8 GTE received a slight weight decrease and a horsepower increase, while all cars received a fuel capacity increase. The BMW also received a slight boost increase. In GTD, all cars received a fuel capacity increase, and the Ferrari saw a boost decrease. The Audi and Lamborghini saw minor horsepower increases, while the Ferrari and Lexus received almost equivalent decreases. The restrictor diameter on the Lexus was also reduced, while it was increased on the Audi and Lamborghini.

Entries[]

Further information: 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship § Entries

A total of 31 cars took part in the event, split across four classes. 8 were entered in DPi, 4 in LMP2, 6 in GTLM, and 13 in GTD. In DPi, the only change from the previous event was the return of Chris Miller to the JDC-Miller Motorsports #85 after being replaced by Stephen Simpson at Sebring.[4] Simon Trummer returned in the LMP2 class after being forced to miss the previous round due to travel restrictions. The #8 Tower Motorsport by Starworks car withdrew late in the buildup to the event.[5] GTD saw the largest difference from the previous round, as Meyer Shank Racing returned with their two entries after skipping the Sebring round.[5] Heart of Racing Team also returned for the first time since the season-opening race.[4] GEAR Racing, who had previously announced their intentions to enter the event, were not on the final entry list.[4]

Qualifying[]

Ricky Taylor claimed overall pole for the event for Acura Team Penske. Patrick Kelly started first in LMP2, while Laurens Vanthoor scored pole in GTLM. Aaron Telitz took pole position in GTD.[6]

Qualifying results[]

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by double-dagger.

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 DPi 7 Acura Team Penske Ricky Taylor 1:49.061 _ 1double-dagger
2 DPi 6 Acura Team Penske Dane Cameron 1:49.379 +0.318 2
3 DPi 55 Mazda Motorsports Harry Tincknell 1:49.607 +0.546 3
4 DPi 77 Mazda Motorsports Tristan Nunez 1:50.120 +1.059 4
5 DPi 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Ryan Briscoe 1:50.216 +1.155 5
6 DPi 5 Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller Motorsports João Barbosa 1:50.742 +1.681 6
7 DPi 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr 1:51.391 +2.330 7
8 DPi 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Chris Miller 1:51.681 +2.620 8
9 LMP2 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Patrick Kelly 1:54.474 +5.413 9double-dagger
10 LMP2 81 DragonSpeed USA Henrik Hedman 1:55.427 +6.366 10
11 LMP2 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Cameron Cassels 1:56.965 +7.904 11
12 LMP2 18 Era Motorsport Dwight Merriman 1:57.589 +8.528 12
13 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Laurens Vanthoor 2:00.590 +11.529 13double-dagger
14 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Jordan Taylor 2:00.854 +11.793 14
15 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin 2:00.904 +11.843 15
16 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Bruno Spengler 2:01.155 +12.904 16
17 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL Jesse Krohn 2:01.202 +12.141 17
18 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Frédéric Makowiecki 2:01.305 +12.244 18
19 GTD 14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Aaron Telitz 2:06.251 +17.190 19double-dagger
20 GTD 12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Frankie Montecalvo 2:07.038 +17.977 20
21 GTD 76 Compass Racing Corey Fergus 2:07.265 +18.204 21
22 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley 2:07.361 +18.300 22
23 GTD 74 Riley Motorsports Gar Robinson 2:07.911 +18.850 23
24 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Cooper MacNeil 2:07.924 +18.863 24
25 GTD 86 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Matt McMurry 2:07.942 +18.881 25
26 GTD 57 Heinricher Racing w/ MSR Curb-Agajanian Mikhail Goikhberg 2:08.118 +19.057 26
27 GTD 16 Wright Motorsports Ryan Hardwick 2:08.269 +19.208 27
28 GTD 22 Gradient Racing Till Bechtolsheimer 2:08.520 +19.459 28
29 GTD 23 Heart of Racing Team Ian James 2:08.540 +19.479 29
30 GTD 44 GRT Magnus Racing Team John Potter 2:09.822 +20.761 30
31 GTD 30 Team Hardpoint Rob Ferriol 2:10.474 +21.413 31
Source:[7]

Results[]

Class winners are denoted in bold and double-dagger.

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 DPi 7 United States Acura Team Penske Brazil Hélio Castroneves
United States Ricky Taylor 		Acura ARX-05 63 2:43:13.909double-dagger
Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6
2 DPi 10 United States Konica Minolta Cadillac Australia Ryan Briscoe
Netherlands Renger van der Zande 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 63 +0.383
Cadillac 5.5L V8
3 DPi 31 United States Whelen Engineering Racing Brazil Pipo Derani
Brazil Felipe Nasr 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 63 +4.131
Cadillac 5.5L V8
4 DPi 5 United States Mustang Sampling Racing / JDC-Miller Motorsports Portugal João Barbosa
France Sébastien Bourdais 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 63 +36.994
Cadillac 5.5L V8
5 DPi 55 Canada Mazda Motorsports United States Jonathan Bomarito
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell 		Mazda RT24-P 63 +40.192
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4
6 DPi 77 Canada Mazda Motorsports United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United States Tristan Nunez 		Mazda RT24-P 63 +4:04.486
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4
7 DPi 85 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports United States Chris Miller
France Tristan Vautier 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 62 +1 Lap
Cadillac 5.5L V8
8 LMP2 81 United States DragonSpeed USA United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Sweden Henrik Hedman 		Oreca 07 61 +2 Lapsdouble-dagger
Gibson GK428 V8
9 DPi 6 United States Acura Team Penske United States Dane Cameron
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 		Acura ARX-05 61 +2 Laps
Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6
10 GTLM 3 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
United States Jordan Taylor 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 60 +3 Lapsdouble-dagger
Chevrolet 5.5L V8
11 GTLM 4 United States Corvette Racing United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 60 +3 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5L V8
12 LMP2 38 United States Performance Tech Motorsports Canada Cameron Cassels
United States James French 		Oreca 07 60 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8
13 LMP2 18 United States Era Motorsport United States Dwight Merriman
United Kingdom Kyle Tilley 		Oreca 07 60 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8
14 GTLM 24 United States BMW Team RLL United States John Edwards
Finland Jesse Krohn 		BMW M8 GTE 60 +3 Laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
15 GTLM 911 United States Porsche GT Team France Frédéric Makowiecki
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 58 Did Not Finish
Porsche 4.2L Flat-6
16 GTLM 912 United States Porsche GT Team New Zealand Earl Bamber
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 58 +5 Laps
Porsche 4.2L Flat-6
17 GTD 12 United States AIM Vasser Sullivan United States Townsend Bell
United States Frankie Montecalvo 		Lexus RC F GT3 57 +6 Lapsdouble-dagger
Lexus 5.0L V8
18 GTD 86 United States Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Germany Mario Farnbacher
United States Matt McMurry 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 57 +6 Laps
Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
19 GTD 14 United States AIM Vasser Sullivan United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
United States Aaron Telitz 		Lexus RC F GT3 57 +6 Laps
Lexus 5.0L V8
20 GTD 63 United States Scuderia Corsa United States Cooper MacNeil
Finland Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 488 GT3 57 +6 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
21 GTD 16 United States Wright Motorsports United States Ryan Hardwick
United States Patrick Long 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 57 +6 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat-6
22 GTD 74 United States Riley Motorsports United States Lawson Aschenbach
United States Gar Robinson 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 57 +6 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8
23 GTD 96 United States Turner Motorsport United States Bill Auberlen
United States Robby Foley 		BMW M6 GT3 57 +6 Laps
BMW 4.4L Turbo V8
24 GTD 44 United States GRT Magnus Racing Team United States Andy Lally
United States John Potter 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 57 +6 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2L V10
25 GTD 76 United States Compass Racing United States Corey Fergus
United States Paul Holton 		McLaren 720S GT3 57 +6 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8
26 GTD 30 United States Team Hardpoint Spain Rob Ferriol
United States Spencer Pumpelly 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 57 +6 Laps
Audi 5.2L V10
27 GTLM 25 United States BMW Team RLL United States Connor De Phillippi
Canada Bruno Spengler 		BMW M8 GTE 55 Did Not Finish
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
28 GTD 22 United States Gradient Racing United Kingdom Till Bechtolsheimer
United States Marc Miller 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 55 +8 Laps
Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
29 LMP2 52 United States PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports United States Patrick Kelly
Switzerland Simon Trummer 		Oreca 07 54 Did Not Finish
Gibson GK428 V8
30 GTD 57 United States Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian Canada Mikhail Goikhberg
Portugal Álvaro Parente 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 48 Did Not Finish
Acura 3.5L Turbo V6
31 GTD 23 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis
United Kingdom Ian James 		Aston Martin Vantage GT3 0 Did Not Start
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V6
Source:[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Acura, Corvette, Lexus Take IMSA Class Wins at Road America". autoweek.com. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "IMSA Road America entry list features 31 cars across four divisions". motorsports.nbcsports.com. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "TB-IWSC-20-16-Road-America-BoP-Tables-07242020.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Heart of Racing Aston Returns; 32 Entries for Road America". sportscar365.com. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Entry List Notebook: IMSA SportsCar Weekend at Road America". imsa.com. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Acura, Porsche, Lexus lead Road America qualifying". racer.com. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF" (PDF). August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. ^ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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