2021 6 Hours of The Glen
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The 2021 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen was an endurance sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on June 27th, 2021. This race was the fifth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the third round of the 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup.
Background[]
The race marked IMSA's return to Watkins Glen after the previous year's edition of the event was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the cancellation of the scheduled event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park prompting the running of the WeatherTech 240, the six hour race became the first of two races in as many weeks at the track.[1]
On June 18, 2021, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event.[2] In DPi, The Acura and Cadillac received slight fuel capacity reductions at one and two liters respectively, while the Mazda featured a 3.6 kW horsepower increase. The two GT classes saw minor adjustments, with the GTLM-class Porsche receiving a 10 kg weight reduction, while the Aston Martin received a 7.1 kW horsepower decrease and a two liter fuel capacity decrease after winning the previous round at Belle Isle.
Entries[]
A total of 38 cars took part in the event, split across five classes. 7 cars were entered in DPi, 5 in LMP2, 7 in LMP3, 5 in GTLM, and 14 in GTD. The pre-event entry list contained 40 entries, but both Sean Creech Motorsport and Forty7 Motorsports withdrew their LMP3 entries before the start of the weekend.[3]
DPi featured the expected addition of the Ally Cadillac Racing #48 alongside the six full-season entries in the class.[4] Four of the seven teams also elected to add a third driver to their lineups. In LMP2, United Autosports returned as part of their Michelin Endurance Cup schedule, while James French joined Tower Motorsport By Starworks for the first time in 2021.[5] LMP3 featured a series of additions, including Marco Andretti's addition to the Andretti Autosport entry, United Autosports' IMSA LMP3 debut, and the long-awaited first IMSA SportsCar Championship appearance for Dawson Racing.[6] GTLM saw the return of WeatherTech Racing after they missed the previous round at Detroit, while BMW Team RLL returned as part of their Endurance Cup campaign.[4] In GTD, CarBahn with Peregrine Racing added another event to their Sprint Cup schedule,[4] and NTE Sport returned after most recently appearing at Daytona in January.[7] Wright Motorsports also announced prior to the event that Trent Hindman would replace Ryan Hardwick as Patrick Long's co-driver for the remainder of the season.[4]
Qualifying[]
Ricky Taylor secured overall pole for the event. Steven Thomas won the pole in LMP2, while Austin McCusker scored pole in LMP3. Antonio García started first in GTLM, and Kyle Kirkwood took pole in GTD.[8]
Qualifying results[]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .
Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | DPi | 10 | Konica Minolta Acura | Ricky Taylor | 1:30.022 | _ | 1![]() |
2 | DPi | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Dane Cameron | 1:30.141 | +0.119 | 2 |
3 | DPi | 01 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Renger van der Zande | 1:30.637 | +0.615 | 3 |
4 | DPi | 48 | Ally Cadillac Racing | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:30.671 | +0.649 | 4 |
5 | DPi | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Pipo Derani | 1:30.824 | +0.802 | 5 |
6 | DPi | 55 | Mazda Motorsports | Oliver Jarvis | 1:31.075 | +1.053 | 6 |
7 | DPi | 5 | JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing | Tristan Vautier | 1:31.324 | +1.302 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | 11 | WIN Autosport | Steven Thomas | 1:35.304 | +5.282 | 8![]() |
9 | LMP2 | 52 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | Ben Keating | 1:35.322 | +5.300 | 9 |
10 | LMP2 | 18 | Era Motorsport | Dwight Merriman | 1:38.455 | +8.433 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsport by Starworks | John Farano | 1:38.481 | +8.459 | 11 |
12 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports | James McGuire | 1:39.510 | +9.488 | 12 |
13 | LMP3 | 2 | United Autosports | Austin McCusker | 1:40.404 | +10.382 | 13![]() |
14 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Antonio García | 1:40.944 | +10.922 | 20![]() |
15 | LMP3 | 36 | Andretti Autosport | Jarett Andretti | 1:40.974 | +10.952 | 14 |
16 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner | 1:41.318 | +11.296 | 21 |
17 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi | 1:41.357 | +11.335 | 22 |
18 | LMP3 | 54 | CORE Autosport | George Kurtz | 1:41.501 | +11.479 | 15 |
19 | LMP3 | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Dan Goldburg | 1:41.798 | +11.776 | 16 |
20 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | John Edwards | 1:41.932 | +11.910 | 23 |
21 | LMP3 | 84 | Dawson Racing | Theodor Olsen | 1:42.256 | +12.234 | 17 |
22 | GTLM | 79 | WeatherTech Racing | Cooper MacNeil | 1:42.363 | +12.341 | 24 |
23 | LMP3 | 74 | Riley Motorsports | Gar Robinson | 1:43.100 | +13.078 | 18 |
24 | LMP3 | 91 | Riley Motorsports | Jim Cox | 1:43.263 | +13.241 | 19 |
25 | GTD | 14 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Kyle Kirkwood | 1:45.539 | +15.517 | 25![]() |
26 | GTD | 16 | Wright Motorsports | Trent Hindman | 1:45.849 | +15.827 | 26 |
27 | GTD | 42 | NTE Sport | Jaden Conwright | 1:45.853 | +15.831 | 27 |
28 | GTD | 28 | Alegra Motorsports | Daniel Morad | 1:45.997 | +15.975 | 28 |
29 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 1:46.051 | +16.029 | 29 |
30 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan Racing | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:46.265 | +16.243 | 30 |
31 | GTD | 39 | CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing | Tyler McQuarrie | 1:46.294 | +16.272 | 31 |
32 | GTD | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Corey Lewis | 1:46.512 | +16.490 | 32 |
33 | GTD | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Zach Robichon | 1:46.550 | +16.528 | 33 |
34 | GTD | 19 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Misha Goikhberg | 1:47.070 | +17.048 | 34 |
35 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing | Mikaël Grenier | 1:47.087 | +17.065 | 35 |
36 | GTD | 23 | Heart of Racing Team | Ian James | 1:47.500 | +17.478 | 36 |
37 | GTD | 88 | Team Hardpoint EBM | Rob Ferriol | 1:48.563 | +18.541 | 37 |
38 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports | John Potter | 1:48.909 | +18.887 | 38 |
Sources:[9][10][11][12] |
Results[]
Class winners are denoted in bold and .
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | DPi | 55 | ![]() |
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Mazda RT24-P | 200 | 6:00:04.522![]() |
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
2 | DPi | 60 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-05 | 200 | +0.965 |
Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6 | |||||||
3 | DPi | 10 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-05 | 200 | +9.392 |
Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6 | |||||||
4 | DPi | 31 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 200 | +18.268 |
Cadillac 5.5L V8 | |||||||
5[a] | DPi | 48 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 200 | +53.216 |
Cadillac 5.5L V8 | |||||||
6 | DPi | 01 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 199 | Did Not Finish |
Cadillac 5.5L V8 | |||||||
7 | DPi | 5 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | 199 | +1 Lap |
Cadillac 5.5L V8 | |||||||
8 | LMP2 | 11 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 196 | +4 Laps![]() |
Gibson 4.2L GK428 V8 | |||||||
9 | LMP2 | 52 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 196 | +4 Laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
10 | LMP2 | 22 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 193 | +7 Laps |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
11 | GTLM | 3 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 187 | +13 Laps![]() |
Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | |||||||
12 | GTLM | 24 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | 187 | +13 Laps |
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
13 | GTLM | 25 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | 187 | +13 Laps |
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8 | |||||||
14 | GTLM | 4 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 187 | +13 Laps |
Chevrolet 5.5L V8 | |||||||
15 | LMP3 | 74 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | 186 | +14 Laps![]() |
Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
16 | LMP3 | 54 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | 186 | +14 Laps |
Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
17 | LMP3 | 91 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | 186 | +14 Laps |
Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
18 | LMP3 | 36 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | 185 | +15 Laps |
Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
19 | LMP3 | 2 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | 183 | +17 Laps |
Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
20 | GTD | 96 | ![]() |
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BMW M6 GT3 | 179 | +21 Laps![]() |
BMW 4.4L Turbo V8 | |||||||
21 | GTD | 1 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 179 | +21 Laps |
Lamborghini 5.2L V10 | |||||||
22 | GTD | 23 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | 179 | +21 Laps |
Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
23 | GTD | 42 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS Evo | 179 | +21 Laps |
Audi 5.2L V10 | |||||||
24 | GTD | 28 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 179 | +21 Laps |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 | |||||||
25 | GTD | 14 | ![]() |
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Lexus RC F GT3 | 179 | +21 Laps |
Lexus 5.0L V8 | |||||||
26 | GTD | 9 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 179 | +21 Laps |
Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | |||||||
27 | GTD | 16 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 179 | +21 Laps |
Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | |||||||
28 | GTD | 39 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS Evo | 179 | +21 Laps |
Audi 5.2L V10 | |||||||
29 | GTD | 88 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | 179 | +21 Laps |
Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | |||||||
30 | GTD | 12 | ![]() |
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Lexus RC F GT3 | 179 | +21 Laps |
Lexus 5.0L V8 | |||||||
31 | LMP3 | 84 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | 178 | +22 Laps |
Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
32 | GTD | 44 | ![]() |
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Acura NSX GT3 Evo | 147 | +53 Laps |
Acura 3.5L Turbo V6 | |||||||
33 | LMP2 | 8 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 146 | Did Not Finish |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
34 | LMP2 | 18 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 85 | Did Not Finish |
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 | |||||||
35 | GTD | 19 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | 73 | Did Not Finish |
Lamborghini 5.2L V10 | |||||||
36 | GTD | 75 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | 62 | Did Not Finish |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 | |||||||
37 | LMP3 | 38 | ![]() |
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Ligier JS P320 | 31 | Did Not Finish |
Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | |||||||
38 | GTLM | 79 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR-19 | 3 | Did Not Finish |
Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 | |||||||
Source:[13] |
- ^ The #48 Ally Cadillac Racing entry received a 35-second time penalty for failing to serve a drive-through penalty. This demoted the entry from fourth to fifth in class.
References[]
- ^ "WeatherTech 240 At The Glen Set for Friday, July 2". imsa.com. April 7, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "TB-IWSC-21-21-WGI-6hr-BoP-Tables-06182021.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. June 18, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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- ^ "03_Results_Qualifying - LMP2-DPi Position - Points.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "03_Results_Qualifying - LMP3 Position - Points.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Points - GTLM - Position - Points.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Position.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). June 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
External links[]
- 2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season
- 2021 in sports in New York (state)
- June 2021 sports events in the United States