Telitz sees similarities, rapid growth in co-driver Pedersen’s transition to GT racing
Vasser Sullivan Racing’s newfound partnership of longstanding veteran Aaron Telitz and newest co-driver Benjamin Pedersen is already off to winning ways after just three rounds. The duo, driving the #12 Lexus RC F GT3, delivered a GTD class victory in IMSA’s round earlier this month at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. It not only stood […]
IMSA BoP shift boosts all GTP cars for Laguna Seca – except Aston Martin
The other GTP manufacturers are reeling in Aston Martin a little bit: BoP breaks for almost every manufacturer ahead of the upcoming round at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey. Following the tight corners of Long Beach, where heavier weight might not be as much of a problem, the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship heads to the hilly […]
IMSA Laguna Seca: Penske-Porsche seal 1-2 victory
The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport piloted by Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell ended a three-race winning run by the team’s sister car with an impressive victory at Laguna Seca. Jaminet and Campbell, who have had to watch teammates in the #7 car of Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy win the opening three rounds of the […]
Penske Porsche #6 wins close IMSA SportsCars race at Laguna Seca
The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport piloted by Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell ended a three-race winning run by the team’s sister car with an impressive victory at Laguna Seca. Jaminet and Campbell, who have had to watch teammates in the #7 car of Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy win the opening three rounds of the […]
A brief look inside Porsche’s IMSA efforts with Patrick Long
Walking around the IMSA paddock with a sports car legend like Patrick Long is an exercise in fascinating patience. Even though the two-time Le Mans class winning, three-time ALMS championship-winning Porsche factory driver is four years post-retirement, it’s like Long never left racing. Fans, former teammates, and old colleagues all stop and chat, and Long […]
Sauber F1 team looking to find Pourchaire a new IndyCar seat
The Sauber Formula 1 team is looking to find reserve driver Theo Pourchaire a new home in IndyCar after being dropped by Arrow McLaren. Last week it was announced Arrow McLaren had signed a multi-year deal with Nolan Siegel to run its #6 Chevrolet from last weekend’s Laguna Seca round onwards. The news came only […]
Porsche beats Cadillac after late-race Tandy pass
Tandy (Porsche Penske Motorsport 963) passed Cadillac’s Jack Aitken inside the final dozen minutes of the 2h40m event that was run for GTP and GTD machinery only. The win was Roger Penske’s 100th victory in sportscar competition. Sebastien Bourdais, having whirled the Chip Ganassi-run Cadillac V-Series.R to a new track record in qualifying, led the […]
Bourdais pips Derani for pole in Cadillac 1-2
Bourdais beat the sister Cadillac Racing entry of Pipo Derani and Philipp Eng’s BMW in the quickfire 15-minute qualifying session, ahead of this weekend’s 2h40m event that is being run for GTP and GTD machinery only. Derani’s #31 Action Express-run Cadillac V-Series.R had taken pole in each of the trio of preceding races, but its […]
BMW beats Cadillac to quickest time in FP2
Eng, whose BMW is run by Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, beat Sebastien Bourdais (Cadillac V-Series.R) and the second BMW of Connor De Phillippi in the 90-minute practice session. This weekend’s 2h40m event is being run for GTP and GTD machinery only. After the Porsche Penske Motorsport 963s of Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr swapped the […]