2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend
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The 2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend was a sports car race held at Road America near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on August 4, 2024. It was the eighth round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Preview
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023.[1] It was the eleventh consecutive time the IMSA SCC hosted a race at Road America. The 2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend was the eighth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA.[2] The race was held at the fourteen-turn 4.048 mi (6.515 km) Road America on August 4, 2024.[2]
Standings before the race
Preceding the event, the GTP Drivers' Championship was led by Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr with 2044 points, 93 points ahead of the duo of Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande. Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy sat in third, a further 39 points behind.[3] Felipe Fraga and Gar Robinson were leading the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 1308 points, 12 points ahead of Nick Boulle and Tom Dillmann, who won the previous race at Mosport Park. Ryan Dalziel sat in third, 135 points behind Fraga and Robinson.[3] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship was led by Laurin Heinrich and Sebastian Priaulx, with 1955 points. They were 98 points ahead of second-placed Ross Gunn.[3] The GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Philip Ellis and Russell Ward with 2090 points. They sat 340 points ahead of second-placed Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher in second.[3] The Teams' Championships were led by Porsche Penske Motorsport, Riley, AO Racing, and Winward Racing, respectively, whilst the Manufacturers' Championships were led by Porsche in GTP and GTD Pro and Mercedes-AMG in GTD.[3]
Entry list
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The entry list was revealed on July 24, 2024, and featured 47 entries: 10 entries in GTP, 12 entries in LMP2, 10 entries in GTD Pro, and 15 entries in GTD. The No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca did not participate in the event after the CrowdStrike incident two weeks prior to the event. Furthermore, JDC–Miller MotorSports entered an additional Oreca in the LMP2 class for Scott Andrews and Gerry Knaut, whilst Tõnis Kasemets replaced Lance Willsey in the No. 33 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier.[4] For the second time this season, Conquest Racing fielded an additional car in the GTD Pro class: the No. 35 Ferrari was driven by Giacomo Altoè and Daniel Serra. The No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche returned to the GTD field after missing the previous round, whilst Triarsi Competizione fielded their No. 023 Ferrari for drivers Alessio Rovera and Onofrio Triarsi.[5] Kenton Koch replaced Mike Skeen behind the wheel of the No. 32 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes, whilst Sandy Mitchell replaced Kyle Marcelli behind the wheel of the No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini.[6]
Practice
There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday, one on Friday afternoon and one on Saturday morning. The first session lasted 90 minutes on Friday afternoon while the second session on Saturday morning lasted 90 minutes.[8]
Qualifying
Saturday's afternoon qualifying session was broken into three sessions, with one session for the GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD classes, which lasted 15 minutes each. The rules dictated that all teams nominated a driver to qualify their cars, with the Pro-Am LMP2 class requiring a Bronze rated driver to qualify the car.[8] The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order. IMSA then arranged the grid to put GTPs ahead of the LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD cars.[9]
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTP | 10 |  Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti |
 Filipe Albuquerque |
1:48.601 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | GTP | 40 | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti |
Jordan Taylor |
1:48.863 | +0.262 | 2 |
| 3 | GTP | 01 | Cadillac Racing |
 Renger van der Zande |
1:48.920 | +0.319 | 3 |
| 4 | GTP | 5 |  Proton Competition Mustang Sampling |
 Gianmaria Bruni |
1:49.392 | +0.791 | 4 |
| 5 | GTP | 31 | Whelen Cadillac Racing |
 Pipo Derani |
1:49.408 | +0.807 | 5 |
| 6 | GTP | 25 | BMW M Team RLL |
Connor De Phillippi |
1:49.445 | +0.844 | 6 |
| 7 | GTP | 6 | Porsche Penske Motorsport |
 Nick Tandy |
1:49.465 | +0.864 | 7 |
| 8 | GTP | 85 | JDC–Miller MotorSports |
Richard Westbrook |
1:49.745 | +1.144 | 8 |
| 9 | GTP | 7 | Porsche Penske Motorsport |
Dane Cameron |
1:49.976 | +1.375 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 99 | AO Racing |
P. J. Hyett |
1:53.738 | +5.137 | 11‡ |
| 11 | LMP2 | 2 | United Autosports USA |
Ben Keating |
1:54.110 | +5.509 | 12 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 22 | United Autosports USA |
Dan Goldburg |
1:54.129 | +5.528 | 13 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 52 |  Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports |
Nick Boulle |
1:54.303 | +5.702 | 14 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 88 | Richard Mille AF Corse |
 Luis Pérez Companc |
1:54.317 | +5.716 | 15 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 11 |  TDS Racing |
Steven Thomas |
1:54.688 | +6.087 | 16 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 20 |  MDK by High Class Racing |
Dennis Andersen |
1:55.459 | +6.858 | 17 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 33 | Sean Creech Motorsport |
 Tõnis Kasemets |
1:55.662 | +7.061 | 18 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 74 | Riley |
Gar Robinson |
1:56.322 | +7.721 | 221 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 8 | Tower Motorsports |
 John Farano |
1:58.055 | +9.454 | 19 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 79 | JDC–Miller MotorSports |
Gerry Kraut |
1:58.333 | +9.732 | 20 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 18 | Era Motorsport |
Stuart Wiltshire |
1:58.536 | +9.935 | 21 |
| 22 | GTD Pro | 4 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |
Nicky Catsburg |
2:02.198 | +13.597 | 23‡ |
| 23 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |
Alexander Sims |
2:02.392 | +13.791 | 24 |
| 24 | GTD Pro | 35 | Conquest Racing |
Giacomo Altoè |
2:02.729 | +14.128 | 25 |
| 25 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan |
Jack Hawksworth |
2:02.912 | +14.311 | 26 |
| 26 | GTD Pro | 64 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports |
Mike Rockenfeller |
2:02.913 | +14.312 | 27 |
| 27 | GTD Pro | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports |
Oliver Jarvis |
2:03.023 | +14.422 | 28 |
| 28 | GTD Pro | 1 | Paul Miller Racing |
Madison Snow |
2:03.363 | +14.762 | 29 |
| 29 | GTD Pro | 23 | Heart of Racing Team |
 Alex Riberas |
2:03.384 | +14.783 | 30 |
| 30 | GTD Pro | 65 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports |
Dirk Müller |
2:03.443 | +14.842 | 31 |
| 31 | GTD Pro | 77 | AO Racing |
Julien Andlauer |
2:03.588 | +14.987 | 32 |
| 32 | GTD | 32 | Korthoff/Preston Motorsports |
Mikaël Grenier |
2:03.634 | +15.033 | 33‡ |
| 33 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team |
Zacharie Robichon |
2:03.764 | +15.163 | 34 |
| 34 | GTD | 023 | Triarsi Competizione |
Onofrio Triarsi |
2:03.841 | +15.240 | 35 |
| 35 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport |
Patrick Gallagher |
2:03.981 | +15.380 | 36 |
| 36 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing |
Russell Ward |
2:04.150 | +15.549 | 37 |
| 37 | GTD | 45 | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti |
 Danny Formal |
2:04.276 | +15.675 | 38 |
| 38 | GTD | 55 | Proton Competition |
Giammarco Levorato |
2:04.303 | +15.702 | 39 |
| 39 | GTD | 34 | Conquest Racing |
Manny Franco |
2:04.304 | +15.703 | 40 |
| 40 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan |
Frankie Montecalvo |
2:04.369 | +15.768 | 41 |
| 41 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing |
Brendan Iribe |
2:04.529 | +15.928 | 42 |
| 42 | GTD | 78 | Forte Racing |
Misha Goikhberg |
2:04.877 | +16.276 | 43 |
| 43 | GTD | 120 | Wright Motorsports |
Adam Adelson |
2:05.194 | +16.593 | 44 |
| 44 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing |
Sheena Monk |
2:05.720 | +17.119 | 45 |
| 45 | GTD | 86 | MDK Motorsports |
 Kerong Li |
2:06.509 | +17.908 | 46 |
| 46 | GTD | 13 | AWA |
Orey Fidani |
2:07.340 | +18.739 | 47 |
| 47 | GTP | 24 | BMW M Team RLL |
No Time Established | 10 | ||
| Sources:[10][11] | |||||||
- 1 The No. 74 Riley entry was moved to the back of its class after changing the engine of the car.
