2024 Motul Course de Monterey

The 2024 Motul Course de Monterey (formally known as the 2024 Motul Course de Monterey powered by Hyundai N) was a sports car race held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, on May 12, 2024. It was the fourth round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

The layout of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where the race will be held

Background edit

Preview edit

 
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023.[1] It will be the 11th consecutive year the race is a part of the IMSA SCC. The 2024 Motul Course de Monterey will be the fourth of eleventh scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA.[2] The race was held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi (3.602 km) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on May 12, 2024.[2]

Standings before the race edit

Before the race, Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1032 points, 58 points ahead of Long Beach race winners Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande. Jack Aitken and Pipo Derani were a further 19 points behind, sitting in third place.[3] GTD Pro did not participate in the Long Beach round, so the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship was led by James Calado, Davide Rigon, and Daniel Serra, with 722 points. They were 98 points ahead of Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow, and Neil Verhagen in second.[3] The GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Philip Ellis and Russell Ward with 987 points, 185 points ahead of second-placed Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher. Parker Thompson were third, 195 points behind Ellis and Ward.[3] Cadillac, Lexus, and Mercedes-AMG were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, whilst Porsche Penske Motorsport, Risi Competizione, and Winward Racing each led their respective Teams' Championships.[3]

Entry list edit

No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2
GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) (10 entries)
01   Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R   Sébastien Bourdais   Renger van der Zande
5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Porsche 963   Gianmaria Bruni   Bent Viscaal[4]
6   Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963   Mathieu Jaminet   Nick Tandy
7   Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963   Dane Cameron   Felipe Nasr
10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06   Filipe Albuquerque   Ricky Taylor
24   BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8   Philipp Eng   Jesse Krohn
25   BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8   Connor De Phillippi   Nick Yelloly
31   Whelen Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R   Jack Aitken   Pipo Derani
40   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06   Louis Delétraz   Jordan Taylor
85   JDC–Miller MotorSports Porsche 963   Tijmen van der Helm   Richard Westbrook
GTD Pro (GT Daytona Pro) (9 entries)
1   Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3   Bryan Sellers   Madison Snow
3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Antonio García   Alexander Sims
4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Nicky Catsburg   Tommy Milner
9   Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Oliver Jarvis   Marvin Kirchhöfer
14   Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3   Ben Barnicoat   Jack Hawksworth
23   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Mario Farnbacher   Ross Gunn
64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3   Mike Rockenfeller   Harry Tincknell
65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3   Joey Hand   Dirk Müller
77   AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Laurin Heinrich   Sebastian Priaulx
GTD (GT Daytona) (15 entries)
12   Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3   Frankie Montecalvo   Parker Thompson
13   AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R   Matt Bell   Orey Fidani
27   Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo   Roman De Angelis   Spencer Pumpelly
32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Mikaël Grenier   Mike Skeen
34   Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3   Albert Costa   Manny Franco
43   Andretti Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Jarett Andretti   Gabby Chaves
45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Danny Formal   Kyle Marcelli
55   Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3   Giammarco Levorato   Corey Lewis
57   Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo   Philip Ellis   Russell Ward
66   Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22   Stevan McAleer   Sheena Monk
70   Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo   Brendan Iribe   Frederik Schandorff
78   Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2   Misha Goikhberg   Loris Spinelli
86   MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Anders Fjordbach   Kerong Li
120   Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)   Adam Adelson   Elliott Skeer
557   Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3   Robby Foley   Patrick Gallagher
Source:[5][6]

Qualifying edit

Qualifying results edit

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.

Pos. Class No. Entry Driver Time Gap Grid
1 GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais 1:12.445 1‡
2 GTP 31   Whelen Cadillac Racing   Pipo Derani 1:12.557 +0.112 2
3 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Philipp Eng 1:12.649 +0.204 3
4 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Mathieu Jaminet 1:12.664 +0.219 4
5 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi 1:12.704 +0.259 5
6 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Dane Cameron 1:12.771 +0.326 6
7 GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Ricky Taylor 1:12.905 +0.460 7
8 GTP 40   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Louis Delétraz 1:13.084 +0.639 8
9 GTP 85   JDC–Miller MotorSports   Tijmen van der Helm 1:13.184 +0.739 9
10 GTP 5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling   Bent Viscaal 1:13.314 +0.869 10
11 GTD Pro 4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Nicky Catsburg 1:19.727 +7.282 11‡
12 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Antonio García 1:20.038 +7.593 12
13 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Marvin Kirchhöfer 1:20.244 +7.799 13
14 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan   Jack Hawksworth 1:20.431 +7.986 14
15 GTD Pro 77   AO Racing   Sebastian Priaulx 1:20.473 +8.028 15
16 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Mario Farnbacher 1:20.667 +8.222 16
17 GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Danny Formal 1:20.866 +8.421 17‡
18 GTD 557   Turner Motorsport   Patrick Gallagher 1:20.995 +8.550 18
19 GTD Pro 1   Paul Miller Racing   Madison Snow 1:21.003 +8.559 19
20 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Russell Ward 1:21.051 +8.574 20
21 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Spencer Pumpelly 1:21.051 +8.606 21
22 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan   Frankie Montecalvo 1:21.074 +8.629 22
23 GTD 32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports   Mike Skeen 1:21.088 +8.643 23
24 GTD Pro 64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Mike Rockenfeller 1:21.136 +8.691 24
25 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Misha Goikhberg 1:21.335 +8.890 25
26 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe 1:21.353 +8.908 26
27 GTD 34   Conquest Racing   Manny Franco 1:21.823 +9.378 27
28 GTD Pro 65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Dirk Müller 1:21.921 +9.476 28
29 GTD 55   Proton Competition   Corey Lewis 1:22.051 +9.606 29
30 GTD 43   Andretti Motorsports   Jarett Andretti 1:22.346 +9.901 30
31 GTD 120   Wright Motorsports   Adam Adelson 1:22.458 +10.013 31
32 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Sheena Monk 1:22.563 +10.118 32
33 GTD 13   AWA   Orey Fidani 1:23.294 +10.849 33
34 GTD 86   MDK Motorsports   Kerong Li 1:23.437 +10.992 34
Sources:[7][8]

Race edit

Post-race edit

The final results kept Cameron and Nasr atop the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1357 points, 50 ahead of second-place finishers Aitken and Derani, who in turn, were a further 38 points in front of Bourdais and van der Zande.[9] With 981 points, Heinrich and Priaulx's victory allowed them to take the lead of the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship. Fifth-place finishers García and Sims advanced from eighth to fifth while the absent Serra, Rigon, and Calado dropped to tenth.[9] Ellis and Ward's victory allowed them to extend their advantage to 213 points over second-place finishers Foley and Gallagher in the GTD Drivers' Championship.[9] Cadillac and Mercedes-AMG continued to top their respective Manufactures' Championships while Porsche took the lead of the GTD Pro Manufactures' Championship. Porsche Penske Motorsport and Winward Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships while AO Racing became the leader of the GTD Pro Teams' Championship with seven rounds remaining.[9]

Race results edit

Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Mathieu Jaminet
  Nick Tandy
Porsche 963 119 2:40:09.438‡
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
2 GTP 31   Whelen Cadillac Racing   Jack Aitken
  Pipo Derani
Cadillac V-Series.R 119 +5.764
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
3 GTP 7   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Dane Cameron
  Felipe Nasr
Porsche 963 119 +34.673
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
4 GTP 40   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Louis Delétraz
  Jordan Taylor
Acura ARX-06 119 +43.445
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
5 GTP 01   Cadillac Racing   Sébastien Bourdais
  Renger van der Zande
Cadillac V-Series.R 119 +45.608
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
6 GTP 10   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Filipe Albuquerque
  Ricky Taylor
Acura ARX-06 119 +46.150
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
7 GTP 25   BMW M Team RLL   Connor De Phillippi
  Nick Yelloly
BMW M Hybrid V8 119 +47.615
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
8 GTP 85   JDC-Miller MotorSports   Tijmen van der Helm
  Richard Westbrook
Porsche 963 119 +1:17.343
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
9 GTP 24   BMW M Team RLL   Philipp Eng
  Jesse Krohn
BMW M Hybrid V8 118 +1 Lap
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
10 GTP 5   Proton Competition Mustang Sampling   Gianmaria Bruni
  Bent Viscaal
Porsche 963 118 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
11 GTD Pro 77   AO Racing   Laurin Heinrich
  Sebastian Priaulx
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 111 +8 Laps‡
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
12 GTD Pro 9   Pfaff Motorsports   Oliver Jarvis
  Marvin Kirchhöfer
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
13 GTD Pro 4   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Nicky Catsburg
  Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 111 +8 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
14 GTD Pro 14   Vasser Sullivan   Ben Barnicoat
  Jack Hawksworth
Lexus RC F GT3 111 +8 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
15 GTD 57   Winward Racing   Philip Ellis
  Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps‡
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
16 GTD Pro 3   Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports   Antonio García
  Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 111 +8 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
17 GTD Pro 23   Heart of Racing Team   Mario Farnbacher
  Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
18 GTD 557   Turner Motorsport   Robby Foley
  Patrick Gallagher
BMW M4 GT3 111 +8 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
19 GTD 120   Wright Motorsports   Adam Adelson
  Elliott Skeer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 111 +8 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
20 GTD 32   Korthoff/Preston Motorsports   Mikaël Grenier
  Mike Skeen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
21 GTD 45   Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti   Danny Formal
  Kyle Marcelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 110 +9 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
22 GTD Pro 1   Paul Miller Racing   Bryan Sellers
  Madison Snow
BMW M4 GT3 110 +9 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
23 GTD Pro 65   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Joey Hand
  Dirk Müller
Ford Mustang GT3 110 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
24 GTD Pro 64   Ford Multimatic Motorsports   Mike Rockenfeller
  Harry Tincknell
Ford Mustang GT3 110 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
25 GTD 27   Heart of Racing Team   Roman De Angelis
  Spencer Pumpelly
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
26 GTD 55   Proton Competition   Giammarco Levorato
  Corey Lewis
Ford Mustang GT3 110 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
27 GTD 78   Forte Racing   Misha Goikhberg
  Loris Spinelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 110 +9 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
28 GTD 12   Vasser Sullivan   Frankie Montecalvo
  Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 109 +10 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
29 GTD 43   Andretti Motorsports   Jarett Andretti
  Gabby Chaves
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 109 +10 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
30 GTD 13   AWA   Matt Bell
  Orey Fidani
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 109 +10 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
31 GTD 66   Gradient Racing   Stevan McAleer
  Sheena Monk
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 109 +10 Laps
Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6
32 GTD 86   MDK Motorsports   Anders Fjordbach
  Kerong Li
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 109 +10 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
33 GTD 70   Inception Racing   Brendan Iribe
  Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 109 +10 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
34
DNF
GTD 34   Conquest Racing   Albert Costa
  Manny Franco
Ferrari 296 GT3 79 Did Not Finish
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
Source:[10]

Standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ Bradley, Charles (August 4, 2023). "IMSA reveals 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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  4. ^ Euwema, Davey (May 7, 2024). "Viscaal to Make IMSA Debut in Proton GTP Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  5. ^ O'Connell, RJ (May 1, 2024). "34 Cars In Course de Monterey Entry List". Dailysportscar. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Dagys, John (May 1, 2024). "34 Entries for Laguna Seca". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Alkamel Systems. May 15, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
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