2021 Petit Le Mans

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The 2021 Petit Le Mans (known as the 2021 MOTUL Petit Le Mans for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on November 13, 2021. It was the 12th and final race in the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the 4th race of the 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup. The race was held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. This race was the last ever race for the GTLM Class.

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Background

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, where the race was held. 2008 Petit LeMans Day1 Oct 1 (2916817202).jpg
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in September 2020. It was the eighth consecutive year it was part of the IMSA SCC, and 24th Petit Le Mans. [1] The 2021 Petit Le Mans was final of 2021's IMSA sports car endurance races, and the last of four races of the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC). [2] The race took place at the 12-turn, 2.540-mile (4.088 km) Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.

The 2021 running marked the event's return to the final calendar spot on the schedule following the wholesale schedule changes that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. [3] The 2021 edition underwent a date change of its own, being postponed from its traditional early-October spot to the weekend of November 13th. [4] The event featured support from four of IMSA's supporting series; the Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA Prototype Challenge, Porsche Carrera Cup North America, and Mazda MX-5 Cup. [5]

On November 3, 2021, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event. [6] In GTLM, the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R received a one-liter reduction in fuel capacity, while in GTD the 2021 debut of the McLaren required its addition to the BoP table.

This would be the final race for entry Mazda Motorsports as Mazda was stepping back from all racing activities following the 2021 season with the exception of the Mazda MX-5 Cup. [7] Also making its farewell was the GTLM class which in 2022 would be replaced by the new GTD Pro class. [8]

Before the race, Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor led the DPi Drivers' Championship with 3071 points, ahead of Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr in second with 3052 points. [9] In LMP2, Mikkel Jensen and Ben Keating led the Drivers' Championship with 1807 points, ahead of Tristan Nunez and Steven Thomas. [9] With 1800 points, Gar Robinson led the LMP3 Drivers' Championship, 50 points ahead of Jon Bennett and Colin Braun. [9] Antonio García and Jordan Taylor led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 3269 points, 127 points ahead of Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy. [9] With 2938 points, the GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Zacharie Robichon and Laurens Vanthoor, ahead of Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers. [9] Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Porsche were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while WTR-Konica Minolta Acura, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Riley Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Pfaff Motorsports each led their own Teams' Championships. [9]

Entries

A total of 43 cars took part in the event, split across five classes. 7 were entered in DPi, 5 in LMP2, 10 in LMP3, 6 in GTLM, and 15 in GTD.

In DPi, the expected addition of the Endurance Cup effort from Ally Cadillac Racing was present, while Hélio Castroneves replaced Olivier Pla as Meyer Shank Racing's third driver. [10] In LMP2, United Autosports returned to complete their scheduled Endurance Cup campaign. In GTLM the pair of BMW Team RLL M8s returned for the Endurance Cup, WeatherTech Racing also added a second entry, which alongside its own full time entry and the two Corvettes boosted the class to six entries for its last ever race. LMP3 saw its largest grid of the season with ten cars, which included a series debut for FastMD Racing. [11] Returns for United Autosports, Forty7 Motorsports, Jr III Racing (whose lineup included former IndyCar driver Spencer Pigot), [12] and WIN Autosport [13] helped to boost the class to its record-breaking entry number. GTD also featured a number of changes, including the first appearance of the season for the McLaren 720S GT3, fielded by Inception Racing. [14] NTE Sport and Gilbert/Korthoff Motorsports also returned as part of their selective 2021 calendars, as did Alegra Motorsports, who added Mercedes-AMG factor driver Daniel Juncadella to their lineup. [15] Winward Racing also returned for the first time since their class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona, [16] while the Heart of Racing Team dropped their second entry. [17]

Just hours before the race, Earl Bamber stepped in for Kevin Magnussen in Chip Ganassi Racing's DPi-class entry after Magnussen fell ill. [18]

Practice

There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, all three one on Thursday. The first session on Thursday morning lasted one hour. The second session on Thursday afternoon lasted 75 minutes. The final session on Thursday evening lasted 90 minutes. [19]

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 9:20 am ET on Thursday and ended with Felipe Nasr topping the charts for Whelen Engineering Racing, with a lap time of 1:09.508, ahead of the No. 01 Cadillac of Renger van der Zande. [20] Gabriel Aubry set the fastest time in LMP2. [21] Colin Braun was fastest in LMP3 with a time of 1:15.916. [22] The GTLM class was topped by the No. 97 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Frédéric Makowiecki with a time of 1:16.726. Mathieu Jaminet was second in the sister No. 79 WeatherTech Racing entry and Antonio García rounded out the top 3. [20] Bill Auberlen set the fastest time in GTD. [21] The session was red flagged twice. 33 minutes into the session, the No. 55 Mazda RT24-P of Jonathan Bomarito stopped at turn eight due to a mechanical issue. [20] 15 minutes later, Steven Thomas in the No. 11 WIN Autosport entry stopped just before turn ten. [20]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1DPi31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr 1:09.508_
2DPi01 Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing Renger van der Zande 1:09.758+0.250
3DPi60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Dane Cameron 1:10.094+0.586
Sources: [23] [24]

Practice 2

The second practice session took place at 2:20 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Harry Tincknell topping the charts for Mazda Motorsports, with a lap time of 1:09.356, 0.044 seconds faster than Felipe Nasr's No. 31 Cadillac. [25] Mikkel Jensen set the fastest time in LMP2. [26] Dylan Murry was fastest in LMP3 with a time of 1:16.413. [25] The GTLM class was topped by the No. 4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R of Nick Tandy with a time of 1:16.938. Kévin Estre was second fastest in the No. 97 WeatherTech Racing entry and Mathieu Jaminet rounded out the top 3. [27] Robby Foley was fastest in GTD. [27] The session was red flagged three times for on-track incidents. The No. 8 Oreca of John Farano collided with Jan Heylen's Porsche at turn twelve and brought out the first red flag. [25] [26] The No. 36 Andretti Autosport Ligier JS P320 of Oliver Askew stopped on track resulting in the sessions second red flag. The final stoppage came when Jim Cox spun the No. 91 Ligier at turn 10a and got beached. [25]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1DPi55 Mazda Motorsports Harry Tincknell 1:09.356_
2DPi31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr 1:09.400+0.044
3DPi5 JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing Sébastien Bourdais 1:09.571+0.215
Sources: [28] [29]

Practice 3

The third and final practice session took place at 6:30 pm ET on Thursday and ended with Tristan Vautier topping the charts for JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing, with a lap time of 1:10.796, ahead of The No. 01 Cadillac of Kevin Magnussen. [30] Mikkel Jensen set the fastest time in LMP2. [31] Rasmus Lindh was fastest in LMP3 with a time of 1:16.605. [32] The GTLM class was topped by the No. 97 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Frédéric Makowiecki with a time of 1:17.253. Mathieu Jaminet was second in the sister No. 79 WeatherTech Racing entry and Jesse Krohn rounded out the top 3. [31] Jack Hawksworth was fastest in GTD. [32]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1DPi5 JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing Tristan Vautier 1:10.796_
2DPi01 Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing Kevin Magnussen 1:10.822+0.026
3DPi55 Mazda Motorsports Scott Dixon 1:11.427+0.631
Sources: [33] [34]

Qualifying

Felipe Nasr (pictured in 2015) helped take the No. 31 Cadillac's fifth pole position of 2021. Felipe Nasr 2015 Malaysia.jpg
Felipe Nasr (pictured in 2015) helped take the No. 31 Cadillac's fifth pole position of 2021.

Qualifying was broken into four sessions. [19] The first was for cars in GTD class. Madison Snow qualified on pole driving the No. 1 car for Paul Miller Racing, beating Benjamin Hites in the No. 42 NTE Sport entry. Robby Foley was third in the No. 96 BMW followed by Aaron Telitz in the No. 14 Lexus. [35]

The second session was for cars in the GTLM and GTD classes. Jesse Krohn qualified on pole in GTLM driving the No. 24 car for BMW Team RLL, beating Matt Campbell in the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing entry by just over five-tenths of a second. [36] Jack Hawksworth set the fastest time in the GTD points paying session and earned 35 championship points. [35]

The third session was for cars in the LMP3 class. Niklas Krütten qualified on pole for the class driving the No. 2 car for United Autosports, besting Rasmus Lindh in the Performance Tech Motorsports entry. [35]

The final session of qualifying was for cars in the DPi and LMP2 classes. Felipe Nasr took overall pole for the event driving the No. 31 car for Whelen Engineering Racing, beating Harry Tincknell in the Mazda Motorsports entry. Nasr reduced Albuquerque and Taylor's points lead to eight points heading into the race. [37] Ben Keating qualified on pole in LMP2 driving the PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Oreca. [36]

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGapGrid
1DPi31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr 1:08.678_1
2DPi55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell 1:08.693+0.0152
3DPi5 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 1:08.848+0.1703
4DPi01 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen 1:08.879+0.2017 [lower-alpha 1]
5DPi60 Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron 1:08.920+0.2424
6DPi48 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Cadillac Racing Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi 1:09.165+0.4875
7DPi10 Flag of the United States.svg WTR-Konica Minolta Acura Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque 1:09.328+0.6506
8LMP252 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating 1:12.229+3.5518
9LMP211 Flag of the United States.svg WIN Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas 1:12.583+3.9059
10LMP218 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Merriman 1:13.070+4.39210
11LMP28 Flag of the United States.svg Tower Motorsport By Starworks Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Farano 1:14.289+5.61111
12LMP222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of the United States.svg James McGuire1:14.814+6.13612
13GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn 1:15.226+6.54823
14LMP32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Krütten 1:15.664+6.98613
15GTLM79 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Campbell 1:15.738+7.06024
16LMP338 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh 1:15.750+7.07214
17GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García 1:15.930+7.25225
18GTLM97 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of France.svg Frederic Makowiecki 1:16.004+7.32626
19GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy 1:16.051+7.37327
20LMP336 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Jarett Andretti 1:17.122+8.44415
21LMP391 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jim Cox1:17.403+8.72516
22LMP374 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson 1:17.535+8.85717
23LMP37 Flag of the United States.svg Forty7 Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefan Rzadzinski 1:17.793+9.11518
24LMP340 Flag of the United States.svg FastMD Racing Flag of the United States.svg Max Hanratty1:18.112+9.43419
25LMP330 Flag of the United States.svg Jr III Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ari Balogh1:19.071+10.39320
26GTD1 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow 1:19.272+10.59429
27GTD42 Flag of the United States.svg NTE Sport Flag of Chile.svg Benjamin Hites1:19.273+10.59530
28GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley 1:19.295+10.61731
29GTD14 Flag of the United States.svg Vasser Sullivan Racing Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 1:19.308+10.63043 [lower-alpha 2]
30GTD12 Flag of the United States.svg Vasser Sullivan Racing Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Montecalvo 1:19.456+10.77832
31GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg HTP Winward Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Russell Ward 1:19.661+10.98333
32GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hindman 1:19.722+11.04434
33GTD9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pfaff Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zacharie Robichon 1:19.791+11.11335
34GTD70 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Schandorff1:19.800+11.12236
35GTD28 Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad 1:19.846+11.16837
36GTD19 Flag of Austria.svg GRT Grasser Racing Team Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Misha Goikhberg 1:20.068+11.39038
37GTD88 Flag of the United States.svg Team Hardpoint Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis1:20.079+11.40139
38GTD32 Flag of the United States.svg Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Guy Cosmo 1:20.353+11.67540
39GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Heart Of Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James 1:20.554+11.87642 [lower-alpha 3]
40GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi 1:21.299+12.62128
41GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg John Potter 1:21.317+12.63941 [lower-alpha 4]
LMP354 Flag of the United States.svg CORE Autosport Did Not Participate21
LMP383 Flag of the United States.svg WIN AutosportNo Time Established22 [lower-alpha 5]
Sources: [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]
  1. The no. 01 Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing entry was moved to the rear of the DPi classification after the team elected to change starting driver after qualifying.
  2. The no. 14 Vasser-Sullivan Racing entry was moved to the rear of the GTD classification for violating competition rules regarding the car's ride height.
  3. The no. 23 Heart of Racing Team entry was moved to the rear of the GTD classification after the team elected to change tires after qualifying.
  4. The no. 44 Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports entry was moved to the rear of the GTD classification after the team elected to change tires after qualifying.
  5. The no. 83 WIN Autosport entry was moved to the rear of the LMP3 classification after the team elected to change tires after qualifying.

Race

Post-race

Derani and Nasr took the DPi Drivers' Championship with 3407 points. They were 11 points ahead of Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor. [43] With 2162 points, Jensen and Keating won the LMP2 Drivers' Championship, 136 points ahead of Nunez and Thomas in second. [43] With 2176 points, Robinson won the LMP3 Drivers' Championship, 186 points ahead of Bennett and Braun. [43] Antonio García and Jordan Taylor took the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 3549 points. They were 101 points ahead of Milner and Tandy in second. MacNeil was third with 3356 points and Campbell was fourth with 2084 points. [43] With 3284 points, Robichon and Vanthoor won the GTD Drivers' Championship, 121 points ahead of Sellers and Snow in second. De Angelis and Gunn were third position with 3111 points and Long was fourth with 2943 points. [43] Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Porsche won their respective Manufactures' Championships while Whelen Engineering Racing, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Riley Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Pfaff Motorsports won their respective Teams' Championships. [43]

Results

Class winners denoted in bold and with

PosClassNo.Team / EntrantDriversChassisLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1DPi55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell
Mazda RT24-P 41010:00:38.581
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
2DPi31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway
Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr
Cadillac DPi-V.R 410+3.297
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
3DPi10 Flag of the United States.svg Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Acura ARX-05 410+3.702
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
4DPi48 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Cadillac Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson
Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi
Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud
Cadillac DPi-V.R 410+30.681
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
5DPi01 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Cadillac DPi-V.R 409+1 Lap
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
6LMP28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tower Motorsports by Starworks Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Farano
Flag of the United States.svg James French
Oreca 07 407+3 Laps
Gibson Technology GK428 V8
7LMP252 Flag of the United States.svg PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Scott Huffaker
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating
Oreca 07 407+3 Laps
Gibson Technology GK428 V8
8LMP211 Flag of the United States.svg WIN Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Merrill
Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Thomas
Oreca 07 406+4 Laps
Gibson Technology GK428 V8
9LMP222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd
Flag of the United States.svg James McGuire
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Smith
Oreca 07 405+5 Laps
Gibson Technology GK428 V8
10DPi60 Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya
Acura ARX-05 399+11 Laps
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
11LMP374 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Andrews
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Fraga
Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson
Ligier JS P320 391+19 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
12LMP330 Flag of the United States.svg Jr III Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ari Balogh
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot
Ligier JS P320 390+20 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
13GTLM79 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Campbell
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Jaminet
Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Porsche 911 RSR-19 390+20 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
14GTLM97 Flag of the United States.svg WeatherTech Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Christensen
Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR-19 390+20 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
15GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards
Flag of Brazil.svg Augusto Farfus
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn
BMW M8 GTE 389+21 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
16LMP391 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Bleekemolen
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Cox
Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Murray
Ligier JS P320 387+23 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
17
DNF
GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 381Collision damage
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
18LMP340 Flag of the United States.svg FastMD Racing Flag of the United States.svg Todd Archer
Flag of the United States.svg Max Hanratty
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Vance
Duqueine M30 - D08 381+29 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
19GTD23 Flag of the United States.svg Heart of Racing Team Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roman De Angelis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Gunn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian James
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 378+32 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
20GTD9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pfaff Motorsports Flag of Germany.svg Lars Kern
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zacharie Robichon
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R 378+32 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21GTD12 Flag of the United States.svg Vasser Sullivan Racing Flag of the United States.svg Robert Megennis
Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Montecalvo
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach
Lexus RC F GT3 377+33 Laps
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
22GTD28 Flag of the United States.svg Alegra Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Michael de Quesada
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Morad
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 377+33 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
23GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hindman
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
Porsche 911 GT3 R 376+34 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg Magnus Racing w/ Archangel Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally
Flag of the United States.svg John Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Acura NSX GT3 Evo 376+34 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
25GTD1 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Corey Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 365+45 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
26GTD88 Flag of the United States.svg Team Hardpoint Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis
Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ferriol
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge
Porsche 911 GT3 R 359+51 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
27LMP37 Flag of the United States.svg Forty7 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kvamme
Flag of Peru.svg Rodrigo Pflucker
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefan Rzadzinski
Duqueine M30 - D08 356+54 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
28
DNF
DPi5 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais
Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier
Cadillac DPi-V.R 341Gearbox
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
29LMP32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Gamble
Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Krütten
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Meyrick
Ligier JS P320 308+102 Laps
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
30GTD42 Flag of the United States.svg NTE Sport Flag of the United States.svg Jaden Conwright
Flag of Chile.svg Benjamin Hites
Flag of the United States.svg Don Yount
Audi R8 LMS Evo 286+124 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
31
DNF
LMP354 Flag of the United States.svg CORE Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Jon Bennett
Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg George Kurtz
Ligier JS P320 285Fuel pressure
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
32
DNF
GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Eng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler
BMW M8 GTE 281Accident
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
33
DNF
LMP383 Flag of the United States.svg WIN Autosport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Naveen Rao
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Skelton
Duqueine M30 - D08 244Driveshaft
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
34
DNF
LMP338 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg
Flag of Denmark.svg Malthe Jakobsen
Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh
Ligier JS P320 208Electronics
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
35
DNF
LMP336 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Jarett Andretti
Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Burdon
Ligier JS P320 153Mechanical
Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
36
DNF
GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García
Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 150Accident
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
37
DNF
GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aiden Read
BMW M6 GT3 150Accident
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
38
DNF
GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg HTP Winward Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis
Flag of Germany.svg Maro Engel
Flag of the United States.svg Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 147Accident
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
39
DNF
GTD70 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Inception Racing w/ Optimum Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barnicoat
Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Iribe
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 146Accident
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
40
DNF
GTD19 Flag of Austria.svg GRT Grasser Racing Team Flag of Italy.svg Michele Beretta
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Misha Goikhberg
Flag of France.svg Franck Perera
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 146Accident
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
41
DNF
GTD32 Flag of the United States.svg Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Guy Cosmo
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Skeen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 146Accident
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
42
DNF
GTD14 Flag of the United States.svg Vasser Sullivan Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz
Lexus RC F GT3 146Accident
Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8
43
DNF
LMP218 Flag of the United States.svg Era Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Merriman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Tilley
Oreca 07 21Accident
Gibson Technology GK428 V8
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