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IMSA CTMP: Blomqvist takes pole in Acura 1-2, ahead of Cadillacs

Blomqvist lapped the challenging Canadian road course in 1m05.653s, just 0.08s ahead of the Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport ARX-06 of Ricky Taylor.

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IMSA CTMP: Taylor Acura leads Blomqvist in second practice

Taylor topped the 1h 45m session for the 34-car entry with a quickest time of 1m05.870s, a quarter of a second clear of all GTP rivals.

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IMSA CTMP: Braun’s Acura beats AXR Cadillac in first practice

Braun’s Acura topped the 90-minute session for the 34-car entry with a quickest time of 1m07.341s, over three quarters of a second clear of all rivals at the fabled sportscar track near Toronto.

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IMSA alert to “deterioration of driving behaviour” after Watkins Glen pile-up

In the previous event at Watkins Glen, Kirby sparked a four-car crash that took out two Lamborghini Huracan GTD contenders and severely delayed Chip Ganassi Racing’s GTP Cadillac at the entry to The Boot section.

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IMSA alert to “deterioration of driving behavior” after Glen pile-up

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IMSA confirms Porsche penalty and BMW victory at Watkins Glen

BMW drivers Connor De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly can now celebrate their first Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) victory, despite crossing the finish line second to the #6 Porsche 963.

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Yelloly admits BMW GTP victory “wasn’t the way we wanted to win”

The #25 M Hybrid V8 of Yelloly and Connor De Phillippi lost the lead in the final six minutes of the six-hour race at the iconic Watkins Glen track in upstate New York to the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963.

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Porsche stripped of IMSA Watkins Glen win, BMW inherits landmark victory

The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 of Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet scored a dramatic overall victory at Watkins Glen after passing the #25 BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 of Nick Yelloly and Connor De Phillippi with just six minutes of the six-hour race remaining.

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Porsche stripped of Watkins Glen win, BMW inherits landmark victory

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IMSA Watkins Glen: Qualifying abandoned after pile-up in rain

Mixed weather conditions greeted the fifth round of America’s premier sportscar series but, following the multi-car shunt that halted the joint LMP2/P3 session, that and the GTP session that was meant to follow were abandoned.

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IMSA Watkins Glen: Qualifying abandoned after huge LMP2/3 pile-up

Mixed weather conditions greeted the fifth round of America’s premier sportscar series but, following the multi-car shunt that halted the LMP2/P3 session, that and the GTP session that was meant to follow were abandoned.

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IMSA Watkins Glen: Acura beats BMW by 0.004s in second practice

The 1h45m session ran in dry conditions throughout – following yesterday’s briefly dry then mainly wet session – with the 57-car field keen to maximize their running.

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Wadoux to make IMSA debut for AF Corse at Watkins Glen

Wadoux will share the #88 AF Corse ORECA LMP2 with her current team-mate in the World Endurance Championship, Luis Perez Companc, and Ferrari Hypercar driver Nicklas Nielsen for the six-hour race on 25 June.

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Acura IMSA stars' simultaneous Le Mans returns a "coincidence"

The Meyer Shank Racing driver in the IMSA SportsCar Championship's GTP division has joined LMP2 squad Algarve Pro Racing to make his first Le Mans appearance since he finished second in the GT2 class in 2007.

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How overlooked Mazda produced one of Le Mans' greatest shocks

There were a pair manufacturers at the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours trying to make it two wins from two starts at the French classic. Jaguar was aiming to repeat its 1990 triumph, while Mercedes was looking to follow up on its 1989 victory after a year away. Then there…

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Wayne Taylor Racing to add second Acura in 2024 IMSA season

The announcement was made on Tuesday morning, two days after the outfit finished fourth at Laguna Seca with Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor at the wheel of its sole #10 Konica Minolta-sponsored LMDh car.

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IMSA Laguna Seca: Ganassi Cadillac holds off Tandy Porsche for victory

Cadillac became the first manufacturer to win twice in IMSA's new GTP era, as the Ganassi squad followed up Action Express's victory after late carnage at Sebring by just 3.8s over the second of the Porsche Penske Motorsports 963s that started on the front row in the hands of Mathieu…

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IMSA Laguna Seca: Ganassi Cadillac holds off Porsche for victory

At the drop of the green, the two Porsche Penske Motorsports 963 of Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet locked up at Turn 2. Both Campbell and Jaminet ran wide, allowing the fast-starting Colin Braun (Meyer Shank Racing Acura) to get into the lead, followed by Pipo Derani (Action Express Racing…

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IMSA Laguna Seca: Campbell leads Porsche 1-2 in 963's first GTP pole

Fresh off Porsche Penske Motorsport’s maiden GTP victory in Long Beach, the 963 took its first pole position following the Weissach marque's return to top-level prototype competition.

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IMSA Laguna Seca: Campbell takes pole in Porsche 1-2

Fresh off Porsche Penske Motorsport’s victory at the Long Beach Grand Prix, the 963 took its first GTP pole position since returning to top-level prototype competition.

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IMSA Laguna Seca: Campbell puts Porsche on top in FP1

Colin Braun and Ricky Taylor in the two Acura ARX-06s were the first of the GTP cars to lay down quick laps, Braun initially setting 1m17.019s in the Meyer Shank Racing entry around the classic 2.238-mile track on the beautiful Monterey peninsula. Connor DePhillippi in the #25 BMW M Hybrid…

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No plans yet for “complicated” customer Acura GTP IMSA cars

Acura currently fields two works teams in the IMSA SportsCar Championship – Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport and Meyer Shank Racing – and they benefit from having factory Honda Performance Development engineers embedded in their single-car programs.

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No plans yet for “complicated” customer Acura GTP cars

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GTP tire challenges allow drivers to “make a difference”

The #25 BMW M Hybrid V8 of De Phillippi and Nick Yelloly has scooped two second-places in the last two IMSA rounds at Sebring and Long Beach, and currently lies fourth in the championship, just 21 points from leaders Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet of Porsche Penske Motorsports.

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Rockenfeller to drive JDC-Miller Porsche LMDh in IMSA

Former Porsche factory driver Rockenfeller, who set a distance record that still stands on his way to Le Mans victory in 2010 aboard Audi's R15-plus, will race the 2021 Sebring 12 Hour-winning team's newly-delivered car from the 12-14 May Laguna Seca round onwards.

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