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NBC Sports
03-08-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
IMSA Road America results, points: BMW Team RLL takes first win of season in top-two sweep
BMW M Team RLL found the execution that it's been missing, earning its first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship victory this season on a strategy call at Road America. With one hour remaining, Team RLL pitted its pair of BMW M Hybrid V8s and then capitalized when the fifth caution flew several minutes later. The No. 24 BMW M Team RLL of Phillip Eng and Dries Vanthoor inherited the lead and scored the victory over its No. 25 teammate car of Marco Wittmann and Sheldon van der Linde. IMSA ROAD AMERICA RESULTS: Click here for overall l By class It marked the second 1-2 finish in the Grand Touring Prototype category for BMW, which will be splitting from Team RLL after this year, but the manufacturer is expected to remain in IMSA's top division. 'The team did a strategic masterclass boxing us on a very early window,' Eng said. It's the 24th class victory for Team RLL and its third in GTP. The team opened the 2025 season with four consecutive poles by the No. 24 in the premier hybrid class, but misfortune and mistakes kept the team out of victory lane. 'It's been such a difficult, weird season with a lot of highlights but a lot of lows for us as well for sure,' Vanthoor said. 'We never gave up. We had a very bad stop (early in the Road America race), but the car was amazing today. Philipp did a great job. We knew we had to take risks because we were last. Sometimes those don't work out, but today it did. 'Super happy to finally get a win. Many poles but not a win so glad to bring it home today.' The No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing ARX-06, which was aiming for a third consecutive victory, finished third after starting from the pole position. The Road America winners in other categories: LMP2: No. 99 AO Racing ORECA LMP2 07 with co-drivers Dane Cameron and PJ Hyett. It's the second consecutive victory for the team, which moved into the championship lead by 107 points. It's AO Racing's fifth IMSA class win this season (Sebring in GTD Pro, GTD in Long Beach, GTD Pro in Laguna Seca and LMP2 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park). GTD Pro: No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO with co-drivers Madison Snow and Neil Verhagen. It's the second IMSA class win this year for Paul Miller Racing, which won at Watkins Glen with its No. 48 car. In the championship standings, Corvette drivers Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims lead by 30 points. GTD: No. 021 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3 with co-drivers Kenton Koch and Onofrio Triarsi. It's the first IMSA class win for the team, whose previous best finish was fourth four times. IMSA ROAD AMERICA RESULTS Race results Results by class Fastest laps by driver Fastest laps by driver after race (over the weekend) Fastest laps by driver and class after race Lap chart Best sector times Leader sequence Race distance and average speed Fastest lap sequence Race analysis by lap Stint analysis Time cards Pit stop time cards Flag analysis Weather report NEXT RACE The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will race with the GTD Pro and GTD categories Sunday, Aug. 24 at Virginia International Raceway (2 p.m. ET, Peacock). Relive all of the action from the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's Motul SportsCar Grand Prix at Road America. Dane Cameron calls his team's Road America win "perfect" and now leaves with the unofficial points lead, and he shares an emotional moment with his son after the victory. Neil Verhagen celebrates his first IMSA win with teammate Madison Snow despite many "nervous" moments throughout the race. For Kenton Koch, Road America was "a hoot," and a GTD win for he and Onofrio Triarsi at Road America is "the best feeling in the world."
Belfast Telegraph
02-08-2025
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
Dan Harper: I'm focused and ready to go again in SportsCar Championship bid
Harper continues his Stateside programme at the 4.04-mile track with Paul Miller Racing and fellow BMW M Motorsport works driver Max Hesse from 8pm BST. The Hillsborough native has not had the easiest of introductions, with time penalties at both Laguna Seca and Detroit denying him a shot at a podium result. A moment for Hesse at July's Canadian Tire Motorsport Park round, where the German was momentarily punted off the track, also cost them precious points in the GTD Pro class. There have been some positives, however, notably at the Six Hours of the Glen back in June where the young duo co-drove their BMW M4 GT3 Evo to a first-ever victory. It was a remarkable outcome considering Harper picked up a one-minute stop-and-go penalty for crossing the red pit-exit light following a pit stop, dropping him to last place. 'From the high of Watkins Glen, we went to Canada hoping to battle for another podium finish but sadly it just did not click for us,' he reflected. 'However, we just had to try and make the best of the situation and salvage as many Championship points as possible. 'It was a strange one for us, but you have those weekends every so often. The focus now is all about resetting and going again.' As part of their preparations for tomorrow's two-hour, 40-minute sprint race, Paul Miller Racing tested at the track last month and both Harper and Hesse deemed it a very worthwhile exercise. 'It was great to get to grips with the circuit for the first time and that knowledge and experience means we can hit the ground running,' said Harper. 'The BMW felt really good around the high-speed circuit, so we have no reason to think that we cannot go there and get a good result this weekend. After a pretty tough round in Canada, we are even more determined to be back fighting at the front in the GTD Pro class.'
NBC Sports
31-07-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
How will Road America shape tight points races?
Brian Till and Calvin Fish talk the points races in the LMP2, GTD Pro and GTD categories ahead of IMSA at Road America.
NBC Sports
13-07-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Costa, Altoe needed to 'play hard' at Chevrolet GP
Albert Costa and Giacomo Altoe knew his team needed to gamble and execute strategy to win the Chevrolet Grand Prix in the GTD Pro class.
Belfast Telegraph
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
Dan Harper looks to build momentum after breakthrough victory as Championship chase moves to Canada
Taking place from 7.00pm UK time at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park outside Toronto, the near three-hour race is another new track for Harper and his Paul Miller Racing team-mate Max Hesse. The pair arrive in buoyant mood having finally ended their run of disappointing results in the North American competition at June's Six Hours of the Glen where they were victorious in the GTD Pro class. They had to do it the hard way, however, with a pitstop infringement attracting a hefty 60-second stop and go penalty appearing to end their dream of a podium once again. Incredibly, they fought their way through a capacity field to seal a superb win and reignite their title hopes in the process, moving to within 122 points of current leaders Alexander Sims and Antonio Garcia — winners of the support category around the 1.645-mile venue 12 months ago – and just 70 shy of second-placed Klaus Bachler and Laurin Heinrich. 'It is a great feeling to have got our first IMSA win under our belts last time out, and now we need to keep the ball rolling and carry that momentum forward. We need another big result this weekend to continue clawing back the points for our Championship challenge,' said Harper, who will leave Canada straight afterwards and travel to Italy for next weekend's GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup meeting at Misano in north east Italy. 'I am looking forward to getting back to IMSA duty at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park — it is a new circuit to me and we have not had the chance to test there, so we know it is going to be a big challenge going into the event, but still, it's one that I'm really excited for. 'I have watched some footage of the circuit and it looks like a fast one, similar to Watkins Glen, so that should be fun. The priority for me is getting some laps under my belt, get up to speed around the track, and push forward from there with Max and Paul Miller Racing,' the 24-year-old added. A total of 35 cars makes up the grid for Sunday's race, 10 of which are from GTD Pro, with who lines up where being determined by qualifying which starts at 8.55pm UK time on Saturday.
