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NBC Sports
13-04-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
IMSA Long Beach results, points: Nasr, Tandy stay perfect for Porsche Penske in 2025 season
The No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 scored its third consecutive victory to open the 2025 season as Porsche swept both IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship categories in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Leap-frogging the pole-sitting No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 with an early pit stop, Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr remained unbeaten in the Grand Touring Prototype class after their endurance victories in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and Twelve Hours of Sebring. 'It feels incredible and that's thanks to the team we have and another amazing weekend,' Nasr told NBC Sports pit reporter Dave Burns. 'It's hard to put the words to say. We're just there working hard, giving everything we have and it's paying off. And another 1-2 for the team, so incredible day for Porsche Penske Motorsport. IMSA LONG BEACH GP RESULTS: Click here for overall l By class With No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsports teammates Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell finishing runnner-up in the 100-minute race, it was the second consecutive 1-2 finish for the Porsche Penske cars, replicating the results at Sebring. Through three of nine races, Nasr and Tandy have a 123-point lead on Jaminet and Campbell as the No. 7 team defends its 2024 championship in Grand Touring Prototype. 'One page at a time,' Nasr said. 'It's incredible to put our name in history that we started the championship this way. It's a unique moment for everybody on board, and we just want to continue this way. There's a long way to go.' It's the first time in eight years that a team in IMSA's premier prototype category has won three consecutive to start the season. In 2017, Jordan and Ricky Taylor won the first five races in Daytona Prototype International for Wayne Taylor Racing. Porsche also won in the GTD category at Long Beach as the No. 177 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) of Laurens Vanthoor and Jonny Edgar outdueled the No. 12 Lexus RC F GT3 of Vasser Sullivan Racing on pit strategy. It's the second consecutive victory for AO Racing, which normally competes in GTD Pro and was running a one-off in GTD. After teaming with Nasr and Tandy to win the Rolex 24 and Sebring in GTP, Vanthoor moved into GTD at Long Beach to earn his 13th career victory with Edgar, who won in his debut on the streets of Long Beach and in GTD. 'When they asked me about being at Long Beach, I love the cars, and this iconic car, and my daughter was very happy about it,' Vanthoor told NBC Sports' Kevin Lee. 'So everything was there to do this race. Three wins in a row, but then Felipe and Nick as well in the GTP cars, it's pretty cool. It seems like we can keep winning.' IMSA GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH 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 May 11 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (3 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock). For Laurens Vanthoor, his GTD class win in Long Beach extends his streak to three on the IMSA season, and Jonny Edgar discusses the experience racing alongside him.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Twelve Hours of Sebring live updates: Porsche leads after BMW pole-sitter Dries Vanthoor penalized for start
Pole-sitter Dries Vanthoor was penalized for an illegal lane change before the start of the Twelve Hours of Sebring. Vanthoor, who had qualified first for the second consecutive race to start the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, moved from the inside to the outside lane just before the green flag. The penalty was called during the race's first caution flag, and Vanthoor had to wait until the Lap 6 restart to serve his drive-through penalty in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 for Team RLL BMW. Felipe Nasr inherited the lead in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 that has consecutive victories in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Mathieu Jaminet was third in Porsche Penske's No. 6 963. Team owner Roger Penske is seeking his second overall victory at Sebring International Raceway and first since 2008. After the penalty, Vanthoor fell to 23d in the standings behind all the Grand Touring Prototype and LMP2 cars. The first full-course yellow flag flew six minutes into the race after a crash involving two LMP2 cars (the No. 18 and No. 88) that left a fender on the track. TV/streaming: The Twelve Hours of Sebring will be streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 10 a.m. on March 15. NBC Sports' booth coverage will include announcers Leigh Diffey, Brian Till, Dave Burns, Calvin Fish and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee, Chris Wilner and Matt Yocum will serve as pit reporters. Peacock also will carry streaming of the Ford Mustang Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Porsche Carrera Cup and Michelin Pilot Challenge races. RADIO: All sessions live on and SiriusXM live race coverage begins March 15 at 9:45 a.m. (Sirius channel 216, XM 207, Web/App 992)
NBC Sports
15-03-2025
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
Twelve Hours of Sebring live updates: Porsche leads after BMW pole-sitter Dries Vanthoor penalized for start
Pole-sitter Dries Vanthoor was penalized for an illegal lane change before the start of the Twelve Hours of Sebring. Vanthoor, who had qualified first for the second consecutive race to start the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, moved from the inside to the outside lane just before the green flag. The penalty was called during the race's first caution flag, and Vanthoor had to wait until the Lap 6 restart to serve his drive-through penalty in the No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 for Team RLL BMW. Felipe Nasr inherited the lead in the No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 that has consecutive victories in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Mathieu Jaminet was third in Porsche Penske's No. 6 963. Team owner Roger Penske is seeking his second overall victory at Sebring International Raceway and first since 2008. After the penalty, Vanthoor fell to 23d in the standings behind all the Grand Touring Prototype and LMP2 cars. The first full-course yellow flag flew six minutes into the race after a crash involving two LMP2 cars (the No. 18 and No. 88) that left a fender on the track. How to watch the Twelve Hours of Sebring TV/streaming: The Twelve Hours of Sebring will be streamed on Peacock from flag to flag beginning at 10 a.m. on March 15. NBC Sports' booth coverage will include announcers Leigh Diffey, Brian Till, Dave Burns, Calvin Fish and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee, Chris Wilner and Matt Yocum will serve as pit reporters. Peacock also will carry streaming of the Ford Mustang Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Porsche Carrera Cup and Michelin Pilot Challenge races. RADIO: All sessions live on and SiriusXM live race coverage begins March 15 at 9:45 a.m. (Sirius channel 216, XM 207, Web/App 992)
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Rolex 24, Hour 21: Porsches trade lead through pit stops
The No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 has just pitted from the lead, meaning that the sister No.6 Porsche is scored as the GTP leader with three hours left in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Porsche's Mathieu Jaminet re-took the advantage over BMW M Team RLL's No. 24 car and has stayed in front. Philipp Eng is currently second in the No. 24 BMW, and Colin Braun is third in the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-06. They owe pit stops soon and that would cycle the No. 7 Porsche, now driven by Nick Tandy, back to the overall lead barring a disaster. And, from now on, GTP teams can no longer use their allotment of soft tires. There's been a big swing in the LMP2 lead battle after the No. 99 AO Racing ORECA 07 picked up a drive-through penalty for not meeting tire operational requirements. IMSA detected the minimum tire pressures of the No. 99 were not compliant and asked Dane Cameron to come through pit lane. That's given the advantage to AF Corse and Nicklas Nielsen. The blue No. 88 ORECA leads the orange No. 8 Tower Motorsports machine of Job van Uitert. Cameron has dropped back to third ahead of Paul di Resta in the No. 22 United Autosports USA car. A well-executed up-and-under move from Tommy Milner at turn six has put the No. 4 Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the lead of GTD PRO, getting past the No.1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO of Connor De Phillippi who's now second. The top two in GTD PRO have built a significant gap to the third-placed No. 65 Ford Multimatic Mustang GT3 of Chris Mies, who's just passed the No. 69 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Luca Stolz. We have two more GTD retirements to report – the No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3, and the No. 023 Triarsi Competizione Ferrari 296 GT3, are both out. However, the No. 78 Forte Racing Lamborghini has returned to the race. Marvin Kirchhöfer's masterful job in the No. 13 AWA Corvette has kept him in the lead in GTD, though Elliott Skeer (No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche) and Philip Ellis (No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG) are not far off in second and third. Mattia Drudi is also in podium contention in the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin, down in fourth. HOUR 21 STANDINGS Story originally appeared on Racer
