The2018 Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glenwas anendurance racesanctioned by theInternational Motor Sports Association(IMSA). The race was held atWatkins Glen InternationalinWatkins Glen, New York,on July 1, 2018. The race was the sixth round of the2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship,as well as the third round of the 2018 Patron North American Endurance Cup.
Background
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International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship(IMSA SCC) in August 2017.[1]It was the fifth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2018 Sahlen's 6 Hours of the Glen was the sixth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2018 by IMSA, and was the third round of the Patron North American Endurance Cup.[1]The race was held at the eleven-turn 3.450 mi (5.552 km)Watkins Glen Internationalon July 1, 2018.[1]
After theChevrolet Sports Car Classic4 weeks earlier,Filipe AlbuquerqueandJoão Barbosaled the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 144 points, ahead ofEric CurranandFelipe Nasrwho were tied with them on 144 points, andHélio CastronevesandRicky Taylorwith 130 points.[2]With 121 points, the GTLM Drivers' Championship was led byRyan BriscoeandRichard Westbrookwith a seven-point advantage overEarl BamberandLaurens Vanthoor.[2]In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led byBryan SellersandMadison Snowwith 125 points ahead ofKatherine Leggewith 122 points.[2]
IMSA released two separate technical bulletins regarding the Balance of Performance for the six-hour race. The first one was released on May 25, 2018, for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.[3]This was done to allow IMSA teams who were preparing for the24 Hours of Le Mansin three weeks time, notablyCorvette RacingandChip Ganassi Racing,to have the beforehand knowledge of the Balance of Performance for the race so they could prepare better. In this Bulletin, theBMW M8 GTEreceived a reduction of turbo boost, as well as a 4-liter fuel capacity reduction. The second technical bulletin was released on June 21, 2018, which regarded the Balance of Performance in the Prototype (P) and GT Daytona (GTD) classes for the event.[4]In P, TheAcura ARX-05andCadillac DPi-V.Rreceived fuel capacity reductions of 2 liters. In GTD,Acura NSX GT3received a 10 kilogram weight increase while theBMW M6 GT3received a fuel capacity of reduction 2 liters.
Entries
editA total of 42 cars took part in the event split across 3 classes. 16 cars were entered in P, 8 in GTLM, and 18 in GTD.[5]In P,United Autosportsmade their first appearance since Sebring. Performance Tech Motorsports returned after skipping theBelle Isleround.Gabby Chavessubbed forJoão Barbosa,who was injured, in theMustang Sampling Racing#5.[6][7]Will OwenjoinedSebastián SaavedraandGustavo Yacamánin theAFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsportsentry.[8]In GTLM,Tom BlomqvistjoinedJohn EdwardsandJesse Krohnin theBMW Team RLL#24 entry.[9]Bill Auberlenreturned to theBMW Team RLL#25 entry after contesting the 2 previous rounds in GTD withTurner Motorsport.In GTD,HART,Montaplast by Land-Motorsport,CJ Wilson Racing,P1 Motorsports, andSquadra Corse Garage Italiamade their first appearances since Sebring.Scuderia Corsaadded a second entry while Wright Motorsports scaled down to one entry.Daniel Moradsubstituted for in theAdam ChristodoulouP1 Motorsports entry due to visa issues.[10]Oswaldo Negri Jr.joined Francesco Piovanetti andDaniel Serrain theSquadra Corse Garage Italiaentry.[11]Markus Palttala,Don Yount, and Dillon Machavern returned to theTurner Motorsportentry for the first time since Sebring.[12]Mario FarnbacherjoinedDavid Heinemeier HanssonandJack Hawksworthin the #153GT Racingentry.[13]
Practice
editThere were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon. The third on Saturday morning lasted an hour.[14]
Practice 1
editThe first practice session took place at 10:25 amETon Friday and ended withDane Camerontopping the charts forAcuraTeam Penske,with a lap time of 1:33.562.[15]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 6 | AcuraTeam Penske | Dane Cameron | 1:33.562 | _ |
| 2 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor | 1:34.476 | +0.914 |
| 3 | P | 54 | CORE Autosport | Romain Dumas | 1:34.490 | +0.928 |
| Source:[16] | ||||||
Practice 2
editThe second practice session took place at 2:50 pmETon Friday and ended withRomain Dumastopping the charts forCORE Autosport,with a lap time of 1:33.481.[17]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 54 | CORE Autosport | Romain Dumas | 1:33.481 | _ |
| 2 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Renger van der Zande | 1:33.757 | +0.276 |
| 3 | P | 6 | AcuraTeam Penske | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:33.827 | +0.346 |
| Source:[18] | ||||||
Practice 3
editThe third and final practice session took place at 8:00 amETon Saturday and ended withDane Camerontopping the charts forAcuraTeam Penske,with a lap time of 1:32.975.[19]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 6 | AcuraTeam Penske | Dane Cameron | 1:32.975 | _ |
| 2 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Simon Trummer | 1:33.137 | +0.162 |
| 3 | P | 54 | CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 1:33.174 | +0.199 |
| Source:[20] | ||||||
Qualifying
editSaturday afternoon's 65-minute qualifying session was divided into three groups.[14]All three categories had 15-minute individual sessions, and regulations stipulated teams to nominate a single driver to qualify their cars. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order with the grid arranged to put the Prototype and GTLM cars ahead of all GTD entries.[21]
Qualifying results
editPole positionsin each class are indicated inboldand by ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 54 |  CORE Autosport
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Colin Braun
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1:32.350 | _ | 161 |
| 2 | P | 32 | United Autosports
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 Paul di Resta
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1:32.356 | +0.006 | 1‡ |
| 3 | P | 7 | AcuraTeam Penske
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Ricky Taylor
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1:32.638 | +0.288 | 2 |
| 4 | P | 6 | AcuraTeam Penske
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Dane Cameron
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1:32.782 | +0.432 | 3 |
| 5 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports
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 Simon Trummer
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1:33.016 | +0.666 | 4 |
| 6 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM
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 Pipo Derani
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1:33.092 | +0.742 | 152 |
| 7 | P | 52 | AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports
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 Gustavo Yacamán
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1:33.447 | +1.097 | 5 |
| 8 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing
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 Renger van der Zande
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1:33.528 | +1.178 | 6 |
| 9 | P | 99 | JDC-Miller MotorSports
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 Stephen Simpson
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1:33.574 | +1.224 | 7 |
| 10 | P | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports
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James French
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1:33.624 | +1.274 | 8 |
| 11 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing
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Felipe Nasr
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1:33.716 | +1.366 | 9 |
| 12 | P | 90 | Spirit of Daytona Racing
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 Tristan Vautier
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1:33.761 | +1.411 | 10 |
| 13 | P | 55 |  Mazda Team Joest
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Harry Tincknell
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1:33.902 | +1.552 | 11 |
| 14 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing
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 Filipe Albuquerque
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1:33.971 | +1.621 | 12 |
| 15 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM
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Scott Sharp
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1:34.526 | +2.176 | 13 |
| 16 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing
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Richard Westbrook
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1:41.948 | +9.598 | 17‡ |
| 17 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing
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Joey Hand
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1:42.059 | +9.709 | 18 |
| 18 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing
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Tommy Milner
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1:42.365 | +10.015 | 19 |
| 19 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing
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 Antonio García
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1:42.497 | +10.147 | 20 |
| 20 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team
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 Earl Bamber
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1:42.507 | +10.157 | 21 |
| 21 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team
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Patrick Pilet
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1:42.615 | +10.265 | 22 |
| 22 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL
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Tom Blomqvist
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1:43.277 | +10.927 | 23 |
| 23 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL
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Connor De Phillippi
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1:43.539 | +11.189 | 24 |
| 24 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing
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Jack Hawksworth
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1:44.499 | +12.149 | 25‡ |
| 25 | GTD | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport
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Christopher Mies
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1:44.611 | +12.261 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing
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 Kyle Marcelli
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1:44.712 | +12.362 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 86 | Meyer Shank RacingwithCurb-Agajanin
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Álvaro Parente
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1:44.742 | +12.392 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 93 | Meyer Shank RacingwithCurb-Agajanin
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Lawson Aschenbach
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1:44.778 | +12.428 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa
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Jeff Segal
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1:44.812 | +12.462 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing
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Madison Snow
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1:45.429 | +13.079 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 58 | Wright Motorsports
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Patrick Long
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1:45.429 | +13.079 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 71 | P1 Motorsports
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Daniel Morad
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1:45.724 | +13.374 | 423 |
| 33 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing
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 Kenny Habul
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1:45.802 | +13.452 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 33 | Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsport
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Ben Keating
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1:45.803 | +13.453 | 34 |
| 35 | GTD | 69 | HART
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Tom Dyer
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1:45.891 | +13.541 | 35 |
| 36 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport
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Don Yount
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1:46.966 | +14.616 | 36 |
| 37 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing
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John Potter
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1:47.076 | +14.726 | 37 |
| 38 | GTD | 64 | Scuderia Corsa
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Bill Sweedler
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1:47.360 | +15.010 | 38 |
| 39 | GTD | 51 |  Squadra Corse Garage Italia
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Francesco Piovanetti
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1:47.481 | +15.131 | 39 |
| 40 | GTD | 36 | CJ Wilson Racing
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Till Bechtolsheimer
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1:48.165 | +15.815 | 40 |
| 41 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports
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did not participate | 414 | ||
| 42 | GTD | 77 | Mazda Team Joest
|
did not participate | 145 | ||
| Sources:[22][23] | |||||||
- 1The No. 54 CORE Autosport entry was moved to the back of the P field for starting the race with a different driver than who qualified.
- 2The No. 22 Tequila Patrón ESM entry initially qualified sixth for the P class. However, the team changed engines after qualifying. By IMSA rules, the entry was moved to the rear of the P field on the starting grid.
- 3The No. 71 P1 Motorsports entry was moved to the back of the GTD field for starting the race with a different driver than who qualified.
- 4The No. 73 Park Place Motorsports moved to the back of the GTD field for failing to submit a starting driver for the race.[21]
- 5The No. 77 Mazda Team Joest entry moved to the back of the P field for failing to submit a starting driver for the race.[21]
Race
editPost-race
editThe result kept Albuquerque atop the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 169 points, 1 point ahead of seventh-place finishers Curran and Nasr. Cameron and Montoya advanced from fifth to third while Goikhberg and Simpson moved from eighth to fifth.[24]As a result of winning the race, Hand and Müller took the lead of the GTLM Drivers' Championship. García and Magnussen advanced from fifth to third while Pilet and Tandy moved from seventh to fifth. Bamber and Vanthoor dropped from second to fourth.[24]The result kept Sellers and Snow atop the GTD Drivers' Championship with 155 points, 1 point ahead of Legge.[24]Cadillac and Lamborghini continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Ford to the lead of the GTLM Manufactures' Championship. Mustang Sampling Racing, and Paul Miller Racing kept their respective advantages in the Teams' Championships while the #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing entry took the lead of the GTLM Teams' Championship with six rounds remaining.[24]
Results
editClass winners are denoted inboldand ‡.
- ^The no. 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport entry was given a time penalty for failing to serve a stop + 60 penalty and drive-through penalty.
- ^The no. 44Magnus Racingentry was moved to the rear of the GTD classification afterAndy Lallyfailed to meet minimum drive time.[25]
- ^The no. 51Squadra Corse Garage Italiaentry was moved to the rear of the GTD classification afterDaniel Serrafailed to meet minimum drive time.[26]
Standings after the race
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