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IMSA returns for an Endurance round at Watkins Glen, with the #40 Acura on pole with Louis Deletraz at the wheel, with the #01 Cadillac and #31 Whelen Cadillac just a quarter of a second off the fastest time. With the GTP's, LMP2's and GTD cars ready to do battle at Watkins Glen, we are in for an excellent IMSA endurance race. Follow the race LIVE here at DIVEBOMB.
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IMSA Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen - RESULTS
GTP Top 10
1st - #7 Porsche
2nd #1 Cadillac
3rd #6 Porsche
4th #40 Acura
5th #24 BMW
6th #25 BMW
7th #5 Porsche
8th #31 Cadillac
9th #85 Porsche
10th #10 Acura
LMP2 Top 5
1st #88 ORECA
2nd #04 ORECA
3rd #74 ORECA
4th #52 ORECA
5th #20 ORECA
GTD Overall Top 5
1st #23 Aston Martin
2nd #9 McLaren
3rd #3 Chevrolet
4th #14 Lexus
5th #64 Ford
LIVE: IMSA Six Hours of the Glen
17:12 - Felipe Nasr and the #7 Porsche WIN the IMSA Six Hours of the Glen
17:11 - #4 Chevrolet pits on the final lap, loses the lead of GTD Pro
17:10 - FINAL LAP
17:06 - Heavy traffic is disrupting Nasr as the #01 Cadillac is closing each lap, now just a few minutes remaining
17:00 - GTD Pro drama as the leaders battle for the win, #4 Chevrolet leads with the #23 Aston Martin of Ross Gunn draws alongside them into the bus stop chicane
16:58 - LMP2 drama as the #74 and #2 spin, losing 5 seconds to the leader and giving 2nd place to the #04
16:55 - Felipe Nasr #7 Porsche seizes the lead as the Acura #40 struggles to get heat in the tyres, the #01 Cadillac now takes second as Mathieu Jaminet #6 Porsche takes third
16:46 - GTP Top 5 Change
1st #40 Acura, Deletraz
2nd #7 Porsche, Nasr
3rd #01 Cadillac, van der Zande
4th #6 Porsche, Jaminet
5th #25 BMW, Philippi
16:46 - Ricky Taylor #10 Acura has lost a wheel on circuit
16:40 - 30 MINUTES REMAINING
16:39 - Jack Aitken's #31 Cadillac gas recovered a lap due to tyre strategy, although the Cadillac team are still a lap down
16:38 - GTD Cars now coming in for their stops as the GTP cars bunched at the pit exit for the red light
16:35 - Top 8 in GTP come into the pits for dry tyres
16:34 - Pit Lane Open for GTP Only
16:33 - Running Order
GTP Top 5
1st #40 Acura, Louis Deletraz
2nd #10 Acura, Ricky Taylor
3rd #25 BMW, De Philippi
4th #01 Cadillac, Van Der Zande
5th #6 Porsche, Mathieu Jaminet
LMP2 Top 5
1st #88 ORECA, Niklas Nielsen
2nd #74 ORECA, Felipe Fraga
3rd #2 ORECA, Ben Hanley
4th #04 ORECA, Colin Braun
5th #22 ORECA, Paul Di Resta
GTD Overall Top 5
1st #70 McLaren, Ollie Millroy
2nd #12 Lexus, Aaron Telitz
3rd #64 Ford, Harry Tincknell
4th #1 BMW, Madison Snow
5th #62 Ferrari, Davide Rigon
16:30 - Cars on track
16:28 - Engines firing up, the Top 8 in GTP are on wet tyres, with the track now drying out and rain not expected for the remainder of the race
16:22 - Drivers are returning to their cars
16:18 - Current Track Condition:
16:13 - Drivers are preparing to get back in the cars
16:10 - ONE HOUR REMAINING
16:07 - Clear Skies as we await for the standing water to be cleared from the circuit
16:04 - Bourdais #01 Cadillac says he is "Pissed off" about the current status of the Cadillac who is struggling to make much progress through the field
16:00 - RACE UPDATE - Red Flag Conditions and Running Order with 1 Hour remaining
GTP Top 5
1st #40 Acura, Louis Deletraz
2nd #10 Acura, Ricky Taylor
3rd #25 BMW, De Philippi
4th #01 Cadillac, Van Der Zande
5th #6 Porsche, Mathieu Jaminet
LMP2 Top 5
1st #88 ORECA, Niklas Nielsen
2nd #74 ORECA, Felipe Fraga
3rd #2 ORECA, Ben Hanley
4th #04 ORECA, Colin Braun
5th #22 ORECA, Paul Di Resta
GTD Overall Top 5
1st #70 McLaren, Ollie Millroy
2nd #12 Lexus, Aaron Telitz
3rd #64 Ford, Harry Tincknell
4th #1 BMW, Madison Snow
5th #62 Ferrari, Davide Rigon
15:49 - RED FLAG - TRACK FLOODED in areas with 1 Hour and 20 minutes remaining
15:47 - Heavier Rain now falling, cars are running at jogging pace behind the Safety Car
15:43 - Still under Safety Car conditions, the clouds have darkened the track with heavy rain still falling
15:36 - We will endure more rain with 90 minutes remaining, green flag is expected in around 10-20 minutes
15:31 - More cars aquaplaning off the circuit and into the barriers, as the cars are being ordered to pack up behind the Safety Car
15:26 - #31 Whelen Cadillac stuck in the gravel as other GTD cars go off at Turn 8
15:25 - FULL COURSE YELLOW, LMP2 Car in the barriers at Turn 1 and Heavy Rain falling
15:24 - Heavy Rain now falling on the front straight, the Top 6 in GTP are pitting for wet tyres
15:22 - #6 Porsche of Tandy overtakes the #10 Acura for the lead of the race at Turn 6, the Acura being caught out by the GTD traffic
15:17 - #25 BMW is now gaining a lot of pace under the drying conditions, closing right onto the rear of the #7 Porsche for third and duelling for position
15:16 - #25 BMW has overtaken the #01 Cadillac for 4th place, with Bourdais now losing a place after pitting for fresh slick tyres
15:14 - Tandy #6 Porsche is hounding the #10 Acura for the lead of the race, nearly diving to the inside at Turn 7 and 8, with Albuquerque #10 Acura just about staying in the lead of the race
15:13 - Nick Tandy #6 Porsche manages to overtake the sister #7 Porsche of Dane Cameron for second place as they chase down the leading Acura #10
15:10 - HOURLY UPDATE
Rain is falling on and off as drivers begin to struggle with the conditions
GTP Top 5
1st #10 Acura, Albuquerque
2nd #7 Porsche, Cameron
3rd #6 Porsche, Tandy
4th #01 Cadillac, Bourdais
5th #25 BMW, Yelloly
LMP2 Top 5
1st #04 ORECA, Toby Sowery
2nd #20 ORECA, Scott Huffaker
3rd #22 ORECA, Paul Di Resta
4th #74 ORECA, Felipe Fraga
5th #8 ORECA, Charlie Eastwood
GTD Overall
1st #70 McLaren, Ollie Millroy
2nd #12 Lexus, Aaron Telitz
3rd #64 Ford, Harry Tincknell
4th #1 BMW, Madison Snow
5th #3 Chevrolet, Antonio Garcia
15:03 - #85 Porsche of Richard Westbrook hit the RFID reader and is now serving a 5-minute penalty
15:02 - Sebastien Bourdais #01 Cadillac currently runs in third in GTP and chases down the #7 Porsche of Dane Cameron who is now losing grip on his older tyres.
15:01 - Paul Di Resta of the #22 LMP2 is challenging for the LMP2 podium places
14:58 - #63 Lamborghini GTP of Andrea Caldarelli is stationary in the pit lane, a water leak has dropped the Lamborghini team to the back of the GTP field
14:57 - #24 BMW of Jesse Krohn is holding their 5th place position as the #6 Porsche of Nick Tandy is looking to recover lost ground
14:55 - #7 Porsche of Dane Cameron leads from Filip Albuquerque #10 Acura and Sebastien Bourdais #01 Cadillac
14:53 - #85 Porsche - 5 MINUTE HOLD in the Pits
14:51 - Green Flag and Pit Lane is Open
14:40 - Camera operators at the circuit have been told to stand down, currently there is only footage from inside the cars.
14:38 - Light rain is now falling, with the rain coming and going - Pit Lane is CLOSED
14:37 - #83 Iron Dames is in the barriers at Turn 10
14:36 - Heavy Rain now falling on the pit straight, pit stops for wet tyres are expected - Dane Cameron #7 Porsche is leading but on slick tyres, as now the wet tyre runners catch up
14:35 - Light Rain is now falling
14:34 - #63 Lamborghini GTP has a DRIVE-THROUGH PENALTY for a pass under yellow flags
14:32 - Roughly a 3-4 second per lap advantage for those on slick tyres, the wet tyre runners have now lost a lot of time
14:31 - #7 Porsche of Dane Cameron now leads, having stayed out on the slick tyres and pulling out a 3 second lead, the #6 Porsche now comes into the pits
14:30 - #6 Porsche leads with Nick Tandy at the wheel, followed closely by the #40 Acura of Jordan Taylor
14:27 - Cars are now moving onto the slick tyres as the wet weather decreases, a restart is expected soon
14:25 - #25 BMW has been given the wave-around and is back on the leading lap, coming straight into the pits
14:20 - Sarah Bovy in the #83 Iron Dames Lamborghini as everyone in the GTD Class comes in for wet tyres
14:14 - RACE UPDATE
GTP Top 5
1st #7 Porsche, Dane Cameron
2nd #6 Porsche, Nick Tandy
3rd #40 Acura, Jordan Taylor
4th #63 Lamborghini, Matteo Cairoli
5th #85 Porsche, Richard Westbrook
LMP2 Top 5
1st #20 ORECA, Seth Lucas
2nd #88 ORECA, Lilou Wadoux
3rd #04 ORECA, Toby Sowery
4th #2 ORECA, Ben Hanley
5th #74 ORECA, Josh Burdon
GTD Overall
1st #64 Ford, Harry Tincknell
2nd #32 Mercedes, Kenton Koch
3rd #70 McLaren, Ollie Millroy
4th #78 Lamborghini, Devlin Defrancesco
5th #12 Lexus, Aaron Telitz
14:11 - #27 Aston Martin GTD has a left rear puncture, now a couple of laps off the lead, with barrier repairs under way.
14:10 - HALFWAY DISTANCE, 3 HOURS REMAINING
14:08 - #7 Porsche leads GTP but has NOT pitted for the wet tyres, with the #6 Porsche of Nick Tandy now in the net lead of the race
14:06 - The leaders have now pitted for the full wet tyres as the circuit now breaks into heavy rain conditions, with a huge crash for the GTD cars now bringing out a FCY
14:05 - Huge crash for the #55 Ford GTD and #27 Aston Martin GTD on the entry to the final corner, a Full Course Yellow deployed
13:59 - The LMP2 and GTD Pro leaders - #52 Inter Europol and #14 Lexus - have been given drive-throughs for delta violations.
13:55 - The rain is hitting the Boot first. The surface has darkened
13:53 - The rain tyres are going on some teams!
13:46 - CRASH! Pumpelly in the #44 Aston Martin goes for a spin at entry into the Boot. It appears he understeered into the car to his outside. He continues on.
13:44 - The #10 and #25 serve their drive-throughs, now penalised for the incident. The #1 will likely soon follow.
13:42 - Per race control, an incident between the #31, #25, and #10 in the pit lane is under investigation.
13:41 -
13:32 - The GTD Pro and GTD cars follow suit.
13:30 - GTP cars come into the pits. Most take tyres and fuel.
13:24 - The radar is showing a sizeable storm cell that's heading right towards the track. Teams have the wet tyres ready to go.
13:20 - It looks like Barbosa just dropped it on the rumblestrip on exit. They are done for the day.
13:19 - The #33 SCM LMP2, driven by Joao Barbosa, crashes heavily in Turn 1. Caution is out
13:10 - Two hours done.
GTP
LMP2
GTD Pro
GTD
13:03 - Upon replay examination, it appears that Derani may have had contact, as the nose was lopsided.
13:01 - The #31 Cadillac, now piloted by Derani, comes into the pits for an unscheduled stop. The report is a right-rear issue. As this happens, Felipe Nasr in the #7 Porsche pits from the lead.
12:55 - Notable GTP swaps:
#31 Cadillac: Aitken -> Derani
#40 Acura: Deletraz -> J. Taylor
#01 Cadillac: van der Zande -> Bourdais
#6 Porsche: Jaminet -> Tandy
#10 Acura: R. Taylor -> Albuquerque
#63 Lamborghini: Caldarelli -> Cairoli
12:53 - The frontrunners begin their pit stops. First taker is the #01 Cadillac. No driver swap.
Also, Jack Aitken goes for a spin in the chicane. He continues, but he falls to P5 as he pits.
12:48 - Notable swaps:
#11 TDS: Thomas -> McElrea
#52 Europol: Boulle -> Dillmann
#04 Crowdstrike: Kurtz -> Sowery
#22 United: Goldburg -> Garg
#2 United: Keating -> Pino
12:47 - The LMP2 leader, #52 Inter Europol, now comes into the pits. They're only taking fuel.
12:45 - The pit lane is BUSY. Most GTD Pro and GTD teams are taking advantage of the looming weather to undergo driver swaps.
12:43 - RAIN! The first few drops have come down, and the fear in the pit lane is coming true. From now to 14:00, there is a 100% chance of rain.
12:41 - The #25 BMW pits again. They swap De Phillippi for Yelloly.
12:34 - Despite leading in their class only one hour ago, the #11 LMP2 with Steven Thomas behind the wheel has fallen to fifth.
12:27 - And those brake issues have proved to be major. The #3 Chevrolet pits from second in their class to change the brake discs.
12:23 - Possible issues for our P2 car in GTD Pro! The #3 Chevrolet, currently driven by Alexander Sims, is reporting brake problems. He and the team are debating what to do.
12:18 - Change for the overall lead! Aitken swiftly dispatches of Eng to bring the #31 out front.
12:12 - Officially one hour into the race. Your running order:
GTP
LMP2
GTD Pro
GTD
12:07 -
11:56 - The GTD Pro and GTD classes pit as well. No notable swaps.
11:52 - Pit stops are now beginning. Most, if not all, of the GTPs take the chance under yellow. The #24 BMW with Eng behind the wheel inherits the lead. Notable swaps:
#85 Porsche - Hanson -> van der Helm
11:44 - The #47 Cetilar Ferrari, driven by Lacorte, gets hooked into the outside wall in the Heel by an LMP2, specifically the #04 Crowdstrike. They are out of the event.
11:43 -
11:36 - For the first (and certainly not the last) time this race, the GTPs have caught the GTD Pro and GTD cars. Lapped traffic at a track as narrow as The Glen will prove challenging.
11:33 - The #99 now takes their drive-through. The #11 TDS LMP2 driven by Steven Thomas inherits the class lead.
11:29 - BIG PENALTY FOR LMP2 LEADERS! The #99 driven by Hyett has been given a drive-through penalty for a false start.
Also happening, the #65 Mustang is off the pace, suspected brake issue.
11:28 - Deletraz in the #40 Acura is falling. Since the start, they've dropped to fourth from pole.
11:26 - van der Zande goes wide in Turn 1, allowing Hanson to come through and take the overall lead!
11:25 -
11:20 - As for the LMP2 class, Hyett still leads. In GTD, Thompson also holds the lead from pole.
11:18 - The #18 hasn't gotten the car refired. Their perfect record this season is over in the LMP2 class.
11:17 - YELLOW FLAG
11:15 - CRASH! The #18 goes around in the LMP2 class. There is damage but minimal
11:15 - The #85 Porsche piloted by Hanson is flying currently. He's moved up to second
11:13 - And only a few moments later, van der Zande takes the lead!
11:12 - Deletraz holds the lead in GTP as they weave down the backstraight. Serra holds the lead in GTD Pro.
11:11 - GREEN FLAG
11:05 - Cars officially on track for pace laps.
11:00 - Good morning, afternoon, or evening from the greenery of upstate New York! In just a few moments time, the green flag will fly for the Sahlen's Six Hours at The Glen, the first race with all classes since Sebring in March.
Your starting grid:
GTP
LMP2
GTD Pro
GTD
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