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2024 Motul Course de Monterey

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The layout of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where the race will be held

The 2024 Motul Course de Monterey (formally known as the 2024 Motul Course de Monterey powered by Hyundai N) was a sports car race held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, on May 12, 2024. It was the fourth round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Background

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Preview

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WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, where the race was held.

International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023.[1] It will be the 11th consecutive year the race is a part of the IMSA SCC. The 2024 Motul Course de Monterey will be the fourth of eleventh scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA.[2] The race was held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi (3.602 km) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on May 12, 2024.[2]

Standings before the race

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Before the race, Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1032 points, 58 points ahead of Long Beach race winners Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande. Jack Aitken and Pipo Derani were a further 19 points behind, sitting in third place.[3] GTD Pro did not participate in the Long Beach round, so the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship was led by James Calado, Davide Rigon, and Daniel Serra, with 722 points. They were 98 points ahead of Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow, and Neil Verhagen in second.[3] The GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Philip Ellis and Russell Ward with 987 points, 185 points ahead of second-placed Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher. Parker Thompson were third, 195 points behind Ellis and Ward.[3] Cadillac, Lexus, and Mercedes-AMG were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, whilst Porsche Penske Motorsport, Risi Competizione, and Winward Racing each led their respective Teams' Championships.[3]

Entry list

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No. Entrant Car Driver 1 Driver 2
GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) (10 entries)
01 United States Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R France Sébastien Bourdais Netherlands Renger van der Zande
5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Porsche 963 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Netherlands Bent Viscaal[4]
6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 France Mathieu Jaminet United Kingdom Nick Tandy
7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963 United States Dane Cameron Brazil Felipe Nasr
10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 Portugal Filipe Albuquerque United States Ricky Taylor
24 United States BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 Austria Philipp Eng Finland Jesse Krohn
25 United States BMW M Team RLL BMW M Hybrid V8 United States Connor De Phillippi United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing Cadillac V-Series.R United Kingdom Jack Aitken Brazil Pipo Derani
40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 Switzerland Louis Delétraz United States Jordan Taylor
85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
GTD Pro (GT Daytona Pro) (9 entries)
1 United States Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 United States Bryan Sellers United States Madison Snow
3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Spain Antonio García United Kingdom Alexander Sims
4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Netherlands Nicky Catsburg United States Tommy Milner
9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports McLaren 720S GT3 Evo United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer
14 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
23 United States Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Germany Mario Farnbacher United Kingdom Ross Gunn
64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 Germany Mike Rockenfeller United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3 United States Joey Hand Germany Dirk Müller
77 United States AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Germany Laurin Heinrich United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
GTD (GT Daytona) (15 entries)
12 United States Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 United States Frankie Montecalvo Canada Parker Thompson
13 Canada AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R United Kingdom Matt Bell Canada Orey Fidani
27 United States Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Canada Roman De Angelis United States Spencer Pumpelly
32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Canada Mikaël Grenier United States Mike Skeen
34 United States Conquest Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Spain Albert Costa United States Manny Franco
43 United States Andretti Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) United States Jarett Andretti Colombia Gabby Chaves
45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Costa Rica Danny Formal Canada Kyle Marcelli
55 Germany Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 Italy Giammarco Levorato United States Corey Lewis
57 United States Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Switzerland Philip Ellis United States Russell Ward
66 United States Gradient Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 United Kingdom Stevan McAleer United States Sheena Monk
70 United Kingdom Inception Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo United States Brendan Iribe Denmark Frederik Schandorff
78 United States Forte Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Canada Misha Goikhberg Italy Loris Spinelli
86 United States MDK Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Denmark Anders Fjordbach China Kerong Li
120 United States Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) United States Adam Adelson United States Elliott Skeer
557 United States Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 United States Robby Foley United States Patrick Gallagher
Source:[5][6]

Practice

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There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday, one on Friday afternoon and one on Saturday morning. The first session lasted 90 minutes on Friday afternoon while the second session on Saturday morning lasted 90 minutes.[7]

Qualifying

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Sébastien Bourdais (pictured in 2021) took the overall pole position for Cadillac Racing.

Saturday's qualification session was divided into two groups with one session for the GTP, GTD Pro and the GTD classes, which lasted 15 minutes each.[7] Cars in GTD Pro and GTD were sent out first. After a ten-minute interval, GTP vehicles drove onto the track. Regulations stipulated teams to nominate one qualifying driver, with the fastest laps determining each classes starting order. IMSA arranged the grid to put GTP vehicles ahead of the GTD Pro and GTD cars.[8]

Qualifying results

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Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.

Pos. Class No. Entry Driver Time Gap Grid
1 GTP 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sébastien Bourdais 1:12.445 1‡
2 GTP 31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing Brazil Pipo Derani 1:12.557 +0.112 2
3 GTP 24 United States BMW M Team RLL Austria Philipp Eng 1:12.649 +0.204 3
4 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Mathieu Jaminet 1:12.664 +0.219 4
5 GTP 25 United States BMW M Team RLL United States Connor De Phillippi 1:12.704 +0.259 5
6 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United States Dane Cameron 1:12.771 +0.326 6
7 GTP 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti United States Ricky Taylor 1:12.905 +0.460 7
8 GTP 40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Switzerland Louis Delétraz 1:13.084 +0.639 8
9 GTP 85 United States JDC–Miller MotorSports Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm 1:13.184 +0.739 9
10 GTP 5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Netherlands Bent Viscaal 1:13.314 +0.869 10
11 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Netherlands Nicky Catsburg 1:19.727 +7.282 11‡
12 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Spain Antonio García 1:20.038 +7.593 12
13 GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer 1:20.244 +7.799 13
14 GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 1:20.431 +7.986 14
15 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx 1:20.473 +8.028 15
16 GTD Pro 23 United States Heart of Racing Team Germany Mario Farnbacher 1:20.667 +8.222 16
17 GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Costa Rica Danny Formal 1:20.866 +8.421 17‡
18 GTD 557 United States Turner Motorsport United States Patrick Gallagher 1:20.995 +8.550 18
19 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Madison Snow 1:21.003 +8.559 19
20 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing United States Russell Ward 1:21.051 +8.574 20
21 GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team United States Spencer Pumpelly 1:21.051 +8.606 21
22 GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo 1:21.074 +8.629 22
23 GTD 32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports United States Mike Skeen 1:21.088 +8.643 23
24 GTD Pro 64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Germany Mike Rockenfeller 1:21.136 +8.691 24
25 GTD 78 United States Forte Racing Canada Misha Goikhberg 1:21.335 +8.890 25
26 GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe 1:21.353 +8.908 26
27 GTD 34 United States Conquest Racing United States Manny Franco 1:21.823 +9.378 27
28 GTD Pro 65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Germany Dirk Müller 1:21.921 +9.476 28
29 GTD 55 Germany Proton Competition United States Corey Lewis 1:22.051 +9.606 29
30 GTD 43 United States Andretti Motorsports United States Jarett Andretti 1:22.346 +9.901 30
31 GTD 120 United States Wright Motorsports United States Adam Adelson 1:22.458 +10.013 31
32 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing United States Sheena Monk 1:22.563 +10.118 32
33 GTD 13 Canada AWA Canada Orey Fidani 1:23.294 +10.849 33
34 GTD 86 United States MDK Motorsports China Kerong Li 1:23.437 +10.992 34
Sources:[9][10]

Race

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Post-race

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The final results kept Cameron and Nasr atop the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1357 points, 50 ahead of second-place finishers Aitken and Derani, who in turn, were a further 38 points in front of Bourdais and van der Zande.[11] With 981 points, Heinrich and Priaulx's victory allowed them to take the lead of the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship. Fifth-place finishers García and Sims advanced from eighth to fifth while the absent Serra, Rigon, and Calado dropped to tenth.[11] Ellis and Ward's victory allowed them to extend their advantage to 213 points over second-place finishers Foley and Gallagher in the GTD Drivers' Championship.[11] Cadillac and Mercedes-AMG continued to top their respective Manufactures' Championships while Porsche took the lead of the GTD Pro Manufactures' Championship. Porsche Penske Motorsport and Winward Racing kept their respective advantages in their of Teams' Championships while AO Racing became the leader of the GTD Pro Teams' Championship with seven rounds remaining.[11]

Race results

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Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 GTP 6 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Mathieu Jaminet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 963 119 2:40:09.438‡
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
2 GTP 31 United States Whelen Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Jack Aitken
Brazil Pipo Derani
Cadillac V-Series.R 119 +5.764
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
3 GTP 7 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport United States Dane Cameron
Brazil Felipe Nasr
Porsche 963 119 +34.673
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
4 GTP 40 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Switzerland Louis Delétraz
United States Jordan Taylor
Acura ARX-06 119 +43.445
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
5 GTP 01 United States Cadillac Racing France Sébastien Bourdais
Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Cadillac V-Series.R 119 +45.608
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
6 GTP 10 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United States Ricky Taylor
Acura ARX-06 119 +46.150
Acura AR24e 2.4 L twin-turbo V6
7 GTP 25 United States BMW M Team RLL United States Connor De Phillippi
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
BMW M Hybrid V8 119 +47.615
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
8 GTP 85 United States JDC-Miller MotorSports Netherlands Tijmen van der Helm
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Porsche 963 119 +1:17.343
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
9 GTP 24 United States BMW M Team RLL Austria Philipp Eng
Finland Jesse Krohn
BMW M Hybrid V8 118 +1 Lap
BMW P66/3 4.0 L twin-turbo V8
10 GTP 5 Germany Proton Competition Mustang Sampling Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Netherlands Bent Viscaal
Porsche 963 118 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L twin-turbo V8
11 GTD Pro 77 United States AO Racing Germany Laurin Heinrich
United Kingdom Sebastian Priaulx
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 111 +8 Laps‡
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
12 GTD Pro 9 Canada Pfaff Motorsports United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
13 GTD Pro 4 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
United States Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 111 +8 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
14 GTD Pro 14 United States Vasser Sullivan United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
Lexus RC F GT3 111 +8 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
15 GTD 57 United States Winward Racing United Kingdom Philip Ellis
United States Russell Ward
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps‡
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
16 GTD Pro 3 United States Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Spain Antonio García
United Kingdom Alexander Sims
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 111 +8 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
17 GTD Pro 23 United States Heart of Racing Team Germany Mario Farnbacher
United Kingdom Ross Gunn
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 111 +8 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
18 GTD 557 United States Turner Motorsport United States Robby Foley
United States Patrick Gallagher
BMW M4 GT3 111 +8 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
19 GTD 120 United States Wright Motorsports United States Adam Adelson
United States Elliott Skeer
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 111 +8 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
20 GTD 32 United States Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Canada Mikaël Grenier
United States Mike Skeen
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
21 GTD 45 United States Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Costa Rica Danny Formal
Canada Kyle Marcelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 110 +9 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
22 GTD Pro 1 United States Paul Miller Racing United States Bryan Sellers
United States Madison Snow
BMW M4 GT3 110 +9 Laps
BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Turbo I6
23 GTD Pro 65 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports United States Joey Hand
Germany Dirk Müller
Ford Mustang GT3 110 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
24 GTD Pro 64 Canada Ford Multimatic Motorsports Germany Mike Rockenfeller
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Ford Mustang GT3 110 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
25 GTD 27 United States Heart of Racing Team Canada Roman De Angelis
United States Spencer Pumpelly
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 110 +9 Laps
Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8
26 GTD 55 Germany Proton Competition Italy Giammarco Levorato
United States Corey Lewis
Ford Mustang GT3 110 +9 Laps
Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8
27 GTD 78 United States Forte Racing Canada Misha Goikhberg
Italy Loris Spinelli
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 110 +9 Laps
Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10
28 GTD 12 United States Vasser Sullivan United States Frankie Montecalvo
Canada Parker Thompson
Lexus RC F GT3 109 +10 Laps
Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8
29 GTD 43 United States Andretti Motorsports United States Jarett Andretti
Colombia Gabby Chaves
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 109 +10 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
30 GTD 13 Canada AWA United Kingdom Matt Bell
Canada Orey Fidani
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 109 +10 Laps
Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8
31 GTD 66 United States Gradient Racing United Kingdom Stevan McAleer
United States Sheena Monk
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22 109 +10 Laps
Acura JNC1 3.5 L Turbo V6
32 GTD 86 United States MDK Motorsports Denmark Anders Fjordbach
China Kerong Li
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 109 +10 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
33 GTD 70 United Kingdom Inception Racing United States Brendan Iribe
Denmark Frederik Schandorff
McLaren 720S GT3 Evo 109 +10 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
34
DNF
GTD 34 United States Conquest Racing Spain Albert Costa
United States Manny Franco
Ferrari 296 GT3 79 Did Not Finish
Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6
Source:[12]

Standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

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