2020 Petit Le Mans

The 2020 Petit Le Mans (formally known as the 2020 MOTUL Petit Le Mans for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 17, 2020. It was the 9th race in the 2020 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the 3rd race of the 2020 Michelin Endurance Cup, and was run at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The race was won overall by the #10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Cadillac DPi-V.R after the #7 Acura Team Penske and #31 Whelen Engineering Racing entries made contact and spun out in the closing minutes of the race.[1]

The Track map of Road Atlanta

Qualifying

Dane Cameron secured overall pole for the event.[2]

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 DPi 6 Acura Team Penske Dane Cameron 1:08.412 _ 1
2 DPi 7 Acura Team Penske Ricky Taylor 1:08.506 +0.094 2
3 DPi 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr 1:08.612 +0.200 3
4 DPi 55 Mazda Motorsports Harry Ticknell 1:08.636 +0.224 4
5 DPi 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Ryan Briscoe 1:08.850 +0.438 5
6 DPi 77 Mazda Motorsports Tristan Nunez 1:08.925 +0.513 6
7 DPi 5 Mustang Sampling Racing/JDC-Miller MotorSports Sébastien Bourdais 1:09.040 +0.628 7
8 DPi 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Gabriel Aubry 1:09.229 +0.817 8
9 LMP2 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Patrick Kelly 1:11.590 +3.178 9
10 LMP2 51 Inter Europol Competition Rob Hodes 1:13.161 +4.749 10
11 LMP2 8 Tower Motorsport By Starworks John Farano 1:14.082 +5.670 11
12 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio García 1:15.163 +6.751 12
13 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Connor De Phillippi 1:15.434 +7.022 13
14 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL John Edwards 1:15.615 +7.182 14
15 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Laurens Vanthoor 1:15.657 +7.245 15
16 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner 1:15.856 +7.444 16
17 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Nick Tandy 1:15.858 +7.446 17
18 GTD 86 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Shinya Michimi 1:19.291 +10.879 18
19 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Jeff Westphal 1:19.464 +11.052 19
20 GTD 12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Frankie Montecalvo 1:19.563 +11.151 20
21 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Madison Snow 1:19.567 +11.155 21
22 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley 1:19.657 +11.245 22
23 GTD 57 Heinricher Racing w/ MSR Curb-Agajanian Mikhail Goikhberg 1:19.666 +11.254 23
24 GTD 30 Team Hardpoint Andrew Davis 1:19.722 +11.310 24
25 GTD 9 Pfaff Motorsports Zacharie Robichon 1:19.774 +11.362 25
26 GTD 14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Michael de Quesada 1:19.908 +11.496 26
27 GTD 16 Wright Motorsports Ryan Hardwick 1:20.399 +11.987 27
28 GTD 23 Heart of Racing Team Ian James 1:20.434 +12.022 28
29 GTD 44 GRT Magnus Racing John Potter 1:20.453 +12.041 29
30 GTD 74 Riley Motorsports Gar Robinson 1:20.622 +12.210 30
31 LMP2 38 Performance Tech Motorsports James McGuire No time _ 31
Source:[3][4]

Race

Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 DPi 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Ryan Briscoe
Scott Dixon
Renger van der Zande		 Cadillac DPi-V.R 460 10:00:22.332
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
2 DPi 7 Acura Team Penske Hélio Castroneves
Alexander Rossi
Ricky Taylor		 Acura ARX-05 460 +0.429
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 DPi 6 Acura Team Penske Dane Cameron
Juan Pablo Montoya
Simon Pagenaud		 Acura ARX-05 460 +1.236
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
4 DPi 5 JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing Sébastien Bourdais
Loïc Duval
Tristan Vautier		 Cadillac DPi-V.R 460 +3.700
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
5 DPi 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Filipe Albuquerque
Pipo Derani
Felipe Nasr		 Cadillac DPi-V.R 458 +2 Laps
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
6 LMP2 8 Tower Motorsports by Starworks John Farano
Mikkel Jensen
Job van Uitert		 Oreca 07 450 +10 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Matthew Bell
Colin Braun
James McGuire		 Oreca 07 445 +15 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 DPi 55 Mazda Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Harry Tincknell		 Mazda RT24-P 441 +19 Laps
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
9 LMP2 51 Inter Europol Competition Rob Hodes
Austin McCusker
Jakub Śmiechowski		 Oreca 07 441 +19 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Matt Campbell
Frederic Makowiecki
Nick Tandy		 Porsche 911 RSR-19 431 +29 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
11 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Nicky Catsburg
Antonio García
Jordan Taylor		 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 431 +29 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
12 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL John Edwards
Augusto Farfus
Jesse Krohn		 BMW M8 GTE 431 +29 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
13 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Marcel Fässler
Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner		 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 431 +29 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
14
DNF		 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Earl Bamber
Mathieu Jaminet
Laurens Vanthoor		 Porsche 911 RSR-19 429 crash
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
15 DPi 77 Mazda Motorsports Oliver Jarvis
Tristan Nunez
Olivier Pla		 Mazda RT24-P 427 +33 Laps
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
16
DNF		 LMP2 52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Scott Huffaker
Patrick Kelly
Simon Trummer		 Oreca 07 418 suspension
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
17 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Alessandro Balzan
Cooper MacNeil
Jeff Westphal		 Ferrari 488 GT3 413 +47 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
18 GTD 14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Jack Hawksworth
Michael de Quesada
Aaron Telitz		 Lexus RC F GT3 413 +47 Laps
Lexus 5.0 L V8
19 GTD 44 GRT Magnus Racing Team Andy Lally
John Potter
Spencer Pumpelly		 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 413 +47 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
20 GTD 16 Wright Motorsports Ryan Hardwick
Jan Heylen
Patrick Long		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 413 +47 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 GTD 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lars Kern
Dennis Olsen
Zacharie Robichon		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 413 +47 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22 GTD 57 Heinricher Racing w/MSR Curb-Agajanian Mikhail Goikhberg
Trent Hindman
Álvaro Parente		 Acura NSX GT3 Evo 413 +47 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
23 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Corey Lewis
Bryan Sellers
Madison Snow		 Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 413 +47 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
24
DNF		 GTD 12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Townsend Bell
Kyle Kirkwood
Frankie Montecalvo		 Lexus RC F GT3 410 crash
Lexus 5.0 L V8
25 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Bill Auberlen
Robby Foley
Dillon Machavern		 BMW M6 GT3 408 +52 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
26 DPi 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Gabriel Aubry
Matheus Leist
Chris Miller		 Cadillac DPi-V.R 406 +54 Laps
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
27 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Connor De Phillippi
Colton Herta
Bruno Spengler		 BMW M8 GTE 399 +61 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
28 GTD 86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Mario Farnbacher
Matt McMurry
Shinya Michimi		 Acura NSX GT3 Evo 399 +61 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
29
DNF		 GTD 23 Heart of Racing Team Roman De Angelis
Ian James
Darren Turner		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 297 crash damage
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
30
DNF		 GTD 74 Riley Motorsports Lawson Aschenbach
Ben Keating
Gar Robinson		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 268 engine
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
31
DNF		 GTD 30 Team Hardpoint Andrew Davis
Robert Ferriol
Marcus Winkelhock		 Audi R8 LMS Evo 258 mechanical
Audi 5.2 L V10
Race Results Archived 2020-10-21 at the Wayback Machine


References
  1. Lloyd, Daniel (October 17, 2020). "WTR Cadillac Wins Petit Le Mans after Derani, Taylor Clash". Sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  2. O'Malley, J.J. (16 October 2020). "Cameron leads Acura front-row sweep of Petit Le Mans qualifying". racer.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. "05_Results-by-Class_Qualifying.pdf" (PDF). 16 October 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. "Road_Atlanta-2020-10-17.html". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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