2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend
The 2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend will be a sports car race held at Road America near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on August 4, 2024. It will be the eighth round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
Background
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[edit]International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023.[1] It will be the eleventh consecutive time the IMSA SCC hosts a race at Road America. The 2024 IMSA SportsCar Weekend will be the eighth of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA.[2] The race will be held at the fourteen-turn 4.048 mi (6.515 km) Road America on August 4, 2024.[2]
Standings before the race
[edit]Preceding the event, the GTP Drivers' Championship is led by Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr with 2044 points, 93 points ahead of the duo of Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande. Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy sit in third, a further 39 points behind.[3] Felipe Fraga and Gar Robinson are currently leading the LMP2 Drivers' Championship with 1308 points, 12 points ahead of Nick Boulle and Tom Dillmann, who won the previous race at Mosport Park. Ryan Dalziel sits in third, 135 points behind Fraga and Robinson.[3] The GTD Pro Drivers' Championship is led by Laurin Heinrich and Sebastian Priaulx, with 1955 points. They are 98 points ahead of second-placed Ross Gunn.[3] The GTD Drivers' Championship is led by Philip Ellis and Russell Ward with 2090 points. They sit 340 points ahead of second-placed Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher in second.[3] The Teams' Championships are led by Porsche Penske Motorsport, Riley, AO Racing, and Winward Racing, respectively, whilst the Manufacturers' Championships are led by Porsche in GTP and GTD Pro and Mercedes-AMG in GTD.[3]
Entry list
[edit]The entry list was revealed on July 24, 2024, and features 47 entries: 10 entries in GTP, 12 entries in LMP2, 10 entries in GTD Pro, and 15 entries in GTD. The No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR Oreca will not participate in the event after the CrowdStrike incident two weeks prior to the event. Furthermore, JDC–Miller MotorSports have entered an additional Oreca in the LMP2 class for Scott Andrews and Gerry Knaut, whilst Tõnis Kasemets will replace Lance Willsey in the No. 33 Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier.[4] For the second time this season, Conquest Racing have fielded an additional car in the GTD Pro class: the No. 35 Ferrari will be driven by Giacomo Altoè and Daniel Serra. The No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche will return to the GTD field after missing the previous round, whilst Triarsi Competizione have fielded their No. 023 Ferrari for drivers Alessio Rovera and Onofrio Triarsi.[5] Kenton Koch will replace Mike Skeen behind the wheel of the No. 32 Korthoff/Preston Motorsports Mercedes, whilst Sandy Mitchell will replace Kyle Marcelli behind the wheel of the No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Lamborghini.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Bradley, Charles (August 4, 2023). "IMSA reveals 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 IMSA Schedules Revealed at Road America". imsa.com. August 4, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "00_Championship Points - Official.pdf" (PDF). imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com. Alkamel Systems. July 17, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Dagys, John (July 24, 2024). "47 Entries for Road America". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ O'Connell, RJ (July 24, 2024). "47 Entries For IMSA Sportscar Weekend At Road America". Dailysportscar. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024_IWSC_RoadAmerica_PreEvent_EntryList.pdf" (PDF). imsa.com. July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ Dagys, John (July 26, 2024). "Andlauer to Replace Priaulx in AO Racing Porsche". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved July 26, 2024.