Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Round Three Recap of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Review of Round Three of the 2016 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Long Beach Street Circuit.

Taylor Racing team won the race overall and Prototype class too of Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor in their Corvette DP, Chevrolet 5.5L V8. While Action Express Racing team finished in second place in their Coyote Corvette, Chevrolet 5.5L V8; the team of João Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi; they were three seconds behind the leaders. Meanwhile, the other Action Express Racing team finished in third place in their Coyote Corvette, Chevrolet 5.5L V8; the team of Dane Cameron and Eric Curran; they were four seconds behind the leaders.

In Prototype Challenge Class (all teams using Oreca FLM09 race car), JDC-Miller Motorsports team won Prototype Challenge Class and finished in eighth place overall; with the drivers of Mikhail Goikhberg and Stephen Simpson; they were a lap behind the leaders.

In GT Le Mans Class, Porsche North America team won GT Le Mans Class and finished in eleventh place overall in their Chevrolet Corvette C7.R; with the drivers of Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy; they were two laps behind the leaders.

While GT Daytona Class did not participate for this race.

Next Stop Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in two weeks time for round four of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

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