By: Chris Jameson/RaceCanada.ca
July 9 2016

Wrap up and qualifying summary for Saturday at the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

Continental Sports Car Challenge – Race 150 minutes

Scott Maxwell and Billy Johnson run a clean race ahead of the field to place the Multimatic Motorsports #15 Ford Shelby GT350R-C on the top step of the podium in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Daniel Burkett (Winnipeg, MB) and Marc Miller brought the CJ Wilson Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 home in second after a ferocious race-long battle with the C360R #76 GT350R-C (Holton, Kleinubing). The two cars were often separated by less than a second, with the C360R Shelby eventually settling for third.

In ST James Vance had a storming race in the Mini after qualifying 7th. Vance dropped back a couple of places off the start after his row got backed up, but fought his way through the field getting up to 2nd when he turned the car over to team mate Ethan Low. Unfortunately Low ran off in turn 5a and slipped down the field, eventually finishing 20th. Remo Ruscitti, the other Canadian in the ST class took the second stint and worked his way up to 8th at the finish.

Complete running order at the checkers:

IN CLASS -- CLASS -- CAR -- CURRENT DRIVER -- CAR TYPE -- BEHIND LEADER

1 -- GS -- 15 -- BILLY JOHNSON -- FORD SHELBY GT350R-C -- --.---
2 -- GS -- 33 -- MARC MILLER -- PORSCHE CAYMAN GT4 -- 11.271
3 -- GS -- 76 -- PIERRE KLEINUBING -- FORD SHELBY GT350R-C -- 25.552
4 -- GS -- 12 -- CAMERON CASSELS -- PORSCHE CAYMAN GT4 -- 2 LAPS
1 -- ST -- 44 -- OWEN TRINKLER -- NISSAN ALTIMA -- 2 LAPS
2 -- ST -- 17 -- SPENCER PUMPELLY -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 2 LAPS
3 -- ST -- 93 -- RYAN EVERSLEY -- HONDA CIVIC SI -- 2 LAPS
4 -- ST -- 73 -- MAT POMBO -- MINI JCW -- 2 LAPS
5 -- ST -- 56 -- ERIC FOSS -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 2 LAPS
6 -- ST -- 25 -- STEVAN MCALEER -- MAZDA MX-5 -- 3 LAPS
7 -- ST -- 92 -- CAMERON LAWRENCE -- HONDA CIVIC SI -- 3 LAPS
8 -- ST -- 18 -- REMO RUSCITTI -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 3 LAPS
9 -- ST -- 31 -- DEVIN JONES -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 3 LAPS
10 -- ST -- 26 -- ANDREW CARBONELL -- MAZDA MX-5 -- 3 LAPS
11 -- ST -- 84 -- TYLER COOKE -- BMW 328I -- 3 LAPS
12 -- ST -- 22 -- ANDY LEE -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 3 LAPS
13 -- ST -- 7 -- ELLIOTT SKEER -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 3 LAPS
14 -- ST -- 27 -- BRITT CASEY JR -- MAZDA MX-5 -- 3 LAPS
15 -- ST -- 81 -- KYLE TILLEY -- BMW 328I -- 3 LAPS
16 -- ST -- 38 -- SETH THOMAS -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 3 LAPS
17 -- ST -- 74 -- NICO RONDET -- AUDI S3 -- 4 LAPS
18 -- ST -- 19 -- CONNOR BLOUM -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 4 LAPS
19 -- ST -- 34 -- CHRISTIAN SZYMCZAK -- MAZDA MX-5 -- 4 LAPS
20 -- ST -- 37 -- ETHAN LOW -- MINI JCW -- 4 LAPS
21 -- ST -- 36 -- COREY LEWIS -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 4 LAPS
22 -- ST -- 54 -- STEPHEN SIMPSON -- BMW 228I -- 4 LAPS
23 -- ST -- 8 -- ROBIN LIDDELL -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 4 LAPS
24 -- ST -- 52 -- NATE NORENBERG -- MINI JCW -- 5 LAPS
25 -- ST -- 75 -- TOM DYER -- AUDI S3 -- 7 LAPS
26 -- ST -- 83 -- GREG LIEFOOGHE -- PORSCHE CAYMAN -- 44 LAPS
27 -- ST -- 65 -- TIM PROBERT -- BMW 328I -- 84 LAPS

Canadian Teams, Drivers Or Teams With Canadian Drivers In BOLD

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTD Qualifying

Unofficial results:

IN CLASS -- CLASS -- CAR -- CURRENT DRIVER -- CAR TYPE -- BEHIND LEADER

1 -- GTD -- 23 -- ALEX RIBERAS -- PORSCHE 911 GT3 R -- --.---
2 -- GTD -- 6 -- ANDREW DAVIS -- AUDI R8 LMS GT3 -- 0.337
3 -- GTD -- 16 -- SPENCER PUMPELLY -- LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 -- 0.427
4 -- GTD -- 96 -- BRET CURTIS -- BMW M6 GT3 -- 0.428
5 -- GTD -- 73 -- PATRICK LINDSEY -- PORSCHE 911 GT3 R -- 0.5
6 -- GTD -- 9 -- MATT BELL -- AUDI R8 LMS GT3 -- 0.587
7 -- GTD -- 27 -- CEDRIC SBIRRAZZUOLI -- LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 -- 0.755
8 -- GTD -- 33 -- BEN KEATING -- DODGE VIPER GT3-R -- 0.887
9 -- GTD -- 48 -- MADISON SNOW -- LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3 -- 0.906
10 -- GTD -- 63 -- CHRISTINA NIELSEN -- FERRARI 488 GT3 -- 1.087
11 -- GTD -- 97 -- MICHAEL MARSAL -- BMW M6 GT3 -- 1.825
12 -- GTD -- 44 -- JOHN POTTER -- AUDI R8 LMS GT3 -- 1.952
13 -- GTD -- 22 -- COOPER MACNEIL -- PORSCHE 911 GT3 R – 2.024

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTLM Qualifying

Corvette Racing starts on GTLM Pole with Antonio Garcia for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The Chip Ganassi Racing Teams ‪#‎Ford‬ GT's will start second (Mueller) and third (Westbrook). As usual with GTLM, the margin was tight with Mueller just 0.038 off pole and the top seven cars within 0.582 seconds.

Unofficial results:

IN CLASS -- CLASS -- CAR -- CURRENT DRIVER -- CAR TYPE -- BEHIND LEADER

1 -- GTLM -- 3 -- ANTONIO GARCIA -- CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R -- --.---
2 -- GTLM -- 66 -- DIRK MUELLER -- FORD GT -- 0.038
4 -- GTLM -- 67 -- RICHARD WESTBROOK -- FORD GT -- 0.232
3 -- GTLM -- 100 -- LUCAS LUHR -- BMW M6 GTLM -- 0.248
5 -- GTLM -- 25 -- BILL AUBERLEN -- BMW M6 GTLM -- 0.303
6 -- GTLM -- 4 -- OLIVER GAVIN -- CHEVROLET CORVETTE C7.R -- 0.351
7 -- GTLM -- 62 -- GIANCARLO FISICHELLA -- FERRARI 488 GTE -- 0.582
8 -- GTLM -- 912 -- EARL BAMBER -- PORSCHE 911 RSR -- 1.032
9 -- GTLM -- 911 -- NICK TANDY -- PORSCHE 911 RSR -- 1.278

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – PC Qualifying

James French, teamed with Kyle Marcelli, will start outside row one in class for tomorrow's race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, while Mikhail Goikhberg will start in his JDC-Miller Motorsports machine inside of row 2.

Unofficial results:

IN CLASS -- CLASS -- CAR -- CURRENT DRIVER -- CAR TYPE -- BEHIND LEADER

1 -- PC -- 54 -- COLIN BRAUN -- ORECA FLM09 -- --.---
2 -- PC -- 38 -- JAMES FRENCH (KYLE MARCELLI) -- ORECA FLM09 -- 0.426
3 -- PC -- 85 -- STEPHEN SIMPSON (MIKHAIL GOIKHBERG) -- ORECA FLM09 -- 0.502
4 -- PC -- 20 -- MATTHEW MCMURRY -- ORECA FLM09 -- 0.525
5 -- PC -- 52 -- ROBERT ALON -- ORECA FLM09 -- 0.559
6 -- PC -- 8 -- ALEX POPOW -- ORECA FLM09 -- 1.251
7 -- PC -- 88 -- MARK KVAMME -- ORECA FLM09 – 3.074

Canadians In BOLD

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Prototype Qualifying

Qualifying is now complete for all classes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Tristan Nunez has put the #55 ‪#‎Speedsource‬ ‪#‎Mazda‬ Prototype on pole with a lap of 1:10.126, clearing the #10 ‪#‎Chevrolet‬ ‪#‎Corvette‬ DP by 0.309. The second Mazda (#70) will start third.

Green flag flies at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Sunday morning (10th) at 11:05 AM ET.

Complete running (unofficial) order for Prototype:

IN CLASS -- CLASS -- CAR -- CURRENT DRIVER -- CAR TYPE -- BEHIND LEADER

1 -- P -- 55 -- TRISTAN NUNEZ -- MAZDA PROTOTYPE -- --.---
2 -- P -- 10 -- RICKY TAYLOR -- CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP -- 0.309
3 -- P -- 70 -- TOM LONG -- MAZDA PROTOTYPE -- 0.446
4 -- P -- 5 -- CHRISTIAN FITTIPALDI -- CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP -- 0.635
5 -- P -- 31 -- ERIC CURRAN -- CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP -- 1.051
6 -- P -- 90 -- MARC GOOSSENS -- CHEVROLET CORVETTE DP -- 1.17
7 -- P -- 60 -- JOHN PEW -- HONDA HPD LIGIER JS P2 -- 1.634
8 -- P -- 0 -- KATHERINE LEGGE -- DELTAWING DWC13 -- 3.951

Don't forget this year's race gets underway much earlier than last year's race.

Action gets underway Sunday morning at 8:00am with a 20 minute warm up for all IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar classes, with their autograph session getting under way at 8:30am.

Mazda Prototype Lites are next up starting at 8:40, and running until 9:25am

If you're a fan of the grid walk, it gets started at 9:55am and lasts for 40 minutes. The green flag drops on the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix at 11:05am for the 2 hour, 45 minute race.

Wrapping up the day tomorrow is two of the most exciting classes racing this weekend, race 2 for the Nissan Micra Cup as well as the second race of the weekend for the MAZDA MX-5 Cup, with all on track action slated to finish up at 4:00pm.