The 2018 Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen was an endurance race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, on July 1, 2018. The race was the sixth round of the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as the third round of the 2018 Patron North American Endurance Cup.
International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2017. [1] It was the fifth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2018 Sahlen's 6 Hours of the Glen was the sixth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2018 by IMSA, and was the third round of the Patron North American Endurance Cup. [1] The race was held at the eleven-turn 3.450 mi (5.552 km) Watkins Glen International on July 1, 2018. [1]
After the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic 4 weeks earlier, Filipe Albuquerque and João Barbosa led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 144 points, ahead of Eric Curran and Felipe Nasr who were tied with them on 144 points, and Hélio Castroneves and Ricky Taylor with 130 points. [2] With 121 points, the GTLM Drivers' Championship was led by Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook with a seven-point advantage over Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor. [2] In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow with 125 points ahead of Katherine Legge with 122 points. [2]
IMSA released two separate technical bulletins regarding the Balance of Performance for the six-hour race. The first one was released on May 25, 2018, for the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class. [3] This was done to allow IMSA teams who were preparing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans in three weeks time, notably Corvette Racing and Chip Ganassi Racing, to have the beforehand knowledge of the Balance of Performance for the race so they could prepare better. In this Bulletin, the BMW M8 GTE received a reduction of turbo boost, as well as a 4-liter fuel capacity reduction. The second technical bulletin was released on June 21, 2018, which regarded the Balance of Performance in the Prototype (P) and GT Daytona (GTD) classes for the event. [4] In P, The Acura ARX-05 and Cadillac DPi-V.R received fuel capacity reductions of 2 liters. In GTD, Acura NSX GT3 received a 10 kilogram weight increase while the BMW M6 GT3 received a fuel capacity of reduction 2 liters.
A total of 42 cars took part in the event split across 3 classes. 16 cars were entered in P, 8 in GTLM, and 18 in GTD. [5] In P, United Autosports made their first appearance since Sebring. Performance Tech Motorsports returned after skipping the Belle Isle round.Gabby Chaves subbed for João Barbosa, who was injured, in the Mustang Sampling Racing #5. [6] [7] Will Owen joined Sebastián Saavedra and Gustavo Yacamán in the AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports entry. [8] In GTLM, Tom Blomqvist joined John Edwards and Jesse Krohn in the BMW Team RLL #24 entry. [9] Bill Auberlen returned to the BMW Team RLL #25 entry after contesting the 2 previous rounds in GTD with Turner Motorsport. In GTD, HART, Montaplast by Land-Motorsport, CJ Wilson Racing, P1 Motorsports, and Squadra Corse Garage Italia made their first appearances since Sebring. Scuderia Corsa added a second entry while Wright Motorsports scaled down to one entry. Daniel Morad substituted for in the Adam Christodoulou P1 Motorsports entry due to visa issues. [10] Oswaldo Negri Jr. joined Francesco Piovanetti and Daniel Serra in the Squadra Corse Garage Italia entry. [11] Markus Palttala, Don Yount, and Dillon Machavern returned to the Turner Motorsport entry for the first time since Sebring. [12] Mario Farnbacher joined David Heinemeier Hansson and Jack Hawksworth in the #15 3GT Racing entry. [13]
There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon. The third on Saturday morning lasted an hour. [14]
The first practice session took place at 10:25 am ET on Friday and ended with Dane Cameron topping the charts for Acura Team Penske, with a lap time of 1:33.562. [15]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 6 | Acura Team Penske | Dane Cameron | 1:33.562 | _ |
| 2 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Jordan Taylor | 1:34.476 | +0.914 |
| 3 | P | 54 | CORE Autosport | Romain Dumas | 1:34.490 | +0.928 |
| Source: [16] | ||||||
The second practice session took place at 2:50 pm ET on Friday and ended with Romain Dumas topping the charts for CORE Autosport, with a lap time of 1:33.481. [17]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 54 | CORE Autosport | Romain Dumas | 1:33.481 | _ |
| 2 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing | Renger van der Zande | 1:33.757 | +0.276 |
| 3 | P | 6 | Acura Team Penske | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:33.827 | +0.346 |
| Source: [18] | ||||||
The third and final practice session took place at 8:00 am ET on Saturday and ended with Dane Cameron topping the charts for Acura Team Penske, with a lap time of 1:32.975. [19]
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 6 | Acura Team Penske | Dane Cameron | 1:32.975 | _ |
| 2 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Simon Trummer | 1:33.137 | +0.162 |
| 3 | P | 54 | CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 1:33.174 | +0.199 |
| Source: [20] | ||||||
Saturday afternoon's 65-minute qualifying session was divided into three groups. [14] All three categories had 15-minute individual sessions, and regulations stipulated teams to nominate a single driver to qualify their cars. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order with the grid arranged to put the Prototype and GTLM cars ahead of all GTD entries. [21]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | 54 |  CORE Autosport | Colin Braun | 1:32.350 | _ | 16 1 |
| 2 | P | 32 | United Autosports |  Paul di Resta | 1:32.356 | +0.006 | 1‡ |
| 3 | P | 7 | Acura Team Penske | Ricky Taylor | 1:32.638 | +0.288 | 2 |
| 4 | P | 6 | Acura Team Penske | Dane Cameron | 1:32.782 | +0.432 | 3 |
| 5 | P | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports |  Simon Trummer | 1:33.016 | +0.666 | 4 |
| 6 | P | 22 | Tequila Patrón ESM |  Pipo Derani | 1:33.092 | +0.742 | 15 2 |
| 7 | P | 52 | AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports |  Gustavo Yacamán | 1:33.447 | +1.097 | 5 |
| 8 | P | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing |  Renger van der Zande | 1:33.528 | +1.178 | 6 |
| 9 | P | 99 | JDC-Miller MotorSports |  Stephen Simpson | 1:33.574 | +1.224 | 7 |
| 10 | P | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | James French | 1:33.624 | +1.274 | 8 |
| 11 | P | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Felipe Nasr | 1:33.716 | +1.366 | 9 |
| 12 | P | 90 | Spirit of Daytona Racing |  Tristan Vautier | 1:33.761 | +1.411 | 10 |
| 13 | P | 55 |  Mazda Team Joest | Harry Tincknell | 1:33.902 | +1.552 | 11 |
| 14 | P | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing |  Filipe Albuquerque | 1:33.971 | +1.621 | 12 |
| 15 | P | 2 | Tequila Patrón ESM | Scott Sharp | 1:34.526 | +2.176 | 13 |
| 16 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Richard Westbrook | 1:41.948 | +9.598 | 17‡ |
| 17 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Joey Hand | 1:42.059 | +9.709 | 18 |
| 18 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Tommy Milner | 1:42.365 | +10.015 | 19 |
| 19 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing |  Antonio García | 1:42.497 | +10.147 | 20 |
| 20 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team |  Earl Bamber | 1:42.507 | +10.157 | 21 |
| 21 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Patrick Pilet | 1:42.615 | +10.265 | 22 |
| 22 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Tom Blomqvist | 1:43.277 | +10.927 | 23 |
| 23 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi | 1:43.539 | +11.189 | 24 |
| 24 | GTD | 15 | 3GT Racing | Jack Hawksworth | 1:44.499 | +12.149 | 25‡ |
| 25 | GTLM | 29 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Christopher Mies | 1:44.611 | +12.261 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 14 | 3GT Racing |  Kyle Marcelli | 1:44.712 | +12.362 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 86 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanin | Álvaro Parente | 1:44.742 | +12.392 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 93 | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanin | Lawson Aschenbach | 1:44.778 | +12.428 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Jeff Segal | 1:44.812 | +12.462 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:45.429 | +13.079 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 58 | Wright Motorsports | Patrick Long | 1:45.429 | +13.079 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 71 | P1 Motorsports | Daniel Morad | 1:45.724 | +13.374 | 42 3 |
| 33 | GTD | 75 | SunEnergy1 Racing |  Kenny Habul | 1:45.802 | +13.452 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 33 | Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsport | Ben Keating | 1:45.803 | +13.453 | 34 |
| 35 | GTD | 69 | HART | Tom Dyer | 1:45.891 | +13.541 | 35 |
| 36 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Don Yount | 1:46.966 | +14.616 | 36 |
| 37 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter | 1:47.076 | +14.726 | 37 |
| 38 | GTD | 64 | Scuderia Corsa | Bill Sweedler | 1:47.360 | +15.010 | 38 |
| 39 | GTD | 51 |  Squadra Corse Garage Italia | Francesco Piovanetti | 1:47.481 | +15.131 | 39 |
| 40 | GTD | 36 | CJ Wilson Racing | Till Bechtolsheimer | 1:48.165 | +15.815 | 40 |
| 41 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | did not participate | 41 4 | ||
| 42 | GTD | 77 | Mazda Team Joest | did not participate | 14 5 | ||
| Sources: [22] [23] | |||||||
The result kept Albuquerque atop the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 169 points, 1 point ahead of seventh-place finishers Curran and Nasr. Cameron and Montoya advanced from fifth to third while Goikhberg and Simpson moved from eighth to fifth. [24] As a result of winning the race, Hand and Müller took the lead of the GTLM Drivers' Championship. García and Magnussen advanced from fifth to third while Pilet and Tandy moved from seventh to fifth. Bamber and Vanthoor dropped from second to fourth. [24] The result kept Sellers and Snow atop the GTD Drivers' Championship with 155 points, 1 point ahead of Legge. [24] Cadillac and Lamborghini continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Ford to the lead of the GTLM Manufactures' Championship. Mustang Sampling Racing, and Paul Miller Racing kept their respective advantages in the Teams' Championships while the #66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing entry took the lead of the GTLM Teams' Championship with six rounds remaining. [24]
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