2019 IMSA Michelin Encore

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Race details
Sebring International Raceway.svg
Date10 November 2019
Official nameIMSA Michelin SportsCar Encore
Location Sebring, Florida, United States
CoursePermanent circuit
6.02 km (3.74 mi)
DistanceMain Race
4 Hours
LMP3
Pole
Drivers Flag of the United States.svg Blake Mount
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg
Flag of the United States.svg Baylor Griffin
Performance Tech Motorsports
Time1:59.774
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Joel Janco
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Jorge
Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez
Forty 7 Motorsports
Second Flag of the United States.svg Naj Husain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd
Sean Creech Motorsport
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Bell
Flag of the United States.svg James McGuire Jr
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo
Robillard Racing
GT3
Pole
Drivers Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Paul Miller Racing
Time2:01.027
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Riley Motorsports
Second Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick
Flag of the United States.svg Maxwell Root
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Wright Motorsports
Third Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pappas
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Black Swan Racing
GT4
Pole
Drivers Flag of the United States.svg James Pesek
Flag of the United States.svg Jade Buford
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis
PF Racing
Time2:11.664
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Jim Cox
Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Murry
Riley Motorsports
Second Flag of the United States.svg Sameer Gandhi
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dyer
CarBahn with Peregrine Racing
Third Flag of the United States.svg James Pesek
Flag of the United States.svg Jade Buford
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis
PF Racing

The 2019 IMSA Michelin SportsCar Encore was the second edition of the non-championship sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway on 10 November 2019. The race was open to LMP3 cars, GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars and TCR-touring cars (although none were entered). The event was organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). [1]

Contents

The race was won by Tristan Nunez, Jonathan Jorge, and Joel Janco in the Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30. The GT3 class was won by Riley Motorsports with drivers Gar Robinson and Lawson Aschenbach. GT4 was won by James Pesek, Jade Buford, and Shane Lewis also run by Riley Motorsports. [2]

Classes

Entry List

LMP3

TeamCarEngineNo.Drivers
Flag of the United States.svg ANSA Motorsports Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V82 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson
Flag of the United States.svg Tim George
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico
Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V86 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Mount
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg
Flag of the United States.svg Baylor Griffin
75 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cameron Cassels
Flag of the United States.svg Max Hanratty
Flag of the United States.svg K2R Motorsports Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V826 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Bell
Flag of the United States.svg James McGuire Jr
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo
64 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Andrews
Flag of the United States.svg Naveen Rao
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Creech Motorsport Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V830 Flag of the United States.svg Naj Husain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd
33 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lagasse
Flag of the United States.svg Lance Willsey
Flag of the United States.svg Robillard Racing Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V843 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Robillard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer
Flag of the United States.svg Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V847 Flag of the United States.svg Joel Janco
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Jorge
Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez
Flag of the United States.svg Conquest Racing Norma M30 Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V861 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Kok
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Staikos
Source: [3]

GT3

TeamCarEngineNo.Drivers
Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 16 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick
Flag of the United States.svg Maxwell Root
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 48 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Flag of the United States.svg Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 54 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pappas
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 74 Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Source: [3]

GT4

TeamCarEngineNo.Drivers
Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 35 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Cox
Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Murry
Flag of the United States.svg PF Racing Ford Mustang GT4 Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V840 Flag of the United States.svg James Pesek
Flag of the United States.svg Jade Buford
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Audi R8 LMS GT4 Audi 5.2 L V10 93 Flag of the United States.svg Sameer Gandhi
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dyer
Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 96 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Flag of the United States.svg Vin Barletta
Source: [3]

Race results

Class winners denoted in bold and with

PosClassNo.Team / EntrantDriversChassisLapsTime/Gap
Engine
1LMP347 Flag of the United States.svg Forty 7 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Joel Janco
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Jorge
Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez
Norma M30 1064:00:49.084
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
2LMP330 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Creech Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Naj Husain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wayne Boyd
Ligier JS P3 106+0.877
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
3LMP343 Flag of the United States.svg Robillard Racing Flag of the United States.svg Joe Robillard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevan McAleer
Norma M30 106+1.572
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
4LMP326 Flag of the United States.svg K2R Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg James McGuire Jr
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Bell
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kay van Berlo
Ligier JS P3 106+38.709
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
5GT374 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Mercedes-AMG GT3 106+48.508
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
6GT316 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick
Flag of the United States.svg Maxwell Root
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen
Porsche 911 GT3 R 106+49.323
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
7GT354 Flag of the United States.svg Black Swan Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tim Pappas
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Porsche 911 GT3 R 106+51.214
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
8GT348 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of the United States.svg Madison Snow
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 106+51.763
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
9LMP375 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cameron Cassels
Flag of the United States.svg Max Hanratty
Ligier JS P3 105+1 Lap
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
10LMP36 Flag of the United States.svg Performance Tech Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Blake Mount
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldburg
Flag of the United States.svg Baylor Griffin
Ligier JS P3 105+1 Lap
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
11LMP361 Flag of the United States.svg Conquest Racing Flag of the United States.svg Danny Kok
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Staikos
Norma M30 99+7 Laps
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
12GT435 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jim Cox
Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Murry
Mercedes-AMG GT4 99+7 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8
13GT493 Flag of the United States.svg CarBahn with Peregrine Racing Flag of the United States.svg Sameer Gandhi
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dyer
Audi R8 LMS GT4 95+11 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
14GT440 Flag of the United States.svg PF Racing Flag of the United States.svg James Pesek
Flag of the United States.svg Jade Buford
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis
Ford Mustang GT4 84+22 laps
Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8
15

DNF

GT496 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Flag of the United States.svg Vin Barletta
BMW M4 GT4 76Mechanical
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6
16

DNF

LMP364 Flag of the United States.svg K2R Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Naveen Rao
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Andrews
Ligier JS P3 73Did not finish
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
17

DNF

LMP32 Flag of the United States.svg ANSA Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson
Flag of the United States.svg Tim George
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico
Ligier JS P3 54Did not finish
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
18

DNF

LMP333 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Creech Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lagasse
Flag of the United States.svg Lance Willsey
Ligier JS P3 2Crash
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8
Source: [4]

References

  1. "Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore at Sebring International Raceway Set for 2019 Return". IMSA.COM. January 7, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  2. Lloyd, Daniel (November 10, 2019). "Forty7 Motorsports Norma Wins Michelin Encore at Sebring – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "2019 Encore PreEvent EntryList v2" (PDF). November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  4. "Race Official Results (4 Hours)" (PDF). November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2024.