2020 WeatherTech 240

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The 2020 WeatherTech 240 was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at the Daytona International Speedway combined road course in Daytona Beach, Florida, on July 4, 2020. This race was the second round of the 2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the first round of the 2020 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

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Taylor and García's GTLM class victory marked the first victory for the new Corvette C8.R, alongside Corvette Racing's 100th win in IMSA competition. [1] The race was also just the 12th caution-free race since the merger in 2014. [2]

Background

The race was the first for the series following the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was initially announced to be run behind closed doors. [3] However, it was later announced that a maximum of 5,000 fans were to be admitted, with all required to be residents of the state of Florida. [4] The race was also the first time since 2010 that the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship or its previous series had competed in the Paul Revere 250 Independence Day event. [5]

Before the race, Ryan Briscoe, Renger van der Zande, Scott Dixon, and Kamui Kobayashi led the DPi Drivers' Championship with 35 points each, ahead of Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez, and Olivier Pla with 32 points each, and Sébastien Bourdais, João Barbosa, and Loïc Duval with 30 points each. [6] With 35 points, the GTLM Drivers' Championship was led by John Edwards, Jesse Krohn, Augusto Farfus, and Chaz Mostert with a three-point advantage over Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor, and Mathieu Jaminet. [6] In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow, Corey Lewis, and Andrea Caldarelli with 35 points, ahead of Andy Lally, John Potter, Spencer Pumpelly, and Marco Mapelli with 32 points each. [6] Cadillac, BMW, and Lamborghini were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R, BMW Team RLL, and Paul Miller Racing each led their own Teams' Championships. [6]

Entries

A total of 26 cars took part in the event, down from the 39 entries from the season's opening event. There were 8 cars in the DPi class, 6 cars in the GTLM class, and 12 cars in the GTD class. [7] In DPi, Gabby Chaves filled in for Felipe Nasr in the Whelen Engineering Racing entry, due to Nasr testing positive for COVID-19. [8] Multimatic Motorsports took over the Mazda DPi program from Joest Racing. [9] The LMP2 class did not participate in the event. [7] In GTLM, Risi Competizione were absent. In GTD, Paul Miller Racing, the GTD class winner in the Rolex 24, didn't enter the event due to effects of the pandemic. [10] Likewise, Pfaff Motorsports also didn't enter, due to travel restrictions surrounding being based in Canada. [11] The #19 GEAR Racing powered by GRT Grasser entry, the #91 of Wright Motorsports, and the #23 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin all declined to enter the event as well. [12] [13] [14] Team Hardpoint made their series debut, and Gradient Racing returned for the first time since 2018. [15] [16] Prior to the event, Aaron Telitz was announced as the replacement for Parker Chase in the #14 entry for AIM Vasser Sullivan. [17] Compass Racing made their season debut. [7]

Practice

There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, one on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session on Friday lasted one hour while the second session on Saturday lasted 75 minutes. [18]

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 6:15 pm ET on Friday and ended with Juan Pablo Montoya topping the charts for Acura Team Penske, with a lap time of 1:35.960. [19] The GTLM class was topped by the #912 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Laurens Vanthoor with a time of 1:44.003. Tommy Milner in the #4 Corvette Racing entry was second and Nick Tandy rounded out the top 3. [20] The GTD class was topped by the #63 Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 of Toni Vilander with a time of 1:47.481. [21]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1DPi6 Acura Team Penske Juan Pablo Montoya 1:35.960_
2DPi31 Whelen Engineering Racing Pipo Derani 1:35.976+0.016
3DPi55 Mazda Motorsports Harry Tincknell 1:36.013+0.053
Sources: [22] [23]

Practice 2

The second and final practice session took place at 10:15 am ET on Saturday and ended with Oliver Jarvis topping the charts for Mazda Motorsports, with a lap time of 1:34.398. [24] The GTLM class was topped by the #911 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR-19 of Nick Tandy with a time of 1:42.990. Oliver Gavin in the #4 Corvette Racing entry was second and Jordan Taylor rounded out the top 3. [25] The GTD class was topped by the #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 of Aaron Telitz with a time of 1:46.694. [26]

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGap
1DPi77 Mazda Motorsports Oliver Jarvis 1:34.398_
2DPi7 Acura Team Penske Hélio Castroneves 1:34.646+0.248
3DPi55 Mazda Motorsports Jonathan Bomarito 1:34.689+0.291
Sources: [27] [28]

Qualifying

Qualifying was broken into three sessions. The first was for cars in GTD class. Corey Fergus qualified on pole for the class driving the #76 car for Compass Racing, beating Aaron Telitz in the #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan entry by less than two tenths of a second. [29]

The second session of qualifying was for cars in the GTLM class. Oliver Gavin qualified on pole driving the #4 car for Corvette Racing, besting Jordan Taylor in the sister #3 Corvette Racing entry. [30]

The final session of qualifying was for the DPi class. Hélio Castroneves qualified on pole driving the #7 car for Acura Team Penske, beating Oliver Jarvis in the #77 Mazda Motorsports by less than fifty-hundredths of a second. [31]

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by ‡.

Pos.ClassNo.TeamDriverTimeGapGrid
1DPi7 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves 1:34.390_1‡
2DPi77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis 1:34.422+0.0322
3DPi55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito 1:34.454+0.0643
4DPi6 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 1:34.532+0.1424
5DPi10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe 1:35.061+0.6715
6DPi31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves 1:35.244+0.8546
7DPi5 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa 1:35.737+1.3477
8DPi85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller 1:35.945+1.5558
9GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin 1:42.251+7.8619‡
10GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor 1:42.523+8.13310
11GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn 1:42.628+8.23811
12GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor 1:42.629+8.23912
13GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler 1:42.674+8.28413
14GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy 1:42.754+8.36414
15GTD76 Flag of the United States.svg Compass Racing Flag of the United States.svg Corey Fergus1:47.015+12.62515‡
16GTD14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AIM Vasser Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 1:47.152+12.76216
17GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley 1:47.468+13.07817
18GTD12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AIM Vasser Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Montecalvo 1:47.502+13.11218
19GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil 1:47.595+13.20519
20GTD86 Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry 1:47.779+13.38920
21GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Misha Goikhberg 1:47.799+13.40921
22GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick1:47.839+13.44922
23GTD74 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson1:47.998+13.60823
24GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg GRT Magnus Flag of the United States.svg John Potter 1:48.772+14.38226 1
25GTD22 Flag of the United States.svg Gradient Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Till Bechtolsheimer1:48.795+14.40524
26GTD30 Flag of the United States.svg Team Hardpoint Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ferriol1:49.193+14.80325
Sources: [32] [33]

Race

Post-race

As a result of winning the race, Bomarito and Tincknell advanced from sixth to third in the DPi Drivers' Championship. Jarvis and Nunez jumped from second to first while Briscoe and van der Zande dropped from first to second. [35] In GTLM, Bamber and Vanthoor jumped to first after being second coming into the event. Edwards and Krohn dropped from first to third while Antonio García and Jordan Taylor advanced from fourth to second. [35] As a result of winning the race, Hawksworth advanced from eighth to first in the GTD Drivers' Championship. Telitz jumped from twelfth to second while Lally and Potter dropped from second to third. Bell and Montecalvo jumped to fifth after being from twelfth coming into the event. [35] Cadillac, BMW, and Lamborghini continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Mazda Motorsports, Porsche GT Team, and AIM Vasser Sullivan became the leaders of their respective class Teams' Championships with nine rounds remaining in the season. [35]

Result

Due to a lightning storm, the race start was delayed. While the race was originally scheduled to end at sunset, a considerable portion of the race ended up running after dark. The race ran full course caution free.

Class winners are denoted in bold and ‡.

PosClassNo.TeamDriversChassisLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1DPi55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell 		Mazda RT24-P 952:40:11.281‡
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
2DPi77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mazda Motorsports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Nunez 		Mazda RT24-P 95+10.168s
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
3DPi5 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing Flag of Portugal.svg João Barbosa
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 95+15.378s
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
4DPi6 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya
Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron 		Acura ARX-05 95+27.335s
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
5DPi31 Flag of the United States.svg Whelen Engineering Racing Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves
Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 95+31.275s
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
6DPi10 Flag of the United States.svg Konica Minolta Cadillac Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Briscoe 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 95+1:06.779
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
7DPi85 Flag of the United States.svg JDC-Miller MotorSports Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller
Flag of France.svg Tristan Vautier 		Cadillac DPi-V.R 95+1:18.511
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
8GTLM3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 90+5 Laps‡
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
9GTLM912 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 90+5 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
10GTLM911 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 90+5 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
11GTLM25 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Connor De Phillippi
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Spengler 		BMW M8 GTE 90+5 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
12GTLM4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner 		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 89+6 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
13GTLM24 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg John Edwards
Flag of Finland.svg Jesse Krohn 		BMW M8 GTE 89+6 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
14GTD14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AIM Vasser Sullivan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 		Lexus RC F GT3 87+8 Laps‡
Lexus 5.0 L V8
15GTD12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AIM Vasser Sullivan Flag of the United States.svg Frankie Montecalvo
Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell 		Lexus RC F GT3 86+9 Laps
Lexus 5.0 L V8
16GTD86 Flag of the United States.svg Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 86+9 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
17GTD57 Flag of the United States.svg Heinricher Racing with MSR Curb-Agajanian Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikhail Goikhberg 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 86+9 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
18GTD63 Flag of the United States.svg Scuderia Corsa Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 488 GT3 86+9 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
19GTD74 Flag of the United States.svg Riley Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Lawson Aschenbach
Flag of the United States.svg Gar Robinson		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 85+10 Laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
20GTD16 Flag of the United States.svg Wright Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long 		Porsche 911 GT3 R 85+10 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21GTD96 Flag of the United States.svg Turner Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen 		BMW M6 GT3 85+10 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
22GTD44 Flag of the United States.svg GRT Magnus Flag of the United States.svg John Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lally 		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 85+10 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
23GTD22 Flag of the United States.svg Gradient Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Till Bechtolsheimer
Flag of the United States.svg Marc Miller 		Acura NSX GT3 Evo 85+10 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
24GTD76 Flag of the United States.svg Compass Racing Flag of the United States.svg Corey Fergus
Flag of the United States.svg Paul Holton		 McLaren 720S GT3 85+10 Laps
McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8
25GTD30 Flag of the United States.svg Team Hardpoint Flag of the United States.svg Rob Ferriol
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly 		Audi R8 LMS Evo 84+11 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
26DPi7 Flag of the United States.svg Acura Team Penske Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor 		Acura ARX-05 43Engine
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
Sources: [36] [37]

Standings after the race

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