The 2024 Motul Course de Monterey (formally known as the 2024 Motul Course de Monterey powered by Hyundai N) was a sports car race held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, on May 12, 2024. It was the fourth round of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2023. [1] It will be the 11th consecutive year the race is a part of the IMSA SCC. The 2024 Motul Course de Monterey will be the fourth of eleventh scheduled sports car races of 2024 by IMSA. [2] The race was held at the eleven-turn 2.238 mi (3.602 km) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on May 12, 2024. [2]
Before the race, Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr led the GTP Drivers' Championship with 1032 points, 58 points ahead of Long Beach race winners Sébastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande. Jack Aitken and Pipo Derani were a further 19 points behind, sitting in third place. [3] GTD Pro did not participate in the Long Beach round, so the GTD Pro Drivers' Championship was led by James Calado, Davide Rigon, and Daniel Serra, with 722 points. They were 98 points ahead of Bryan Sellers, Madison Snow, and Neil Verhagen in second. [3] The GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Philip Ellis and Russell Ward with 987 points, 185 points ahead of second-placed Robby Foley and Patrick Gallagher. Parker Thompson were third, 195 points behind Ellis and Ward. [3] Cadillac, Lexus, and Mercedes-AMG were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, whilst Porsche Penske Motorsport, Risi Competizione, and Winward Racing each led their respective Teams' Championships. [3]
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and with ‡.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entry | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTP | 01 |  Cadillac Racing |  Sébastien Bourdais | 1:12.445 | — | 1‡ |
| 2 | GTP | 31 | Whelen Cadillac Racing |  Pipo Derani | 1:12.557 | +0.112 | 2 |
| 3 | GTP | 24 | BMW M Team RLL |  Philipp Eng | 1:12.649 | +0.204 | 3 |
| 4 | GTP | 6 |  Porsche Penske Motorsport | Mathieu Jaminet | 1:12.664 | +0.219 | 4 |
| 5 | GTP | 25 | BMW M Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi | 1:12.704 | +0.259 | 5 |
| 6 | GTP | 7 | Porsche Penske Motorsport | Dane Cameron | 1:12.771 | +0.326 | 6 |
| 7 | GTP | 10 | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti | Ricky Taylor | 1:12.905 | +0.460 | 7 |
| 8 | GTP | 40 | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti |  Louis Delétraz | 1:13.084 | +0.639 | 8 |
| 9 | GTP | 85 | JDC–Miller MotorSports |  Tijmen van der Helm | 1:13.184 | +0.739 | 9 |
| 10 | GTP | 5 | Proton Competition Mustang Sampling | Bent Viscaal | 1:13.314 | +0.869 | 10 |
| 11 | GTD Pro | 4 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports | Nicky Catsburg | 1:19.727 | +7.282 | 11‡ |
| 12 | GTD Pro | 3 | Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports |  Antonio García | 1:20.038 | +7.593 | 12 |
| 13 | GTD Pro | 9 |  Pfaff Motorsports | Marvin Kirchhöfer | 1:20.244 | +7.799 | 13 |
| 14 | GTD Pro | 14 | Vasser Sullivan |  Jack Hawksworth | 1:20.431 | +7.986 | 14 |
| 15 | GTD Pro | 77 | AO Racing | Sebastian Priaulx | 1:20.473 | +8.028 | 15 |
| 16 | GTD Pro | 23 | Heart of Racing Team | Mario Farnbacher | 1:20.667 | +8.222 | 16 |
| 17 | GTD | 45 | Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti |  Danny Formal | 1:20.866 | +8.421 | 17‡ |
| 18 | GTD | 557 | Turner Motorsport | Patrick Gallagher | 1:20.995 | +8.550 | 18 |
| 19 | GTD Pro | 1 | Paul Miller Racing | Madison Snow | 1:21.003 | +8.559 | 19 |
| 20 | GTD | 57 | Winward Racing | Russell Ward | 1:21.051 | +8.574 | 20 |
| 21 | GTD | 27 | Heart of Racing Team | Spencer Pumpelly | 1:21.051 | +8.606 | 21 |
| 22 | GTD | 12 | Vasser Sullivan | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:21.074 | +8.629 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 32 | Korthoff/Preston Motorsports | Mike Skeen | 1:21.088 | +8.643 | 23 |
| 24 | GTD Pro | 64 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | Mike Rockenfeller | 1:21.136 | +8.691 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 78 | Forte Racing | Misha Goikhberg | 1:21.335 | +8.890 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 70 | Inception Racing | Brendan Iribe | 1:21.353 | +8.908 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 34 | Conquest Racing | Manny Franco | 1:21.823 | +9.378 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD Pro | 65 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | Dirk Müller | 1:21.921 | +9.476 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 55 | Proton Competition | Corey Lewis | 1:22.051 | +9.606 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 43 | Andretti Motorsports | Jarett Andretti | 1:22.346 | +9.901 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 120 | Wright Motorsports | Adam Adelson | 1:22.458 | +10.013 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 66 | Gradient Racing | Sheena Monk | 1:22.563 | +10.118 | 32 |
| 33 | GTD | 13 | AWA | Orey Fidani | 1:23.294 | +10.849 | 33 |
| 34 | GTD | 86 | MDK Motorsports |  Kerong Li | 1:23.437 | +10.992 | 34 |
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Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.
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