2019 Petit Le Mans

The 2019 Petit Le Mans (formally known as the 2019 MOTUL Petit Le Mans for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 12th 2019. It was the last race in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the last race of the 2019 Michelin Endurance Cup, and was run at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The race was won overall by the #31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R after its sister car fell out with brake failure with less than 30 minutes remaining. The distance covered was a race record.[1]

The Track map of Road Atlanta

Qualifying

Felipe Nasr secured overall pole for the event.[2]

Qualifying results

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

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 DPi 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr 1:08.457 _ 1
2 DPi 7 Acura Team Penske Ricky Taylor 1:08.598 +0.141 2
3 DPi 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Filipe Albuquerque 1:08.629 +0.172 3
4 DPi 6 Acura Team Penske Dane Cameron 1:08.802 +0.345 4
5 DPi 77 Mazda Team Joest Timo Bernhard 1:08.847 +0.390 5
6 DPi 55 Mazda Team Joest Harry Ticknell 1:09.204 +0.747 6
7 DPi 84 JDC-Miller Motorsports Simon Trummer 1:09.243 +0.786 7
8 DPi 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Renger van der Zande 1:09.253 +0.796 8
9 DPi 50 Juncos Racing Spencer Pigot 1:09.507 +1.050 9
10 DPi 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Misha Goikhberg 1:09.673 +1.216 10
11 LMP2 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Kyle Masson 1:10.722 +2.265 11
12 LMP2 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Matt McMurry 1:10.853 +2.396 12
13 DPi 54 CORE Autosport John Bennett 1:11.511 +3.054 13
14 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione James Calado 1:15.639 +7.182 14
15 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio García 1:15.702 +7.245 15
16 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL Philip Eng 1:15.784 +7.327 16
17 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Laurens Vanthoor 1:15.842 +7.385 17
18 GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand 1:15.856 +7.399 18
19 GTLM 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Richard Westbrook 1:15.967 +7.510 19
20 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Nick Tandy 1:16.037 +7.580 20
21 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Olivier Gavin 1:16.048 +7.591 21
22 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Colton Herta 1:16.327 +8.870 22
23 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Corey Lewis 1:19.530 +11.073 23
24 GTD 33 Riley Motorsports – Team AMG Ben Keating 1:19.665 +11.208 24
25 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Jeff Westphal 1:19.721 +11.264 25
26 GTD 86 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Justin Marks 1:19.820 +11.363 26
27 GTD 57 Heinricher Racing with Meyer-Shank Christina Nielsen 1:19.952 +11.495 27
28 GTD 9 Pfaff Motorsports Zacharie Robichon 1:20.200 +11.743 28
29 GTD 14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Richard Heinstand 1:20.260 +11.803 29
30 GTD 12 AIM Vasser Sullivan Frankie Montecalvo 1:20.323 +11.866 30
31 GTD 44 Magnus Racing John Potter 1:21.234 +12.777 31
32 GTD 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Christopher Miles No time1 _ 32
33 GTD 47 Precision Performance Motorsports Shinya Michimi No time2 _ 33
34 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley No time _ 34
Source:[3]
  • 1 The No. 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport entry had all qualifying laps forfeited
  • 2 The No. 47 Precision Performance Motorsports entry had all qualifying laps forfeited


Race

Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 DPi 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Felipe Nasr
Pipo Derani
Eric Curran
Cadillac DPi-V.R 465 10:00:40.809
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
2 DPi 10 Konica Minolta Cadillac Jordan Taylor
Matthieu Vaxivière
Renger van der Zande
Cadillac DPi-V.R 465 +0.996
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
3 DPi 7 Acura Team Penske Ricky Taylor
Hélio Castroneves
Graham Rahal
Acura ARX-05 465 +9.842
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
4 DPi 6 Acura Team Penske Dane Cameron
Juan Pablo Montoya
Simon Pagenaud
Acura ARX-05 464 +1 Lap
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
5 DPi 84 JDC-Miller Motorsports Simon Trummer
Stephen Simpson
Chris Miller
Cadillac DPi-V.R 464 +1 Lap
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
6 DPi 77 Mazda Team Joest Timo Bernhard
Oliver Jarvis
Tristan Nunez
Mazda RT24-P 463 +2 Laps
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
7 DPi 5 Mustang Sampling Racing João Barbosa
Filipe Albuquerque
Mike Conway
Cadillac DPi-V.R 459 +6 Laps
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
8 DPi 54 CORE Autosport Colin Braun
Romain Dumas
Jon Bennett
Nissan Onroak DPi 457 +8 Laps
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6
9 DPi 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Tristan Vautier
Juan Piedrahita
Misha Goikhberg
Cadillac DPi-V.R 446 +19 Laps
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
10 GTLM 62 Risi Competizione James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Daniel Serra
Ferrari 488 GTE 434 +31 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
11 GTLM 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ryan Briscoe
Richard Westbrook
Scott Dixon
Ford GT 434 +31 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
12 GTLM 25 BMW Team RLL Tom Blomqvist
Connor De Phillippi
Colton Herta
BMW M8 GTE 433 +32 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8
13 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio García
Jan Magnussen
Mike Rockenfeller
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 433 +32 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
14 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Earl Bamber
Laurens Vanthoor
Mathieu Jaminet
Porsche 911 RSR 433 +32 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Nick Tandy
Frédéric Makowiecki
Patrick Pilet
Porsche 911 RSR 432 +33 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
16 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Tommy Milner
Marcel Fässler
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 431 +34 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
17 GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand
Dirk Müller
Sébastien Bourdais
Ford GT 430 +35 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
18 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Bill Auberlen
Robby Foley
Dillon Machavern
BMW M6 GT3 418 +47 Laps
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
19 GTD 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Ricardo Feller
Christopher Mies
Daniel Morad
Audi R8 LMS 418 +47 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
20 GTD 9 Pfaff Motorsports Scott Hargrove
Zacharie Robichon
Lars Kern
Porsche 911 GT3 R 418 +47 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 GTD 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports Ben Keating
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Felipe Fraga
Mercedes-AMG GT3 417 Did not finish
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
22 DPi 50 Juncos Racing Will Owen
René Binder
Spencer Pigot
Cadillac DPi-V.R 417 +48 Laps
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
23 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Cooper MacNeil
Toni Vilander
Jeff Westphal
Ferrari 488 GT3 417 +48 Laps
Ferrari F154 3.9 L Turbo V8
24 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Bryan Sellers
Corey Lewis
Marco Seefried
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 417 +48 Laps
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
25 GTD 57 Heinricher Racing w/Meyer Shank Racing Katherine Legge
Bia Figueiredo
Christina Nielsen
Acura NSX GT3 417 +48 Laps
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
26 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL Jesse Krohn
John Edwards
Philipp Eng
BMW M8 GTE 412 +53 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8
27 GTD 44 Magnus Racing John Potter
Andy Lally
Spencer Pumpelly
Audi R8 LMS 401 +64 Laps
Audi 5.2 L V10
28 GTD 14 AIM Vasser-Sullivan Richard Heistand
Jack Hawksworth
Parker Chase
Lexus RC F GT3 329 +136 Laps
Lexus 5.0 L V8
29 GTD 47 Precision Performance Motorsports (PPM) Brandon Gdovic
Don Yount
Shinya Michimi
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 317 Did not finish
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
30 GTD 12 AIM Vasser-Sullivan Frankie Montecalvo
Townsend Bell
Aaron Telitz
Lexus RC F GT3 219 +246 Laps
Lexus 5.0 L V8
31 GTD 86 Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian Mario Farnbacher
Trent Hindman
Justin Marks
Acura NSX GT3 201 Did not finish
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
32 LMP2 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Matt McMurry
Gabriel Aubry
Dalton Kellett
Oreca 07 201 Did not finish
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
33 DPi 55 Mazda Team Joest Jonathan Bomarito
Harry Tincknell
Olivier Pla
Mazda RT24-P 196 Did not finish
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
34 LMP2 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Cameron Cassels
Kyle Masson
Andrew Evans
Oreca 07 65 Did not finish
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
Official Results


References

  1. Dagys, John (October 12, 2019). "Action Express Wins Petit Le Mans; Cameron, JPM Claim Title". Sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. Lloyd, Daniel (11 October 2019). "Nasr Grabs Petit Le Mans Pole". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. "05_Results_Class_Qualifying.pdf" (PDF). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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