Suzuka International Racing Course (Grand Prix)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2021 Season 1 - W4
- Date: January 09, 2021
- Total Drivers: 49 (25 Audi 90 GTO, 24 Nissan GTP)
- Strength of Field: 2736
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Sai Andra won from P1, finishing 5.47 seconds ahead of Jamie R Hall, who started P6 and recorded 13 incidents, with Niklas Schneider in third, 261.71 seconds behind the leader. The Audi 90 GTO class saw Jouko Leskela take victory from P1, finishing 98.30 seconds ahead of Norbert Leitner, who started P3 and had 11 incidents, while Jone Kaijanen claimed third, 282.32 seconds behind. Notable performances included Fabian Jungbluth and Joseph Mudrak, who gained 12 and 13 positions respectively, while Guilherme de Otero also made a significant gain of 10 positions. The race was marked by a high number of incidents, particularly for Jamie R Hall and Fabian Gerber, who had 13 and 10 incidents respectively.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Grid | Laps | Interval | Best Lap | iR Δ | Incs | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Andra | Nissan GTP | 1 | 33 | - | 1:45.77 | 5.8k +49 | 8 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Jamie R Hall | Nissan GTP | 6 | 33 | +0.55 | 1:46.18 | 4.6k +63 | 13 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Niklas Schneider | Nissan GTP | 8 | 33 | +26.17 | 1:46.95 | 4.4k +59 | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Fabian Jungbluth | Nissan GTP | 16 | 33 | +45.31 | 1:47.56 | 3.9k +63 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Sean D Campbell | Nissan GTP | 9 | 33 | +45.72 | 1:46.56 | 4.3k +45 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Joseph Mudrak | Nissan GTP | 19 | 33 | +46.27 | 1:47.78 | 3.8k +48 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Aitor Sintes-Galindo | Nissan GTP | 14 | 33 | +55.28 | 1:47.50 | 2.8k +65 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Fabian Gerber | Nissan GTP | 2 | 33 | +57.68 | 1:46.69 | 5.7k -7 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Nicholas Mukanos | Nissan GTP | 10 | 33 | +1:26.39 | 1:46.86 | 4.2k +14 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Guilherme de Otero | Nissan GTP | 20 | 32 | - | 1:48.70 | 2.3k +53 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | 11 | Martin Krejcirik | Nissan GTP | 17 | 31 | - | 1:47.31 | 3.2k +22 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Laust Olsen | Nissan GTP | 11 | 31 | - | 1:47.37 | 3.0k +18 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | Jacob Leon | Nissan GTP | 15 | 30 | - | 1:47.94 | 1.4k +53 | 26 | 8 | 12 |
| 14 | Jouko Leskela | Audi 90 GTO | 1 | 30 | - | 1:58.62 | 5.3k +40 | 7 | 25 | 0 | |
| 15 | Norbert Leitner | Audi 90 GTO | 3 | 30 | +9.83 | 1:58.82 | 5.7k +27 | 11 | 22 | 0 | |
| 16 | 14 | Jonathan Rickard | Nissan GTP | 24 | 30 | - | 1:49.91 | 1.4k +44 | 16 | 7 | 10 |
| 17 | Jone Kaijanen | Audi 90 GTO | 2 | 30 | +28.23 | 1:58.99 | 6.5k +10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | |
| 18 | 4 | Ben Laughter | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 30 | +33.71 | 1:59.71 | 3.6k +48 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | Devin Donaghy | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 30 | +53.36 | 1:59.98 | 2.3k +73 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
| 20 | 6 | Piotr Misiorek | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 30 | +1:02.49 | 2:00.20 | 2.3k +65 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| 21 | 7 | Miguel Castro | Audi 90 GTO | 4 | 30 | +1:04.33 | 1:59.41 | 4.0k +14 | 21 | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | Maxime de Thomasson | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 29 | - | 2:00.76 | 2.6k +37 | 1 | 13 | 10 |
| 23 | 9 | Angelika Pavlowski | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 29 | - | 1:59.68 | 3.4k +10 | 24 | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | Jamie Hamel-Smith | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 29 | - | 2:00.81 | 2.1k +36 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| 25 | 11 | Robin Happich | Audi 90 GTO | 17 | 29 | - | 2:01.17 | 2.0k +31 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 26 | 12 | Esko Lehtiniemi | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 29 | - | 1:59.45 | 2.9k -1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 29 | - | 2:00.28 | 3.9k -32 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | Brian Shanahan | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 29 | - | 2:01.13 | 1.5k +22 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 29 | 15 | Jake Saddington | Audi 90 GTO | 24 | 29 | - | 2:01.24 | 1.8k +3 | 19 | 6 | 4 |
| 30 | 16 | Oren Laskin | Audi 90 GTO | 19 | 29 | - | 2:02.47 | 1.3k +14 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | 17 | Michael Haynes | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 29 | - | 2:03.17 | 1.2k +8 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | 18 | Joseph Thomas7 | Audi 90 GTO | 21 | 28 | - | 2:05.76 | 1.2k +2 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | 19 | Mika Tuupola | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 28 | - | 2:03.74 | 1.3k -9 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | Sebastian Berger | Audi 90 GTO | 22 | 28 | - | 2:03.31 | 1.3k -18 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | Stephen Warcup | Nissan GTP | 13 | 27 | - | 1:47.03 | 4.5k -43 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | John Keefe | Nissan GTP | 18 | 26 | - | 1:48.36 | 2.5k -3 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| 37 | 21 | Dominique Bureau | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 26 | - | 2:01.53 | 3.6k -89 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | Sandro Biondolillo | Audi 90 GTO | 23 | 24 | - | 2:05.92 | 517 -1 | 25 | DQ | DQ |
| 39 | 23 | Nils Corr | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 23 | - | 1:59.08 | 3.8k -110 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | Reid Miller | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 18 | - | 1:59.56 | 4.0k -121 | 8 | NC | NC |
| 41 | 17 | Mathias Havdal | Nissan GTP | 5 | 16 | - | 1:46.34 | 4.4k -59 | 5 | NC | NC |
| 42 | 18 | Arto Ihamäki | Nissan GTP | 4 | 16 | - | 1:46.61 | 4.9k -77 | 6 | NC | NC |
| 43 | 19 | Philip Lake | Nissan GTP | 12 | 15 | - | 1:47.21 | 5.9k -104 | 5 | NC | NC |
| 44 | 20 | Pablo L. Suárez | Nissan GTP | 21 | 15 | - | 1:49.46 | 2.6k -40 | 12 | NC | NC |
| 45 | 21 | Michael Houghton | Nissan GTP | 3 | 14 | - | 1:46.79 | 4.4k -92 | 10 | NC | NC |
| 46 | 22 | Tobias Gerber | Nissan GTP | 7 | 10 | - | 1:47.14 | 3.6k -83 | 8 | NC | NC |
| 47 | 23 | Hideki Koivisto | Nissan GTP | 23 | 3 | - | 2:15.07 | 1.9k -46 | 4 | NC | NC |
| 48 | 24 | Mike Ruder | Nissan GTP | 22 | 1 | - | - | 1.5k -42 | 5 | NC | NC |
| 49 | 25 | Jesse C Robles | Audi 90 GTO | 25 | 0 | - | - | 1.3k -59 | 0 | NC | NC |