Detroit Grand Prix at Belle Isle (Belle Isle)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2023 Season 2 - W12
- Date: June 03, 2023
- Total Drivers: 47 (23 Audi 90 GTO, 24 Nissan GTP)
- Strength of Field: 2972
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Riley Thompson won from P1, leading all 31 laps and finishing with 4 incidents, 8.16 seconds ahead of Brian Molitor in P2, who started from P6 and had no incidents. Timothy Reed4 secured third place, finishing 8.74 seconds behind the leader with 4 incidents. The Audi 90 GTO class saw Jouko Leskela take victory from P1, despite recording 6 incidents, finishing 3.27 seconds ahead of Ville Ruola, who started P2 and had 8 incidents. Alex Ott rounded out the podium in third, starting from P5 and finishing 3.75 seconds behind the leader with 8 incidents, while notable performances included Jason Clapper, Carlos Fonseca, and Arturas Kundelis, each gaining 13 positions during the race.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Grid | Laps | Interval | Best Lap | iR Δ | Incs | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Thompson | Nissan GTP | 1 | 31 | - | 1:17.67 | 4.6k +62 | 4 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Brian Molitor | Nissan GTP | 6 | 31 | +8.16 | 1:17.90 | 4.4k +58 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Timothy Reed4 | Nissan GTP | 8 | 31 | +8.74 | 1:18.03 | 5.3k +32 | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sheamus Power | Nissan GTP | 7 | 31 | +35.44 | 1:18.98 | 3.9k +53 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Jesús Sánchez Morales | Nissan GTP | 3 | 31 | +35.80 | 1:18.51 | 3.0k +68 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Fabian Jungbluth | Nissan GTP | 12 | 31 | +37.05 | 1:18.48 | 4.3k +26 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Laust Olsen | Nissan GTP | 2 | 31 | +39.62 | 1:18.13 | 4.1k +22 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Clapper | Nissan GTP | 21 | 31 | +46.29 | 1:17.56 | 3.5k +28 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Carlos Fonseca | Nissan GTP | 22 | 31 | +1:07.61 | 1:19.61 | 2.8k +38 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Brendan Lim | Nissan GTP | 10 | 31 | +1:16.92 | 1:20.15 | 3.2k +18 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Hamilton Barrera Ruiz | Nissan GTP | 20 | 31 | +1:16.97 | 1:19.85 | 3.6k -1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Shady Ahmad | Nissan GTP | 15 | 30 | - | 1:19.16 | 2.2k +31 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 13 | 13 | Gianluca Gabbiani | Nissan GTP | 11 | 30 | - | 1:19.14 | 2.6k +10 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| 14 | 14 | Robert Plumley | Nissan GTP | 14 | 30 | - | 1:20.12 | 2.8k -4 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | Antonio Alvarez | Nissan GTP | 13 | 30 | - | 1:20.25 | 3.3k -24 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | Jason Dunnington | Nissan GTP | 18 | 30 | - | 1:21.03 | 2.6k -15 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | Jouko Leskela | Audi 90 GTO | 1 | 28 | - | 1:27.69 | 6.7k +32 | 6 | 25 | 0 | |
| 18 | Ville Ruola | Audi 90 GTO | 2 | 28 | +3.27 | 1:27.61 | 5.8k +36 | 8 | 22 | 0 | |
| 19 | Alex Ott | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 28 | +3.75 | 1:27.70 | 5.0k +42 | 8 | 20 | 0 | |
| 20 | 4 | Ove Trengereid | Audi 90 GTO | 3 | 28 | +5.50 | 1:27.87 | 4.9k +33 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | Javier del Olmo | Audi 90 GTO | 4 | 28 | +7.64 | 1:27.79 | 5.4k +17 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | Arturas Kundelis | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 28 | +9.72 | 1:28.32 | 5.2k +10 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | Devin Donaghy | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 28 | +25.08 | 1:28.84 | 2.6k +61 | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| 24 | 8 | Marco Antonio Lopez Salgado2 | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 28 | +32.22 | 1:28.81 | 3.3k +34 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | Tim J Kennedy | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 28 | +33.43 | 1:28.66 | 2.4k +47 | 4 | 12 | 12 |
| 26 | 10 | Doug Cloud | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 28 | +41.34 | 1:29.19 | 2.9k +26 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | Cam Porter | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 28 | +56.96 | 1:28.72 | 2.5k +29 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 28 | 12 | Timothy Vaughan | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 28 | +1:06.17 | 1:28.08 | 4.5k -29 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | Mickey Friesen | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 27 | - | 1:29.05 | 1.5k +40 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | 14 | Alfonso Fernandez5 | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 27 | - | 1:30.51 | 2.1k +12 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| 31 | 15 | Django Vaal | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 27 | - | 1:28.48 | 3.0k -21 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | Hector Cordero | Audi 90 GTO | 23 | 27 | - | 1:31.11 | 1.7k +8 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 33 | 17 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 26 | - | 1:28.66 | 4.2k -66 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | Jamie Hamel-Smith | Audi 90 GTO | 17 | 25 | - | 1:30.08 | 2.8k -43 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | Cody Blackledge | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 23 | - | 1:30.86 | 1.6k -15 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 36 | 17 | Tim Phillips | Nissan GTP | 24 | 21 | - | 1:26.89 | 1.4k +13 | 2 | NC | NC |
| 37 | 20 | Daniel Repetto | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 21 | - | 1:29.67 | 2.9k -61 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | Philip Lake | Nissan GTP | 4 | 19 | - | 1:18.44 | 4.2k -72 | 0 | NC | NC |
| 39 | 21 | Mika Tuupola | Audi 90 GTO | 22 | 15 | - | 1:29.50 | 2.1k -50 | 2 | NC | NC |
| 40 | 19 | Ryan Minzloff2 | Nissan GTP | 17 | 12 | - | 1:20.00 | 1.7k -13 | 2 | NC | NC |
| 41 | 20 | Daniel Gomez C | Nissan GTP | 5 | 10 | - | 1:21.92 | 3.5k -72 | 4 | NC | NC |
| 42 | 21 | Ray Farlow | Nissan GTP | 23 | 9 | - | 1:21.02 | 1.8k -34 | 4 | NC | NC |
| 43 | 22 | Philippe Mourier | Audi 90 GTO | 19 | 9 | - | 1:30.15 | 3.8k -103 | 6 | NC | NC |
| 44 | 22 | Mathieu Souphy | Nissan GTP | 16 | 5 | - | 1:20.43 | 2.6k -66 | 4 | NC | NC |
| 45 | 23 | Kris Kornder | Nissan GTP | 19 | 4 | - | 1:23.85 | 1.2k -29 | 2 | NC | NC |
| 46 | 23 | Timothy S Porter | Audi 90 GTO | 21 | 2 | - | 1:30.60 | 1.2k -39 | 4 | NC | NC |
| 47 | 24 | Aitor Sintes-Galindo | Nissan GTP | 9 | 0 | - | - | 4.5k -129 | 0 | NC | NC |