Mobility Resort Motegi (Grand Prix)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2023 Season 4 - W10
- Date: November 18, 2023
- Total Drivers: 43 (19 Audi 90 GTO, 24 Nissan GTP)
- Strength of Field: 3062
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Alex Ott won from P1, leading all 25 laps with no incidents, finishing 3.58 seconds ahead of Arturas Kundelis, who started P5 and had one incident, while Aitor Sintes-Galindo took third, starting P2 and finishing 4.07 seconds behind the leader with one incident. The Audi 90 GTO class saw Jouko Leskela secure victory from P1, completing 23 laps despite having six incidents, finishing 4.82 seconds ahead of Topi Korteniemi, who started P2 with no incidents. Ove Trengereid rounded out the podium in third, starting P3 but suffering from 14 incidents and finishing 23.53 seconds behind the leader. Notable performances included Gaston Santarelli, A.J. Roper, and Danny Switzer, each accumulating double-digit incidents during the race.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Grid | Laps | Interval | Best Lap | iR Δ | Incs | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Ott | Nissan GTP | 1 | 25 | - | 1:34.83 | 5.1k +50 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Arturas Kundelis | Nissan GTP | 5 | 25 | +3.58 | 1:35.22 | 5.0k +45 | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Aitor Sintes-Galindo | Nissan GTP | 2 | 25 | +4.07 | 1:35.29 | 4.0k +57 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ferran S. Grau | Nissan GTP | 3 | 25 | +17.60 | 1:35.55 | 3.5k +59 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Javier del Olmo | Nissan GTP | 4 | 25 | +18.10 | 1:35.68 | 5.4k +12 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Fabian Jungbluth | Nissan GTP | 10 | 25 | +28.27 | 1:35.76 | 4.5k +21 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Aaron Humphrey4 | Nissan GTP | 6 | 25 | +30.10 | 1:36.23 | 4.7k +8 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Shady Ahmad | Nissan GTP | 9 | 25 | +33.65 | 1:36.19 | 2.8k +46 | 0 | 13 | 15 |
| 9 | 9 | Martin Krejcirik | Nissan GTP | 7 | 25 | +34.12 | 1:36.08 | 3.4k +20 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Jason Clapper | Nissan GTP | 19 | 25 | +34.33 | 1:35.94 | 3.7k +4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | Brendan Lim | Nissan GTP | 11 | 25 | +40.28 | 1:36.40 | 3.5k -1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Javier Mosquera | Nissan GTP | 8 | 25 | +52.54 | 1:36.75 | 3.9k -17 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | Gaston Santarelli | Nissan GTP | 12 | 25 | +1:01.63 | 1:36.71 | 2.3k +15 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
| 14 | 14 | Fabian Jeroschewski | Nissan GTP | 18 | 25 | +1:12.16 | 1:37.35 | 2.6k -1 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | 15 | Pablo L. Suárez | Nissan GTP | 16 | 25 | +1:17.14 | 1:37.19 | 2.7k -12 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | 16 | Kurt Clapper | Nissan GTP | 21 | 25 | +1:29.66 | 1:37.61 | 2.1k -3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | 17 | A.J. Roper | Nissan GTP | 20 | 25 | +1:30.50 | 1:37.19 | 3.0k -36 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | Thomas Silbernagel | Nissan GTP | 15 | 25 | +1:37.78 | 1:37.22 | 2.2k -23 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 19 | Lance Simon | Nissan GTP | 23 | 25 | +1:48.52 | 1:38.48 | 1.6k -13 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | 20 | Stéphane Lesly | Nissan GTP | 13 | 24 | - | 1:37.28 | 2.7k -55 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 | 21 | Danny Switzer | Nissan GTP | 17 | 24 | - | 1:36.94 | 1.5k -25 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 22 | Jeffrey Furcon | Nissan GTP | 22 | 24 | - | 1:39.05 | 1.7k -42 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Jouko Leskela | Audi 90 GTO | 1 | 23 | - | 1:46.75 | 6.8k +34 | 6 | 25 | 0 | |
| 24 | Topi Korteniemi | Audi 90 GTO | 2 | 23 | +4.82 | 1:47.07 | 6.9k +23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 25 | Ove Trengereid | Audi 90 GTO | 3 | 23 | +23.53 | 1:47.05 | 5.5k +32 | 14 | 20 | 0 | |
| 26 | 4 | Doug Cloud | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 23 | +32.84 | 1:47.57 | 3.2k +74 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | Andrius Šliumba | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 23 | +33.94 | 1:47.84 | 3.0k +69 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | Sheamus Power | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 23 | +34.69 | 1:47.97 | 3.7k +40 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | Ian McD Brasfield | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 23 | +1:35.08 | 1:47.56 | 4.2k +17 | 22 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | Josh Brain | Audi 90 GTO | 17 | 22 | - | 1:47.95 | 3.6k +21 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | Andre Schumacher | Audi 90 GTO | 4 | 22 | - | 1:47.91 | 1.4k +71 | 19 | 12 | 15 |
| 32 | 10 | Jamie Hamel-Smith | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 22 | - | 1:48.19 | 3.0k +15 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | Timothy Reed4 | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 22 | - | 1:48.29 | 4.5k -32 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 22 | - | 1:47.82 | 3.8k -28 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | 13 | Noel Luneburg | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 22 | - | 1:48.17 | 5.0k -64 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | Nils Hoyt | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 22 | - | 1:49.45 | 2.1k -3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 37 | 15 | Carlos Fonseca | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 22 | - | 1:48.97 | 2.8k -33 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | 16 | Mika Tuupola | Audi 90 GTO | 19 | 22 | - | 1:50.21 | 2.3k -30 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| 39 | 17 | Cam Porter | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 20 | - | 1:48.04 | 2.6k -49 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| 40 | 18 | Mickey Friesen | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 17 | - | 1:47.89 | 3.0k -72 | 12 | NC | NC |
| 41 | 23 | Tim Phillips | Nissan GTP | 24 | 9 | - | 1:42.81 | 1.4k -38 | 0 | NC | NC |
| 42 | 19 | Michael Janke | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 9 | - | 1:47.66 | 3.1k -85 | 11 | NC | NC |
| 43 | 24 | Bjoern Ackermann | Nissan GTP | 14 | 5 | - | - | 2.1k -71 | 11 | NC | NC |