Suzuka International Racing Course (Grand Prix)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2025 Season 3 - W4
- Date: July 12, 2025
- Total Drivers: 49 (23 Audi 90 GTO, 26 Nissan GTP)
- Strength of Field: 2749
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Jacob Reid4 won from P1, leading all 34 laps and finishing with 3 incidents, while Gabri Martinez took second from P8, 33.318 seconds behind, despite a challenging race with 15 incidents. Shady Ahmad secured third place, starting from P11 and finishing 41.446 seconds behind the leader with 8 incidents. In the Audi 90 GTO class, Joram Vanhixe claimed victory from P1, completing 30 laps with 6 incidents, followed closely by Cal Young in second, who started P5 and finished just 2.175 seconds behind with 11 incidents. JD Rodriguez rounded out the podium in third, starting from P3 and finishing 4.818 seconds behind the leader with 12 incidents.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Grid | Laps | Interval | Best Lap | iR Δ | Incs | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Reid4 | Nissan GTP | 1 | 34 | - | 1:43.17 | 7.3k +24 | 3 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Gabri Martinez | Nissan GTP | 8 | 34 | +33.32 | 1:44.05 | 5.3k +41 | 15 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Shady Ahmad | Nissan GTP | 11 | 34 | +41.45 | 1:44.15 | 3.1k +79 | 8 | 20 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Togo Hisada | Nissan GTP | 2 | 34 | +46.92 | 1:43.68 | 4.8k +34 | 14 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Fabian Jungbluth | Nissan GTP | 7 | 34 | +47.00 | 1:43.82 | 4.4k +34 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Ilkka Kotisalo | Nissan GTP | 9 | 34 | +57.59 | 1:43.91 | 4.6k +22 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Robert Plumley | Nissan GTP | 14 | 34 | +1:30.78 | 1:44.99 | 2.6k +60 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| 8 | 8 | Juanka Soriano | Nissan GTP | 19 | 33 | - | 1:45.67 | 2.3k +58 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| 9 | 9 | Brendan Lim | Nissan GTP | 10 | 33 | - | 1:44.00 | 4.9k -5 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Brandon White24 | Nissan GTP | 17 | 33 | - | 1:46.02 | 1.6k +64 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 11 | 11 | Jyri Wikström | Nissan GTP | 20 | 33 | - | 1:45.53 | 2.5k +31 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | 12 | Eki Andersson | Nissan GTP | 15 | 33 | - | 1:44.92 | 1.7k +46 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 13 | 13 | Krzysztof Olejniczak | Nissan GTP | 6 | 33 | - | 1:44.19 | 4.2k -23 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | Xavier Garcia | Nissan GTP | 26 | 33 | - | 1:46.38 | 871 +59 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | 15 | Juan Jose Suarez | Nissan GTP | 16 | 33 | - | 1:46.19 | 1.7k +20 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | Mark Geller | Nissan GTP | 21 | 33 | - | 1:47.27 | 1.4k +22 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | 17 | Andrés Felipe Díaz | Nissan GTP | 24 | 32 | - | 1:46.77 | 1.5k +11 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | 18 | Ivan Enrique Pla | Nissan GTP | 18 | 30 | - | 1:46.67 | 2.4k -21 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Joram Vanhixe | Audi 90 GTO | 1 | 30 | - | 2:01.31 | 6.2k +36 | 6 | 25 | 0 | |
| 20 | Cal Young | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 30 | +2.17 | 2:01.68 | 6.3k +27 | 11 | 22 | 0 | |
| 21 | JD Rodriguez | Audi 90 GTO | 3 | 30 | +4.82 | 2:00.84 | 4.8k +41 | 12 | 20 | 0 | |
| 22 | 4 | Philip Lake | Audi 90 GTO | 2 | 30 | +10.26 | 2:01.11 | 3.7k +57 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | Mickey Friesen | Audi 90 GTO | 4 | 30 | +19.19 | 2:01.62 | 4.9k +22 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | 6 | Cam Porter | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 29 | - | 2:01.88 | 3.0k +56 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| 25 | 7 | Sam Skovgaard | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 29 | - | 2:02.23 | 3.1k +44 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | 8 | Thorben Paulik | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 29 | - | 2:01.99 | 2.5k +51 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| 27 | 9 | Romain Belo | Audi 90 GTO | 17 | 29 | - | 2:02.30 | 3.1k +26 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | Martin Krejcirik | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 29 | - | 2:02.18 | 3.1k +17 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | 11 | Aitor Sintes-Galindo | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 29 | - | 2:02.23 | 3.6k -3 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | Josh Brain | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 29 | - | 2:01.54 | 4.1k -22 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | Andreas Schuster | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 29 | - | 2:01.66 | 5.7k -61 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | 14 | Steve McLean | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 29 | - | 2:03.07 | 1.9k +16 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 33 | 15 | Josefine Becker | Audi 90 GTO | 19 | 29 | - | 2:02.33 | 2.1k +2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| 34 | 16 | Henri Vierumäki | Audi 90 GTO | 21 | 29 | - | 2:02.77 | 2.0k -4 | 15 | 5 | 6 |
| 35 | 19 | James Barry | Nissan GTP | 4 | 28 | - | 1:44.11 | 5.9k -98 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | Ed Benson | Audi 90 GTO | 22 | 27 | - | 2:06.00 | 1.4k +7 | 14 | 4 | 5 |
| 37 | 18 | Doug Cloud | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 27 | - | 2:01.55 | 4.1k -77 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | 19 | Shane Hawkins2 | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 27 | - | 2:01.83 | 2.4k -43 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | 20 | Emilio Dicharri | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 21 | - | 2:02.39 | 2.4k -51 | 17 | NC | NC |
| 40 | 20 | Iván Olesiejuk Ayuso | Nissan GTP | 12 | 12 | - | 1:44.89 | 4.1k -76 | 8 | NC | NC |
| 41 | 21 | Jamie Hamel-Smith | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 11 | - | 2:02.37 | 2.3k -58 | 9 | NC | NC |
| 42 | 21 | Carlos Peralta6 | Nissan GTP | 13 | 11 | - | 1:44.98 | 2.6k -50 | 12 | NC | NC |
| 43 | 22 | Dean Moldenhauer | Audi 90 GTO | 23 | 7 | - | 2:06.70 | 1.2k -30 | 10 | NC | NC |
| 44 | 22 | Raul Roces Guardia | Nissan GTP | 5 | 6 | - | 1:44.21 | 4.0k -91 | 10 | NC | NC |
| 45 | 23 | Miika Ihalainen | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 6 | - | 2:02.05 | 1.6k -53 | 7 | NC | NC |
| 46 | 23 | Jasper Van Grootheest | Nissan GTP | 25 | 2 | - | - | 1.2k -23 | 6 | NC | NC |
| 47 | 24 | Nicholas Mukanos | Nissan GTP | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5.2k -126 | 4 | NC | NC |
| 48 | 25 | Brian Stockmar | Nissan GTP | 22 | 0 | - | - | 1.5k -53 | 0 | NC | NC |
| 49 | 26 | Cole Hendrickson | Nissan GTP | 23 | 0 | - | - | 1.1k -39 | 0 | NC | NC |