After four straight wins, the Porsche GT Team travels to round six of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Bowmanville as the leader of the manufacturers’ and drivers’ classifications. At the only Canadian event of the year, the North American works team fields two Porsche 911 RSR in the hotly-contested GTLM class.
At the race in the Canadian state of Ontario, the ca. 510 hp nine-elevens from Weissach will again feature a livery reminiscent of the legendary North American customer team, Brumos Racing. In the GTD class, the customer teams Pfaff Motorsports and Park Place Motorsports each field a Porsche 911 GT3 R.
The race
The Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, more
commonly known as Mosport, was opened in 1961 near the metropolis of
Toronto. A total of eight Formula One Grand Prix were held here on the
3.957-kilometre circuit between 1967 and 1977. The flowing layout with
many crests, dips and just ten corners allows a high average speed.
Porsche has a long tradition at this racetrack in the Sportscar Grand
Prix, previously known as the Grand Prix of Mosport. The sports car
manufacturer from Weissach notched up seven overall victories and 17
class wins. In the 2015 season, the Porsche GT Team won the GTLM class
with factory drivers Nick Tandy (Great Britain) and Patrick Pilet
(France).
The Porsche drivers
The winners of the Sebring and Watkins Glen races, Patrick Pilet (France) and Nick Tandy (Great Britain), share the No. 911 Porsche 911 RSR. The pair currently ranks first in the drivers’ classification. Their works driver colleagues in the No. 912 sister car, Earl Bamber (New Zealand) and Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), are just one point behind the leaders after their victories at Long Beach and Mid-Ohio.
“The Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is a favourite amongst all drivers,” commented Bamber. “Our Porsche 911 RSR will definitely be strong there. The upcoming weeks in the North American IMSA series will be intense with many races within a short timeframe. We’re well placed in the championship and we want to earn maximum points in Canada.”
In the GTD class, two 500+hp Porsche 911 GT3 R will compete. The customer team Pfaff Motorsports (No. 9) tackles its home round with the Canadian drivers Zacharie Robichon and Scott Hargrove. Porsche works driver Patrick Long (USA) shares the cockpit of the No. 73 vehicle run by Park Place Motorsports with his compatriot Patrick Lindsey.
The schedule
The race takes off on Sunday, 7 July,
at 1:05pm local time (7:05pm CEST) and can be viewed live outside the
USA and Canada on www.imsa.com.
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