2018 Petit Le Mans
The 2018 Petit Le Mans (formally known as the 2018 MOTUL Petit Le Mans for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st running of the Petit Le Mans, and was held on October 15th 2018.[1] It was the last race in the 2018 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the last race of the 2018 Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup, and was run at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The race was won overall by the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R.

Background
Entry List
Due to a highly controversial change made by the FIA/ACO in the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship, which saw the date of the 6 Hours of Fuji moved to allow Fernando Alonso to compete at the home race of the sole LMP1 manufacturer, Toyota, several drivers which were due to compete in both events were unable to do so. [2][3] As such, the entry list featured a large number of changes compared to the previous rounds of the championship. [4]
Qualifying
Pole Positions for each class is denoted in Bold.[5]
Race
Results
Class winners are denoted in bold.[6]
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tire | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | P | 10 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 443 | 10:00:29.165 |
Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
2 | P | 77 | ![]() |
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Mazda RT-24P | C | 443 | +5.306 |
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
3 | P | 55 | ![]() |
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Mazda RT-24P | C | 443 | +7.605 |
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 | ||||||||
4 | P | 5 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 443 | +9.458 |
Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
5 | P | 7 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-05 | C | 443 | +30.450 |
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
6 | P | 22 | ![]() |
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Nissan Onroak DPi | C | 443 | +45.065 |
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
7 | P | 54 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | C | 443 | +56.543 |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
8 | P | 31 | ![]() |
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Cadillac DPi-V.R | C | 442 | + 1 Lap |
Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
9 | P | 85 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | C | 441 | Did Not Finish |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
10 | P | 99 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | C | 435 | +8 |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
11 | P | 2 | ![]() |
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Nissan Onroak DPi | C | 433 | +10 |
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
12 | GTLM | 911 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR | M | 419 | +24 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
13 | GTLM | 4 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 419 | +24 |
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
14 | GTLM | 24 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | M | 419 | +24 |
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
15 | GTLM | 25 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | M | 419 | +24 |
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
16 | GTLM | 67 | ![]() |
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Ford GT | M | 419 | +24 |
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
17 | GTLM | 912 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR | M | 419 | +24 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
18 | GTLM | 66 | ![]() |
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Ford GT | M | 418 | +25 |
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
19 | GTLM | 3 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R | M | 417 | +26 |
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | ||||||||
20 | GTLM | 62 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 416 | +27 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
21 | GTD | 63 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 488 GT3 | C | 407 | +36 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
22 | GTD | 86 | ![]() |
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Acura NSX GT3 | C | 407 | +36 |
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
23 | GTD | 48 | ![]() |
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Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | C | 406 | +37 |
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
24 | GTD | 58 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | 406 | +37 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
25 | GTD | 64 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 488 GT3 | C | 406 | +37 |
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
26 | GTD | 29 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | C | 406 | +37 |
Audi 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
27 | GTD | 71 | ![]() |
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 | C | 406 | +37 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
28 | GTD | 33 | ![]() |
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Mercedes AMG GT3 | C | 405 | +38 |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
29 | GTD | 44 | ![]() |
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Audi R8 LMS | C | 405 | +38 |
Audi 5.2 L V10 | ||||||||
30 | GTD | 15 | ![]() |
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Lexus RC F GT3 | C | 399 | +44 Laps |
Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
31 | P | 52 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | C | 367 | Did Not Finish |
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
32 | P | 6 | ![]() |
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Acura ARX-05 | C | 310 | + 133 Laps |
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
33 | GTD | 14 | ![]() |
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Lexus RC F GT3 | C | 226 | Did Not Finish |
Lexus 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
34 | P | 38 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | C | 204 | Did Not Finish |
Gibson 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
35 | GTD | 93 | ![]() |
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Acura NSX GT3 | C | 186 | Did Not Finish |
Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
36 | GTD | 7 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | C | 122 | Did Not Finish |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
37 | GTD | 96 | ![]() |
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BMW M6 GT3 | C | 68 | Did Not Finish |
BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 |
References
- Dagys, John. "Continental Tire Petit Le Mans Post-Race Notebook – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- "Petit Le Mans, Fuji WEC Date Clash a "Big Problem" for Drivers – Sportscar365". Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- "WEC moves Fuji race to avoid Alonso F1 clash". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- "IMSA Petit Le Mans entry list released". RACER. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- "IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship" (PDF). www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
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Petit Le Mans 2018 |
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