BOWMANVILLE, Ontario — Tom Dillmann and Jeremy Clarke began first and completed first of their No. 43 Inter Europol Competitors ORECA LMP2 07, to seize the Le Mans Prototype 2 headlining Chevrolet Grand Prix for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
It was their first IMSA win of 2026. However how they received there was not as simple as that easy statistic.
Late-race splashes for gas almost upended the operating order within the class, as second-to-last stops north of fifty minutes remaining compelled groups to both run arduous and doubtlessly want the splash or hope for a yellow flag and remove the necessity to pit as soon as extra.
With inexperienced operating for extra of the second half of the two-hour, 40-minute race, it did come right down to pit stops towards the tip. Because the LMP2 groups nailed their ultimate execution on pit lane, it ensured the drivers’ efforts on observe in site visitors and racing one another weren’t wasted.
In actual fact, the No. 43 crew’s cease of 34.269 seconds on pit lane for its ultimate splash was faster than the rival No. 04 CrowdStrike Racing by APR entry of 35.470.
That allowed Dillmann to stretch his hole over Alex Quinn, who completed second by 9.796 seconds within the No. 04 automobile he shared with George Kurtz. Dane Cameron and PJ Hyett accomplished the LMP2 podium of their No. 99 AO Racing ORECA.
Strategic execution on pit lane made a key distinction within the two GT courses, as nicely. Slick work from the Vasser Sullivan Racing crew helped ship Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat their second straight win (Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen) in Grand Touring Daytona Professional (GTD PRO), sharing their No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3.
The No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) and No. 1 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO accomplished the GTD PRO podium.
Winward Racing returned to the highest of the Grand Touring Daytona ranks after a tough stretch of races for his or her second win of the yr (Rolex 24 At Daytona). The win got here from a mixture of excellent pit stops and Philip Ellis transferring previous his GTD rivals after a restart to make sure he and Russell Ward gained of their No. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3. They’re the primary GTD entry to 2 wins in 2026.
Championship contenders Vasser Sullivan Racing with its No. 12 Lexus RC F GT3 and Turner Motorsport with its No. 96 BMW M4 GT3 EVO accomplished the GTD podium.
Within the Chevrolet Grand Prix, the best-placed of 5 Corvettes entered in two GT courses was the No. 4 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports Corvette Z06 GT3.R in fourth in GTD PRO.
