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WEC, IMSA i ostale trke prototipova i GT


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https://racer.com/2024/02/25/delayed-wec-prologue-finally-ready-to-roll-in-qatar/

 

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There was a sense of relief up and down the pit lane when RACER toured the FIA World Endurance Championship pit lane at the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar this morning. Finally, after two days of waiting around, the full field of 37 cars is on site, the final containers rolling into the paddock overnight.

 

Unfortunately, the shipping delay has been the big headline of the WEC’s inaugural trip to Qatar so far. By now the cars should have completed two days of running, with the teams preparing for a three-day rest before the 1812 Km race meeting itself begins on Thursday.

 

Instead, the majority of the LMGT3 teams and the Cadillac Racing crew are in a race against time to get their cars prepped and their garages built ahead of the delayed start to the pre-season test, which will now begin on Monday afternoon after two revisions to the timetable.

 

U drugim vestima - krece Trans-Am trka na Sebringu, zvanicni strim ovde:

 

 

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https://racer.com/2024/02/26/ilott-keeps-hertz-team-jota-on-top-for-second-wec-prologue-test-in-qatar/

 

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Hertz Team Jota’s No. 12 Porsche 963 topped the times for the second time today in the second of four FIA WEC Prologue test sessions in Qatar.

 

Former IndyCar driver Callum Ilott set the fastest time in the 300-minute night session, which was the first to feature all 37 cars out on track, his 1m40.541s, proving 1.3 seconds quicker than the best time from the car in the first session earlier in the day.

 

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Razlar izmedju CGR i Kadilaka u IMSA i WEC:

https://racer.com/2024/03/11/chip-ganassi-racing-cadillac-to-part-ways-at-seasons-end/

 

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Chip Ganassi Racing’s relationship with General Motors and its Cadillac brand will come to an end after the current IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship seasons reach their conclusions.

 

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No reason was given for the impending split, and GM has not announced if another team will take charge of the No. 01 Cadillac next year, but multiple sources tell RACER the 2023 GTP champions at Action Express Racing, which secured the title with the No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R, is likely to expand to two cars in 2025.

 

In WEC, United Autosports, TF Sport, and at least one other European team is understood to be on GM’s radar as a new service provider.

 

U drugim vestima, ovog vikenda se vozi 12h Sebringa:

 

https://racer.com/2024/03/13/imsa-teams-ready-to-roll-with-sebrings-bumps-and-grinds/

 

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Fifty-eight cars are expected to take the green when the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Cadillac kicks off at 9:40am ET on Saturday, and the race will be streamed in its entirety on Peacock, with the USA Network carrying the second half beginning at 4pm ET. Thursday will feature three practice sessions for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship teams, with qualifying taking place on Friday at 12:15pm ET and streamed live on Peacock. The IMSA Radio team will be commenting on select sessions, and the feed can be accessed on IMSA.com and RadioLeMans.com; SiriusXM live race coverage begins March 16 at 9:30 a.m. (Sirius channel 211, XM 207, Web/App 996, at track 100.9 FM, Sebring local 99.1 FM).

 

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https://racer.com/2024/03/15/derani-leads-all-cadillac-sebring-all-caddy-sebring-front-row-after-interrupted-qualifying/

 

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Despite an Acura posting the fastest time in an abbreviated qualifying session, it will be an all-Cadillac front row for the start of the 72nd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Cadillac. Pipo Derani had the second-best time for Whelen Cadillac Racing in the No. 31 V-Series.R, but when Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti lost all the times for the No. 10 Acura ARX-06 — including Ricky Taylor’s best of 1m48.038s — for working on the car during qualifying, Derani’s 1m48.152s lap stood for pole. It’s Derani’s second pole of 2024, and his second consecutive Sebring pole.

 

Rezultati: https://racer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/2024/03/03_Results_Qualifying.pdf

Start sutra u 9:40 ujutro po lokalnom vremenu (valjda je sada 5 sati razlika, mi smo se vec pomerili na letnje vreme, dakle 14:40 po srednjeevropskom)

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https://www.racefans.net/2024/03/29/fifth-placed-cadillac-disqualified-26-days-after-wecs-season-opening-race/

 

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The Cadillac which finished fifth in the opening round of the World Endurance Championship four weeks ago has been disqualified from the race.

 

A post-race inspection discovered the diffuser strakes on the V-Series.R hypercar did not confirm to the specification previously supplier by the manufacturer. Team manager Stephen Mitas told the stewards in a video call last week chassis supplier Dallara had delivered two parts which had not been through their final quality control checks.

 

The stewards acknowledged there had been no intention to break the rules but noted the standard penalty for a technical infringement is disqualification. Sebastien Bourdais, Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn therefore lose their fifth place finish in Cadillac’s sole car.

 

Mogli su da sacekaju jos malo, da ih diskvalifikuju dogodine... FIA serije bukvalno tonu u amaterizam - tehnicki pregled je relativno jednostavna stvar, ili si u toleranciji prepisanoj pravilima ili nisi, to se odmah vidi. Sto cekati mesec dana da se diskvalifikuje nepropisan auto?

Ameri to resavaju bolje, ako im se i desi da ne uhvate nekog prevaranta odmah rezultati ostaju ali ovaj bude finansijski odran i u ekstremnijim slucajevima varanja izbacen iz takmicenja. Zato npr. ove godine nema MSR tima u IMSA sampionatu...

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IMSA prototipovi gostuju na Indikar vikendu u Long Bicu:

 

https://racer.com/2024/04/15/for-imsa-teams-long-beachs-limited-pitstop-window-still-means-wide-strategy-options/

 

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After 24- and 12-hour races to open the season, the third round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, a two-driver, 100-minute sprint race at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, seems relatively straightforward. A single pit stop for fuel and driver change, and perhaps tires. But with a fuel stint lasting about an hour under green-flag conditions, there is a 20-minute or so window in which to insert that stop if there are no cautions, so there is certainly room to play with strategy.

 

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IMSA FP u Long Bicu:

 

https://racer.com/2024/04/19/bourdais-keeps-cadillac-on-top-at-long-beach/

 

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The Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) times both dropped and tightened up considerably during the second practice session for tomorrow’s IMSA SportsCar Grand Prix of Long Beach. Sebastien Bourdais went to the top of the time sheet just as time ran out in the final 90-minute practice session before qualifying.

 

Rezultati: https://racer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/2024/04/03_Results_Practice-2.pdf

 

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https://racer.com/2024/04/19/derani-pips-bmw-to-long-beach-imsa-pole-thompson-top-in-gtd/

 

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Two drivers that have already proven their mettle in qualifying this season will be sitting on pole for Saturday’s 1h40m IMSA SportsCar Grand Prix of Long Beach. Pipo Derani scored his third consecutive pole of 2024 to head GTP, while Parker Thompson claimed his second GTD pole following his qualifying performance for the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

 

Rezultati: https://racer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/2024/04/03_Results_Qualifying_Unofficial.pdf

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