Mobility Resort Motegi (Grand Prix)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2023 Season 1 - W11
- Date: February 25, 2023
- Total Drivers: 42 (21 Audi 90 GTO, 21 Nissan GTP)
- Strength of Field: 2676
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Hugh Haycox won from P1, finishing 107.03 seconds ahead of Mathias Havdal in P2, with Sheamus Power taking third. The Audi 90 GTO class saw Jouko Leskela secure victory from P1, finishing 71.77 seconds ahead of Arturas Kundelis in P2, while Ian Haycox rounded out the podium in third. Notable performances included Jason Clapper, who gained 12 positions, while Aaron Humphrey, Laust Olsen, Martin Krejcirik, and Esko Lehtiniemi faced significant incident counts. Overall, the race showcased both skill and challenges across the field.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Grid | Laps | Interval | Best Lap | iR Δ | Incs | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Haycox | Nissan GTP | 1 | 25 | - | 1:36.25 | 5.3k +46 | 3 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Mathias Havdal | Nissan GTP | 4 | 25 | +10.70 | 1:36.91 | 5.0k +42 | 8 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Sheamus Power | Nissan GTP | 6 | 25 | +18.97 | 1:36.79 | 3.5k +66 | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Fabian Jungbluth | Nissan GTP | 8 | 25 | +19.44 | 1:36.79 | 4.3k +38 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Jason Clapper | Nissan GTP | 17 | 25 | +31.87 | 1:36.92 | 3.1k +57 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Aitor Sintes-Galindo | Nissan GTP | 3 | 25 | +43.54 | 1:36.63 | 4.4k +17 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Aaron Humphrey4 | Nissan GTP | 9 | 25 | +44.48 | 1:37.10 | 3.4k +28 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Timothy Vaughan | Nissan GTP | 5 | 25 | +46.30 | 1:37.32 | 4.3k -1 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Tommi Kallio-Kujala | Nissan GTP | 11 | 25 | +46.97 | 1:38.02 | 2.9k +23 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Brendan Lim | Nissan GTP | 13 | 25 | +53.22 | 1:38.37 | 2.4k +26 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | 11 | Laust Olsen | Nissan GTP | 2 | 25 | +1:06.95 | 1:37.36 | 4.0k -23 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Tim Wilkinson3 | Nissan GTP | 14 | 25 | +1:11.52 | 1:38.78 | 2.3k +11 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 | Kurt Clapper | Nissan GTP | 19 | 25 | +1:13.62 | 1:38.83 | 2.1k +5 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 14 | 14 | Tim Jonk2 | Nissan GTP | 15 | 24 | - | 1:39.62 | 2.3k -10 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | 15 | Jeff Groff | Nissan GTP | 18 | 24 | - | 1:38.79 | 2.2k -15 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | Jouko Leskela | Audi 90 GTO | 1 | 23 | - | 1:47.63 | 6.6k +26 | 5 | 25 | 0 | |
| 17 | 16 | Martin Krejcirik | Nissan GTP | 7 | 23 | - | 1:35.98 | 3.5k -60 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Arturas Kundelis | Audi 90 GTO | 3 | 23 | +7.18 | 1:48.37 | 4.7k +44 | 2 | 22 | 0 | |
| 19 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 4 | 23 | +17.38 | 1:48.60 | 4.8k +32 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 20 | 4 | Doug Cloud | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 23 | +20.99 | 1:48.87 | 3.0k +61 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | Jack David Spickett | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 23 | +22.07 | 1:48.56 | 3.1k +49 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | Esko Lehtiniemi | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 23 | +23.42 | 1:48.22 | 4.1k +16 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | Linas Petkevicius | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 23 | +38.10 | 1:49.18 | 2.6k +43 | 10 | 14 | 15 |
| 24 | 8 | Cam Porter | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 23 | +44.88 | 1:49.12 | 2.8k +28 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
| 25 | 9 | Devin Donaghy | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 22 | - | 1:49.12 | 2.7k +20 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| 26 | 10 | Emerson Gaudin | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 22 | - | 1:49.57 | 2.4k +20 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| 27 | 11 | Jamie Hamel-Smith | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 22 | - | 1:49.78 | 2.9k -4 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | Philippe Savoie | Audi 90 GTO | 21 | 22 | - | 1:50.21 | 2.9k -13 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | Bjoern Ackermann | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 22 | - | 1:51.36 | 2.1k -1 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| 30 | 14 | Daniel Forte | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 22 | - | 1:51.44 | 1.5k +8 | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| 31 | 15 | Benjamin Luke | Audi 90 GTO | 17 | 22 | - | 1:51.30 | 1.1k +15 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 32 | 17 | Timothy Reed4 | Nissan GTP | 10 | 18 | - | 1:38.02 | 4.6k -94 | 10 | NC | NC |
| 33 | 18 | Romain Belo | Nissan GTP | 12 | 16 | - | 1:39.41 | 2.4k -52 | 9 | NC | NC |
| 34 | 19 | Jerek Evans | Nissan GTP | 21 | 14 | - | 1:44.27 | 457 +3 | 13 | NC | NC |
| 35 | 16 | Tom Weithaas | Audi 90 GTO | 19 | 13 | - | 1:52.50 | 2.3k -35 | 7 | NC | NC |
| 36 | 17 | Francois Demers | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 12 | - | 1:50.94 | 1.7k -28 | 9 | NC | NC |
| 37 | 20 | Jason Dunnington | Nissan GTP | 16 | 10 | - | 1:38.99 | 2.7k -79 | 5 | NC | NC |
| 38 | 18 | Javier del Olmo | Audi 90 GTO | 2 | 8 | - | 1:48.36 | 5.4k -121 | 9 | NC | NC |
| 39 | 19 | Fernando Mattos | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 7 | - | 1:57.10 | 946 -19 | 12 | NC | NC |
| 40 | 20 | Niclas Klitzsch2 | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 3 | - | - | 1.1k -32 | 5 | NC | NC |
| 41 | 21 | Jay Walsh | Nissan GTP | 20 | 1 | - | - | 766 -28 | 5 | NC | NC |
| 42 | 21 | Franco Scuri | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 0 | - | - | 3.2k -109 | 9 | NC | NC |