Willow Springs International Raceway (Big Willow)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2025 Season 2 - W2
- Date: March 29, 2025
- Total Drivers: 50 (27 Audi 90 GTO, 23 Nissan GTP)
- Strength of Field: 2792
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class, Nicholas Mukanos won from P1, finishing 0.410 seconds ahead of Ferran S. Grau, who started P7 and led 14 laps despite 11 incidents, with Cal Young in third, 13.465 seconds behind the leader after starting P3 and leading 1 lap. The Audi 90 GTO class saw Audrius Valantiejus take victory from P8, finishing ahead of Ville Ruola, who started on pole and had 7 incidents, while Mickey Friesen rounded out the podium in third after starting P4 with 10 incidents. Notably, Eki Andersson and Anton Lacika both gained 11 positions during the race, showcasing impressive driving amidst the challenges. The race featured a total of 8 incidents for Mukanos, highlighting the competitive and chaotic nature of the event.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Grid | Laps | Interval | Best Lap | iR Δ | Incs | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Mukanos | Nissan GTP | 1 | 38 | - | 1:01.83 | 4.3k +58 | 8 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Ferran S. Grau | Nissan GTP | 7 | 38 | +0.41 | 1:02.26 | 4.3k +51 | 11 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Cal Young | Nissan GTP | 3 | 38 | +13.46 | 1:02.05 | 6.0k +14 | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sean Langton | Nissan GTP | 8 | 38 | +17.50 | 1:01.98 | 4.6k +27 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Brendan Lim | Nissan GTP | 4 | 38 | +21.92 | 1:02.28 | 4.8k +14 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Emerson Gaudin | Nissan GTP | 10 | 38 | +38.55 | 1:02.73 | 3.3k +35 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Shady Ahmad | Nissan GTP | 5 | 38 | +42.04 | 1:02.28 | 2.4k +49 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | 8 | Aitor Sintes-Galindo | Nissan GTP | 11 | 38 | +44.13 | 1:02.80 | 3.9k +4 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Krzysztof Olejniczak | Nissan GTP | 2 | 37 | - | 1:02.27 | 4.6k -16 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Eki Andersson | Nissan GTP | 21 | 37 | - | 1:02.81 | 1.7k +43 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | 11 | Anton Lacika | Nissan GTP | 22 | 37 | - | 1:03.50 | 1.1k +56 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | 12 | Lance Simon | Nissan GTP | 20 | 37 | - | 1:03.92 | 2.1k +15 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| 13 | 13 | Alan Siqueira | Nissan GTP | 15 | 36 | - | 1:04.22 | 1.2k +35 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 14 | 14 | Stéphane Lesly | Nissan GTP | 19 | 36 | - | 1:04.34 | 2.4k -13 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | Christopher Rae-Bilodeau | Nissan GTP | 17 | 35 | - | 1:05.61 | 1.3k +13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | Audrius Valantiejus | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 33 | - | 1:14.23 | 9.1k +15 | 13 | 25 | 0 | |
| 17 | Ville Ruola | Audi 90 GTO | 1 | 32 | - | 1:14.55 | 5.7k +46 | 7 | 22 | 0 | |
| 18 | Mickey Friesen | Audi 90 GTO | 4 | 32 | - | 1:14.71 | 4.2k +66 | 10 | 20 | 0 | |
| 19 | 4 | Joram Vanhixe | Audi 90 GTO | 5 | 32 | - | 1:14.61 | 6.3k +21 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | Noel Luneburg | Audi 90 GTO | 2 | 32 | - | 1:14.70 | 6.0k +18 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | Andreas Schuster | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 32 | - | 1:14.91 | 5.5k +18 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | Jack Wells2 | Nissan GTP | 6 | 32 | - | 1:02.28 | 5.4k -91 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | Sheamus Power | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 32 | - | 1:15.22 | 4.5k +30 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | Mathias Havdal | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 32 | - | 1:15.13 | 5.4k +5 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | Zoltan Deme | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 32 | - | 1:14.97 | 2.4k +65 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| 26 | 10 | Josh Brain | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 32 | - | 1:15.47 | 3.9k +20 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | Emilio Dicharri | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 32 | - | 1:15.30 | 2.3k +54 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| 28 | 12 | Martin Krejcirik | Audi 90 GTO | 22 | 32 | - | 1:15.62 | 3.1k +25 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | Jamie Hamel-Smith | Audi 90 GTO | 21 | 32 | - | 1:15.50 | 2.0k +46 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 30 | 14 | Ilkka Kotisalo | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 32 | - | 1:15.45 | 4.4k -20 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | 15 | Timothy Reed4 | Audi 90 GTO | 17 | 32 | - | 1:15.19 | 3.7k -12 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | Thorben Paulik | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 32 | - | 1:15.68 | 2.3k +15 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 33 | 17 | Sam Skovgaard | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 32 | - | 1:15.68 | 2.5k +2 | 14 | 4 | 6 |
| 34 | 18 | Romain Belo | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 32 | - | 1:15.39 | 3.2k -22 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | 19 | Brandon White24 | Audi 90 GTO | 24 | 32 | - | 1:16.07 | 1.7k +9 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | 20 | Jyri Wikström | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 31 | - | 1:15.96 | 2.3k -14 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | 21 | Javier del Olmo | Audi 90 GTO | 3 | 31 | - | 1:14.87 | 3.7k -58 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | Jan Rinklin | Audi 90 GTO | 25 | 31 | - | 1:16.54 | 1.6k -10 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | 23 | Tobias Röhner | Audi 90 GTO | 23 | 31 | - | 1:15.93 | 3.4k -65 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | Gregory Woods | Audi 90 GTO | 27 | 31 | - | 1:16.93 | 1.7k -28 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | 25 | Doug Cloud | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 31 | - | 1:14.87 | 4.2k -98 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 17 | Chris Zahn | Nissan GTP | 12 | 30 | - | 1:05.80 | 1.2k -2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 43 | 18 | Andrés Felipe Díaz | Nissan GTP | 18 | 29 | - | 1:04.01 | 1.5k -21 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | 26 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 19 | 27 | - | 1:16.37 | 2.9k -75 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | 19 | Filip Jetmar | Nissan GTP | 23 | 26 | - | 1:02.26 | 871 -4 | 9 | NC | NC |
| 46 | 20 | Ciprian Dascalescu | Nissan GTP | 9 | 13 | - | 1:02.91 | 3.2k -85 | 3 | NC | NC |
| 47 | 21 | Ashton Johnson3 | Nissan GTP | 14 | 12 | - | 1:04.82 | 1.6k -51 | 9 | NC | NC |
| 48 | 22 | Mateo Johnson | Nissan GTP | 13 | 9 | - | 1:03.54 | 1.6k -59 | 11 | NC | NC |
| 49 | 27 | Yeray Expósito | Audi 90 GTO | 26 | 5 | - | 1:17.96 | 1.8k -53 | 1 | NC | NC |
| 50 | 23 | Jesco Kaczmarek | Nissan GTP | 16 | 0 | - | - | 1.7k -72 | 2 | NC | NC |