St. Petersburg Grand Prix (Grand Prix)

IMSA Vintage Series - 2026 Season 3 · Week 3

Date July 03, 2026
Drivers 17 (6 Nissan GTP, 11 Audi 90 GTO)
Strength of Field 3261
Laps 36
Incidents 62 (3.6 avg)
Subsession #86927043
🤖 Race Summary

In the Nissan GTP class, Laust Olsen dominated the event at the St. Petersburg Grand Prix on July 3, 2026. Starting from pole position, Olsen maintained his lead throughout the duration of the 36-lap race, completing the event without any recorded incidents. Forbes Marshall, who began the race in the third position, successfully moved up to finish in second place, crossing the line on the same lap as the leader. Lance Simon rounded out the podium in third, advancing from a sixth-place start to finish one lap down, also maintaining a clean driving record with zero incidents. In the Audi 90 GTO class, Joni Hagner secured the victory after starting from the pole position. Hagner completed 34 laps, though the win was not without difficulty, as the driver recorded two incidents during the race. Andreas Schuster, who started fourth, showed consistent pace to finish in second place, notably completing the race with zero incidents. Arturas Kundelis, who began the race in the second position, finished third. Kundelis struggled with track discipline, accumulating six incidents throughout the 34-lap contest. The event saw significant issues for other competitors in the field, most notably Brandon White24 and Emilio Dicharri. Both drivers struggled to maintain control, each recording 12 incidents during the race. These high incident counts hampered their overall performance and standings in the final results. Aside from the podium finishers in both classes, the race was defined by the disparity in incident management, as the leaders in the Nissan GTP class displayed superior consistency compared to several drivers in the Audi 90 GTO category.

Race Results

Pos Class Driver Car Grid Laps iR Δ Incs Pts Jr Pts
Laust Olsen Nissan GTP 1 36 4.0k +53 0 25 0
Forbes Marshall Nissan GTP 3 36 2.1k +68 0 22 14
Lance Simon Nissan GTP 6 35 2.1k +33 0 20 9
4 Joni Hagner Audi 90 GTO 1 34 7.6k +32 2 25 0
5 Andreas Schuster Audi 90 GTO 4 34 6.1k +36 0 22 0
6 Arturas Kundelis Audi 90 GTO 2 34 5.6k +28 6 20 0
7 4 Joram Vanhixe Audi 90 GTO 8 34 5.6k +10 0 18 0
8 5 Doug Cloud Audi 90 GTO 5 34 3.9k +26 0 16 0
9 6 Mickey Friesen Audi 90 GTO 3 34 4.8k -12 0 15 0
10 7 Krzysztof Olejniczak Audi 90 GTO 9 33 4.8k -29 8 14 0
11 4 Brendan Lim Nissan GTP 2 32 4.4k -56 2 18 0
12 8 Martin Krejcirik Audi 90 GTO 6 31 3.0k -7 7 13 0
13 9 Jan Rinklin Audi 90 GTO 11 31 1.8k +2 7 12 14
14 10 Brandon White24 Audi 90 GTO 7 30 2.4k -32 12 11 9
15 5 Shady Ahmad Nissan GTP 5 28 3.7k -75 4 16 0
16 11 Emilio Dicharri Audi 90 GTO 10 18 2.6k -54 12 NC NC
17 6 Matthew Johnson18 Nissan GTP 4 2 805 -23 2 NC NC