Tsukuba Circuit (2000 Full)
IMSA Vintage Series - 2026 Season 3 · Week 7
🤖 Race Summary
In the Nissan GTP class at the Tsukuba Circuit, Gabri Martinez dominated the field, converting his pole position into a lights-to-flag victory. Martinez completed 49 laps without recording a single incident, maintaining the lead for the duration of the race. Stephane Majman, who started from third on the grid, secured second place, finishing on the lead lap despite recording one incident. Fabian Jungbluth rounded out the podium in third, having advanced one position from his fourth-place start to complete the race with zero incidents. In the Audi 90 GTO class, Joni Hagner replicated Martinez’s performance by maintaining his pole position to claim the victory. Hagner completed 46 laps with a clean record, finishing ahead of Noel Luneburg, who started second and maintained that position despite accumulating four incidents throughout the event. Andreas Schuster completed the GTO podium, improving from his fourth-place starting position to finish third with a clean race. Several drivers struggled with consistency during the event, as evidenced by high incident counts across the field. Ian Haycox recorded the highest incident total with 17, while Sam Cook4 and Ofir Zenou each recorded 12 incidents. Álvaro Campos and Borja Zazo also faced difficulties, finishing with 11 and 10 incidents, respectively. Despite these challenges, the lead positions in both classes remained consistent with the qualifying results, as the winners successfully defended their grid advantages through the duration of the race.
Race Results
| Pos | Class | Driver | Car | Pts | Jr Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabri Martinez | Nissan GTP | 25 | 0 | ||
| Stephane Majman | Nissan GTP | 22 | 0 | ||
| Fabian Jungbluth | Nissan GTP | 20 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ferran S. Grau | Nissan GTP | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | Laust Olsen | Nissan GTP | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Sam Cook4 | Nissan GTP | 15 | 14 |
| 7 | Joni Hagner | Audi 90 GTO | 25 | 0 | |
| 8 | Noel Luneburg | Audi 90 GTO | 22 | 0 | |
| 9 | Andreas Schuster | Audi 90 GTO | 20 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | Ilkka Kotisalo | Audi 90 GTO | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | Cal Young | Audi 90 GTO | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | Mickey Friesen | Audi 90 GTO | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | Romain Belo | Audi 90 GTO | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | Lucas Grigoras | Audi 90 GTO | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | Martin Krejcirik | Audi 90 GTO | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | Mikko P Savolainen | Audi 90 GTO | 11 | 14 |
| 17 | 11 | Krzysztof Olejniczak | Audi 90 GTO | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Stéphane Lesly | Audi 90 GTO | 9 | 9 |
| 19 | 13 | Martin Sell | Audi 90 GTO | 8 | 5 |
| 20 | 14 | Peter Muravez | Audi 90 GTO | 7 | 3 |
| 21 | 7 | Álvaro Campos | Nissan GTP | 14 | 9 |
| 22 | 8 | Borja Zazo | Nissan GTP | 13 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | Ian Haycox | Audi 90 GTO | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | Fran Torres Mengual | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |
| 25 | 16 | Ofir Zenou | Audi 90 GTO | NC | NC |
| 26 | 10 | Alvaro Martin8 | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |
| 27 | 11 | Tobias Röhner | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |
| 28 | 12 | Matthew Johnson18 | Nissan GTP | NC | NC |