P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #27 Filipe Albuquerque
Filipe Albuquerque competed in both IMSA and WEC, driving for the WTR Andretti Acura LMDh and United Autosports LMP2 teams respectively. While he didn’t win any races, he consistently performed well in both series. At Daytona, only Tom Blomqvist in the winning Meyer Shank Racing Acura had a faster average lap time than Albuquerque, but his car was later found to be illegal. In the WEC, Albuquerque was the fastest driver over a double stint on a set of Goodyear tyres. As a result, Goodyear awarded him the Wingfoot award for achieving the fastest average lap time across a double stint on their tyres. Albuquerque missed two races due to IMSA commitments but still managed to take the award by scoring maximum points in one race and finishing in the top three in the others. The Wingfoot award offers insight into who was quickest in the LMP2 class, as the strategic variations make it challenging to determine.
