P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Nick Tandy and Mathieu Jaminet’s #6 Porsche Penske made a late race overtake on Jack Aitken’s #31 Cadillac, who went off the circuit trying to avoid traffic. The margins were incredibly tight during qualifying, the circuit evolving as lap times got quicker with no room for error. With dust and dirt either side of the […]
During qualifying, the margins were incredibly tight on the evolving Laguna Seca circuit, leaving no room for error as lap times got quicker. Sebastien Bourdais held onto his pole position lead for over 20 seconds an hour into the race before a Safety Car caused him to lose it to the #31 Whelen Cadillac driven by Jack Aitken. The #7 Porsche causing the Safety Car due to debris, while the Acura teams faced challenges with tyre pressures and power-related issues at the start of the race. BMWs struggled, with the #24 losing part of its rear wing, and the #25 spinning off track and into the gravel during a slow pit stop. In the GTD Pro class, Cadillacs dominated early on, but strategies shifted after the Safety Car period, allowing the #77 Porsche to take the lead in the final hour. Nick Tandy’s #6 Porsche team managed to overtake the #01 Cadillac, as the race neared its end with the leading #31 Cadillac facing heavy traffic.
