P1racenews AI automatic summary:
A wild ending in Saturday’s first race of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race at Circuit of The Americas snapped Valentino Catalano’s overall and P3 class winning streak, but the German ret…
Valentino Catalano’s winning streak was broken in the first race of the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge at Circuit of The Americas, but he bounced back and secured his third victory of the season in the afternoon race. Catalano started from pole position driving the No. 30 Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports Duqueine D08 and led throughout the 45-minute race. His teammate Oscar Tunjo finished second in the No. 31 Gebhardt Duqueine. Jonathan Woolridge claimed third place in the P3 class, marking his third consecutive podium finish. Brian Thienes won the P3 Bronze Cup for the third time in the No. 77 Forte Racing Ligier JS P320.
In the GTDX class, Jake Walker dominated the weekend at COTA by winning both races in the No. 6 Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3. He started from pole position in both races and controlled the field from the front. AJ Muss finished second in the No. 66 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3. Matias Perez Companc secured a third-place finish in the No. 50 Ferrari. Samantha Tan had a successful weekend at COTA, but the information about her achievements got cut off.
