P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Jack Aitken and the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Racing team were generally in control during the first quarter of IMSA’s Motul Petit Le Mans, but serving a drive-through penalty for a pass under y…
During the first quarter of IMSA’s Motul Petit Le Mans, Jack Aitken and the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac Racing team were leading until they received a drive-through penalty for a pass under yellow, shifting the advantage to the No. 24 BMW M Team RLL with Jesse Krohn behind the wheel, despite being off sequence for a pit stop. The No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 and the championship-leading No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 were also in contention. The No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R faced challenges with mechanical issues and penalties, while AO Racing’s GTD PRO championship bid suffered due to an intermittent electrical problem, impacting their title hopes. In the LMP2 class, disaster struck for pole-sitter Ben Keating and the No. 4 Corvette Racing, leading to significant damage for both cars and altering the race dynamics. Wright Motorsports held the lead in GTD with the No. 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R.
