Olly and Tommy came out on top of a nail - biting battle with the Flying Lizard Porsche to take their third win of the season and regain
the GT championship points lead.
Corvette Racing's Oliver Gavin and Tom Milner might look, on a lap chart, to have experienced a roller - coaster of highs and lows at different times through the race, but
the GT championship points» leaders were able to not only retain their hold on the lead but extend it, thanks to their eventual fourth place finish.
Not exact matches
The action is nonstop among the prototype and
GT sports cars when the international drivers and teams tackle the challenging circuit on their way for
championship points.
The packed grandstands and estimated crowd of 150,000 enthusiastic fans witnessed a terrific
GT battle which saw Oliver Gavin and his team mate Jan Magnussen overcome a first - lap incident and the debilitating effects of exhaust fumes to take third place and some valuable
points for their
championship title place.
With the starting grid consequently determined by
championship points, the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia will start second in the
GT category,...
American Le Mans Series at Long Beach
GT Qualifying (Top 10) Grid set by
championship points after qualifying canceled due to rain Pos.
With the starting grid consequently determined by
championship points, the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia will start second in the
GT category, and the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner will start third.
Jordan made his debut in the GRAND - AM Rolex Sports Car Series in 2009 and he and his co-driver piloted the Autohaus Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro to a runner - up finish in the 2011 Rolex
GT championship, falling just two
points short of winning the title.
The long - time Corvette Racing factory driver arrived in Texas with a two
point advantage in the
GT Drivers»
championship standings but the weekend never ran entirely smoothly for Olly and his team mate in the No. 4 Corvette C6.R, Tommy Milner.
A lead of 24
points at the conclusion of the VIR 240 would clinch the
GT championship for the Anglo - American pairing in the No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R.
The British Corvette Racing driver, together with his 2012
championship - winning team mate Tommy Milner, is now second in the
GT points» standings and only 5
points behind BMW's Dirk Müller.
With the starting grid consequently determined by
championship points, Olly and Tommy Milner will line in third place on the
GT grid behind the Hand / Muller BMW (on pole) and Jan and Antonio in the No. 3 Corvette.
Chevrolet leads the
GT manufacturer
championship by 10
points over BMW (126 - 116) with three races remaining, followed by Porsche (103) and Ferrari (100).
Gavin and Milner unofficially increased their tally in the
GT driver
championship to 72
points, ahead of Garcia and Magnussen at 64 and BMW drivers Hand and Mueller at 60.
Milner and co-driver Oliver Gavin lead the
GT championship in their No. 4 Compuware Corvette C6.R by 17
points over teammates Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia in the No. 3 sister car.
Chevrolet leads the
GT manufacturer
championship by 19
points over BMW (145 - 126) with two races remaining, followed by Porsche (123) and Ferrari (110).
Class
championship leaders Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner retained their GTLM
points lead despite a ninth - place class finish for the 2012 ALMS
GT race - winners at VIR.
Gavin and Milner now unofficially lead the
GT driver
championship by 28
points over teammates Magnussen and Milner (124 - 96).
Gavin and Milner enter as winners of the most recent ALMS round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and sit second in the
GT drivers»
championship and only five
points out of first.
Baldwin had good results with a 4th and a 3rd respectively, but both Wilkins and Aschenbach were now within striking distance for the
GTS championship — Baldwin led Wilkins by 87
points (1261 - 1174) with Aschenbach third on 1156.
In the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge
GTS manufacturer
championship, KTM continues to lead by 23
points over Ford and 31
points over Chevrolet, with two races to go.
ANSA Motorsports came to Sonoma Raceway third in the
GTS team
championship ranking, 46
points behind the leading team.
Long, the longtime American Porsche factory driver from Manhattan Beach, Calif., enjoyed a spectacular 2017 season in the Pirelli World Challenge with the Overall
GT and Sprint
GT point championships in the potent No. 50 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911
GT3 R.
Even if one ignores the final outcome — a narrow second place in the
points last season, and the Overall and Sprint
GT championships this year — the way they happened was at opposite ends of the spectrum.
O'Connell won his fourth straight
GT championship with 1679
points, over Beretta who finished with 1618
points.
He had a perfect race 2 and led from flag to flag and scored his third Pirelli World Challenge win of the season, and many
points toward his first
GTS driver
championship.
He won 18 times with a highest finish of second three times in the Rolex Series
GT points championship.
With a maximum of 120
points on the table in the next five races and series - mandated balance of performance adjustments taking effect at Mid-Ohio, the
GT championship is wide open at the midpoint of the ALMS season.
Gavin and Magnussen's win in Mosport narrowed the ALMS
GT championship race; the Corvette duo is second in the drivers» standings, 23
points behind BMW's Dirk Mueller and Joey Hand, and Chevrolet is second in the manufacturer standings by 22 markers.