He also posted the fastest
race lap in class each of those years, as well.
The pace of the car was not in question, as witnessed by the fact that Olly set a new fastest GT
race lap record!
Corvette Racing's speedy Spaniard raced there twice in the GRAND - AM Rolex Sports car Series» Daytona Prototype class, and he parlayed that experience into the fastest
GT race lap in the ALMS» debut last season — 1:47.389 (109.620 mph).
The safety car came in at the end of lap three, and Schumacher spent the
first racing lap feeling out the conditions as Jacques Villeneuve led from Jean Alesi.
Despite track temperatures of 105 degrees and differing choices of Michelin tire options, the eight factory backed GTLM entries posted
best race laps within a range of 0.392 of a second.
The seven posted best
race laps within an incredibly tight 0.332 of a second range on the difficult, slick 1.968 - mile circuit.
Drivers and teams disliked the new slow and twisty section (which resulted in
race laps of over two minutes), which had the opposite effect to what was intended and actually seemed to reduce overtaking.
Hamilton snatched pole position by three tenths of a second with a 1:22.188 — the new fastest ever lap of Albert Park (although the official lap records are taken
from race laps).
The Brit leads in career fastest
race laps with 29, and ranks third in both career victories (40) and career poles (20).
This track blockage in the first race was just one of many incidents in a weekend which saw only four
full racing laps completed across both races.
Alongside the race - leading charger, Aston Martin's Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S successfully completed its first
international race lap on pure hydrogen with Aston Martin CEO Dr Ulrich Bez behind the wheel and, disregarding some small issues with the bonnet pin, has so far completed 16 trouble - free laps.
Following contact and a flat tire on the
opening race lap — which resulted in a flat left - rear tire — Ricky Taylor and Jordan Taylor placed seventh in their No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP.
He recorded the second fastest GT
race lap during this period, narrowly beaten to the ultimate honour by his ALMS team mate, Jan Magnussen, in another GM Camaro.
Restored by Legendary Motorcar it features a correct interior, including dash mounted pod with 8,000 rpm tach and oil pressure,
factory racing lap belts, 15 - inch wood rimmed steering wheel and factory radio delete plate.
Milner also set the fastest
GTLM race lap at 1:18.954 (89.733 mph).
Other examples were never as successful, and on July 2, 1989 at Watkins Glen, NY, HU - 8810 / 01 ran its final
IMSA race laps marking the end of an era.
Testing with M1 GT Racing at the NOLA facility earlier in 2015, Pegram was able to turn fast and
competitive race laps and will be a great fit behind the wheel of the M1 GT branded Audi R8 LMS.
The top Michelin technical partner team cars from BMW, Corvette Racing and Porsche North America all
turned race laps within 0.5 seconds of that mark.
Some intrepid players discovered a secret way to unlock him: Drive three counter-clockwise circles around the fire - breathing statue at the beginning of the level,
then race a lap backward, then drive three clockwise circles around the same statue.
The two squads, for all intents and purposes now only competing amongst themselves, combined to win the final six races in a row, from five pole positions while setting six
new race lap records.
«Our goal is always to keep a consistent pace through the whole stint and to maintain consistent lap times even as the fuel load lightens and the tires wear,» said Werner who set the fastest GTLM lap of the race and a new class
race lap record on lap 63, or 33 laps into his 43 lap stint.
Jönsson set the second - fastest
race lap of the weekend (1:22.238) behind his teammate, but an electrical issue slowed his pace and kept him out of contention.
Led by pole sitter Joey Hand's Ford GT best
race lap at 1:17.640, the top seven cars in the fierce GTLM field broke the previous track record.
On the very
first racing lap (the race started behind the safety car because the starting lights weren't working) pole - sitter Felix Rosenqvist made a right meal of turn one and dropped to 11th.
Garcia (who set the fastest
GT race lap in 2012) and Magnussen have won twice this year — tied for the most in class.
In the past three seasons he has won 14 times with six GT1 poles and 12 fastest
race laps in class.
If they do, then that also means that Audi's
race lap record of 3:17.476 from 2015 could be under threat too.
After nine
racing laps his gap to the field was a full minute.
At the end of lap eight his lead was 28 seconds, and by lap 12 - after just nine
racing laps - he was ahead by a full minute!
The first three laps took place behind the safety car, and by the end of lap four (the first
racing lap) Schumacher was running where he started - in third place.
The race only featured one
racing lap, as it was stopped after leader Vanthoor's huge airborne flip.
1997, September 1 On a damp track, Tommy Kendall sticks his Mustang on the pole, clocks the fastest
race lap, and leads the most laps at Mosport Park en route to winning his eleventh consecutive Trans - Am race and third consecutive Trans - Am championship.
[27] In the third VLN race of 2011, the Golf24 finished sixth overall, with its best lap only nine seconds slower than the fastest
race lap, which was clocked by a Ferrari 458.
America's premier sports car team has made winning America's oldest sports car race almost routine with 10 victories, nine pole positions and six fastest
race laps in 18 appearances.
Thanks to pole position, a dominant one - two finish and the fastest
race lap, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler is the first team to score maximum points on a race day of the electric racing series.
In particular, Oliver Gavin owns a record of four pole positions and five fastest
race laps in 13 appearances.
He also is the Series» career leader in pole positions (18) and fastest
race laps (20).
The race lap features the 12.9 mile Nordschleife (North Course) that Corvette enthusiasts are well familiar with, as well as the 2.3 - mle F1 circuit for a combined 15.2 mile lap.
They headed the GT class in both practice sessions, Olly took a stunning GT pole position yesterday and set a new fastest
race lap record today in a thrilling and unpredictable two - hour race.