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2019 Oak Tree Grand Prix
The 2019 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, on August 25, 2019. The race was the tenth round of the 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the sixth round of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet won the race overall in the #911 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR leading home a 1-2 for Porsche who clinched the GTLM manufactures championship. In GTD, the #33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports of Ben Keating and Jeroen Bleekemolen took their first win of the season.
International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2018. It was the sixth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2019 Oak Tree Grand Prix was the tenth of twelve sports car races of 2019 by IMSA, and it was the sixth of seven rounds held as part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. The race was held at the seventeen-turn 3.270 mi (5.263 km) Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 25, 2019. As in previous years, it would be the second of two GT-only rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, in which only the GTLM and GTD classes competed.
On August 15, 2019, IMSA released a technical bulletin regarding the Balance of Performance for the race. In GT Le Mans, The Ford GT received a 5 kilogram weight increase, and gained 10 horsepower. The BMW M8 GTE received a 6.5 horsepower reduction and fuel capacity reduction of 1 liter. In GTD, the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo and Ferrari 488 GT3 were given weight reductions of 20 and 10 kilograms respectively, while the McLaren 720S GT3 got a fuel capacity reduction of 4 liters.
Before the race, Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 248 points, 14 points ahead of Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy in second followed by Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook with 230 points in third. In GTD, Mario Farnbacher and Trent Hindman led the Drivers' Championship with 209 points; the duo held a thirty-six point advantage over Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley in second. Porsche an Acura were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Porsche GT Team and Meyer Shank Racing each led their own Teams' Championships.
A total of 21 cars took part in the event split across two classes. 8 cars were entered in GTLM, and 13 in GTD. In GTD, Scott Hargrove returned to Pfaff Motorsports after Dennis Olsen and Matt Campbell filled in the previous two rounds. Due to a scheduling conflict for Christina Nielsen, who was at Suzuka International Racing Course for the Suzuka 10 Hours, was replaced by Alice Powell. Starworks Motorsport withdrew from the event following continued performance issues with its Audi R8 after competing at Road America. No changes happened in GTLM.
There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session on Friday morning lasted one hour while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted one hour. The third on Saturday morning lasted one hour.
The first practice session took place at 11:45 am ET on Friday and ended with Laurens Vanthoor topping the charts for Porsche GT Team, with a lap time of 1:41.296. Nick Tandy was second fastest in the sister No. 911 Porsche followed by Ryan Briscoe's No. 67 Ford GT in third position. Dirk Müller in the No. 66 Ford GT was fourth fastest and Jan Magnussen's No. 3 Corvette rounded out the top five. The GTD class was topped by the No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Ben Keating with a time of 1:44.336. Patrick Long was second fastest in the No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche followed by Andy Lally in the No. 44 Magnus Racing Lamborghini in third position.
The second practice session took place at 4:30 PM ET on Friday and ended with Patrick Pilet topping the charts for Porsche GT Team, with a lap time of 1:41.234. Antonio García was second fastest in the No. 3 Corvette followed by Earl Bamber in the No. 912 Porsche in third. Richard Westbrook in the No. 67 Ford GT was fourth fastest and Jesse Krohn's No. 24 BMW rounded out the top five. The GTD class was topped by the No.14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 of Jack Hawksworth with a time of 1:43.783. Robby Foley was second fastest in the No. 96 BMW followed by Bryan Sellers in the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini in third position. The session was disrupted when the No. 44 Magnus Racing Lamborghini of Andy Lally stopped on track with a mechanical problem.
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2019 Oak Tree Grand Prix
The 2019 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, on August 25, 2019. The race was the tenth round of the 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the sixth round of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet won the race overall in the #911 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR leading home a 1-2 for Porsche who clinched the GTLM manufactures championship. In GTD, the #33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports of Ben Keating and Jeroen Bleekemolen took their first win of the season.
International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2018. It was the sixth consecutive year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2019 Oak Tree Grand Prix was the tenth of twelve sports car races of 2019 by IMSA, and it was the sixth of seven rounds held as part of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. The race was held at the seventeen-turn 3.270 mi (5.263 km) Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on August 25, 2019. As in previous years, it would be the second of two GT-only rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, in which only the GTLM and GTD classes competed.
On August 15, 2019, IMSA released a technical bulletin regarding the Balance of Performance for the race. In GT Le Mans, The Ford GT received a 5 kilogram weight increase, and gained 10 horsepower. The BMW M8 GTE received a 6.5 horsepower reduction and fuel capacity reduction of 1 liter. In GTD, the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo and Ferrari 488 GT3 were given weight reductions of 20 and 10 kilograms respectively, while the McLaren 720S GT3 got a fuel capacity reduction of 4 liters.
Before the race, Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 248 points, 14 points ahead of Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy in second followed by Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook with 230 points in third. In GTD, Mario Farnbacher and Trent Hindman led the Drivers' Championship with 209 points; the duo held a thirty-six point advantage over Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley in second. Porsche an Acura were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Porsche GT Team and Meyer Shank Racing each led their own Teams' Championships.
A total of 21 cars took part in the event split across two classes. 8 cars were entered in GTLM, and 13 in GTD. In GTD, Scott Hargrove returned to Pfaff Motorsports after Dennis Olsen and Matt Campbell filled in the previous two rounds. Due to a scheduling conflict for Christina Nielsen, who was at Suzuka International Racing Course for the Suzuka 10 Hours, was replaced by Alice Powell. Starworks Motorsport withdrew from the event following continued performance issues with its Audi R8 after competing at Road America. No changes happened in GTLM.
There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session on Friday morning lasted one hour while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted one hour. The third on Saturday morning lasted one hour.
The first practice session took place at 11:45 am ET on Friday and ended with Laurens Vanthoor topping the charts for Porsche GT Team, with a lap time of 1:41.296. Nick Tandy was second fastest in the sister No. 911 Porsche followed by Ryan Briscoe's No. 67 Ford GT in third position. Dirk Müller in the No. 66 Ford GT was fourth fastest and Jan Magnussen's No. 3 Corvette rounded out the top five. The GTD class was topped by the No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Ben Keating with a time of 1:44.336. Patrick Long was second fastest in the No. 73 Park Place Motorsports Porsche followed by Andy Lally in the No. 44 Magnus Racing Lamborghini in third position.
The second practice session took place at 4:30 PM ET on Friday and ended with Patrick Pilet topping the charts for Porsche GT Team, with a lap time of 1:41.234. Antonio García was second fastest in the No. 3 Corvette followed by Earl Bamber in the No. 912 Porsche in third. Richard Westbrook in the No. 67 Ford GT was fourth fastest and Jesse Krohn's No. 24 BMW rounded out the top five. The GTD class was topped by the No.14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 of Jack Hawksworth with a time of 1:43.783. Robby Foley was second fastest in the No. 96 BMW followed by Bryan Sellers in the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini in third position. The session was disrupted when the No. 44 Magnus Racing Lamborghini of Andy Lally stopped on track with a mechanical problem.
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