Victory for Tandy-Pilet in Virginia, Porsche titled in GTLM

Porsche a dominé l’épreuve d’Imsa reserved for GTs contested on the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) Sunday August 25. The two official 911 RSRs led 86 of the 88 laps in the race. In the end, it was Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy who lifted the winners' cup, and this for the third time in 2019. 

"It's a perfect day, rejoiced the Frenchman. We had experienced a difficult qualifying the day before. Nick was really upset about going off-piste, but I told him not to give up. We had an ideal car. The Michelin tires performed wonderfully. »

The native of Auch (Gers) was all the more smiling as he now has the authorization to do battle with the sister car. Indeed, the Manufacturers' title fell into Porsche's hands thanks to this double with two rounds remaining in the season. “ We will try to make their lives a little more difficult for the championship. Even if it doesn't look easy, we will fight until the end. »

On the other Porsche, Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor were content with second place. They maintain a lead of 11 points in the general classification. The podium is completed by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia. 

>>Imsa Results<

Find it in AUTO issue 2231weekly, on sale Monday evening in digital version and Wednesday on newsstands, the analysis of Imsa in Virginia.