{"id":499839,"date":"2022-05-11T12:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=401511"},"modified":"2024-08-25T01:35:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T01:35:20","slug":"2022-hyundai-monterey-sports-car-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/2022-hyundai-monterey-sports-car-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship Presented by Motul"},"content":{"rendered":"

All Content \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee, rexmcafee@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under clear blue skies with a coastal breeze from nearby Monterey Bay, the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Challenge visited the historic Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca for its fourth round of the 2022 season. Scheduled in Spring for the first time since 2016, it was IMSA\u2019s first race of 2022, run on a purpose-built road course. Team strategies that worked at the <\/span>Daytona 24,<\/span><\/a> Sebring 12<\/span><\/a>, and recent \u201cstreet fight\u201d at Long Beach would undoubtedly need to be changed. Could the current points leaders extend their margins, or was it time to shuffle the deck on one of America\u2019s most historic tracks? I investigate the three most popular classes to find out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Whelen Racing\u2019s Pipo Derani and Tristan Nunez finished third and currently sit fourth in DPi championship points. \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hot-shoes upfront in DPi (Daytona Prototype International) entered the May 1<\/span>st<\/span> weekend with the #02 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R, driven by Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber just 3 points ahead of the #5 JDC Miller MotorSports Cadillac piloted by Tristan Vautier and Richard Westbrook. <\/span><\/p>\n

But hold on a second before you assume an \u201call Cadi\u201d podium; Acura won this race the last three years and counting. The #10 Konica Minolta Acura (Wayne Talyor Racing), driven by Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque, is of particular interest, having won last year\u2019s event. Was it time to make it \u201cfour in a row\u201d for Acura?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Making it four years in a row for an Acura DPi winning at Weathertech Raceway, drivers Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque started on the pole and never looked back. \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even before qualifying on Saturday, a glimpse of Sunday was revealed in Friday\u2019s practice when Ricky Taylor unofficially broke the DPi track record with a lap time of 1:14.400 (108.290 mph) in the #10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05. When Saturday\u2019s qualifying ended, he bested that with a 1:13.924, earning him pole position. <\/span><\/p>\n

Confirming the buzz in the paddock that Acuras seem to have an advantage over the Cadillacs on this diverse 2.238-mile circuit, Oliver Jarvis filled the remaining front-row spot driving the Meyer Shank Racing W\/Curb-Agajanian Acura DPi with a time of 1:14.013. Would Cadillac respond on Sunday?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Drivers Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell drove the PFAFF Porsche to a first in class at Laguna elevating them to the new points leader in GTD PRO. \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the green flag dropped on Sunday, the #10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 piloted by Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque maintained the lead for 111 out of 117, leaving no doubt who owned this weekend. Second place was captured by the Acura DPi from Meyer Shank Racing, with Tom Blomqvist earning the overall fastest lap of the race. <\/span><\/p>\n

If there was a surprise in DPi this weekend, it was when the Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac of Pipo Derani and Tristan Nunez, which qualified last, eventually worked their way up to grab the last spot on the podium. Congratulations to Acura for making it four in a row.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Finishing second overall was the Acura DPi from Meyer Shank Racing, with drivers Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis. \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for the GTD Pro class (the pinnacle of production car racing), those who watched the Acura Long Beach Grand Prix two weekends ago knew what this weekend would entail; REVENGE. For some background, the PFAFF Motorsports <\/span>Porsche 911 GT3R<\/span><\/a> entered the West Coast swing just 13 points ahead of the second-place Corvette Racing team\u2019s C8R. During the Long Beach spectacle, a wheel nut from the Corvette accidentally flew out of the gun and struck the radiator of the PFAFF Porsche pitted immediately behind it. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Porsche\u2019s weekend was over, and so was its points lead that the Corvette inherited. And you thought racing was fair? Would Laguna Seca serve as the battlefield for PFAFF Motorsports to seek revenge? Driver Mathieu Jaminet found some clear space late in qualifying and claimed the Motul Pole Award in GTD PRO with a 1:23.142 lap time. With Jordan Taylor qualifying the Corvette 6<\/span>th<\/span> in class, all eyes were on the Porsche to reclaim the points lead.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Russell Ward qualified the Winward Racing Mercedes AMG GT3 first in class, but all efforts were lost when he hit the inside wall exiting turn six, ending their weekend. \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the drop of the green to the checkered flag some 2 hours and 41 minutes later, it was the PFAFF Motorsports Porsche leading the GTD PRO class. No drama here, just consistent laps and clean driving. The Corvette Racing\u2019s #3 C8R worked its way up to 1<\/span>st<\/span> on two separate occasions through its pit stop strategy but eventually settled for 4<\/span>th<\/span> place. <\/span><\/p>\n

The new GTD PRO standings were a swap between first and second; the PFAFF Motorsports Porsche 911GT3R overtook the Corvette Racing\u2019s C8R, while the Vasser \/ Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Jack Hawksworth and Ben Barnicoat retained its third-place standing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The CarBahn with Peregrine Racing team\u2019s Lamborghini Huracan GT3 finished second in class, catapulting their drivers Jeff Westphal and Robert Megennis from 17th to 5th in the championship points standings. \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019re the type of motorsports fan who also likes to bet on Roulette, then predicting this weekend\u2019s results in the GTD class was for you. After finishing 6<\/span>th<\/span> at Long Beach, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 of Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports enjoyed a commanding points lead. Then came Laguna Seca, where their professional driver Mike Skeen was sidelined with COVID-19.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

His teammate driver Stevan McAleer inherited qualifying duties, which resulted in eighth fastest. Alternatively, entering this weekend 8<\/span>th<\/span> in the points, driver Russell Ward put the Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 on the pole, leaving fans wondering if this weekend\u2019s race would turn the leaders-board upside down?<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Mercedes AMG GT3 of Team Korthoff Motorsports finished fifth in GTD with drivers Dirk Mueller and Stevan McAleer \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately for Winward Racing, their superb qualifying performance was wasted when their Mercedes-AMG GT3 hit the inside wall exiting turn six, resulting in a full-course caution. As proof of the level of competition in GTD, no less than six different teams had the honor of leading throughout the race. <\/span><\/p>\n

With 11 laps remaining, the Wright Motorsports Porsche 911GT3R took the lead and defended it until the checkered flag, vaulting them from 3<\/span>rd<\/span> to 1<\/span>st<\/span> in the points. Other essential points gains went to the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 of CarBahn with Peregrine Racing (14<\/span>th<\/span> to 5<\/span>th<\/span> in points) and the BMW M4 GT3 from Turner Motorsports (9<\/span>th<\/span> to 3<\/span>rd<\/span> in points).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Drivers Jan Heylen and Ryan Hardwick of Wright Motorsports finished first in class resulting in a jump to first in championship GTD points. \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

IMSA’s next race weekend on the WeatherTech Championship calendar is another road course with plenty of elevation changes and curves. The Lexus Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio is where the DPi, LMP2, Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3), and GTD classes will duke it out along with the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA Prototype Challenge, and Idemitsu Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by BFGoodrich the weekend of May 13-15 in Lexington, Ohio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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All Content \u00a9 2022 Rex McAfee, rexmcafee@gmail.com Under clear blue skies with a coastal breeze from nearby Monterey Bay, the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Challenge visited the historic Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca for its fourth round of the 2022 season. Scheduled in Spring for the first time since 2016, it was IMSA\u2019s first race of 2022, run on a purpose-built road course. 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