2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix

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The 2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). It was held at Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California on 14 April 2018. The race was the third round of the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

The overall race was won by the #5 Action Express Racing team of João Barbosa and Filipe Albuquerque, the duo's second win of the season. In GTLM, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won for Corvette Racing, their second consecutive victory at the event.{{cite web|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a1695516/chevy-takes-imsa-class-wins-prototype-and-gtlm-long-beach/|title=Long Beach IMSA results: Cadillac, Chevrolet take WeatherTech SportsCar class wins in Prototype, GTLM|website=autoweek.com|date=14 April 2018|accessdate=4 March 2021}}

Background

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International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president Scott Atherton confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in August 2017.{{Cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=August 6, 2017 |title=IMSA Announce 2018 Calendar |url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/08/06/imsa-announce-2018-calendar.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612072441/http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/08/06/imsa-announce-2018-calendar.html |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |publisher=DailySportsCar}} It was the fifth consecutive year it was part of the IMSA SCC, and the eleventh annual running of the race, counting the period between 2006 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series respectively. The 2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix was the third of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2018 by IMSA, the shortest of the season in terms of distance, and it was the first round not held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the eleven-turn {{Convert|1.968|mi|km|abbr=on}} Long Beach street circuit on April 14, 2018.

The event was run as a support race to the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the annual IndyCar Series race held at the circuit. The Pirelli World Challenge and Stadium Super Trucks also ran during the weekend.{{cite web |date=14 April 2018 |title=2018 Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach Schedule |url=https://www.the562.org/2018/04/14/2018-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-schedule/ |accessdate=4 March 2021 |website=the562.org}} The race was also the joint-shortest of the season, at just 100 minutes, identical to the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.

After the 12 hours of Sebring three weeks earlier, Eric Curran, Felipe Nasr, and Mike Conway led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 62 points, ahead of Jon Bennett, Colin Braun, and Romain Dumas with 58 points, and Filipe Albuquerque, João Barbosa, and Christian Fittipaldi with 56 points.{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2018 |title=00_Championship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114022949/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/05_Sebring%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}} With 63 points, the GTLM Drivers' Championship was led by Ryan Briscoe, Scott Dixon, and Richard Westbrook with a five-point advantage over Patrick Pilet, Nick Tandy, and Frédéric Makowiecki. Cadillac and Ford were leading their respective Manufactures' Championships while Whelen Engineering Racing and Ford Chip Ganassi Racing each led their Teams' Championships.

The event was run as a support race to the Grand Prix of Long Beach, the annual IndyCar Series race held at the circuit. The Pirelli World Challenge and Stadium Super Trucks also ran during the weekend.{{cite web|url=https://www.the562.org/2018/04/14/2018-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach-schedule/|title=2018 Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach Schedule|website=the562.org|date=14 April 2018|accessdate=4 March 2021}} The race was also the joint-shortest of the season, at just 100 minutes, identical to the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.

=Entries=

A total of 22 cars took part in the event; 14 in the Prototype (P) class and 8 in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class.{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2018/04/04/imsa-long-beach-prototype-gtlm-entry-list-released/|title=IMSA Long Beach entry list released

|website=racer.com|date=4 April 2018|accessdate=4 March 2021}} The GT Daytona (GTD) class did not take part in the event, owing to a lack of garage space at the circuit. Spirit of Daytona Racing withdrew from the event following a late accident in the previous month's 12 Hours of Sebring. BAR1 Motorsports also withdrew after attending Daytona, but skipping Sebring. In GTLM, the lineup remained unchanged, apart from Risi Competizione's exit.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/19930/22-car-entry-list-released-for-2018-imsa-long-beach-contest|title=22 Car Entry List Released for 2018 IMSA Long Beach Contest|website=thedrive.com|date=5 April 2018|accessdate=4 March 2021}}

Practice

There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, one on Friday morning and one on Friday afternoon. The first session lasted two hours on Friday morning while the second session on Friday afternoon lasted 45 minutes.{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2018 |title=Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Long Beach |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-long-beach-4/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}

= Practice 1 =

The first practice session took place at 7:40 AM PT on Friday and ended with Felipe Nasr topping the charts for Whelen Engineering Racing, with a lap time of 1:13.582.{{cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=April 13, 2018 |title=Nasr Tops Opening Practice at Long Beach |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/nasr-tops-opening-practice-at-long-beach/ |accessdate=July 9, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}

class="wikitable" ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Position}} ! scope="col" \|Class ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|No.\|Car number}} ! scope="col" \|Team ! scope="col" \|Driver ! scope="col" \|Time ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|Gap\|Gap in seconds}}
scope="row" \|1 \|P \|31 \|Whelen Engineering Racing \|Felipe Nasr \|1:13.582 \|_
scope="row" \|2 \|P \|5 \|Mustang Sampling Racing \|Filipe Albuquerque \|1:13.675 \| +0.093
scope="row" \|3 \|P \|7 \|Acura Team Penske \|Hélio Castroneves \|1:13.735 \| +0.133
colspan="7" \|Source:{{Cite web \|date=April 13, 2018 \|title=03_Results.PDF \|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804130740_Practice%201/03_Results.PDF \|access-date=July 9, 2023 \|website=results.imsa.com}}

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" |Class

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

scope="row" |1

|31

|Whelen Engineering Racing

|Felipe Nasr

|1:13.582

scope="row" |2

|Mustang Sampling Racing

|Filipe Albuquerque

|1:13.675

| +0.093

scope="row" |3

|Acura Team Penske

|Hélio Castroneves

|1:13.735

| +0.133

= Final Practice =

The second and final practice session took place at 4:45 PM PT on Friday and ended with Juan Pablo Montoya topping the charts for Acura Team Penske, with a lap time of 1:13.160.{{cite web |last=O'Malley |first=J.J |date=April 14, 2018 |title=Montoya, Gavin pace second IMSA practice |url=https://racer.com/2018/04/14/montoya-gavin-pace-second-imsa-practice/ |accessdate=July 9, 2023 |website=racer.com}}

class="wikitable" ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Position}} ! scope="col" \|Class ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|No.\|Car number}} ! scope="col" \|Team ! scope="col" \|Driver ! scope="col" \|Time ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|Gap\|Gap in seconds}}
scope="row" \|1 \|P \|6 \|Acura Team Penske \|Juan Pablo Montoya \|1:13.160 \|_
scope="row" \|2 \|P \|31 \|Whelen Engineering Racing \|Felipe Nasr \|1:13.210 \| +0.050
scope="row" \|3 \|P \|7 \|Acura Team Penske \|Ricky Taylor \|1:13.217 \| +0.057
colspan="7" \|Source:{{Cite web \|date=April 13, 2018 \|title=03_Results.PDF \|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804131645_Practice%202/03_Results.PDFs.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304141245_Practice%202/03_Results_Practice%202.PDF \|access-date=July 9, 2023 \|website=results.imsa.com}}

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" |Class

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

scope="row" |1

|Acura Team Penske

|Juan Pablo Montoya

|1:13.160

scope="row" |2

|31

|Whelen Engineering Racing

|Felipe Nasr

|1:13.210

| +0.050

scope="row" |3

|Acura Team Penske

|Ricky Taylor

|1:13.217

| +0.057

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2018 |title=03_Results.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804131645_Practice%202/03_Results.PDFs.imsa.com/Results/23_2023/08_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202304141245_Practice%202/03_Results_Practice%202.PDF |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

Qualifying

Friday afternoon's 35-minute qualifying session was divided into two groups. Both categories had 15-minute individual sessions, and regulations stipulated teams to nominate a single driver to qualify their cars. The competitors' fastest lap times determined the starting order with the grid arranged to put the Prototype cars ahead of all the GTLM entries.{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2018 |title=2018 IMSA Sporting Regulations & Series Supplementary Regulations of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |url=https://competitors.imsa.com/sites/default/files/reults/downlods/2018_imsa_sporting_regulations_and_ssr_iwsc_blackline_051618.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180629141512/https://competitors.imsa.com/sites/default/files/reults/downlods/2018_imsa_sporting_regulations_and_ssr_iwsc_blackline_051618.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2018 |publisher=International Motor Sports Association}}

= Qualifying results =

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by {{Double-dagger}}.

class="wikitable" ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Position}} ! scope="col" \|Class ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|No.\|Car number}} ! scope="col" \|Team ! scope="col" \|Driver ! scope="col" \|Time ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|Gap\|Gap in seconds}} ! scope="col" \|{{Tooltip\|Grid\|Final grid position}}
scope="row" \|1 \|P \|6 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Acura Team Penske \|{{flagicon\|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya \|1:12.922 \|— !1{{Double-dagger}}
scope="row" \|2 \|P \|31 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Whelen Engineering Racing \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Felipe Nasr \|1:13.109 \|+0.187 !2
scope="row" \|3 \|P \|55 \|{{flagicon\|DEU}} Mazda Team Joest \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Harry Tincknell \|1:13.156 \|+0.234 !3
scope="row" \|4 \|P \|7 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Acura Team Penske \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves \|1:13.346 \|+0.424 !4
scope="row" \|5 \|P \|5 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Mustang Sampling Racing \|{{flagicon\|PRT}} João Barbosa \|1:13.733 \|+0.811 !5
scope="row" \|6 \|P \|10 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Wayne Taylor Racing \|{{flagicon\|NLD}} Renger van der Zande \|1:13.880 \|+0.958 !6
scope="row" \|7 \|P \|77 \|{{flagicon\|DEU}} Mazda Team Joest \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Tristan Nunez \|1:13.929 \|+1.007 !7
scope="row" \|8 \|P \|2 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Sharp \|1:14.177 \|+1.255 !8
scope="row" \|9 \|P \|52 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports \|{{flagicon\|COL}} Gustavo Yacamán \|1:14.622 \|+1.700 !9
scope="row" \|10 \|P \|22 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Johannes van Overbeek \|1:14.821 \|+1.899 !10
scope="row" \|11 \|P \|38 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Kyle Masson \|1:15.764 \|+2.842 !11
scope="row" \|12 \|P \|99 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports \|{{flagicon\|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg \|1:15.807 \|+2.885 !12
scope="row" \|13 \|GTLM \|66 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Joey Hand \|1:16.869 \|+3.947 !15{{Double-dagger}}
scope="row" \|14 \|GTLM \|912 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Porsche GT Team \|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor \|1:17.013 \|+4.091 !16
scope="row" \|15 \|GTLM \|911 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Porsche GT Team \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Patrick Pilet \|1:17.263 \|+4.341 !17
scope="row" \|16 \|GTLM \|3 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \|{{flagicon\|DEN}} Jan Magnussen \|1:17.293 \|+4.371 !18
scope="row" \|17 \|GTLM \|4 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Oliver Gavin \|1:17.533 \|+4.611 !19
scope="row" \|18 \|GTLM \|67 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Westbrook \|1:17.549 \|+4.627 !20
scope="row" \|19 \|P \|54 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} CORE Autosport \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Jon Bennett \|1:17.672 \|+4.750 !13
scope="row" \|20 \|GTLM \|25 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} BMW Team RLL \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Connor De Phillippi \|1:18.153 \|+5.231 !21
scope="row" \|21 \|GTLM \|24 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} BMW Team RLL \|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Jesse Krohn \|1:18.224 \|+5.302 !22
scope="row" \|22 \|P \|85 \|{{flagicon\|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports \|colspan=3 align=center\|Did Not Participate !14
colspan="8" \|Sources:{{Cite web \|date=13 April 2018 \|title=03_Results.PDF \|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804131740_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114023923/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804131740_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF \|archive-date=14 November 2023 \|access-date=5 March 2021 \|website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web \|date=April 14, 2018 \|title=01_Starting Grid - Official.PDF \|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804141305_Race/01_Starting%20Grid%20-%20Official.PDF \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114023722/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804141305_Race/01_Starting%20Grid%20-%20Official.PDF \|archive-date=14 November 2023 \|access-date=November 13, 2023 \|website=results.imsa.com}}

class="wikitable"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" |Class

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

scope="row" |1

|{{flagicon|USA}} Acura Team Penske

|{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya

|1:12.922

|—

!1{{Double-dagger}}

scope="row" |2

|31

|{{flagicon|USA}} Whelen Engineering Racing

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

|1:13.109

|+0.187

scope="row" |3

|55

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Mazda Team Joest

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Tincknell

|1:13.156

|+0.234

scope="row" |4

|{{flagicon|USA}} Acura Team Penske

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

|1:13.346

|+0.424

scope="row" |5

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mustang Sampling Racing

|{{flagicon|PRT}} João Barbosa

|1:13.733

|+0.811

scope="row" |6

|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Taylor Racing

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|1:13.880

|+0.958

scope="row" |7

|77

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Mazda Team Joest

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Nunez

|1:13.929

|+1.007

scope="row" |8

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp

|1:14.177

|+1.255

scope="row" |9

|52

|{{flagicon|USA}} AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

|{{flagicon|COL}} Gustavo Yacamán

|1:14.622

|+1.700

scope="row" |10

|22

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johannes van Overbeek

|1:14.821

|+1.899

!10

scope="row" |11

|38

|{{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Masson

|1:15.764

|+2.842

!11

scope="row" |12

|99

|{{flagicon|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg

|1:15.807

|+2.885

!12

scope="row" |13

|GTLM

|66

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Hand

|1:16.869

|+3.947

!15{{Double-dagger}}

scope="row" |14

|GTLM

|912

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

|1:17.013

|+4.091

!16

scope="row" |15

|GTLM

|911

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet

|1:17.263

|+4.341

!17

scope="row" |16

|GTLM

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Magnussen

|1:17.293

|+4.371

!18

scope="row" |17

|GTLM

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin

|1:17.533

|+4.611

!19

scope="row" |18

|GTLM

|67

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Westbrook

|1:17.549

|+4.627

!20

scope="row" |19

|54

|{{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett

|1:17.672

|+4.750

!13

scope="row" |20

|GTLM

|25

|{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

|{{flagicon|USA}} Connor De Phillippi

|1:18.153

|+5.231

!21

scope="row" |21

|GTLM

|24

|{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jesse Krohn

|1:18.224

|+5.302

!22

scope="row" |22

|85

|{{flagicon|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports

|colspan=3 align=center|Did Not Participate

!14

colspan="8" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=13 April 2018 |title=03_Results.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804131740_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114023923/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804131740_Qualifying/03_Results.PDF |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=5 March 2021 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2018 |title=01_Starting Grid - Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804141305_Race/01_Starting%20Grid%20-%20Official.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114023722/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804141305_Race/01_Starting%20Grid%20-%20Official.PDF |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

Race

= Post-race =

As a result of winning the race, Albuquerque and Barbosa took the lead of the Prototype Drivers' Championship. Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande advanced from seventh to fourth. Goikhberg and Simpson moved to fifth after being eighth coming into Long Beach.{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2018 |title=00_Championship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114023928/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}} The result kept Briscoe and Westbrook atop the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 95 points. By winning the race, Gavin and Milner advanced from seventh to second while Pilet and Tandy dropped from second to fourth. Cadillac and Ford continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Ford Chip Ganassi Racing kept their respective advantage in the GTLM Teams' Championship. Mustang Sampling Racing took the lead of the Prototype Teams' Championship with nine rounds left in the season.

Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and {{Double-dagger}}.

valign="top" \| {\| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" \|+Final race classification !rowspan=2\|{{Abbr\|Pos\|Position}} !rowspan=2\|Class !rowspan=2 class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|No.\|Car number}} !rowspan=2 class="unsortable"\|Team !rowspan=2 class="unsortable"\|Drivers !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Chassis !rowspan=2\|Tire !rowspan=2 class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Laps\|Laps completed}} !rowspan=2 class="unsortable"\|Time/Retired
Engine
style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 \| 1 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 5 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Mustang Sampling Racing \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|POR}} Filipe Albuquerque {{flagicon\|POR}} João Barbosa \| Cadillac DPi-V.R \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| 1:41:03.988{{Double-dagger}}
style="font-weight:bold" \| Cadillac 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 \| 2 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 2 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel {{flagicon\|USA}} Scott Sharp \| Ligier Nissan DPi \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +4.766
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 \| 3 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 10 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Wayne Taylor Racing \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jordan Taylor {{flagicon\|NED}} Renger van der Zande \| Cadillac DPi-V.R \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +5.249
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 \| 4 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 77 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Mazda Team Joest \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis {{flagicon\|USA}} Tristan Nunez \| Mazda RT24-P \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +6.748
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
rowspan=2 \| 5 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 6 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Acura Team Penske \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dane Cameron {{flagicon\|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya \| Acura ARX-05 \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +10.537
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 \| 6 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 7 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Acura Team Penske \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves {{flagicon\|USA}} Ricky Taylor \| Acura ARX-05 \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +15.532
Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 \| 7 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 31 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Whelen Engineering Racing \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Eric Curran {{flagicon\|BRA}} Felipe Nasr \| Cadillac DPi-V.R \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +16.340
Cadillac 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 \| 8 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 99 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg {{flagicon\|RSA}} Stephen Simpson \| Oreca 07 \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +19.686
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2 \| 9 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 55 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|GER}} Mazda Team Joest \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jonathan Bomarito {{flagicon\|GBR}} Harry Tincknell \| Mazda RT24-P \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +19.986
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4
rowspan=2 \| 10 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 54 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} CORE Autosport \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jon Bennett {{flagicon\|USA}} Colin Braun \| Oreca 07 \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 70 \| rowspan=2 \| +1:09.441
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
style="font-weight:bold" ! rowspan=2 \| 11 \| rowspan=2 \| GTLM \| rowspan=2 \| 4 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Oliver Gavin {{flagicon\|USA}} Tommy Milner \| Chevrolet Corvette C7.R \| rowspan=2 \| {{Michelin}} \| rowspan=2 \| 69 \| rowspan=2 \| +1 Lap{{Double-dagger}}
style="font-weight:bold" \| Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 \| 12 \| rowspan=2 \| GTLM \| rowspan=2 \| 67 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Westbrook \| Ford GT \| rowspan=2 \| {{Michelin}} \| rowspan=2 \| 69 \| rowspan=2 \| +1 Lap
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 \| 13 \| rowspan=2 \| GTLM \| rowspan=2 \| 66 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Joey Hand {{flagicon\|GER}} Dirk Müller \| Ford GT \| rowspan=2 \| {{Michelin}} \| rowspan=2 \| 69 \| rowspan=2 \| +1 Lap
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 \| 14 \| rowspan=2 \| GTLM \| rowspan=2 \| 3 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Corvette Racing \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|SPA}} Antonio García {{flagicon\|DEN}} Jan Magnussen \| Chevrolet Corvette C7.R \| rowspan=2 \| {{Michelin}} \| rowspan=2 \| 69 \| rowspan=2 \| +1 Lap
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 \| 15 \| rowspan=2 \| GTLM \| rowspan=2 \| 24 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} BMW Team RLL \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} John Edwards {{flagicon\|FIN}} Jesse Krohn \| BMW M8 GTE \| rowspan=2 \| {{Michelin}} \| rowspan=2 \| 69 \| rowspan=2 \| +1 Lap
BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8
rowspan=2 \| 16 \| rowspan=2 \| GTLM \| rowspan=2 \| 911 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Porsche GT Team \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Patrick Pilet {{flagicon\|GBR}} Nick Tandy \| Porsche 911 RSR \| rowspan=2 \| {{Michelin}} \| rowspan=2 \| 69 \| rowspan=2 \| +1 Lap
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 \| 17 \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 52 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} AFS / PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|COL}} Sebastián Saavedra {{flagicon\|COL}} Gustavo Yacamán \| Ligier JS P217 \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 68 \| rowspan=2 \| +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2 \| 18 DNF \| rowspan=2 \| GTLM \| rowspan=2 \| 912 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Porsche GT Team \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Earl Bamber {{flagicon\|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor \| Porsche 911 RSR \| rowspan=2 \| {{Michelin}} \| rowspan=2 \| 52 \| rowspan=2 \| Suspension
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 \| 19 DNF \| rowspan=2 \| GTLM \| rowspan=2 \| 25 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} BMW Team RLL \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Connor De Phillippi {{flagicon\|GBR}} Alexander Sims \| BMW M8 GTE \| rowspan=2 \| {{Michelin}} \| rowspan=2 \| 37 \| rowspan=2 \| Did Not Finish
BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8
rowspan=2 \| 20 DNF \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 22 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|BRA}} Pipo Derani {{flagicon\|NED}} Johannes van Overbeek \| Ligier Nissan DPi \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 32 \| rowspan=2 \| Transmission
Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 \| 21 DNF \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 85 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Robert Alon {{flagicon\|SUI}} Simon Trummer \| Oreca 07 \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 20 \| rowspan=2 \| Did Not Finish
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan=2 \| 22 DNF \| rowspan=2 \| P \| rowspan=2 \| 38 \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports \| rowspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} James French {{flagicon\|USA}} Kyle Masson \| Oreca 07 \| rowspan="2" \| {{Continental}} \| rowspan=2 \| 0 \| rowspan=2 \| Crash
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
colspan="9" align="center" \|Sources:{{cite web \|date=17 April 2018 \|title=03_Results - Official.PDF \|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804141305_Race/03_Results%20-%20Official.PDF \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424193438/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804141305_Race/03_Results%20-%20Official.PDF \|archive-date=24 April 2023 \|accessdate=5 March 2021 \|website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web \|title=2018 BUBBA Burger Grand Prix at Long Beach \|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2018_Bubba_Burger_Grand_Prix_at_Long_Beach/TU/ \|access-date=November 13, 2023 \|website=racing-reference.info}}

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

|+Final race classification

!rowspan=2|{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}

!rowspan=2|Class

!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|No.|Car number}}

!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|Team

!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|Drivers

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Chassis

!rowspan=2|Tire

!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Laps|Laps completed}}

!rowspan=2 class="unsortable"|Time/Retired

Engine

style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Mustang Sampling Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Albuquerque
{{flagicon|POR}} João Barbosa

| Cadillac DPi-V.R

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | 1:41:03.988{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

| Cadillac 5.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel
{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp

| Ligier Nissan DPi

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +4.766

Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 10

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Taylor Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor
{{flagicon|NED}} Renger van der Zande

| Cadillac DPi-V.R

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +5.249

Cadillac 5.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 77

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GER}} Mazda Team Joest

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis
{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Nunez

| Mazda RT24-P

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +6.748

Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4

rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Acura Team Penske

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dane Cameron
{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya

| Acura ARX-05

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +10.537

Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Acura Team Penske

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves
{{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor

| Acura ARX-05

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +15.532

Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 31

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Whelen Engineering Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Curran
{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

| Cadillac DPi-V.R

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +16.340

Cadillac 5.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 99

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg
{{flagicon|RSA}} Stephen Simpson

| Oreca 07

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +19.686

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

rowspan=2 | 9

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 55

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GER}} Mazda Team Joest

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Bomarito
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Tincknell

| Mazda RT24-P

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +19.986

Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4

rowspan=2 | 10

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 54

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett
{{flagicon|USA}} Colin Braun

| Oreca 07

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | +1:09.441

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin
{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner

| Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 69

| rowspan=2 | +1 Lap{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

| Chevrolet 5.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 67

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe
{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Westbrook

| Ford GT

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 69

| rowspan=2 | +1 Lap

Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 66

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Hand
{{flagicon|GER}} Dirk Müller

| Ford GT

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 69

| rowspan=2 | +1 Lap

Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SPA}} Antonio García
{{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Magnussen

| Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 69

| rowspan=2 | +1 Lap

Chevrolet 5.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 15

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 24

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards
{{flagicon|FIN}} Jesse Krohn

| BMW M8 GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 69

| rowspan=2 | +1 Lap

BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8

rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 911

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Tandy

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 69

| rowspan=2 | +1 Lap

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 52

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} AFS / PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Saavedra
{{flagicon|COL}} Gustavo Yacamán

| Ligier JS P217

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 68

| rowspan=2 | +2 Laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

rowspan=2 | 18

DNF

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 912

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber
{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

| Porsche 911 RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 52

| rowspan=2 | Suspension

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

rowspan=2 | 19

DNF

| rowspan=2 | GTLM

| rowspan=2 | 25

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Connor De Phillippi
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

| BMW M8 GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 37

| rowspan=2 | Did Not Finish

BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8

rowspan=2 | 20

DNF

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Pipo Derani
{{flagicon|NED}} Johannes van Overbeek

| Ligier Nissan DPi

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 32

| rowspan=2 | Transmission

Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6

rowspan=2 | 21

DNF

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 85

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} JDC-Miller MotorSports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Alon
{{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| Oreca 07

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 20

| rowspan=2 | Did Not Finish

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

rowspan=2 | 22

DNF

| rowspan=2 | P

| rowspan=2 | 38

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} James French
{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Masson

| Oreca 07

| rowspan="2" | {{Continental}}

| rowspan=2 | 0

| rowspan=2 | Crash

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

colspan="9" align="center" |Sources:{{cite web |date=17 April 2018 |title=03_Results - Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804141305_Race/03_Results%20-%20Official.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424193438/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/06_Long%20Beach%20Street%20Circuit/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201804141305_Race/03_Results%20-%20Official.PDF |archive-date=24 April 2023 |accessdate=5 March 2021 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |title=2018 BUBBA Burger Grand Prix at Long Beach |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2018_Bubba_Burger_Grand_Prix_at_Long_Beach/TU/ |access-date=November 13, 2023 |website=racing-reference.info}}

style="margin-right:0; font-size:90%" class="wikitable" \|+ Tyre manufacturers ! scope="col" colspan=2 \| Key
scope="col"\| Symbol	scope="col" \| Tyre manufacturer
{{Continental}}	Continental
{{Michelin}}	Michelin

style="margin-right:0; font-size:90%" class="wikitable"

|+ Tyre manufacturers

! scope="col" colspan=2 | Key

scope="col"| Symbol

scope="col" | Tyre manufacturer

Continental

Michelin

Standings after the race

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+Prototype Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Albuquerque
{{flagicon|POR}} João Barbosa

|align=right| 91

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Curran
{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

|align=right| 86

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett
{{flagicon|USA}} Colin Braun

|align=right| 79

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor
{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|align=right| 78

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 3

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Stephen Simpson

|align=right| 71

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+GTLM Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe
{{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Westbrook

|align=right| 95

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin
{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner

|align=right| 88

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Joey Hand
{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Müller

|align=right| 84

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet
{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Tandy

|align=right| 83

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García
{{flagicon|DNK}} Jan Magnussen

|align=right| 81

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+GTD Drivers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Driver

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers
{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow

|align=right| 65

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jeroen Bleekemolen
{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating
{{flagicon|DEU}} Luca Stolz

|align=right| 58

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge
{{flagicon|POR}} Álvaro Parente
{{flagicon|USA}} Trent Hindman

|align=right| 55

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil
{{flagicon|USA}} Gunnar Jeannette
{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Balzan

|align=right| 53

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Sheldon van der Linde
{{flagicon|GER}} Christopher Mies

|align=right| 52

Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+Prototype Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 5 Mustang Sampling Racing

|align=right| 91

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing

|align=right| 86

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 54 CORE Autosport

|align=right| 79

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing

|align=right| 78

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 99 JDC-Miller Motorsports

|align=right| 71

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+GTLM Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|align=right| 95

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 4 Corvette Racing

|align=right| 88

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|align=right| 84

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 911 Porsche GT Team

|align=right| 83

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 3 Corvette Racing

|align=right| 81

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+GTD Teams' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 48 Paul Miller Racing

|align=right| 65

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 33 Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports

|align=right| 58

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 86 Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian

|align=right| 55

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 63 Scuderia Corsa

|align=right| 53

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GER}} No. 29 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport

|align=right| 52

Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+Prototype Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cadillac

|align=right| 102

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nissan

|align=right| 95

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazda

|align=right| 90

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Acura

|align=right| 88

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+GTLM Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford

|align=right| 97

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

|align=right| 93

align=center| 3

|align=center|10px 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Porsche

|align=right| 91

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} BMW

|align=right| 88

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=right| 58

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

+GTD Manufacturers' Championship standings

! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Manufacturer

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lamborghini

|align=right| 70

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=right| 60

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Mercedes-AMG

|align=right| 60

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Acura

|align=right| 56

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi

|align=right| 54

Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.

References

External links

[https://www.imsa.com/news/2018/04/04/bubba-burger-sports-car-grand-prix-at-long-beach-entry-list-notebook/ IMSA Entry List Notebook]

{{Sportscar Race Report

| Year_of_race = 2018

| Sportscar_Series = IMSA SportsCar Championship

| Previous_race_in_season = 12 Hours of Sebring

| Next_race_in_season = Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio

}}{{United SportsCar Championship Rounds}}

2018 BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix

BUBBA Burger Sports Car Grand Prix