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2018 Oak Tree Grand Prix

{{short description|Tenth round of the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship Season}}

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The 2018 Oak Tree Grand Prix 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 19, 2018. The race was the tenth round of the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Background

File:American Le Mans Series Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR October 2013 (10295564514).jpg, where the race was held.]]

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 the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The 2018 Oak Tree Grand Prix was the tenth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2018 by IMSA, and was the seventh round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=August 4, 2017 |title=IMSA's 2018 WeatherTech calendar released |url=https://racer.com/2017/08/04/imsa-s-2018-weathertech-calendar-released/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=racer.com}} The race was held at the ten-turn {{Convert|3.270|mi|km|abbr=on}} Virginia International Raceway on August 19, 2018. As in previous years, the event was also the second GT-only round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season, in which only the GTLM and GTD classes were scheduled to compete.

After the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase 2 weeks earlier, Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 241 points, ahead Antonio García and Jan Magnussen with 237 points, and Joey Hand and Dirk Müller with 232 points.{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2018 |title=00_Championship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/16_Road%20America/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114025850/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/16_Road%20America/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 250 points, the GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow with an eighteen-point advantage over Katherine Legge with 232 points. Ford and Lamborghini were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while Ford Chip Ganassi Racing and Paul Miller Racing each led their own Teams' Championships.

On August 13, 2018, IMSA issued the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 13, 2018 |title=Ferrari Slowed for VIR |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/ferrari-slowed-for-vir/ |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} In GTD, the Ferrari 488 GT3 received a reduction in turbo boost and a fuel capacity reduction of 2 liters. No changes were made in GTLM.

= Entries =

{{Further information|2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship#Entries}}A total of 18 cars took part in the event split across 2 classes. 8 cars were entered in GTLM, and 10 in GTD.{{Cite web |last=Allaway |first=Phil |date=August 16, 2018 |title=Entry List: 2018 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR |url=https://frontstretch.com/2018/08/16/entry-list-2018-michelin-gt-challenge-at-vir/ |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=frontstretch.com}} In GTD, Park Place Motorsports and Squadra Corse Garage Italia were absent. Gunnar Jeannette substituted for Alessandro Pier Guidi in the Scuderia Corsa #63 entry due to a clash with the FIA World Endurance Championship round at Silverstone. Mario Farnbacher substituted for Álvaro Parente returned to the Meyer Shank Racing #86 entry.

Practice

There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two one-hour sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon. The third on Saturday morning lasted an hour.{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2018 |title=Continental Tire Keys to the Race: VIR |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-vir-4/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}

= Practice 1 =

The first practice session took place at 11:45 am ET on Friday and ended with Richard Westbrook topping the charts for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing, with a lap time of 1:42.627.{{cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=August 17, 2018 |title=Westbrook Tops Opening Practice at VIR |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/westbrook-tops-opening-practice-at-vir/ |accessdate=June 9, 2023 |work=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

|GTLM

|67

|Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|Richard Westbrook

|1:42.627

|_

scope="row" |2

|GTLM

|912

|Porsche GT Team

|Earl Bamber

|1:42.761

| +0.134

scope="row" |3

|GTLM

|66

|Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|Joey Hand

|1:42.793

| +0.166

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |date=August 17, 2018 |title=03_Results_Practice 1.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201808171145_Practice%201/03_Results_Practice%201.PDF |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

= Practice 2 =

The second practice session took place at 4:25 pm ET on Friday and ended with Antonio García topping the charts for Corvette Racing, with a lap time of 1:41.743.{{cite web |last=Myrehn |first=Ryan |date=August 17, 2018 |title=Corvette Leads Practice 2 at VIR |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/corvette-racing-leads-practice-2-at-vir/ |accessdate=June 9, 2023 |work=sportscar365.com |publisher=John Dagys Media}}

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

|GTLM

|3

|Corvette Racing

|Antonio García

|1:41.743

|_

scope="row" |2

|GTLM

|67

|Ford Chip Ganassi Racing

|Ryan Briscoe

|1:42.262

| +0.519

scope="row" |3

|GTLM

|4

|Corvette Racing

|Tommy Milner

|1:42.351

| +0.608

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |date=August 17, 2018 |title=03_Results_Practice 2.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201808171625_Practice%202/03_Results_Practice%202.PDF |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

= Practice 3 =

The third and final practice session took place at 8:35 am ET on Saturday and ended with Tommy Milner topping the charts for Corvette Racing, with a lap time of 1:41.205.{{cite web |last=Bradley |first=Charles |date=August 18, 2018 |title=VIR IMSA: Milner tops third practice for Corvette |url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/vir-imsa-milner-tops-third-practice-for-corvette/3160531/ |accessdate=June 9, 2023 |work=us.motorsport.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

|GTLM

|4

|Corvette Racing

|Tommy Milner

|1:41.205

|_

scope="row" |2

|GTLM

|25

|BMW Team RLL

|Connor De Phillippi

|1:41.448

| +0.243

scope="row" |3

|GTLM

|912

|Porsche GT Team

|Earl Bamber

|1:41.512

| +0.307

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2018 |title=03_Results_Practice 3.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201808180835_Practice%203/03_Results_Practice%203.PDF |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

Qualifying

Saturday afternoon's 40-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 GTLM cars ahead of all GTD 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

|GTD

|15

|{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Hawksworth

|1:44.107

|_

!9{{Double-dagger}}

scope="row" |2

|GTD

|33

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsport

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Bleekemolen

|1:44.323

| +0.216

!10

scope="row" |3

|GTD

|96

|{{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen

|1:44.360

| +0.253

!11

scope="row" |4

|GTD

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Kyle Marcelli

|1:44.516

| +0.409

!12

scope="row" |5

|GTD

|48

|{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow

|1:44.626

| +0.519

!13

scope="row" |6

|GTD

|58

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long

|1:44.758

| +0.651

!14

scope="row" |7

|GTD

|93

|{{flagicon|USA}} Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanin

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lawson Aschenbach

|1:44.797

| +0.690

!17{{Ref|Ref1|1}}

scope="row" |8

|GTD

|86

|{{flagicon|USA}} Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanin

|{{flagicon|GER}} Mario Farnbacher

|1:44.954

| +0.847

!16

scope="row" |9

|GTD

|63

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scuderia Corsa

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil

|1:45.506

| +1.399

!18{{Ref|Ref2|2}}

scope="row" |10

|GTD

|44

|{{flagicon|USA}} Magnus Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Potter

|1:45.918

| +1.811

!16{{Ref|Ref3|3}}

scope="row" |11

|GTLM

|67

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

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

|1:55.580

|+11.473

!1{{Double-dagger}}

12

|GTLM

|911

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet

|1:56.170

| +12.063

!2

scope="row" |13

|GTLM

|24

|{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards

|1:56.185

| +12.078

!3

scope="row" |14

|GTLM

|3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García

|1:56.760

| +12.653

!4

scope="row" |15

|GTLM

|25

|{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

|{{flagicon|USA}} Connor De Phillippi

|1:57.148

| +13.041

!5

scope="row" |16

|GTLM

|66

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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Hand

|1:57.202

| +13.095

!6

scope="row" |17

|GTLM

|4

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner

|1:57.492

| +13.385

!7

scope="row" |18

|GTLM

|912

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber

|1:57.874

| +13.767

!8

colspan="8" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2018 |title=03_Results_Qualifying.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201808181225_Qualifying/03_Results_Qualifying.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216154839/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201808181225_Qualifying/03_Results_Qualifying.PDF |archive-date=16 February 2024 |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2018 |title=01_Starting Grid_Race_Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201808191305_Race/01_Starting%20Grid_Race_Official.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114031131/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201808191305_Race/01_Starting%20Grid_Race_Official.PDF |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

  • {{ref|ref1|1}} The No. 93 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanin entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.5 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting driver).
  • {{ref|ref2|2}} The No. 63 Scuderia Corsa entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).
  • {{ref|ref3|3}} The No. 44 Magnus Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.6 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).

Race

= Post-race =

By finishing second place in the race, García and Magnussen took the lead of the GTLM Drivers' Championship.{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2018 |title=00_Champoinship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Champoinship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114031132/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Champoinship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}} The result kept Sellers and Snow atop the GTD Drivers' Championship with 275 points, 13 points ahead of Legge. Ford and Lamborghini continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Corvette Racing took the lead of the GTLM Teams' Championship. Paul Miller Racing kept their advantage in the GTD Teams' Championship with two rounds remaining.

= Results =

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

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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" |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" |88

| rowspan="2" |2:40.52.276{{Double-dagger}}

BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |2

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |3

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García
{{flagicon|DNK}} Jan Magnussen

|Chevrolet Corvette C7.R

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |88

| rowspan="2" | +1.323

Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |3

| 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" |88

| rowspan="2" | +2.116

BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |4

| rowspan="2" |GTLM

| rowspan="2" |66

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

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

|Ford GT

| rowspan="2" |{{Michelin}}

| rowspan="2" |88

| rowspan="2" | +30.907

Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2" |5

| 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" |88

| rowspan="2" | +35.530

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |6

| 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" |88

| rowspan="2" | +36.345

Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2" |7

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Dominik Baumann
{{flagicon|CAN}} Kyle Marcelli

|Lexus RC F GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" |+2 Laps{{Double-dagger}}

Lexus 5.0L V8
rowspan="2" |8

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |58

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long
{{flagicon|DNK}} Christina Nielsen

|Porsche 911 GT3 R

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |9

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanin

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge
{{flagicon|GER}} Mario Farnbacher

|Acura NSX GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2" |10

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |63

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Scuderia Corsa

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil
{{flagicon|USA}} Gunnar Jeannette

|Ferrari 488 GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |11

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |33

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Bleekemolen
{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating

|Mercedes AMG GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8
rowspan="2" |12

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |48

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers
{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow

|Lamborghini Huracán GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
rowspan="2" |13

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |44

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Magnus Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} John Potter
{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Lally

|Audi R8 LMS GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Audi 5.2L V10
rowspan="2" |14

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |93

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanin

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Marks
{{flagicon|USA}} Lawson Aschenbach

|Acura NSX GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2" |15

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |96

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Robby Foley
{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen

|BMW M6 GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |85

| rowspan="2" | +3 Laps

BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2" |16{{Efn|The no. 15 3GT Racing entry was moved to the rear of the GTD classification for not meeting minimum refueling time{{cite web|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results_NoticeBoard/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/18_Penalties/IWSC%20Car%2015%20S2018-29.pdf|title=2007 ENTRANT CREDENTIAL AND|website=IMSA|access-date=9 June 2023}}}}

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |15

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Hawksworth
{{flagicon|DNK}} David Heinemeier Hansson

|Lexus RC F GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |86

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Lexus 5.0L V8
rowspan="2" |17

DNF

| 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" |42

| rowspan="2" |Clutch

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2" |18

DNF

| 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" |40

| rowspan="2" |Engine

Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
colspan="9" align="center" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=21 August 2018 |title=03_Results_Race_Official.PDF |url=https://imsa.results.alkamelcloud.com/Results/18_2018/18_VIRginia%20International%20Raceway/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201808191305_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |title=2018 MICHELIN GT CHALLENGE AT VIR |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2018_Michelin_GT_Challenge_at_VIR/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"| Symbolscope="col" | Tyre manufacturer
{{Continental}}Continental
{{Michelin}}Michelin

|}

Notes

{{notelist}}

Standings after the race

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{{col-3}}

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

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

|align=right| 228

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Albuquerque

|align=right| 221

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 218

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 216

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 206

{{col-3}}

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 1

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

|align=right| 269

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 265

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 260

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 252

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Earl Bamber
{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

|align=right| 251

{{col-3}}

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| 275

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge

|align=right| 262

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jeroen Bleekemolen
{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating

|align=right| 246

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil

|align=right| 237

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Dominik Baumann
{{flagicon|CAN}} Kyle Marcelli

|align=right| 227

{{col-end}}

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

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

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

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

|align=right| 228

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 221

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 218

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 216

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 206

{{col-3}}

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 1

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

|align=right| 241

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 237

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 232

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 227

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 912 Porsche GT Team

|align=right| 225

{{col-3}}

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| 275

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanin

|align=right| 262

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 246

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 237

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 14 3GT Racing

|align=right| 227

{{col-end}}

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

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

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| 269

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Acura

|align=right| 254

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nissan

|align=right| 239

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazda

|align=right| 238

{{col-3}}

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| 295

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

|align=right| 283

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GER}} Porsche

|align=right| 274

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} BMW

|align=right| 267

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=right| 58

{{col-3}}

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| 282

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Acura

|align=right| 263

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Lexus

|align=right| 258

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Mercedes-AMG

|align=right| 252

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=right| 250

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{Sportscar Race Report|Year_of_race=2018|Sportscar_Series=IMSA SportsCar Championship|Previous_race_in_season=Continental Tire Road Race Showcase|Next_race_in_season=Monterey Grand Prix}}{{United SportsCar Championship Rounds}}{{GT Challenge at VIR}}

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