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2018 SportsCar Grand Prix

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The 2018 SportsCar Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, on July 8, 2018. The race was the seventh round of the 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship.

Background

File:2003_Mosport_Trans-Am_Race_Start.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 and the thirty-sixth annual running of the race. The 2018 SportsCar Grand Prix was the seventh of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2018 by IMSA, and was the fourth round not held on the held as part of the North American Endurance Cup. The race was held at the ten-turn {{Convert|2.459|mi|km|abbr=on}} Canadian Tire Motorsports Park circuit on July 8, 2018.

After the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen 1 week earlier, Filipe Albuquerque led the Prototype Drivers' Championship with 169 points, ahead of Eric Curran and Felipe Nasr with 168 points, and Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya with 156 points.{{Cite web |date=July 4, 2018 |title=00_Championship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/12_Watkins%20Glen%20International/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114025239/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/12_Watkins%20Glen%20International/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 147 points, the GTLM Drivers' Championship was led by Joey Hand and Dirk Müller with a one-point advantage over Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook. In GTD, the Drivers' Championship was led by Bryan Sellers and Madison Snow with 155 points ahead of Katherine Legge with 154 points.

On July 4, 2018, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of performance for the event.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 4, 2018 |title=DPis Given Power Increase for CTMP |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/dpis-given-power-increases-for-ctmp/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} In P, the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a 0.3 mm larger air restrictor while the Mazda RT24-P and Nissan Onroak DPi received an increase of turbo boost. Additionally, the Cadillac, Mazda, and Nissan received an increase in fuel capacity. In GTLM, the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R received a 0.9 mm larger air restrictor while the BMW M8 GTE received a reduction in turbo boost. In GTD, the Audi R8 LMS and Porsche 911 GT3 R received air restrictor increases of 1 and 3 millimeters, respectively.

Entries

{{Further information|2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship#Entries}}A total of 32 cars took part in the event split across 3 classes. 13 cars were entered in P, 8 in GTLM, and 11 in GTLM.{{Cite web |date=July 3, 2018 |title=Entry List: IMSA At Canadian Tire Motorsports Park |url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a1701381/entry-list-imsa-canadian-tire-motorsports-park-weekend/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=autoweek.com}} In P, United Autosports were absent. Spirit of Daytona Racing skipped due to a lack of funding.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=June 29, 2018 |title=Spirit of Daytona to Miss CTMP; Additional Races Unclear |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/spirit-of-daytona-to-miss-ctmp/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Tequila Patrón ESM scaled down to a single entry due to a lack of spare engines following the previous round at Watkins Glen.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 2, 2018 |title=ESM Scales Back to Single Nissan DPi for CTMP |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/esm-scales-back-to-single-nissan-dpi-for-ctmp/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Ryan Dalziel joined Pipo Derani in the #22 Tequila Patrón ESM entry. In GTD, CJ Wilson Racing, Squadra Corse Garage Italia, Montaplast by Land-Motorsport, HART, Park Place Motorsports, and P1 Motorsports were absent. Scuderia Corsa scaled down to a single entry while the #16 Wright Motorsports made its since appearance since Belle Isle. SunEnergy1 Racing skipped the event after ending their partnership with Riley Motorsports.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 6, 2018 |title=SunEnergy1 Parts Ways With Riley, Absent from CTMP |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/sunenergy1-parts-ways-with-riley-absent-from-ctmp/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley returned to the Turner Motorsport entry.

Practice

There were three practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Saturday, two on Friday and one on Saturday. The first two 75 minute sessions were on Friday morning and afternoon. The third session on Saturday morning lasted an hour.{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2018 |title=Continental Tire Keys to the Race: CTMP |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/continental-tire-keys-to-the-race-ctmp-4/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}}

= Practice 1 =

The first practice session took place at 11:30 am ET on Friday and ended with Colin Braun topping the charts for CORE Autosport, with a lap time of 1:07.155.{{cite web |last=Bradley |first=Charles |date=July 6, 2018 |title=CTMP IMSA: Braun sets scorching early practice pace |url=https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/ctms-imsa-braun-sets-scorching-early-practice-pace-1056764/3136368/ |accessdate=June 15, 2023 |work=motorsport.com}} Kyle Masson crashed the #38 Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca in turn 1 against the tire barriers.{{cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 6, 2018 |title=Braun Tops Practice 1 at CTMP |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/braun-tops-practice-1-at-ctmp/ |accessdate=June 15, 2023 |work=sportscar365.com}} Performance Tech Motorsports later withdrew its entry from the event.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 6, 2018 |title=Performance Tech Oreca Withdrawn After Practice 1 Crash |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/performance-tech-oreca-withdrawn-after-practice-1-crash/ |access-date=June 15, 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

|54

|CORE Autosport

|Colin Braun

|1:07.155

|_

scope="row" |2

|P

|6

|Acura Team Penske

|Dane Cameron

|1:08.071

| +0.916

scope="row" |3

|P

|5

|Mustang Sampling Racing

|Filipe Albuquerque

|1:08.088

| +0.933

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2018 |title=03_Results_Practice 1.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807061130_Practice%201/03_Results_Practice%201.PDF |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

= Practice 2 =

The second practice session took place at 3:50 pm ET on Friday and ended with Colin Braun topping the charts for CORE Autosport, with a lap time of 1:06.902.{{cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 6, 2018 |title=Braun, CORE Quickest on Friday; Castroneves Crashes at CTMP |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/braun-core-quickest-on-friday-castroneves-crashes-at-ctmp/ |accessdate=June 15, 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

|P

|54

|CORE Autosport

|Colin Braun

|1:06.902

|_

scope="row" |2

|P

|6

|Acura Team Penske

|Dane Cameron

|1:06.939

| +0.037

scope="row" |3

|P

|7

|Acura Team Penske

|Hélio Castroneves

|1:07.881

| +0.979

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2018 |title=05_Results by Class_Practice 2.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807061550_Practice%202/05_Results%20by%20Class_Practice%202.PDF |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

= Practice 3 =

The third and final practice session took place at 8:30 am ET on Saturday and ended with Colin Braun topping the charts for CORE Autosport, with a lap time of 1:06.712.{{cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=July 7, 2018 |title=Braun Quickest Again in Practice 3 |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/braun-quickest-again-in-practice-3/ |accessdate=June 15, 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

|P

|54

|CORE Autosport

|Colin Braun

|1:06.712

|_

scope="row" |2

|P

|6

|Acura Team Penske

|Dane Cameron

|1:07.026

| +0.314

scope="row" |3

|P

|31

|Whelen Engineering Racing

|Felipe Nasr

|1:07.336

| +0.624

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2018 |title=03_Results_Practice 3.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807070830_Practice%203/03_Results_Practice%203.PDF |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

Qualifying

Saturday afternoon's 65-minute qualifying session was divided into three groups. All three 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 and 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}}

1

|P

|54

|{{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport

|{{flagicon|USA}} Colin Braun

|1:06.315

|_

!12{{Ref|Ref1|1}}

style="font-weight:bold"

!2

|P

|6

|{{flagicon|USA}} Acura Team Penske

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dane Cameron

|1:06.540

| +0.225

!1{{Double-dagger}}

3

|P

|85

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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Alon

|1:06.841

| +0.526

!2

4

|P

|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Taylor Racing

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

|1:07.093

| +0.778

!3

5

|P

|55

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Mazda Team Joest

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Bomarito

|1:07.109

| +0.794

!4

6

|P

|7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Acura Team Penske

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Hélio Castroneves

|1:07.272

| +0.957

!5

7

|P

|52

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

|{{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Saavedra

|1:07.276

| +0.961

!6

8

|P

|22

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tequila Patrón ESM

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel

|1:07.524

| +1.209

!7

9

|P

|77

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Mazda Team Joest

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Nunez

|1:07.684

| +1.369

!8

10

|P

|99

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

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg

|1:07.827

| +1.512

!9

11

|P

|5

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mustang Sampling Racing

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Christian Fittipaldi

|1:08.009

| +1.694

!10

12

|P

|31

|{{flagicon|USA}} Whelen Engineering Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Curran

|1:08.168

| +1.853

!11

style="font-weight:bold"

!13

|GTLM

|911

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Tandy

|1:13.517

| +7.202

!13{{Double-dagger}}

14

|GTLM

|67

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

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Briscoe

|1:13.831

| +7.516

!14

15

|GTLM

|3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Jan Magnussen

|1:13.934

| +7.619

!15

16

|GTLM

|912

|{{flagicon|USA}} Porsche GT Team

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Laurens Vanthoor

|1:13.955

| +7.640

!16

17

|GTLM

|4

|{{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Gavin

|1:14.080

| +7.765

!17

18

|GTLM

|24

|{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jesse Krohn

|1:14.100

| +7.785

!18

19

|GTLM

|25

|{{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

|1:14.213

| +7.898

!19

20

|GTLM

|66

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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joey Hand

|1:14.228

| +7.913

!20

style="font-weight:bold"

!21

|GTD

|15

|{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Hawksworth

|1:15.581

| +9.266

!21{{Double-dagger}}

22

|GTD

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} 3GT Racing

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Dominik Baumann

|1:16.020

| +9.705

!22

23

|GTD

|48

|{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers

|1:16.386

| +10.071

!23

24

|GTD

|33

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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating

|1:16.417

| +10.102

!24

25

|GTD

|16

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports

|{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Schein

|1:16.545

| +10.230

!25

26

|GTD

|86

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

|{{flagicon|PRT}} Álvaro Parente

|1:16.554

| +10.239

!26

27

|GTD

|96

|{{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport

|{{flagicon|USA}} Robby Foley

|1:16.707

| +10.392

!27

28

|GTD

|58

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Christina Nielsen

|1:16.887

| +10.572

!28

29

|GTD

|63

|{{flagicon|USA}} Scuderia Corsa

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil

|1:17.027

| +10.712

!29

30

|GTD

|93

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

|{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Marks

|1:17.603

| +11.288

!30

31

|GTD

|44

|{{flagicon|USA}} Magnus Racing

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Potter

|1:17.610

| +11.295

!31{{Ref|Ref2|2}}

32

|P

|38

|{{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports

| colspan="3" |did not participate

!32

colspan="8" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=July 7, 2018 |title=03_Results_Qualifying.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807071210_Qualifying/03_Results_Qualifying.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020175857/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807071210_Qualifying/03_Results_Qualifying.PDF |archive-date=20 October 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2018 |title=01_Starting Grid_Race_Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807081405_Race/01_Starting%20Grid_Race_Official.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114030555/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807081405_Race/01_Starting%20Grid_Race_Official.PDF |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}

  • {{ref|ref1|1}} The No. 54 CORE Autosport entry was moved to the back of the P field for starting the race with a different driver than who qualified.
  • {{ref|ref2|2}} The No. 44 Magnus Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field after the team elected to change tires after qualifying.

Race

= Post-race =

As a result of winning the race, Bennett and Braun moved from seventh to fourth in the Prototype Divers' Championship. Curran and Nasr jumped from second to first while Cameron and Montoya dropped from third to fifth.{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2018 |title=00_Championship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114030356/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/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}} As a result of winning the race, Briscoe and Westbrook took the lead of the GTLM Drivers' Championship. Hand and Müller dropped from first to third while Gavin and Milner jumped from sixth to fourth. The result kept Sellers and Snow atop the GTD Drivers' Championship with 183 points, 3 points ahead of Legge. Cadillac, Ford, and Lamborghini continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while Paul Miller Racing kept their advantage in the GTD Teams' Championship. Whelen Engineering Racing took the lead of the Prototype Teams' Championship while the #67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing entry took the lead of the GTLM Teams' Championship with five 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" |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" |116

| rowspan="2" | 2:40:32.557{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

rowspan="2"| 2

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |10

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Taylor

{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|Cadillac DPi-V.R

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

| rowspan="2" |116

| rowspan="2" | +3.431

Cadillac 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2"| 3

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |31

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Curran

|Cadillac DPi-V.R

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

| rowspan="2" |116

| rowspan="2" | +4.666

Cadillac 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2"| 4

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |5

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|PRT}} Filipe Albuquerque

{{flagicon|BRA}} Christian Fittipaldi

|Cadillac DPi-V.R

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

| rowspan="2" |116

| rowspan="2" | +6.657

Cadillac 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2"| 5

| 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" |116

| rowspan="2" | +6.836

Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2"| 6

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |77

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Mazda Team Joest

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis

{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Nunez

|Mazda RT24-P

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

| rowspan="2" |116

| rowspan="2" | +9.453

Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4
rowspan="2"| 7

| 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" |116

| rowspan="2" | +11.194

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2"| 8

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |85

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Alon

{{flagicon|CHE}} Simon Trummer

|Oreca 07

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

| rowspan="2" |116

| rowspan="2" | +11.835

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
rowspan="2"| 9

| 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" |114

| rowspan="2" | +2 Laps

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan="2"| 10

| 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" |112

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

|Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6

rowspan="2"| 11

| 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" |112

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2"| 12

| 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" |112

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
rowspan="2"| 13

| 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" |112

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2"| 14

| 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" |112

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2"| 15

| 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" |112

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2"| 16

| 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" |112

| rowspan="2" | +4 Laps

BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2"| 17

| 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" |111

| rowspan="2" | +5 Laps

Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan="2"| 18

| 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" |107

| rowspan="2" | +9 Laps{{Double-dagger}}

style="font-weight:bold"

|Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8

rowspan="2"| 19

| 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" |107

| rowspan="2" | + 9 Laps

Lexus 5.0L V8
rowspan="2"| 20

| 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" |107

| rowspan="2" | +9 Laps

Audi 5.2L V10
rowspan="2"| 21

| 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" |107

| rowspan="2" | +9 Laps

Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
rowspan="2"| 22

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |86

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge

{{flagicon|POR}} Álvaro Parente

|Acura NSX GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |107

| rowspan="2" | +9 Laps

Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2"| 23

| 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" |107

| rowspan="2" | +9 Laps

Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2"| 24

| 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" |107

| rowspan="2" | +9 Laps

Lexus 5.0L V8
rowspan="2"| 25

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |55

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEU}} Mazda Team Joest

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Bomarito

{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Tincknell

|Mazda RT24-P

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

| rowspan="2" |107

| rowspan="2" | Wheel Bearing

Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4
rowspan="2"| 26

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |63

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Segal

{{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil

|Ferrari 488 GT3

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

| rowspan="2" |106

| rowspan="2" | +10 Laps

Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2"| 27

| 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" |106

| rowspan="2" | +10 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2"| 28

DNF

| rowspan="2" |GTD

| rowspan="2" |16

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Schein

{{flagicon|GER}} Wolf Henzler

|Porsche 911 GT3 R

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

| rowspan="2" |73

| rowspan="2" | Fuel Pressure

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan="2"| 29

DNF

| 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" |63

| rowspan="2" | Suspension

BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2"| 30

DNF

| 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" |61

| rowspan="2" | Crash

BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
rowspan="2"| 31

DNF

| rowspan="2" |P

| rowspan="2" |22

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

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Pipo Derani

{{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel

|Nissan Onroak DPi

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

| rowspan="2" |45

| rowspan="2" | Turbo

Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan="2"| DW

| 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" | --

| rowspan="2" | Withdrawn

Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
colspan="9" align="center" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2018 |title=03_Results_Race_Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807081405_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020175857/http://results.imsa.com/Results/18_2018/13_Canadian%20Tire%20Motorsport%20Park/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/201807081405_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF |archive-date=20 October 2023 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |title=2018 MOBIL 1 SPORTS CAR GRAND PRIX |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2018_Mobil_1_Sportscar_Grand_Prix/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

|}

Standings after the race

{{col-begin}}

{{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 1

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

|align=right| 198

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Albuquerque

|align=right| 197

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 188

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 3

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

|align=right| 183

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dane Cameron
{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya

|align=right| 177

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

|align=right| 181

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 175

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 2

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

|align=right| 173

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 2

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

|align=right| 167

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 167

{{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| 183

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Katherine Legge

|align=right| 180

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 169

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil

|align=right| 149

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Hawksworth
{{flagicon|DNK}} David Heinemeier Hansson

|align=right| 147

{{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 1

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

|align=right| 198

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 197

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 3

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

|align=right| 188

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 3

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

|align=right| 183

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 6 Acura Team Penske

|align=right| 177

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
+GTLM Teams' Championship standing

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

! scope="col" | +/–

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

align=center| 1

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 181

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 175

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 2

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

|align=right| 173

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 2

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

|align=right| 167

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px 1

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

|align=right| 167

{{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| 183

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 180

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 169

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

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

|align=right| 149

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} No. 15 3GT Racing

|align=right| 147

{{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| 234

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Acura

|align=right| 222

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazda

|align=right| 210

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Nissan

|align=right| 209

{{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| 195

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet

|align=right| 187

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Porsche

|align=right| 186

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|DEU}} BMW

|align=right| 176

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| 190

align=center| 2

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|USA}} Acura

|align=right| 181

align=center| 3

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Mercedes-AMG

|align=right| 175

align=center| 4

| align="left" | 10px 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Lexus

|align=right| 172

align=center| 5

| align="left" | 10px

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align=right| 162

{{col-end}}

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

References

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