2019 IMSA Michelin Encore
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| 10 November 2019 | ||
Official name
|colspan=2| IMSA Michelin SportsCar Encore | ||
Location
|colspan=2| Sebring, Florida, United States | ||
Course
|colspan=2| Permanent circuit | ||
Distance
|colspan=2| Main Race | ||
colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff"| LMP3 | ||
colspan=3 bgcolor="#efefef"| Pole | ||
Drivers
| {{flagicon|USA}} Blake Mount | Performance Tech Motorsports | ||
Time
|colspan=2|1:59.774 | ||
colspan=3 bgcolor="#efefef"| Podium | ||
First | {{flagicon|USA}} Joel Janco {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Jorge {{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Nunez | Forty 7 Motorsports | |
Second | {{flagicon|USA}} Naj Husain {{flagicon|UK}} Wayne Boyd | Sean Creech Motorsport |
Third | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Bell {{flagicon|USA}} James McGuire Jr {{flagicon|NED}} Kay van Berlo | Robillard Racing |
colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff"| GT3 | ||
colspan=3 bgcolor="#efefef"| Pole | ||
Drivers
| {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers |Paul Miller Racing | ||
Time
|colspan=2|2:01.027 | ||
colspan=3 bgcolor="#efefef"| Podium | ||
First | {{flagicon|USA}} Gar Robinson {{flagicon|USA}} Lawson Aschenbach | Riley Motorsports |
Second | {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hardwick {{flagicon|USA}} Maxwell Root {{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Heylen | Wright Motorsports |
Third | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Pappas {{flagicon|USA}} Marc Miller {{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pumpelly | Black Swan Racing |
colspan=3 style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff"| GT4 | ||
colspan=3 bgcolor="#efefef"| Pole | ||
Drivers
| {{flagicon|USA}} James Pesek |PF Racing | ||
Time
|colspan=2|2:11.664 | ||
colspan=3 bgcolor="#efefef"| Podium | ||
First | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Cox {{flagicon|USA}} Dylan Murry | Riley Motorsports |
Second | {{flagicon|USA}} Sameer Gandhi {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Dyer | CarBahn with Peregrine Racing |
Third | {{flagicon|USA}} James Pesek {{flagicon|USA}} Jade Buford {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Lewis |PF Racing |
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The 2019 IMSA Michelin SportsCar Encore was the second edition of the non-championship sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway on 10 November 2019. The race was open to LMP3 cars, GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars and TCR-touring cars (although none were entered). The event was organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2019 |title=Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore at Sebring International Raceway Set for 2019 Return |url=https://www.imsa.com/news/2019/01/07/michelin-imsa-sportscar-encore-at-sebring-international-raceway-set-for-2019-return/ |access-date=November 2, 2024 |website=IMSA.COM}}
The race was won by Tristan Nunez, Jonathan Jorge, and Joel Janco in the Forty 7 Motorsports Norma M30. The GT3 class was won by Riley Motorsports with drivers Gar Robinson and Lawson Aschenbach. GT4 was won by James Pesek, Jade Buford, and Shane Lewis also run by Riley Motorsports.{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=2019-11-10 |title=Forty7 Motorsports Norma Wins Michelin Encore at Sebring – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/forty7-motorsports-norma-wins-sebring-encore/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}
Classes
- Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
- GT3
- GT4
Entry List
=LMP3=
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Team
! Car ! Engine ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Drivers |
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rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|USA}} ANSA Motorsports
| rowspan="3" | Ligier JS P3 | rowspan="3" | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |rowspan=3 align="center"| 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Brownson |
{{flagicon|USA}} Tim George |
{{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico |
rowspan="5" | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports
| rowspan="5" | Ligier JS P3 | rowspan="5" | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | rowspan="3" align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Blake Mount |
{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Goldburg |
{{flagicon|USA}} Baylor Griffin |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 75
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Cameron Cassels |
{{flagicon|USA}} Max Hanratty |
rowspan="5" | {{flagicon|USA}} K2R Motorsports
| rowspan="5" | Ligier JS P3 | rowspan="5" | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | rowspan="3" align="center" | 26 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Bell |
{{flagicon|USA}} James McGuire Jr |
{{flagicon|NED}} Kay van Berlo |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 64
| {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Andrews |
{{flagicon|USA}} Naveen Rao |
rowspan="4" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sean Creech Motorsport
| rowspan="4" | Ligier JS P3 | rowspan="4" | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | rowspan="2" align="center" | 30 | {{flagicon|USA}} Naj Husain |
{{flagicon|UK}} Wayne Boyd |
rowspan="2" align="center" | 33
| {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Lagasse |
{{flagicon|USA}} Lance Willsey |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Robillard Racing
| rowspan="2" | Norma M30 | rowspan="2" | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | rowspan="2" align="center" | 43 | {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Robillard |
{{flagicon|UK}} Stevan McAleer |
rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|USA}} Forty 7 Motorsports
| rowspan="3" | Norma M30 | rowspan="3" | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | rowspan="3" align="center" | 47 | {{flagicon|USA}} Joel Janco |
{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Jorge |
{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan Nunez |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Conquest Racing
| rowspan="2" | Norma M30 | rowspan="2" | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | rowspan="2" align="center" | 61 | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Kok |
{{flagicon|CAN}} George Staikos |
colspan="5" |Source:{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2019 |title=2019 Encore PreEvent EntryList v2 |url=https://multimedia.netstorage.imsa.com/2019Website/EntryList/2019_Encore_PreEvent_EntryList_v2.pdf |access-date=November 2, 2024}} |
=GT3=
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Team
! Car ! Engine ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Drivers |
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rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports
|rowspan=3| Porsche 911 GT3 R |rowspan=3| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |rowspan=3 align="center"| 16 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hardwick |
{{flagicon|USA}} Maxwell Root |
{{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Heylen |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing
| rowspan="2" | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | rowspan="2" | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | rowspan="2" align="center" | 48 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers |
{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow |
rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|USA}} Black Swan Racing
| rowspan="3" | Porsche 911 GT3 R | rowspan="3" | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | rowspan="3" align="center" | 54 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Pappas |
{{flagicon|USA}} Marc Miller |
{{flagicon|USA}} Spencer Pumpelly |
rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports
| rowspan="2" | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | rowspan="2" | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | rowspan="2" align="center" | 74 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gar Robinson |
{{flagicon|USA}} Lawson Aschenbach |
colspan="5" |Source: |
=GT4=
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Team
! Car ! Engine ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Drivers |
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rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports
|rowspan=2| Mercedes-AMG GT4 |rowspan=2| Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 |rowspan=2| 35 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Cox |
{{flagicon|USA}} Dylan Murry |
rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|USA}} PF Racing
| rowspan="3" |Ford Mustang GT4 | rowspan="3" |Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 | rowspan="3" |40 | {{flagicon|USA}} James Pesek |
{{flagicon|USA}} Jade Buford |
{{flagicon|USA}} Shane Lewis |
rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} CarBahn with Peregrine Racing
| rowspan="2" |Audi R8 LMS GT4 | rowspan="2" |93 |{{flagicon|USA}} Sameer Gandhi |
{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Dyer |
rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport
| rowspan="2" |BMW M4 GT4 | rowspan="2" |BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | rowspan="2" |96 |{{flagicon|USA}} Robby Foley |
{{flagicon|USA}} Vin Barletta |
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Race results
Class winners denoted in bold and with {{double-dagger}}
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! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ! rowspan="2" |Class ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Team / Entrant ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Drivers ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Chassis ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}} ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" |Time/Gap |
Engine |
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rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |LMP3 | rowspan="2" |47 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Forty 7 Motorsports | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Joel Janco | rowspan="2" |106 | rowspan="2" |4:00:49.084{{double-dagger}} |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan=2| 2
| rowspan=2| LMP3 | rowspan=2| 30 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Sean Creech Motorsport | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Naj Husain | rowspan=2|106 | rowspan=2| +0.877 |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan=2| 3
| rowspan=2| LMP3 | rowspan=2| 43 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Robillard Racing | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Robillard | rowspan=2|106 | rowspan=2| +1.572 |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan=2| 4
| rowspan=2| LMP3 | rowspan=2| 26 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} K2R Motorsports | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} James McGuire Jr | rowspan=2|106 | rowspan=2| +38.709 |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan=2| 5
| rowspan=2| GT3 | rowspan=2| 74 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Gar Robinson | rowspan=2|106 | rowspan=2|+48.508{{double-dagger}} |
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 6
| rowspan=2| GT3 | rowspan=2| 16 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hardwick | rowspan=2|106 | rowspan=2| +49.323 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan="2" | 7
| rowspan="2" | GT3 | rowspan="2" | 54 | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Black Swan Racing | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Pappas | rowspan="2" |106 | rowspan="2" | +51.214 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
rowspan="2" | 8
| rowspan="2" | GT3 | rowspan="2" | 48 | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers | rowspan="2" |106 | rowspan="2" | +51.763 |
Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan="2" | 9
| rowspan="2" | LMP3 | rowspan="2" | 75 | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Cameron Cassels | rowspan="2" |105 | rowspan="2" | +1 Lap |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan="2" | 10
| rowspan="2" | LMP3 | rowspan="2" | 6 | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Blake Mount | rowspan="2" |105 | rowspan="2" | +1 Lap |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan="2" | 11
| rowspan="2" | LMP3 | rowspan="2" | 61 | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Conquest Racing | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Kok | rowspan="2" |99 | rowspan="2" | +7 Laps |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan=2| 12
| rowspan=2| GT4 | rowspan=2| 35 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Cox | rowspan=2|99 | rowspan=2|+7 Laps{{double-dagger}} |
Mercedes-AMG M178 4.0 L V8 |
rowspan=2| 13
| rowspan=2| GT4 | rowspan=2| 93 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} CarBahn with Peregrine Racing | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Sameer Gandhi | rowspan=2|95 | rowspan=2| +11 Laps |
Audi 5.2 L V10 |
rowspan=2| 14
| rowspan=2| GT4 | rowspan=2| 40 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} PF Racing | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} James Pesek | rowspan=2|84 | rowspan=2| +22 laps |
Ford 5.2 L Voodoo V8 |
rowspan=2| 15
DNF | rowspan=2| GT4 | rowspan=2| 96 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Robby Foley | rowspan=2|76 | rowspan=2| Mechanical |
BMW N55 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 |
rowspan=2| 16
DNF | rowspan=2| LMP3 | rowspan=2| 64 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} K2R Motorsports | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Naveen Rao | rowspan=2|73 | rowspan=2|Did not finish |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan=2| 17
DNF | rowspan=2| LMP3 | rowspan=2| 2 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} ANSA Motorsports | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Brownson | rowspan=2|54 | rowspan=2| Did not finish |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
rowspan=2| 18
DNF | rowspan=2| LMP3 | rowspan=2| 33 | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Sean Creech Motorsport | rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Lagasse | rowspan=2|2 | rowspan=2|Crash |
Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 |
colspan=8| Source:{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2019 |title=Race Official Results (4 Hours) |url=https://results.imsa.com/Results/19_2019/21_Encore%20-%20Sebring%20International%20Raceway/01_Michelin%20IMSA%20SportsCar%20Encore%20at%20Sebring/201911101205_Race/04_Hour%204/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF |access-date=November 2, 2024}} |