2021 6 Hours of The Glen
{{short description|Fifth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship season}}
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Image:Watkins Glen International Track Map.svg
The 2021 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen was an endurance sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on June 27, 2021. This race was the fifth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the third round of the 2021 Michelin Endurance Cup.
Background
File:Cars drive through the Esses during the 2014 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.jpg, where the race was held.]]
International Motor Sports Association's (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule for the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in September 2020. It was the seventh year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=September 9, 2020 |title=IMSA reveals 2021 WeatherTech Championship calendar |url=https://racer.com/2020/09/09/imsa-reveals-2021-weathertech-championship-calendar/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=racer.com}} The 2021 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen was the fifth of twelve scheduled sports car races of 2021 by IMSA, and it was the third of four races of the Michelin Endurance Cup (MEC).{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2020 |title=2021 WeatherTech Championship Schedule Published |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/09/09/2021-weathertech-championship-schedule-published.html |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=dailysportscar.com}} The race was held at the eleven-turn {{Convert|3.450|mi|km|abbr=on}} Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on June 27, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Malsher-Lopez |first=David |date=September 9, 2020 |title=IMSA reveals 2021 schedule, LMP3 to join WeatherTech series |url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/2021-schedule-lmp3-joins-weathertech-championship/4871411/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=us.motorsport.com}} The race marked IMSA's return to Watkins Glen after the previous year's edition of the event was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the cancellation of the scheduled event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park prompting the running of the WeatherTech 240, the six hour race became the first of two races in as many weeks at the track.{{cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/news/2021/04/07/weathertech-240-at-the-glen-set-for-friday-july-2/|title=WeatherTech 240 At The Glen Set for Friday, July 2|date=April 7, 2021|work=imsa.com|accessdate=July 6, 2021}}
On June 18, 2021, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event.{{cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/06/18/TB-IWSC-21-21-WGI-6hr-BoP-Tables-06182021.pdf|title=TB-IWSC-21-21-WGI-6hr-BoP-Tables-06182021.pdf|date=June 18, 2021|work=imsa.com|accessdate=July 7, 2021}} In DPi, The Acura and Cadillac received slight fuel capacity reductions at one and two liters respectively, while the Mazda featured a 3.6 kW horsepower increase. The two GT classes saw minor adjustments, with the GTLM-class Porsche receiving a 10 kg weight reduction, while the Aston Martin received a 7.1 kW horsepower decrease and a two-liter fuel capacity decrease after winning the previous round at Belle Isle.
Before the race Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor led the DPi Drivers' Championship with 1398 points, ahead of Oliver Jarvis and Harry Tincknell with 1327 points, and Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr with 1270 points.{{Cite web |date=June 15, 2021 |title=00_Championship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/11_Belle%20Isle%20Street%20Course/01_IWSC/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}} In LMP2, Scott Huffaker, Mikkel Jensen, and Ben Keating led the Drivers' Championship with 382 points, 32 points ahead of Ryan Dalziel, Dwight Merriman, and Kyle Tilley. With 715 points, Gar Robinson led the LMP3 Drivers' Championship, 25 points ahead of Jon Bennett and Colin Braun. Nicky Catsburg, Antonio García, and Jordan Taylor led the GTLM Drivers' Championship with 697 points, 41 points ahead of Cooper MacNeil followed by John Edwards, Augusto Farfus, and Jesse Krohn in third. With 920 points, the GTD Drivers' Championship was led by Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley, ahead of Roman De Angelis and Ross Gunn. Cadillac, Chevrolet, and BMW were leading their respective Manufacturers' Championships, while WTR-Konica Minolta Acura, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Riley Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Turner Motorsport each led their own Teams' Championships.
=Entries=
{{Further|2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship#Entries}}
A total of 38 cars took part in the event, split across five classes. 7 cars were entered in DPi, 5 in LMP2, 7 in LMP3, 5 in GTLM, and 14 in GTD. The pre-event entry list contained 40 entries, but both Sean Creech Motorsport and Forty7 Motorsports withdrew their LMP3 entries before the start of the weekend.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/watkins-glen-friday-notebook-8/|title=Watkins Glen Friday Notebook|date=June 25, 2021|last=Dagys|first=John|publisher=John Dagys Media|work=sportscar365.com|accessdate=July 7, 2021}}
DPi featured the expected addition of the Ally Cadillac Racing #48 alongside the six full-season entries in the class.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/06/17/40-car-entry-for-6-hours-of-the-glen.html|title=40 Car Entry For 6 Hours Of The Glen|date=June 17, 2021|work=dailysportscar.com|accessdate=July 7, 2021}} Four of the seven teams also elected to add a third driver to their lineups. In LMP2, United Autosports returned as part of their Michelin Endurance Cup schedule, while James French joined Tower Motorsport By Starworks for the first time in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2021/06/22/entry-list-sahlens-six-hours-at-the-glen-3/|title=Entry List: Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen|date=June 22, 2021|last=Allaway|first=Phil|work=frontstretch.com|accessdate=July 7, 2021}} LMP3 featured a series of additions, including Marco Andretti's addition to the Andretti Autosport entry, United Autosports' IMSA LMP3 debut, and the long-awaited first IMSA SportsCar Championship appearance for Dawson Racing.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/dawson-racing-set-for-long-awaited-debut/|title=D3+ Transformers Set for Long-Awaited Debut|date=June 15, 2021|last=Dagys|first=John|publisher=John Dagys Media|work=sportscar365.com|accessdate=July 7, 2021}} GTLM saw the return of WeatherTech Racing after they missed the previous round at Detroit, while BMW Team RLL returned as part of their Endurance Cup campaign. In GTD, CarBahn with Peregrine Racing added another event to their Sprint Cup schedule, and NTE Sport returned after most recently appearing at Daytona in January.{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2021/06/21/imsa-reveals-entry-list-for-six-hours-of-the-glen/|title=IMSA reveals entry list for Six Hours of The Glen|date=June 21, 2021|last=Pruett|first=Marshall|work=racer.com|accessdate=July 7, 2021}} Wright Motorsports also announced prior to the event that Trent Hindman would replace Ryan Hardwick as Patrick Long's co-driver for the remainder of the season.
Practice
There were two practice sessions preceding the start of the race on Sunday, one on Friday and one on Saturday. The first session lasted one hour on Friday while the second session lasted 75 minutes on Saturday.{{Cite web |title=2021 IMSA Official Schedule and SR WGI 061621 V1 |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results_NoticeBoard/21_2021/12_6H%20-%20Watkins%20Glen%20International/00_Official%20Schedule.pdf |access-date=August 3, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com/noticeBoard.php}}
= Practice 1 =
The first practice session took place at 4:20 pm ET on Friday and ended with Oliver Pla topping the charts for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:31.056, ahead of the No. 31 Cadillac of Mike Conway.{{Cite web |last=Kish |first=Ryan |date=June 25, 2021 |title=MSR Acura tops opening practice for Six Hours at The Glen |url=https://racer.com/2021/06/25/msr-acura-tops-opening-practice-for-six-hours-at-the-glen/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=racer.com}} Tristan Nunez was fastest in LMP2 with a time of 1:33.836.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Pla Quickest on Friday at Watkins Glen |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/pla-quickest-on-friday-at-the-glen/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Oliver Askew set the fastest time in LMP3.{{Cite web |last=Malsher-Lopez |first=David |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Watkins Glen IMSA: Pla puts Meyer Shank Acura on top in FP1 |url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/watkins-glen-pla-meyer-shank-acura-leads-fp1/6608661/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=motorsport.com}} The GTLM class was topped by the No. 4 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C8.R of Nick Tandy with a time of 1:42.517. Antonio García in the sister No. 3 Corvette Racing entry was second fastest and Jesse Krohn rounded out the top three. Jack Hawksworth was fastest in GTD. The session was red flagged twice. 7 minutes into the session, Kyle Tilley in the No. 18 Era Motorsports Oreca crashed at turn one after making contact with the No. 48 Ally Cadillac Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R of Simon Pagenaud. The final stoppage came when Matt Campbell's No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR-19 suffered suspension damage after going airborne at the Inner Loop causing debris to be scattered onto the track.{{Cite web |last=Allaway |first=Phil |date=June 26, 2021 |title=Olivier Pla, Dane Cameron Top Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen Practice |url=https://frontstretch.com/2021/06/26/1082184/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=frontstretch.com}}
= Practice 2 =
The second and final practice session took place at 8:00 am ET on Saturday and ended with Dane Cameron topping the charts for Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian, with a lap time of 1:30.451. Ricky Taylor's No. 10 Acura was second fastest followed by Pipo Derani in the No. 31 Cadillac.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=June 26, 2021 |title=Cameron, Taylor Lead Acura DPi Sweep in Practice 2 |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/cameron-taylor-lead-acura-dpi-sweep-in-practice-2/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Mikkel Jensen set the fastest time in LMP2.{{Cite web |last=Malsher-Lopez |first=David |date=June 26, 2021 |title=Watkins Glen IMSA: Cameron keeps MSR Acura on top in FP2 |url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/cameron-keeps-msr-acura-on-top-in-fp2/6611063/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=motorsport.com}} Felipe Fraga was fastest in LMP3 with a time of 1:39.937.{{Cite web |last=Kish |first=Ryan |date=June 26, 2021 |title=MSR Acura stays fast in second Watkins Glen practice |url=https://racer.com/2021/06/26/msr-acura-stays-fast-in-second-watkins-glen-practice/ |access-date=October 7, 2023 |website=racer.com}} The GTLM class topped by the No. 25 BMW Team RLL BMW M8 GTE of Connor De Phillippi with a time of 1:41.977. Antonio García in the No. 3 Corvette Racing entry was second fastest and John Edwards rounded out the top three. Kyle Kirkwood was fastest in GTD. The session saw one stoppage when Steven Thomas locked the No. 11 WIN Autosport Oreca 07's brakes at turn eight and hit the wall before collecting Zacharie Robichon's No. 9 Porsche.
Qualifying
Qualifying was broken into four sessions. The first was for cars in GTD class. Kyle Kirkwood qualified on pole for the class driving the No. 14 car for Vasser Sullivan Racing, beating Trent Hindman in the No. 16 Porsche by more than three-tenths of a second.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=June 26, 2021 |title=Taylor Leads Acura Front Row Sweep at Watkins Glen |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/taylor-leads-acura-front-row-sweep-at-watkins-glen/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=sportscar365.com}} Jaden Conwright in the No. 42 NTE Sport Audi was third followed by the No. 28 Mercedes-AMG of Daniel Morad, and The No. 96 Turner Motorsport BMW of Robby Foley rounded out the top five.{{Cite web |last=Malsher-Lopez |first=David |date=June 26, 2021 |title=Watkins Glen IMSA: Taylor snatches pole, leads Acura 1-2 |url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/taylor-takes-pole-as-acura-dominates/6611718/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=motorsport.com}}
The second session was for cars in the GTLM and GTD classes. Antonio García qualified on pole in GTLM driving the No. 3 car for Corvette Racing, besting teammate Tommy Milner in the sister No. 4 Corvette Racing entry. Connor De Phillippi's No. 25 BMW was third, with the sister No. 24 car of John Edwards fourth. MacNeil rounded out the GTLM qualifiers. Jack Hawksworth set the fastest time in the GTD points paying session driving the No. 14 car for Vasser Sullivan Racing and earned 35 championship points. Hawksworth was 0.282 seconds clear of teammate Zach Veach in the sister No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing entry.{{Cite web |last=Allaway |first=Phil |date=June 26, 2021 |title=Ricky Taylor Wins Sahlen's Six Hours at the Glen Pole |url=https://frontstretch.com/2021/06/26/ricky-taylor-wins-sahlens-six-hours-at-the-glen-pole/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=frontstretch.com}} Patrick Long was third in the No. 16 Wright Motorsports Porsche followed by Richard Heistand in the No. 39 Audi.
The third session was for cars in the LMP3 class. Austin McCusker qualified on pole for the class driving the No. 2 car for United Autosports. McCusker was 0.570 second clear of Jarett Andretti in the No. 36 Andretti Autosport Ligier. Following in third was George Kurtz's No. 54 Ligier while The No. 38 Performance Tech Motorsports Ligier JS P320 of Dan Goldburg was fourth.
The final session of qualifying was for cars in the DPi and LMP2 classes. Ricky Taylor took overall pole for the event driving the No. 10 car for WTR-Konica Minolta Acura, beating Dane Cameron in the No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Acura by 0.119 seconds. Renger van der Zande's No. 01 Cadillac was third by Kamui Kobayashi in the No. 48 Ally Cadillac Racing, and Pipo Derani's No. 31 Cadillac rounded out the top five.{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Nate |date=June 26, 2021 |title=Wayne Taylor Racing Acura on pole in IMSA starting lineup for Six Hours of Watkins Glen |url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2021/06/26/imsa-watkins-glen-starting-lineup-six-hours-wayne-taylor-racing-jimmie-johnson/ |accessdate=July 7, 2021 |work=motorsports.nbcsports.com}} Steven Thomas qualified on pole in LMP2 driving the No. 11 car for WIN Autosport, besting Ben Keating in the No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entry.{{Cite web |last=Kish |first=Ryan |date=June 26, 2021 |title=WTR Acura claims Watkins Glen 6 Hours pole |url=https://racer.com/2021/06/26/wtr-acura-claims-watkins-glen-6-hours-pole/ |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=racer.com}}
=Qualifying results=
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by {{Double-dagger}}.
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! 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}} |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! scope="row" |1 | DPi | 10 | {{flagicon|USA}} WTR-Konica Minolta Acura | {{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor | 1:30.022 | _ !1{{Double-dagger}} |
| scope="row" |2
| DPi | 60 | {{flagicon|USA}} Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | {{flagicon|USA}} Dane Cameron | 1:30.141 | +0.119 ! 2 |
|---|
| scope="row" |3
| DPi | 01 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing | {{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande | 1:30.637 | +0.615 ! 3 |
| scope="row" |4
| DPi | 48 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ally Cadillac Racing | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kamui Kobayashi | 1:30.671 | +0.649 ! 4 |
| scope="row" |5
| DPi | 31 | {{flagicon|USA}} Whelen Engineering Racing | {{flagicon|BRA}} Pipo Derani | 1:30.824 | +0.802 ! 5 |
| scope="row" |6
| DPi | 55 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mazda Motorsports | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis | 1:31.075 | +1.053 ! 7{{Ref|ref1|1}} |
| scope="row" |7
| DPi | 5 | {{flagicon|USA}} JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing | {{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Vautier | 1:31.324 | +1.302 ! 6 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! scope="row" |8 | LMP2 | 11 | {{flagicon|USA}} WIN Autosport | {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Thomas | 1:35.304 | +5.282 !8{{Double-dagger}} |
| scope="row" |9
| LMP2 | 52 | {{flagicon|USA}} PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating | 1:35.322 | +5.300 ! 12{{Ref|ref2|2}} |
| scope="row" |10
| LMP2 | 18 | {{flagicon|USA}} Era Motorsport | {{flagicon|USA}} Dwight Merriman | 1:38.455 | +8.433 ! 9 |
| scope="row" |11
| LMP2 | 8 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tower Motorsport By Starworks | {{flagicon|CAN}} John Farano | 1:38.481 | +8.459 ! 10 |
| scope="row" |12
| LMP2 | 22 | {{flagicon|GBR}} United Autosports | {{flagicon|USA}} James McGuire | 1:39.510 | +9.488 ! 11 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! scope="row" |13 | LMP3 | 2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} United Autosports | {{flagicon|USA}} Austin McCusker | 1:40.404 | +10.382 !13{{Double-dagger}} |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! scope="row" |14 | GTLM | 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing | {{flagicon|SPA}} Antonio García | 1:40.944 | +10.922 !20{{Double-dagger}} |
| scope="row" |15
| LMP3 | 36 | {{flagicon|USA}} Andretti Autosport | {{flagicon|USA}} Jarett Andretti | 1:40.974 | +10.952 ! 14 |
| scope="row" |16
| GTLM | 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner | 1:41.318 | +11.296 ! 21 |
| scope="row" |17
| GTLM | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL | {{flagicon|USA}} Connor De Phillippi | 1:41.357 | +11.335 ! 22 |
| scope="row" |18
| LMP3 | 54 | {{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport | {{flagicon|USA}} George Kurtz | 1:41.501 | +11.479 ! 15 |
| scope="row" |19
| LMP3 | 38 | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Goldburg | 1:41.798 | +11.776 ! 16 |
| scope="row" |20
| GTLM | 24 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL | {{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards | 1:41.932 | +11.910 ! 23 |
| scope="row" |21
| LMP3 | 84 | {{flagicon|GBR}} D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing | {{flagicon|NOR}} Theodor Olsen | 1:42.256 | +12.234 ! 17 |
| scope="row" |22
| GTLM | 79 | {{flagicon|USA}} WeatherTech Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil | 1:42.363 | +12.341 ! 24 |
| scope="row" |23
| LMP3 | 74 | {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports | {{flagicon|USA}} Gar Robinson | 1:43.100 | +13.078 ! 18 |
| scope="row" |24
| LMP3 | 91 | {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Cox | 1:43.263 | +13.241 ! 19 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! scope="row" |25 | GTD | 14 | {{flagicon|USA}} Vasser Sullivan Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Kirkwood | 1:45.539 | +15.517 !25{{Double-dagger}} |
| scope="row" |26
| GTD | 16 | {{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports | {{flagicon|USA}} Trent Hindman | 1:45.849 | +15.827 ! 26 |
| scope="row" |27
| GTD | 42 | {{flagicon|USA}} NTE Sport | {{flagicon|USA}} Jaden Conwright | 1:45.853 | +15.831 ! 27 |
| scope="row" |28
| GTD | 28 | {{flagicon|USA}} Alegra Motorsports | {{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Morad | 1:45.997 | +15.975 ! 28 |
| scope="row" |29
| GTD | 96 | {{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport | {{flagicon|USA}} Robby Foley | 1:46.051 | +16.029 ! 29 |
| scope="row" |30
| GTD | 12 | {{flagicon|USA}} Vasser Sullivan Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Frankie Montecalvo | 1:46.265 | +16.243 ! 30 |
| scope="row" |31
| GTD | 39 | {{flagicon|USA}} CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyler McQuarrie | 1:46.294 | +16.272 ! 31 |
| scope="row" |32
| GTD | 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Corey Lewis | 1:46.512 | +16.490 ! 37{{Ref|ref3|3}} |
| scope="row" |33
| GTD | 9 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Pfaff Motorsports | {{flagicon|CAN}} Zacharie Robichon | 1:46.550 | +16.528 ! 32 |
| scope="row" |34
| GTD | 19 | {{flagicon|AUT}} GRT Grasser Racing Team | {{flagicon|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg | 1:47.070 | +17.048 ! 33 |
| scope="row" |35
| GTD | 75 | {{flagicon|AUS}} SunEnergy1 Racing | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mikaël Grenier | 1:47.087 | +17.065 ! 34 |
| scope="row" |36
| GTD | 23 | {{flagicon|USA}} Heart Of Racing Team | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ian James | 1:47.500 | +17.478 ! 38{{Ref|ref4|4}} |
| scope="row" |37
| GTD | 88 | {{flagicon|USA}} Team Hardpoint EBM | {{flagicon|USA}} Rob Ferriol | 1:48.563 | +18.541 ! 35 |
| scope="row" |38
| GTD | 44 | {{flagicon|USA}} Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports | {{flagicon|USA}} John Potter | 1:48.909 | +18.887 ! 36 |
| colspan="8" |Sources:{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2021 |title=03_Results_Qualifying - LMP2-DPi Position - Points.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/12_6H%20-%20Watkins%20Glen%20International/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202106261305_Qualifying%20-%20LMP2-DPi/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20LMP2-DPi%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2021 |title=03_Results_Qualifying - LMP3 Position - Points.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/12_6H%20-%20Watkins%20Glen%20International/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202106261240_Qualifying%20-%20LMP3/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20LMP3%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2021 |title=03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Points - GTLM - Position - Points.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/12_6H%20-%20Watkins%20Glen%20International/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202106261215_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points%20-%20GTLM/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points%20-%20GTLM%20-%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2021 |title=03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Position.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/12_6H%20-%20Watkins%20Glen%20International/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202106261150_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position.PDF |access-date=November 11, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}}{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2021 |title=00_Grid_Race_Official.PDF |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/12_6H%20-%20Watkins%20Glen%20International/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202106271040_Race/00_Grid_Race_Official.PDF |access-date=August 26, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}} |
- {{Ref|ref1|1}} The No. 55 Mazda Motorsports entry initially qualified sixth for the DPi class. However, the team changed engines after qualifying. By IMSA rules, the entry was moved to the rear of the DPi field on the starting grid.
- {{Ref|ref2|2}} The No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports entry was moved to the back of the LMP2 field as per Article 40.1.4 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting tires).{{Cite web |title=2021-IMSA-SPORTING-REGULATIONS-and-SSR-IWSC-Blackline-082621-V1.pdf |url=https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/08/26/2021-IMSA-SPORTING-REGULATIONS-and-SSR-IWSC-Blackline-082621-V1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111203332/https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/08/26/2021-IMSA-SPORTING-REGULATIONS-and-SSR-IWSC-Blackline-082621-V1.pdf |archive-date=2023-11-11 |access-date=November 11, 2023}}
- {{Ref|ref3|3}} The No. 1 Paul Miller Racing initially qualified eighth for the GTD class. However, the team changed engines after qualifying. By IMSA rules, the entry was moved to the rear of the GTD field on the starting grid.
- {{Ref|ref4|4}} The No. 75 SunEnergy1 Racing entry was moved to the back of the GTD field as per Article 43.5 of the Sporting regulations (Change of starting driver).
Race
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Post-race
Cameron and Pla advanced from sixth to fourth in the DPi Drivers' Championship. Magnussen and van der Zande dropped fourth to fifth.{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2021 |title=00_Championship Points - Official.pdf |url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/12_6H%20-%20Watkins%20Glen%20International/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/00_Championship%20Points%20-%20Official.pdf |access-date=August 26, 2023 |website=results.imsa.com}} As a result of winning the race, Merrill, Nunez, and Thomas advanced from fourth to second in the LMP2 Drivers' Championship. With a total of 1090 points, Robinson's victory allowed him to increase his advantage over Bennett and Braun in the LMP3 Drivers' Standings. By finishing third place, De Phillippi, Eng, and Spengler advanced from fifth to third in the GTLM Drivers' Championship. Edwards, Farfus, and Krohn jumped from third to second while MacNeil dropped from second to fifth. With a total of 1296 points, Auberlen and Foley's victory allowed them to increase their advantage over De Angelis and Gunn in the GTD Drivers' Championship. Sellers and Snow advanced from fifth to third while Long dropped from third to fifth. Cadillac, Chevrolet, and BMW continued to top their respective Manufacturers' Championships while WTR-Konica Minolta Acura, PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports, Riley Motorsports, Corvette Racing, and Turner Motorsport kept their respective advantages in the their respective of Teams' Championships with seven rounds remaining in the season.
= Race results =
Class winners are denoted in bold and {{Double-dagger}}.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan=2 | Pos ! rowspan=2 | Class ! rowspan=2 | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan=2 | Team ! rowspan=2 | Drivers ! Chassis ! rowspan=2 | Laps ! rowspan=2 | Time/Retired |
| Engine |
|---|
| style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | DPi | rowspan=2 | 55 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mazda Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis | rowspan=2 | 200 | rowspan=2 | 6:00:04.522{{Double-dagger}} |
| style="font-weight:bold" |
| rowspan=2 | 2
| rowspan=2 | DPi | rowspan=2 | 60 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dane Cameron | rowspan=2 | 200 | rowspan=2 | +0.965 |
| Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6 |
| rowspan=2 | 3
| rowspan=2 | DPi | rowspan=2 | 10 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Konica Minolta Acura | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ricky Taylor | rowspan=2 | 200 | rowspan=2 | +9.392 |
| Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6 |
| rowspan=2 | 4
| rowspan=2 | DPi | rowspan=2 | 31 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Whelen Engineering Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr | rowspan=2 | 200 | rowspan=2 | +18.268 |
| Cadillac 5.5L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 5{{efn|The #48 Ally Cadillac Racing entry received a 35-second time penalty for failing to serve a drive-through penalty. This demoted the entry from fourth to fifth in class.}}
| rowspan=2 | DPi | rowspan=2 | 48 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ally Cadillac Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmie Johnson | rowspan=2 | 200 | rowspan=2 | +53.216 |
| Cadillac 5.5L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 6
DNF | rowspan=2 | DPi | rowspan=2 | 01 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|NED}} Renger van der Zande | rowspan=2 | 199 | rowspan=2 | Accident |
| Cadillac 5.5L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 7
| rowspan=2 | DPi | rowspan=2 | 5 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Vautier | rowspan=2 | 199 | rowspan=2 | +1 Lap |
| Cadillac 5.5L V8 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2 | 8 | rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 11 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} WIN Autosport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Steven Thomas | Oreca 07 | rowspan=2 | 196 | rowspan=2 | +4 Laps{{Double-dagger}} |
| style="font-weight:bold" |
| rowspan=2 | 9
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 52 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating | Oreca 07 | rowspan=2 | 196 | rowspan=2 | +4 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 10
| rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 22 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} United Autosports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} James McGuire | Oreca 07 | rowspan=2 | 193 | rowspan=2 | +7 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2 | 11 | rowspan=2 | GTLM | rowspan=2 | 3 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SPA}} Antonio García | rowspan=2 | 187 | rowspan=2 | +13 Laps{{Double-dagger}} |
| style="font-weight:bold" |
| rowspan=2 | 12
| rowspan=2 | GTLM | rowspan=2 | 24 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards | rowspan=2 | 187 | rowspan=2 | +13 Laps |
| BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 13
| rowspan=2 | GTLM | rowspan=2 | 25 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} BMW Team RLL | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Connor De Phillippi | rowspan=2 | 187 | rowspan=2 | +13 Laps |
| BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 14
| rowspan=2 | GTLM | rowspan=2 | 4 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Corvette Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner | rowspan=2 | 187 | rowspan=2 | +13 Laps |
| Chevrolet 5.5L V8 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2 | 15 | rowspan=2 | LMP3 | rowspan=2 | 74 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Gar Robinson | rowspan=2 | 186 | rowspan=2 | +14 Laps{{Double-dagger}} |
| style="font-weight:bold" |
| rowspan=2 | 16
| rowspan=2 | LMP3 | rowspan=2 | 54 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} CORE Autosport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett | rowspan=2 | 186 | rowspan=2 | +14 Laps |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 17
| rowspan=2 | LMP3 | rowspan=2 | 91 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Riley Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Cox | rowspan=2 | 186 | rowspan=2 | +14 Laps |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 18
| rowspan=2 | LMP3 | rowspan=2 | 36 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Andretti Autosport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jarett Andretti | rowspan=2 | 185 | rowspan=2 | +15 Laps |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 19
| rowspan=2 | LMP3 | rowspan=2 | 2 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} United Autosports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Niklas Krütten | rowspan=2 | 183 | rowspan=2 | +17 Laps |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! rowspan=2 | 20 | rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 96 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Turner Motorsport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps{{Double-dagger}} |
| style="font-weight:bold" |
| rowspan=2 | 21
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Miller Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bryan Sellers | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Lamborghini 5.2L V10 |
| rowspan=2 | 22
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 23 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Heart of Racing Team | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Roman De Angelis | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 23
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 42 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} NTE Sport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Don Yount | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Audi 5.2L V10 |
| rowspan=2 | 24
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 28 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Alegra Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Morad | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 25
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 14 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Vasser Sullivan Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Aaron Telitz | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Lexus 5.0L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 26
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 9 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Pfaff Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Zacharie Robichon | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 |
| rowspan=2 | 27
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 16 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Wright Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 |
| rowspan=2 | 28
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 39 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Heistand | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Audi 5.2L V10 |
| rowspan=2 | 29
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 88 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Team Hardpoint EBM | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Davis | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 |
| rowspan=2 | 30
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 12 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Vasser Sullivan Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Frankie Montecalvo | rowspan=2 | 179 | rowspan=2 | +21 Laps |
| Lexus 5.0L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 31
| rowspan=2 | LMP3 | rowspan=2 | 84 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Theodor Olsen | rowspan=2 | 178 | rowspan=2 | +22 Laps |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 32
| rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 44 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Potter | rowspan=2 | 147 | rowspan=2 | +53 Laps |
| Acura 3.5L Turbo V6 |
| rowspan=2 | 33
DNF | rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 8 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tower Motorsport by Starworks | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} James French | Oreca 07 | rowspan=2 | 146 | rowspan=2 | Accident |
| Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 34
DNF | rowspan=2 | LMP2 | rowspan=2 | 18 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Era Motorsport | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dwight Merriman | Oreca 07 | rowspan=2 | 85 | rowspan=2 | Electrical |
| Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 35
DNF | rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 19 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} GRT Grasser Racing Team | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Misha Goikhberg | rowspan=2 | 73 | rowspan=2 | Accident |
| Lamborghini 5.2L V10 |
| rowspan=2 | 36
DNF | rowspan=2 | GTD | rowspan=2 | 75 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUS}} SunEnergy1 Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Maro Engel | rowspan=2 | 62 | rowspan=2 | Suspension |
| Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 37
DNF | rowspan=2 | LMP3 | rowspan=2 | 38 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Performance Tech Motorsports | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Goldburg | rowspan=2 | 31 | rowspan=2 | Engine |
| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 |
| rowspan=2 | 38
DNF | rowspan=2 | GTLM | rowspan=2 | 79 | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} WeatherTech Racing | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil | rowspan=2 | 3 | rowspan=2 | Fire |
| Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 |
| colspan=8 align=center |Sources:{{Cite web|url=http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/12_6H%20-%20Watkins%20Glen%20International/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202106271040_Race/06_Hour%206/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF|title=03_Results_Race_Official.PDF|date=June 2021|accessdate=July 8, 2021}}{{Cite web |title=2021 SAHLEN'S SIX HOURS OF THE GLEN |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2021_Sahlens_Six_Hours_of_the_Glen/TU/ |access-date=August 26, 2023 |website=racing-reference.info}} |
{{notelist}}
Standings after the race
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{{col-3}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| +DPi Drivers' Championship standings
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | +/– ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Points |
| align=center| 1
| align="left" | 10px | {{flagicon|PRT}} Filipe Albuquerque |align=right| 1733 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px | {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Jarvis |align=right| 1701 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px | {{flagicon|BRA}} Pipo Derani |align=right| 1576 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dane Cameron |align=right| 1511 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px 1 | {{flagicon|DNK}} Kevin Magnussen |align=right| 1499 |
{{col-3}}
{{col-3}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| +LMP2 Drivers' Championship standings
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | +/– ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Points |
| align=center| 1
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Huffaker |align=right| 702 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Merrill |align=right| 700 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px 1 |{{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel |align=right| 640 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px 1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry |align=right| 634 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|GBR}} Wayne Boyd |align=right| 614 |
{{col-3}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| +LMP3 Drivers' Championship standings
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | +/– ! scope="col" | Driver ! scope="col" | Points |
| align=center| 1
| align="left" | 10px | {{flagicon|USA}} Gar Robinson |align=right| 1090 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Bennett |align=right| 1040 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Cox |align=right| 970 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Oliver Askew |align=right| 620 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px 1 |{{flagicon|SWE}} Rasmus Lindh |align=right| 592 |
{{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 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio García |align=right| 1082 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Edwards |align=right| 1001 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Connor De Phillippi |align=right| 966 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px | {{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Milner |align=right| 959 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px 3 |{{flagicon|USA}} Cooper MacNeil |align=right| 942 |
{{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}} Bill Auberlen |align=right| 1296 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|CAN}} Roman De Angelis |align=right| 1235 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} Madison Snow |align=right| 1192 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|CAN}} Zacharie Robichon |align=right| 1137 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Long |align=right| 1134 |
{{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%;" |
| +DPi Teams' Championship standings
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | +/– ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Points |
| align=center| 1
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #10 WTR-Konica Minolta Acura |align=right| 1733 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px |{{Flagicon|CAN}} #55 Mazda Motorsports |align=right| 1701 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px 1 |{{flagicon|USA}} #31 Whelen Engineering Racing |align=right| 1576 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} #60 Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian |align=right| 1511 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px 1 |{{flagicon|USA}} #01 Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing |align=right| 1499 |
{{col-3}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| +LMP2 Teams' Championship standings
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | +/– ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Points |
| align=center| 1
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports |align=right| 702 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} #11 WIN Autosport |align=right| 700 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px 1 |{{flagicon|USA}} #18 Era Motorsport |align=right| 640 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px 1 |{{flagicon|USA}} #8 Tower Motorsport |align=right| 634 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #22 United Autosports |align=right| 614 |
{{col-3}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| +LMP3 Teams' Championship standings
! scope="col" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! scope="col" | +/– ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Points |
| align=center| 1
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #74 Riley Motorsports |align=right| 1090 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #54 CORE Autosport |align=right| 1040 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #91 Riley Motorsports |align=right| 970 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #38 Performance Tech Motorsports |align=right| 888 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} #36 Andretti Autosport |align=right| 592 |
{{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 |{{flagicon|USA}} #3 Corvette Racing |align=right| 1082 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px 1 |{{flagicon|USA}} #24 BMW Team RLL |align=right| 1001 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} #25 BMW Team RLL |align=right| 966 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #4 Corvette Racing |align=right| 959 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px 3 |{{flagicon|USA}} #79 WeatherTech Racing |align=right| 942 |
{{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}} #96 Turner Motorsport |align=right| 1296 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|USA}} #23 Heart of Racing Team |align=right| 1235 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} #1 Paul Miller Racing |align=right| 1192 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px |{{flagicon|CAN}} #9 Pfaff Motorsports |align=right| 1137 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px 2 |{{flagicon|USA}} #16 Wright Motorsports |align=right| 1134 |
{{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%;" |
| +DPi 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| 1807 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px | {{Flagicon|JPN}} Acura |align=right| 1799 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mazda |align=right| 1729 |
{{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}} Chevrolet |align=right| 1105 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px | {{Flagicon|DEU}} BMW |align=right| 1052 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px | {{Flagicon|DEU}} Porsche |align=right| 1022 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px | {{Flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari |align=right| 330 |
{{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 1 | {{flagicon|DEU}} BMW |align=right| 1341 |
| align=center| 2
| align="left" | 10px 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Lamborghini |align=right| 1283 |
| align=center| 3
| align="left" | 10px | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin |align=right| 1281 |
| align=center| 4
| align="left" | 10px 2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Porsche |align=right| 1271 |
| align=center| 5
| align="left" | 10px | {{flagicon|JPN}} Lexus |align=right| 1210 |
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for all sets of standings.
References
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External links
{{Sportscar Race Report
| Year_of_race = 2021
| Sportscar_Series = IMSA SportsCar Championship
| Previous_race_in_season = 2021 Detroit Sports Car Classic
| Next_race_in_season = 2021 WeatherTech 240
}}{{United SportsCar Championship Rounds}}{{6 Hours of Watkins Glen}}
Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen
Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen