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Porsche wins the six-hour race at IMSA Watkins Glen in rainy conditions

The race was affected by storms and multiple incidents, ending with a Porsche victory.

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The race began with Louis Deletraz on pole position driving the Acura ARX-06 for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti. However, van der Zande took the lead on the first lap. From there, the race saw multiple lead changes, incidents, and complex strategies due to the weather conditions.

The first major incident occurred when Phil Hanson, in the Porsche 963 for JDC-Miller MotorSports, overtook van der Zande and led before the first yellow flag. Dwight Merriman, in an Era Motorsport Oreca, went off track, causing the first interruption.

Throughout the race, multiple crashes and off-track incidents, such as those involving George Kurtz and Roberto Lecorte, kept the teams on alert. Under one of the several yellow flags, Philipp Eng took the lead in his BMW M Hybrid V8, only to be later overtaken by Jack Aitken in the Action Express Cadillac.

During the second half of the race, the weather conditions worsened. Heavy rain caused more yellow flags and a red flag with 1h20m remaining. Upon resumption, Nasr took the lead after a dramatic finish where several cars faced issues, including a lost wheel on Ricky Taylor's Acura.

LMP2 and GTD Pro Categories

In the LMP2 category, Le Mans winner Niklas Nielsen took victory in the AF Corse Oreca, while in GTD Pro, Ross Gunn and Alex Riberas won for Aston Martin after Tommy Milner had to make an additional pit stop for refueling.

Pos Drivers # Car Interval
1 D. Cameron, F. Nasr 7 Porsche 963 -
2 R. van der Zande, S. Bourdais 01 Cadillac V-Series.R +0.749
3 N. Tandy, M. Jaminet 6 Porsche 963 +2.819
4 J. Taylor, L. Deletraz 40 Acura ARX-06 +22.455
5 J. Krohn, P. Eng 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 +22.924
6 C. de Phillippi, N. Yelloly 25 BMW M Hybrid V8 +23.820
7 G. Bruni, B. Viscaal 5 Porsche 963 1 lap
8 P. Derani, J. Aitken, T. Blomqvist 31 Cadillac V-Series.R 1 lap
9 L. Perez Companc, N. Nielsen, L. Wadoux 88 ORECA 07 1 lap
10 G. Kurtz, C. Braun, T. Sowery 04 ORECA 07 1 lap
11 G. Robinson, F. Fraga, J. Burdon 74 ORECA 07 1 lap
12 J. Smiechowski, N. Boulle, T. Dillmann 52 ORECA 07 2 laps
13 D. Andersen, S. Lucas, S. Huffaker 20 ORECA 07 2 laps
14 D. Goldburg, P. di Resta, B. Garg 22 ORECA 07 2 laps
15 J. Farano, M. Dinan, C. Eastwood 8 ORECA 07 2 laps
16 P. Hyett, P. Chatin, M. Brabham 99 ORECA 07 2 laps
17 B. Keating, B. Hanley, N. Pino 2 ORECA 07 2 laps
18 T. van der Helm, R. Westbrook, P. Hanson 85 Porsche 963 2 laps
19 R. Gunn, A. Riberas 23 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 9 laps
20 M. Kirchhofer, O. Jarvis 9 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 9 laps
21 A. Garcia, A. Sims 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 9 laps
22 J. Hawksworth, B. Barnicoat 14 Lexus RC F GT3 9 laps
23 H. Tincknell, M. Rockenfeller 64 Ford Mustang GT3 9 laps
24 L. Heinrich, S. Priaulx 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 9 laps
25 R. Ward, P. Ellis, I. Dontje 57 Mercedes AMG GT3 9 laps
26 A. Adelson, E. Skeer, J. Heylen 120 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 9 laps
27 M. Franco, A. Costa, C. Sbirrazzuoli 34 Ferrari 296 GT3 9 laps
28 J. Potter, A. Lally, S. Pumpelly 44 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 9 laps
29 F. Montecalvo, P. Thompson, A. Telitz 12 Lexus RC F GT3 9 laps
30 R. Foley, P. Gallagher, J. Walker 96 BMW M4 GT3 9 laps
31 S. Yoluc, R. Andrade, S. Andrews 80 Mercedes AMG GT3 9 laps
32 S. Mann, F. Heriau, M. Molina 21 Ferrari 296 GT3 9 laps
33 O. Fidani, M. Bell, L. Kern 13 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTD 9 laps
34 K. Li, A. Fjordbach, K. Bachler 86 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 9 laps
35 O. Triarsi, C. Scardina, A. Rovera 023 Ferrari 296 GT3 9 laps
36 J. Andretti, G. Chaves, S. Hargrove 43 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) 9 laps
37 T. Milner, N. Catsburg 4 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 9 laps
38 M. Skeen, M. Grenier, K. Koch 32 Mercedes AMG GT3 9 laps
39 B. Iribe, F. Schandorff, O. Millroy 70 McLaren 720S GT3 EVO 9 laps
40 B. Sellers, M. Snow, N. Verhagen 1 BMW M4 GT3 9 laps
41 K. Marcelli, D. Formal, G. Doyle 45 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 10 laps
42 S. Monk, T. Calderon, S. McAleer 66 Acura NSX GT3 11 laps
43 R. Taylor, J. Barbosa 10 Acura ARX-06 14 laps
44 F. Perera, J. Pepper 19 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 17 laps
45 S. Thomas, M. Jensen, H. McElrea 11 ORECA 07 23 laps
46 J. Hand, D. Muller 65 Ford Mustang GT3 24 laps
47 E. Lux, R. Lindh, N. Varrone 81 ORECA 07 26 laps
48 D. Serra, D. Rigon 62 Ferrari 296 GT3 26 laps
49 M. Goikhberg, L. Spinelli, D. DeFrancesco 78 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 31 laps
50 M. Cairoli, A. Caldarelli 63 Lamborghini SC63 41 laps
51 R. Frey, M. Gatting, S. Bovy 83 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 54 laps
52 R. De Angelis, Z. Robichon, I. James 27 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo 65 laps
53 G. Levorato, C. Lewis, R. Hardwick 55 Ford Mustang GT3 66 laps
54 J. Barbosa, J. Edgar, L. Willsey 33 Ligier JS P217 83 laps
55 R. Lacorte, G. Sernagiotto, A. Fuoco 47 Ferrari 296 GT3 133 laps
dnf D. Merriman, R. Dalziel, C. Zilisch 18 ORECA 07 147 laps