2021 Road Race Showcase at Road America

The 2021 Road Race Showcase at Road America was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The Race was held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 8, 2021. The race was the eighth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the fifth round of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Track map of Road America

Background

During this race weekend, IMSA holds their "State of the Series" annual press conference, in which they confirm and announce their future plans for the series they sanction.

On August 3, 2021, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event.[1] In DPi, the Mazda RT24-P received a 10 kilogram weight increase. In GTD, the Lexus RC F GT3 received a 10 kilogram weight increase. The Aston Martin Vantage GT3 was given a 6.7 horsepower reduction. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo and BMW M6 GT3 were given fuel capacity reduction of 1 and 2 liters, respectively. No changes were made in GTLM.

Entries

A total 35 cars took part in the event split across five classes. 6 were entered in DPi, 4 in LMP2, 7 in LMP3, 3 in GTLM, and 15 in GTD.[2] Ryan Dalziel substituted for Kyle Tilley in the Era Motorsport entry due to a clash with the NASCAR Cup Series round at Watkins Glen.[3] Jr III Motorsports and Wulver Motorsports made their IMSA SportsCar Championship debuts at this event while Dawson Racing was absent. Dan Goldburg returned to the #38 Performance Tech Motorsports entry after Mateo Llarena filled in at Watkins Glen. NTE Sport returned after skipping the Lime Rock round.[4]

Practice

Practice 1

The first practice session took place at 6:10 PM CT on Friday and ended with Harry Tincknell topping the charts for Mazda Motorsports, with a lap time of 2:09.769.[5]

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap
1	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Harry Tincknell	2:09.769	_
2	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Filipe Albuquerque	2:10.168	+0.399
3	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Kevin Magnussen	2:10.577	+0.808
Source:[6]

Practice 2

The second and final practice session took place at 9:55 AM CT on Saturday and ended with Ricky Taylor topping the charts for Konica Minolta Acura, with a lap time of 1:49.752.[7]

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap
1	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Ricky Taylor	1:49.752	_
2	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Felipe Nasr	1:50.411	+0.659
3	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier	1:50.556	+0.804
Source:[8]

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap	Grid
1	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz	2:07.195	_	21
2	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman	2:07.862	+0.667	22
3	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Felipe Nasr	2:07.919	+0.724	1
4	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley	2:07.953	+0.758	23
5	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon	2:08.209	+1.014	24
6	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand	2:08.341	+1.146	25
7	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis	2:08.569	+1.374	26
8	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Ricky Taylor	2:08.677	+1.482	2
9	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo	2:08.702	+1.507	27
10	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Oliver Jarvis	2:08.716	+1.521	3
11	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow	2:09.110	+1.915	28
12	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Kevin Magnussen	2:09.194	+1.999	4
13	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley	2:09.321	+2.126	29
14	GTD	32	Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports	Shane Lewis	2:09.990	+2.795	30
15	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol	2:10.173	+2.978	31
16	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer	2:10.263	+3.068	32
17	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Misha Goikhberg	2:10.266	+3.071	33
18	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier	2:10.497	+3.302	5
19	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Olivier Pla	2:10.500	+3.305	6
20	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter	2:12.194	+4.999	34
21	GTD	42	NTE Sport	Don Yount	2:14.383	+7.188	35
22	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Ben Keating	2:18.511	+11.316	7
23	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Dan Goldburg	2:19.106	+11.911	11
24	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson	2:19.419	+12.224	12
25	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Steven Thomas	2:19.941	+12.746	8
26	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Jordan Taylor	2:20.979	+13.784	18
27	LMP3	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti	2:21.170	+13.975	13
28	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner	2:21.606	+14.411	19
29	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett	2:21.885	+14.690	14
30	LMP3	61	Wulver Motorsports	Augie Pabst	2:22.170	+14.975	15
31	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil	2:24.174	+14.979	20
32	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport By Starworks	John Farano	2:24.176	+14.981	9
33	LMP3	30	Jr III Motorsports	Theodor Olsen	2:24.600	+17.405	17
34	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jim Cox	2:25.260	+18.065	17
35	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Dwight Merriman	2:27.462	+20.267	10
Sources:[9][10][11][12][13]

Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani	Cadillac DPi-V.R	76	2:40:24.362
1	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani	Cadillac 5.5L V8	76	2:40:24.362
2	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell	Mazda RT24-P	76	+1.594
2	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell	Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4	76	+1.594
3	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen	Cadillac DPi-V.R	76	+5.770
3	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen	Cadillac 5.5L V8	76	+5.770
4	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque	Acura ARX-05	76	+46.781
4	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque	Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6	76	+46.781
5	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron Olivier Pla	Acura ARX-05	76	+49.018
5	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron Olivier Pla	Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6	76	+49.018
6	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier Loïc Duval	Cadillac DPi-V.R	76	+1:53.142
6	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier Loïc Duval	Cadillac 5.5L V8	76	+1:53.142
7	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Dwight Merriman Ryan Dalziel	Oreca 07	75	+1 Lap
7	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Dwight Merriman Ryan Dalziel	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	75	+1 Lap
8	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport By Starworks	John Farano Gabriel Aubry	Oreca 07	75	+1 Lap
8	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport By Starworks	John Farano Gabriel Aubry	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	75	+1 Lap
9	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Ben Keating Mikkel Jensen	Oreca 07	75	+1 Lap
9	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Ben Keating Mikkel Jensen	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	75	+1 Lap
10	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Tristan Nunez Steven Thomas	Oreca 07	74	Did Not Finish
10	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Tristan Nunez Steven Thomas	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	74	Did Not Finish
11	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun	Ligier JS P320	73	+3 Laps
11	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	73	+3 Laps
12	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil Matt Campbell	Porsche 911 RSR-19	73	+3 Laps
12	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil Matt Campbell	Porsche 4.2L Flat-6	73	+3 Laps
13	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh	Ligier JS P320	73	+3 Laps
13	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Dan Goldburg Rasmus Lindh	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	73	+3 Laps
14	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	73	+3 Laps
14	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	73	+3 Laps
15	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga	Ligier JS P320	72	+4 Laps
15	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	72	+4 Laps
16	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jim Cox Dylan Murry	Ligier JS P320	72	+4 Laps
16	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jim Cox Dylan Murry	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	72	+4 Laps
17	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	72	+4 Laps
17	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	72	+4 Laps
18	LMP3	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti Oliver Askew	Ligier JS P320	72	+4 Laps
18	LMP3	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti Oliver Askew	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	72	+4 Laps
19	LMP3	61	Wulver Motorsports	Tõnis Kasemets Augie Pabst	Ligier JS P320	71	+5 Laps
19	LMP3	61	Wulver Motorsports	Tõnis Kasemets Augie Pabst	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	71	+5 Laps
20	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 GT3 R	69	+7 Laps
20	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	69	+7 Laps
21	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	BMW M6 GT3	69	+6 Laps
21	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	BMW 4.4L Turbo V8	69	+6 Laps
22	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman Patrick Long	Porsche 911 GT3 R	69	+7 Laps
22	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman Patrick Long	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	69	+7 Laps
23	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	69	+7 Laps
23	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	69	+7 Laps
24	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz Jack Hawsworth	Lexus RC F GT3	68	+8 Laps
24	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz Jack Hawsworth	Lexus 5.0L V8	68	+8 Laps
25	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus RC F GT3	68	+8 Laps
25	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus 5.0L V8	68	+8 Laps
26	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	68	+8 Laps
26	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	68	+8 Laps
27	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge	Porsche 911 GT3 R	68	+8 Laps
27	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	68	+8 Laps
28	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	68	+8 Laps
28	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	68	+8 Laps
29	GTD	39	CarBahn with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal	Audi R8 LMS Evo	68	+8 Laps
29	GTD	39	CarBahn with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal	Audi 5.2L V10	68	+8 Laps
30	GTD	42	NTE Sport	J.R. Hildebrand Don Yount	Audi R8 LMS Evo	68	+8 Laps
30	GTD	42	NTE Sport	J.R. Hildebrand Don Yount	Audi 5.2L V10	68	+8 Laps
31	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley Mario Farnbacher	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	67	+9 Laps
31	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley Mario Farnbacher	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	67	+9 Laps
32	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter Andy Lally	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	62	Did Not Finish
32	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter Andy Lally	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	62	Did Not Finish
33	GTD	32	Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports	Guy Cosmo Shane Lewis	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	46	Did Not Finish
33	GTD	32	Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports	Guy Cosmo Shane Lewis	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	46	Did Not Finish
34	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Misha Goikhberg Franck Perera	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	24	Did Not Finish
34	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Misha Goikhberg Franck Perera	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	24	Did Not Finish
35	LMP3	30	Jr III Motorsports	Theodor Olsen Mike Skeen	Ligier JS P320	8	Did Not Finish
35	LMP3	30	Jr III Motorsports	Theodor Olsen Mike Skeen	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	8	Did Not Finish
Source:[14]

References

Dagys, John (August 3, 2021). "Mazda Handed Weight Increase for Road America". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
Dagys, John (July 28, 2021). "New LMP3 Teams Boost Road America Entry". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
Dagys, John (August 6, 2021). "Road America Friday Notebook". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
Dagys, John (July 23, 2021). "Hildebrand Returns in NTE Sport Audi for Road America". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
Kish, Ryan (August 6, 2021). "Tincknell leads rain-shortened opening practice at Road America". racer.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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Dagys, John (August 7, 2021). "Taylor Tops Second Practice at Road America". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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"03_Results_Qualifying 20-20GTD 20Points 20-20GTLM 20Position 20- 20Points.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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[1] Dagys, John (August 3, 2021). "Mazda Handed Weight Increase for Road America". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[2] Dagys, John (July 28, 2021). "New LMP3 Teams Boost Road America Entry". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[3] Dagys, John (August 6, 2021). "Road America Friday Notebook". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[4] Dagys, John (July 23, 2021). "Hildebrand Returns in NTE Sport Audi for Road America". sportscar365.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[5] Kish, Ryan (August 6, 2021). "Tincknell leads rain-shortened opening practice at Road America". racer.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[6] "03_Results_Practice 201.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[7] Dagys, John (August 7, 2021). "Taylor Tops Second Practice at Road America". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[8] "03_Results_Practice 202.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[9] "LMP2-DPi 20Position 20and 20Points.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[10] "LMP3 20Position 20and 20Points.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[11] "03_Results_Qualifying 20-20GTD 20Points 20-20GTLM 20Position 20- 20Points.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[12] "03_Results_Qualifying 20-20GTD 20Position.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[13] "01_Grid_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

[14] "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.