2017 6 Hours of The Glen

The 2017 Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen was an endurance race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on the July 2nd, 2017. This race was the sixth round of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[1]

Track Map of Watkins Glen International.

Practice and qualifying

Qualifying Results

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

Pos. Class No. Team Driver Time Gap Grid
1 DPi 2 Tequila Patron ESM Pipo Derani 1:34.405 _ 1
2 DPi 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports Olivier Pla 1:34.567 +0.162 2
3 DPi 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Christian Fittipaldi 1:35.306 +0.901 3
4 DPi 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor 1:35.496 +1.091 4
5 DPi 22 Tequila Patron ESM Renger van der Zande 1:35.637 +1.119 5
6 DPi 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Eric Curran 1:36.103 +1.698 6
7 DPi 90 VisitFlorida Racing Renger van der Zande 1:36.129 +1.724 7
8 DPi 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Misha Goikhberg 1:36.799 +2.394 8
9 DPi 455 Mazda Motorsports Tristan Nunez 1:36.886 +2.481 9
10 DPi 70 Mazda Motorsports Joel Miller 1:36.981 +2.576 10
11 PC 38 Performance Tech Motorsports James French 1:40.049 +5.644 11
12 PC 20 BAR1 Motorsports Don Yount 1:42.125 +7.720 12
13 PC 26 BAR1 Motorsports Brian Alder 1:43.575 +9.170 13
14 GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand 1:42.507 +8.102 14
15 GTLM 25 BMW RLL Racing Alexander Sims 1:42.813 +8.408 15
16 GTLM 24 BMW RLL Racing Martin Tomczyk 1:42.881 +8.476 16
17 GTLM 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Richard Westbrook 1:42.884 +8.479 17
18 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Patrick Pilet 1:43.140 +8.735 18
19 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner 1:43.189 +8.784 19
20 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Laurens Vanthoor 1:43.192 +8.787 20
21 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio García 1:43.243 +8.838 21
22 GTD 93 Meyer-Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Andy Lally 1:46.051 +11.646 22
23 GTD 57 Stevenson Motorsports Lawson Aschenbach 1:46.271 +11.866 23
24 GTD 15 3GT Racing Jack Hawksworth 1:46.724 +12.319 24
25 GTD 86 Meyer-Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Jeff Segal 1:46.816 +12.411 25
26 GTD 27 Dream Racing Motorsport Paolo Ruberti 1:47.490 +13.085 26
27 GTD 96 Turner Motorsports Justin Marks 1:47.551 +13.146 27
28 GTD 16 Change Racing Corey Lewis 1:47.774 +13.369 28
29 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Madison Snow 1:47.826 +13.421 29
30 GTD 14 3GT Racing Sage Karam 1:48.058 +13.653 30
31 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Christina Nielsen 1:48.098 +13.693 31
32 GTD 33 Riley Motorsports-Team AMG Ben Keating 1:48.282 +13.877 32
33 GTD 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Boris Said 1:48.778 +14.373 33
34 GTD 73 Park Place Motorsports Matt McMurry 1:48.895 +14.490 34
35 GTD 28 Alegra Motorsports Michael de Quesada 1:49.131 +14.726 35
36 GTD 50 Riley Motorsports-WeatherTech Racing Cooper MacNeil 1:49.878 +15.474 36
37 GTD 23 Alex Job Racing Townsend Bell 1:50.647 +16.242 37
38 GTD 54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett 1:50.973 +16.568 38
Source:[2]

Results

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Laps Time/Gap To/Reason Retired
Engine
1 DPi 5 Mustang Sampling Racing Christian Fittipaldi
João Barbosa
Filipe Albuquerque		 Cadillac DPi-V.R 200 6:01:18.592
Cadillac 6.2L V8 N/A
2 DPi 85 JDC-Miller Motorsports Misha Goikhberg
Stephen Simpson
Chris Miller		 Oreca 07 200 +1.183s
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 N/A
3 DPi 55 Mazda Motorsports Tristan Nunez
Jonathan Bomarito
Spencer Pigot		 Mazda RT24-P 200 +8.546s
Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L I4 Turbo
4 DPi 52 PR1/Mathiasen Motorports Olivier Pla
José Gutiérrez		 Ligier JS P217 200 +17.583s
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 N/A
5 DPi 90 VisitFlorida Racing Marc Goossens
Renger van der Zande		 Riley Mk. 30 198 +2 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 N/A
6 DPi 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Ricky Taylor
Jordan Taylor		 Cadillac DPi-V.R 197 +3 laps
Cadillac 6.2L V8 N/A
7 PC 38 Performance Tech Motorsports James French
Patricio O'Ward
Kyle Masson		 Oreca FLM09 195 +5 laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 N/A
8 GTLM 25 BMW RLL Racing Alexander Sims
Bill Auberlen		 BMW M6 F13 GTLM 192 +8 laps
BMW 4.4L V8 Turbo
9 GTLM 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Richard Westbrook
Ryan Briscoe		 Ford GT 192 +8 laps
Ford 3.5L V6 Turbo
10 GTLM 3 Corvette Racing Antonio García
Jan Magnussen		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 192 +8 laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5L V8 N/A
11 PC 20 BAR1 Motorsports Don Yount
Daniel Burkett
Buddy Rice		 Oreca FLM09 192 +8 laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 N/A
12 GTLM 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Joey Hand
Dirk Müller		 Ford GT 192 +8 laps
Ford 3.5L V6 Turbo
13 GTLM 4 Corvette Racing Tommy Milner
Oliver Gavin		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 192 +8 laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5L V8 N/A
14 GTLM 912 Porsche GT Team Laurens Vanthoor
Gianmaria Bruni		 Porsche 911 RSR 192 +8 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 N/A
15 GTLM 911 Porsche GT Team Patrick Pilet
Dirk Werner		 Porsche 911 RSR 191 +9 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 N/A
16 DPi 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Eric Curran
Dane Cameron
Filipe Albuquerque		 Cadillac DPi-V.R 190 DNF
Cadillac 6.2L V8 N/A
17 GTD 93 Meyer-Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Andy Lally
Katherine Legge		 Acura NSX GT3 187 +13 laps
Acura 3.5L V6 Turbo
18 GTD 63 Scuderia Corsa Christina Nielsen
Alessandro Balzan
Matteo Cressoni		 Ferrari 488 GT3 187 +13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L V8 Turbo
19 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Justin Marks
Jens Klingmann		 BMW M6 G13 GT3 187 +13 laps
BMW 4.4L V8 Turbo
20 GTD 50 Riley Motorsports - Team AMG Cooper MacNeil
Shane van Gisbergen
Gunnar Jeannette		 Mercedes-AMG GT 187 +13 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 N/A
21 GTD 15 3GT Racing Jack Hawksworth
Austin Cindric
Robert Alon		 Lexus RC F GT3 187 +13 laps
Lexus 5.0L V8 N/A
22 GTD 14 3GT Racing Sage Karam
Scott Pruett		 Lexus RC 187 +13 laps
Lexus 5.0L V8 N/A
23 GTD 28 Alegra Motorsports Michael de Quesada
Michael Christensen
Daniel Morad		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 187 +13 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 N/A
24 GTD 73 Park Place Motorsports Matt McMurry
Patrick Lindsey		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 187 +13 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 N/A
25 GTD 57 Stevenson Motorsports Lawson Aschenbach
Andrew Davis		 Audi R8 LMS 186 +14 laps
Audi 5.2L V10 N/A
26 GTD 33 Riley Motorsports - Team AMG Ben Keating
Jeroen Bleekemolen
Mario Farnbacher		 Mercedes-AMG GT 186 +14 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 N/A
27 GTD 27 Dream Racing Motorsport Paolo Ruperti
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli		 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 186 +14 laps
Lamborghini 5.2L V10 N/A
28 GTD 48 Paul Miller Racing Madison Snow
Bryan Sellers		 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 186 +14 laps
Lamborghini 5.2L V10 N/A
29 GTD 54 CORE Autosport Jon Bennett
Colin Braun
Niclas Jönsson		 Porsche 911 GT3 R 186 +14 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6 N/A
30 GTD 23 Alex Job Racing Townsend Bell
Frankie Montecalvo
Bill Sweedler		 Audi R8 LMS 184 +16 laps
Audi 5.2L V10
31 GTD 75 SunEnergy1 Racing Boris Said
Kenny Habul
Tristan Vautier		 Mercedes-AMG GT 184 +16 laps
Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8 N/A
32

DNF

 DPi 2 Tequila Patron ESM Pipo Derani
Ryan Dalziel
Scott Sharp		 Nissan Onroak DPi 177 Throttle
Nissan 3.8L V6 Turbo
33 PC 26 BAR1 Motorsports Gustavo Yacamán
Derek Jones
Brian Alder		 Oreca FLM09 176 +24 laps
Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 N/A
34

DNF

 GTD 86 Meyer-Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Jeff Segal
Oswaldo Negri Jr.		 Acura NSX GT3 167 Hub
Acura 3.5L V6 Turbo
35

DNF

 GTLM 24 BMW Team RLL Martin Tomczyk
John Edwards		 BMW M6 F13 GTLM 161 Radiator
BMW 4.4L V8 Turbo
36

DNF

 DPi 22 Tequila Patron ESM Johannes van Overbeek
Bruno Senna		 Nissan Onroak DPi 160 Oil Pressure
Nissan 3.8L V6 Turbo
37

DNF

 GTD 16 Change Racing Corey Lewis
Jeroen Mul
Brett Sandberg		 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 89 Crash
Lamborghini 5.2L V10 N/A
38

DNF

 DPi 70 Mazda Motorsports Joel Miller
Marino Franchitti
Tom Long		 Mazda RT24-P 61 Trubo
Mazda 2.0L I4 Turbo
Source: [3][4]

Statistics

Pole Position - #1 Pipo Derani - 1:34.405[5]

Fastest Lap - #52 Oliper Pla - 1:33.314[6]

References
  1. https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Watkins_Glen-2017-07-02.html
  2. https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Watkins_Glen-2017-07-02.html?sort=Qualifying
  3. https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Watkins_Glen-2017-07-02.html?sort=Results
  4. https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2017_Sahlens_Six_Hours_of_the_Glen/TU
  5. "Qualifying Results" (PDF). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. "Race Official Results". 6 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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