2018 IMSA Michelin Encore
The 2018 IMSA Michelin SportsCar Encore was the inaugural edition of the non-championship sports car race held at Sebring International Raceway on 9 November 2018. The race was contested with LMP3 cars, GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars and TCR-touring car. The event was organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).[2]
| Race details | ||
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| Date | 9 November 2018 | |
| Official name | IMSA Michelin SportsCar Encore | |
| Location | Sebring, Florida, United States | |
| Course | Permanent circuit 6.02 km (3.74 mi) | |
| Distance | Main Race 4 Hours[1] | |
| LMP3 | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers |  Matthew Bell Kay Van Berlo James McGuire Jr. |
K2R Motorsports |
| Time | 1:57.102 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Roman De Angelis Kyle Kirkwood | ANSA Motorsports |
| Second | Matthew Bell Kay Van Berlo James McGuire Jr. | K2R Motorsports |
| Third | David Grant Keith Grant Katherine Legge | Polestar Motor Racing Inc. |
| GS | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers | Kyle Marcelli Dean Martin Nate Stacy |
KohR Motorsports |
| Time | 2:11.352 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Kyle Marcelli Dean Martin Nate Stacy | KohR Motorsports |
| Second | Jason Bell Andy Lally James Sofronas | GMG Racing |
| Third | DJ Randall Rod Randall Kenny Wilden | KohR Motorsports |
| TCR | ||
| Pole | ||
| Drivers | Marco Cirone Remo Ruscitti |
Mark Motors Racing |
| Time | 2:14.426 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Marco Cirone Remo Ruscitti | Mark Motors Racing |
| Second | Michael Johnson Stephen Simpson | JDC-Miller Motorsports |
| Third | Luke Rumburg Tanner Rumburg | Rumcastle, LLC |
Classes
- Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3)
- Grand Sport (GS) (run to GT4 regulations)
- Touring Car (TCR) (run to TCR regulations)
Entry List
LMP3
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSA Motorsports[3] |
Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 2 | Jon Brownson[3] |
| Dakota Dickerson[3] | ||||
| Neil Alberico | ||||
| 4 | Dean Baker[3] | |||
| Michal Chlumecky[3] | ||||
| Zacharie Robichon[3] | ||||
| 13 | Roman De Angelis[3] | |||
| Kyle Kirkwood[3] | ||||
| Atlantic Racing Team[3] |
ADESS-03 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 6 |  Jim Antunes[3] |
| Tazio Ottis[3] | ||||
| Robin Schute | ||||
| Simraceway Motorsports[3] |
Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 11 | Nico Rondet[3] |
| Maurice Smith[3] | ||||
| John Schauerman | ||||
| Performance Tech Motorsports[3] |
Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 19 | Bradley Baker[3] |
| Jan Heylen[3] | ||||
| Bruno Junqueira[3] | ||||
| P1 Motorsports[3] |
Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 25 | Joel Janco[3] |
 Jonatan Jorge[3] | ||||
| Kenton Koch[3] | ||||
| K2R Motorsports[3] |
Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 26 | Matthew Bell[3] |
| James McGuire Jr[3] | ||||
| Kay van Berlo | ||||
| 64 | Alex Barron[3] | |||
| Naveen Rao[3] | ||||
| Extreme Speed Motorsports[3] |
Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 33 | Max Hanratty[3] |
| Lance Willsey[3] | ||||
| Polestar Motor Racing Inc.[3] |
Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 40 | David Grant[3] |
| Keith Grant[3] | ||||
| Katherine Legge[3] | ||||
| JDC-Miller Motorsports[4] |
Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0L V8 | 84 | Guy Cosmo[4] |
| Patrick Byrne[4] | ||||
Grand Sport
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMG Racing[4] |
Audi R8 LMS GT4 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 22 | Jason Bell[4] |
| James Sofronas[4] | ||||
| Andy Lally | ||||
| KohR Motorsports[3] |
Ford Mustang GT4 | Ford 5.0 L Coyote V8 | 59 | Rod Randall[3] |
| Kenny Wilden[3] | ||||
| DJ Randall | ||||
| 60 | Kyle Marcelli[3] | |||
| Dean Martin[3] | ||||
| Nate Stacy[3] | ||||
| NOLAsport[5] |
Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 72 | Jason Hart[5] |
| Matt Travis[5] | ||||
| Mike Vess[5] | ||||
| Carbahn Motorsports[3] |
Audi R8 LMS GT4 | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 93 | Tyler McQuarrie[3] |
| Mark Siegal[3] | ||||
| Jeff Westphal[3] | ||||
Touring Car
| Team | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumcastle, LLC[3] |
Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | Volkswagen 2.0 L I4 T/C | 31 | Luke Rumburg[3] |
| Tanner Rumburg[3] | ||||
| JDC-Miller Motorsports[4] |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Audi 2.0 L TFSI | 54 | Michael Johnson[4] |
| Stephen Simpson[4] | ||||
| Mark Motors Racing[3] |
Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | Audi 2.0 L TFSI | 82 | Marco Cirone[3] |
| Remo Ruscitti[3] | ||||
References
- "Official Race Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 2018-11-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- "IMSA Confirms Sebring Encore Race for November 2018 – Sportscar365". Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- Dagys, John (31 October 2018). "20 Entries for Michelin Encore; No GT3 Cars". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- Dagys, John (22 October 2018). "Preparations, Interest Building for Michelin Encore". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- Kilshaw, Jake (26 October 2018). "NOLAsport Enters Michelin Encore With Porsche GT4". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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