IMSA Sportscar Championship - Suzuka International Racing Course - Grand Prix
January 27, 2021 10:45pm
Race session, January 27, 2021
Quick Stats
- Series: IMSA Sportscar Championship
- Track: Suzuka International Racing Course - Grand Prix — 5.808 km
- Session: Race #37117732
- Drivers: 38
- Classes: Dallara P217, GTE IMSA, GTD Class
- Winner: Michele Costantini
- Most Distance Covered: 26 laps, 151.008 km
- Simulator Used: iRacing
Race — 26 laps
| Pos | Class | Driver | Club | Car | Laps | Time / Gap | Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallara P217 P1 | Michele Costantini | Italy | Dallara P217 | 26 | 46:28.882 | 1:45.076 |
| 2 | Dallara P217 P2 | Braden Eves | Ohio | Dallara P217 | 26 | +13.547 | 1:44.935 |
| 3 | Dallara P217 P3 | João Vaz | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 26 | +14.968 | 1:45.353 |
| 4 | Dallara P217 P4 | Dominik Hofmann | DE-AT-CH | Dallara P217 | 26 | +24.282 | 1:45.494 |
| 5 | Dallara P217 P5 | Michael Romanidis | International Club | Dallara P217 | 26 | +26.923 | 1:45.878 |
| 6 | Dallara P217 P6 | Ric Schiavon | Italy | Dallara P217 | 26 | +29.295 | 1:45.981 |
| 7 | Dallara P217 P7 | Markus Dec | DE-AT-CH | Dallara P217 | 26 | +38.916 | 1:45.626 |
| 8 | Dallara P217 P8 | Ruggero Mancini | Italy | Dallara P217 | 26 | +40.185 | 1:46.183 |
| 9 | Dallara P217 P9 | AJ Lawal | UK and I | Dallara P217 | 26 | +50.797 | 1:46.042 |
| 10 | Dallara P217 P10 | Nathan Blok2 | Canada | Dallara P217 | 26 | +55.229 | 1:46.362 |
| 11 | Dallara P217 P11 | Jarrett Lee | UK and I | Dallara P217 | 26 | +1:04.343 | 1:46.697 |
| 12 | Dallara P217 P12 | Alex Alemany | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 26 | +1:07.862 | 1:46.352 |
| 13 | Dallara P217 P13 | Adam ETEKI | France | Dallara P217 | 26 | +1:22.732 | 1:46.145 |
| 14 | GTE IMSA P1 | James J Pinsker | UK and I | Porsche 911 RSR | 24 | +2 laps | 1:54.248 |
| 15 | GTE IMSA P2 | Yoep de Ligt | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 24 | +2 laps | 1:54.283 |
| 16 | GTE IMSA P3 | Sebastiaan Christaan | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 24 | +2 laps | 1:54.389 |
| 17 | GTE IMSA P4 | Diogo Pais Solipa | Iberia | BMW M8 GTE | 24 | +2 laps | 1:54.680 |
| 18 | GTE IMSA P5 | Alex Palou | Iberia | BMW M8 GTE | 24 | +2 laps | 1:54.946 |
| 19 | GTE IMSA P6 | Richard Hounslow | UK and I | Porsche 911 RSR | 24 | +2 laps | 1:55.326 |
| 20 | GTE IMSA P7 | João Brites | Iberia | Porsche 911 RSR | 24 | +2 laps | 1:55.736 |
| 21 | GTE IMSA P8 | Mac Miller | New Jersey | Porsche 911 RSR | 24 | +2 laps | 1:55.708 |
| 22 | GTE IMSA P9 | Michael Smith41 | California Club | Porsche 911 RSR | 24 | +2 laps | 1:55.644 |
| 23 | GTE IMSA P10 | Robbert Bodde | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 24 | +2 laps | 1:55.666 |
| 24 | GTE IMSA P11 | Joao Carlos N. Mendigo | Brazil | BMW M8 GTE | 24 | +2 laps | 1:56.117 |
| 25 | GTD Class P1 | Michael Dix | UK and I | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 23 | +3 laps | 2:00.425 |
| 26 | GTD Class P2 | Paul Webster3 | UK and I | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 23 | +3 laps | 2:00.902 |
| 27 | GTD Class P3 | Tarcilo de Assis | Brazil | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 23 | +3 laps | 1:59.851 |
| 28 | GTD Class P4 | Tim Eilzer | DE-AT-CH | BMW M4 GT3 | 23 | +3 laps | 2:00.400 |
| 29 | GTD Class P5 | Paul Cassidy | UK and I | BMW M4 GT3 | 23 | +3 laps | 2:01.214 |
| 30 | GTD Class P6 | Chris DiMaso | Illinois | BMW M4 GT3 | 23 | +3 laps | 2:01.345 |
| 31 | Dallara P217 P14 | Tom Valcik | Central-Eastern Europe | Dallara P217 | 22 | +4 laps | 1:47.342 |
| 32 | GTD Class P7 | Zach Blincoe | Australia/NZ | BMW M4 GT3 | 22 | +4 laps | 2:01.440 |
| 33 | GTE IMSA P12 | Vincenzo Prencipe | Italy | Porsche 911 RSR | 22 | +4 laps | 1:56.158 |
| 34 | GTD Class P8 | Matthieu Elias | Canada | BMW M4 GT3 | 22 | +4 laps | 2:01.725 |
| 35 | GTD Class P9 | Laurens van Oort | Benelux | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 10 | +16 laps | 1:59.977 |
| 36 | Dallara P217 P15 | James Goldsztajn | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 7 | +19 laps | 1:45.916 |
| 37 | GTE IMSA P13 | Bruno do Carmo | Brazil | Porsche 911 RSR | 5 | +21 laps | 1:58.734 |
| 38 | GTE IMSA P14 | Luc Chmielowski | France | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE | 0 | +26 laps |
Lone Qualifying
| Pos | Class | Driver | Club | Car | Laps | Gap | Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallara P217 P1 | Michele Costantini | Italy | Dallara P217 | 2 | 1:44.188 | |
| 2 | Dallara P217 P2 | Braden Eves | Ohio | Dallara P217 | 2 | +0.500 | 1:44.689 |
| 3 | Dallara P217 P3 | João Vaz | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 2 | +0.560 | 1:44.749 |
| 4 | Dallara P217 P4 | Dominik Hofmann | DE-AT-CH | Dallara P217 | 2 | +0.589 | 1:44.778 |
| 5 | Dallara P217 P5 | Markus Dec | DE-AT-CH | Dallara P217 | 2 | +0.627 | 1:44.816 |
| 6 | Dallara P217 P6 | AJ Lawal | UK and I | Dallara P217 | 2 | +0.883 | 1:45.072 |
| 7 | Dallara P217 P7 | Michael Romanidis | International Club | Dallara P217 | 2 | +0.922 | 1:45.111 |
| 8 | Dallara P217 P8 | Ric Schiavon | Italy | Dallara P217 | 2 | +1.141 | 1:45.330 |
| 9 | Dallara P217 P9 | James Goldsztajn | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 2 | +1.238 | 1:45.427 |
| 10 | Dallara P217 P10 | Jarrett Lee | UK and I | Dallara P217 | 2 | +1.292 | 1:45.481 |
| 11 | Dallara P217 P11 | Alex Alemany | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 2 | +1.699 | 1:45.888 |
| 12 | Dallara P217 P12 | Adam ETEKI | France | Dallara P217 | 1 | +1.975 | 1:46.164 |
| 13 | Dallara P217 P13 | Nathan Blok2 | Canada | Dallara P217 | 2 | +2.009 | 1:46.198 |
| 14 | Dallara P217 P14 | Tom Valcik | Central-Eastern Europe | Dallara P217 | 2 | +2.677 | 1:46.866 |
| 15 | GTE IMSA P1 | Yoep de Ligt | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 2 | +9.388 | 1:53.577 |
| 16 | GTE IMSA P2 | James J Pinsker | UK and I | Porsche 911 RSR | 2 | +9.640 | 1:53.829 |
| 17 | GTE IMSA P3 | Diogo Pais Solipa | Iberia | BMW M8 GTE | 1 | +9.664 | 1:53.853 |
| 18 | GTE IMSA P4 | Bruno do Carmo | Brazil | Porsche 911 RSR | 1 | +9.889 | 1:54.078 |
| 19 | GTE IMSA P5 | Sebastiaan Christaan | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 2 | +9.902 | 1:54.091 |
| 20 | GTE IMSA P6 | Alex Palou | Iberia | BMW M8 GTE | 2 | +10.113 | 1:54.302 |
| 21 | GTE IMSA P7 | Richard Hounslow | UK and I | Porsche 911 RSR | 2 | +10.646 | 1:54.835 |
| 22 | GTE IMSA P8 | Luc Chmielowski | France | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE | 2 | +10.655 | 1:54.844 |
| 23 | GTE IMSA P9 | Vincenzo Prencipe | Italy | Porsche 911 RSR | 1 | +10.655 | 1:54.844 |
| 24 | GTE IMSA P10 | Robbert Bodde | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 1 | +10.665 | 1:54.854 |
| 25 | GTE IMSA P11 | Mac Miller | New Jersey | Porsche 911 RSR | 2 | +10.749 | 1:54.937 |
| 26 | GTE IMSA P12 | João Brites | Iberia | Porsche 911 RSR | 1 | +11.502 | 1:55.691 |
| 27 | GTE IMSA P13 | Joao Carlos N. Mendigo | Brazil | BMW M8 GTE | 2 | +11.729 | 1:55.918 |
| 28 | GTE IMSA P14 | Michael Smith41 | California Club | Porsche 911 RSR | 2 | +11.805 | 1:55.994 |
| 29 | GTD Class P1 | Laurens van Oort | Benelux | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 2 | +15.181 | 1:59.370 |
| 30 | GTD Class P2 | Tarcilo de Assis | Brazil | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 2 | +15.238 | 1:59.427 |
| 31 | GTD Class P3 | Tim Eilzer | DE-AT-CH | BMW M4 GT3 | 2 | +16.038 | 2:00.227 |
| 32 | GTD Class P4 | Michael Dix | UK and I | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 2 | +16.257 | 2:00.446 |
| 33 | GTD Class P5 | Paul Cassidy | UK and I | BMW M4 GT3 | 2 | +16.899 | 2:01.088 |
| 34 | GTD Class P6 | Paul Webster3 | UK and I | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 2 | +16.979 | 2:01.168 |
| 35 | GTD Class P7 | Zach Blincoe | Australia/NZ | BMW M4 GT3 | 1 | +17.358 | 2:01.546 |
| 36 | GTD Class P8 | Chris DiMaso | Illinois | BMW M4 GT3 | 1 | +17.859 | 2:02.048 |
| 37 | Dallara P217 P15 | Ruggero Mancini | Italy | Dallara P217 | 1 | ||
| 38 | GTD Class P9 | Matthieu Elias | Canada | BMW M4 GT3 | 0 |
Open Practice
| Pos | Class | Driver | Club | Car | Laps | Gap | Best Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallara P217 P1 | Braden Eves | Ohio | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 2 | GTE IMSA P1 | Yoep de Ligt | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 3 | GTE IMSA P2 | James J Pinsker | UK and I | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 4 | Dallara P217 P2 | João Vaz | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Dallara P217 P3 | Michele Costantini | Italy | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 6 | GTE IMSA P3 | Alex Palou | Iberia | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | ||
| 7 | Dallara P217 P4 | Markus Dec | DE-AT-CH | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 8 | GTE IMSA P4 | Diogo Pais Solipa | Iberia | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | ||
| 9 | Dallara P217 P5 | Michael Romanidis | International Club | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Dallara P217 P6 | Dominik Hofmann | DE-AT-CH | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 11 | GTE IMSA P5 | Bruno do Carmo | Brazil | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 12 | GTD Class P1 | Laurens van Oort | Benelux | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 0 | ||
| 13 | Dallara P217 P7 | Ric Schiavon | Italy | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Dallara P217 P8 | Nathan Blok2 | Canada | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Dallara P217 P9 | Alex Alemany | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 16 | GTD Class P2 | Tarcilo de Assis | Brazil | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 0 | ||
| 17 | GTE IMSA P6 | Sebastiaan Christaan | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 18 | GTD Class P3 | Tim Eilzer | DE-AT-CH | BMW M4 GT3 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Dallara P217 P10 | Ruggero Mancini | Italy | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Dallara P217 P11 | James Goldsztajn | Iberia | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Dallara P217 P12 | AJ Lawal | UK and I | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GTE IMSA P7 | Richard Hounslow | UK and I | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 23 | Dallara P217 P13 | Tom Valcik | Central-Eastern Europe | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GTE IMSA P8 | Robbert Bodde | Benelux | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 25 | GTE IMSA P9 | Mac Miller | New Jersey | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 26 | GTE IMSA P10 | Joao Carlos N. Mendigo | Brazil | BMW M8 GTE | 0 | ||
| 27 | GTE IMSA P11 | Vincenzo Prencipe | Italy | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 28 | GTE IMSA P12 | João Brites | Iberia | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 29 | GTE IMSA P13 | Luc Chmielowski | France | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE | 0 | ||
| 30 | GTE IMSA P14 | Michael Smith41 | California Club | Porsche 911 RSR | 0 | ||
| 31 | Dallara P217 P14 | Jarrett Lee | UK and I | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Dallara P217 P15 | Adam ETEKI | France | Dallara P217 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GTD Class P4 | Michael Dix | UK and I | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 0 | ||
| 34 | GTD Class P5 | Matthieu Elias | Canada | BMW M4 GT3 | 0 | ||
| 35 | GTD Class P6 | Chris DiMaso | Illinois | BMW M4 GT3 | 0 | ||
| 36 | GTD Class P7 | Paul Webster3 | UK and I | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO | 0 | ||
| 37 | GTD Class P8 | Zach Blincoe | Australia/NZ | BMW M4 GT3 | 0 | ||
| 38 | GTD Class P9 | Paul Cassidy | UK and I | BMW M4 GT3 | 0 |





