2019 Monterey Grand Prix
The 2019 Monterey Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California, on September 15, 2019. This race was the eleventh round of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the seventh round of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.
Background
On September 6, 2019, IMSA released a technical bulletin regarding the Balance of Performance for the race. In the Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class, the Mazda RT24-P was given a 5-kilogram weight increase. The Cadillac DPI-V.R was made 20 kilograms lighter, as well as a 0.3-millimeter larger air restrictor, and a fuel capacity increase of 2 liters. No changes were made GTLM. In GTD, the Porsche 911 GT3 R and Lexus RC F GT3 were made 20 and 5 kilograms heavier, respectively. The Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo and McLaren 720S GT3 were made 10 kilograms lighter.[1]
Entries
On September 4, 2019, the entry list for the event was released, featuring 32 cars. There were 10 cars in Daytona Prototype International, 2 entries in LMP2, 8 entries in GTLM, and 12 entries in GTD. Dalton Kellett returned to PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports after James French competed at Road America. In GTD, Lone Star Racing would not return for Laguna Seca. Christina Nielsen returned to the #57 Meyer Shank Racing entry after being substituted by Bia Figueiredo and Alice Powell in the 2 previous rounds. [2]
Qualifying
Ricky Taylor claimed overall pole for the event for Acura Team Penske.[3]
Qualifying results
Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by 
.
| Pos. | Class | No. | Team | Driver | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPi | 7 | Acura Team Penske | Ricky Taylor | 1:15.035 | _ | 1 |
| 2 | DPi | 6 | Acura Team Penske | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:15.343 | +0.308 | 2 |
| 3 | DPi | 10 | Konica Minolta Cadillac | Jordan Taylor | 1:15.488 | +0.453 | 3 |
| 4 | DPi | 77 | Mazda Team Joest | Tristan Nunez | 1:15.517 | +0.482 | 4 |
| 5 | DPi | 31 | Whelen Engineering Racing | Felipe Nasr | 1:15.610 | +0.575 | 5 |
| 6 | DPi | 55 | Mazda Team Joest | Jonathan Bomarito | 1:15.728 | +0.693 | 6 |
| 7 | DPi | 5 | Mustang Sampling Racing | Filipe Albuquerque | 1:15.757 | +0.722 | 7 |
| 8 | DPi | 85 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Mikhail Goikhberg | 1:16.176 | +1.141 | 8 |
| 9 | DPi | 84 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | Simon Trummer | 1:16.348 | +1.313 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 38 | Performance Tech Motorsports | Kyle Masson | 1:16.817 | +1.782 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 52 | PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | Matt McMurry | 1:17.618 | +2.583 | 11 |
| 12 | DPi | 54 | CORE Autosport | John Bennett | 1:17.661 | +2.626 | 12 |
| 13 | GTLM | 24 | BMW Team RLL | Jesse Krohn | 1:21.557 | +7.634 | 13 |
| 14 | GTLM | 66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Dirk Müller | 1:21.684 | +6.649 | 14 |
| 15 | GTLM | 25 | BMW Team RLL | Tom Blomqvist | 1:21.891 | +6.856 | 15 |
| 16 | GTLM | 912 | Porsche GT Team | Laurens Vanthoor | 1:21.942 | +6.907 | 16 |
| 17 | GTLM | 67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | Ryan Briscoe | 1:21.999 | +6.964 | 17 |
| 18 | GTLM | 3 | Corvette Racing | Jan Magnussen | 1:22.026 | +6.991 | 18 |
| 19 | GTLM | 4 | Corvette Racing | Olivier Gavin | 1:22.161 | +7.126 | 19 |
| 20 | GTLM | 911 | Porsche GT Team | Nick Tandy | 1:22.295 | +7.260 | 20 |
| 21 | GTD | 48 | Paul Miller Racing | Corey Lewis | 1:24.962 | +9.927 | 21 |
| 22 | GTD | 86 | Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | Trent Hindman | 1:25.063 | +10.028 | 22 |
| 23 | GTD | 63 | Scuderia Corsa | Cooper MacNeil | 1:25.118 | +10.083 | 23 |
| 24 | GTD | 9 | Pfaff Motorsports | Zacharie Robichon | 1:25.165 | +10.130 | 24 |
| 25 | GTD | 96 | Turner Motorsport | Robby Foley | 1:25.165 | +10.130 | 25 |
| 26 | GTD | 76 | Compass Racing | Matt Plumb | 1:25.204 | +10.169 | 26 |
| 27 | GTD | 57 | Heinricher Racing with Meyer-Shank | Christina Nielsen | 1:25.311 | +10.276 | 27 |
| 28 | GTD | 33 | Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports | Ben Keating | 1:25.678 | +10.643 | 28 |
| 29 | GTD | 14 | AIM Vasser Sullivan | Richard Heinstand | 1:26.180 | +11.145 | 29 |
| 30 | GTD | 44 | Magnus Racing | John Potter | 1:26.414 | +11.379 | 30 |
| 31 | GTD | 12 | AIM Vasser Sullivan | Frankie Montecalvo | 1:26.466 | +11.431 | 31 |
| 32 | GTD | 73 | Park Place Motorsports | Patrick Lindsey | no time1 | – | 32 |
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- 1 The No. 73 Park Place Motorsports entry had its two fastest laps deleted as penalty for causing a red flag during its qualifying session.
Results
Class winners are denoted in bold and .
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References
- Dagys, John (6 September 2019). "Cadillac DPi Gets Double BoP Break for Laguna Seca". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- Dagys, John (4 September 2019). "32 Entries for Laguna Seca in Sprint Cup Finale". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- Eubanks, Michael (14 September 2019). "IMSA: Ricky Taylor leads Acura 1-2 in Laguna Seca qualifying". nbcsports.com. NBC Universal. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "03_Results_Qualifying.PDF" (PDF). results.imsa.com. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF" (PDF). 15 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "09/15/2019 race: Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix (WSCC) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 11 February 2023.