The tracks at Long Beach and Laguna Seca couldn’t be more different from each other, and that is a testament to the racing prowess of the drivers and crews of the top teams this season. BMW Team RLL’s Edwards and Luhr won GTLM in the #24 car, while teammates Auberlen and Werner, fresh off their victory in Long Beach, picked up the second place finish in the #25 car. Meanwhile in the Prototype Class, the Taylor brothers followed up their win at Long Beach with a second place finish at Laguna Seca, not even a second and a half behind the VisitFlorida.com DP of Richard Westbrook and Michael Valiante.
The race at Long Beach only has two classes, so this race saw the return of Prototype Challenge and GT Daytona to the line up. Chris Cumming and Bruno Junqueira took the #11 RSR Racing Oreca FLM09 to the top of podium, while Patrick Lindsey and Spencer Pumpelly did the same in the Park Place Porsche – the team’s first ever win.
Here’s the breakdown of the top results:
Prototype
1. VisitFlorida.com Corvette DP, Westbrook & Valiante
2. Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DP, R. Taylor & J. Taylor
3. Michael Shank Racing Honda HPD Ligier JS, Pew & Negri
4. Action Express Racing Corvette DP, Barbosa & Fittipaldi
Prototype Challenge
1. RSR Racing Oreca FLM09, Junqueira & Cumming
2. CORE Autosport Oreca FLM09, Bennett & Braun
3. Performance Tech Motorsports Oreca FLM09, French & Hedlund
4. JDC/Miller Motorsports Oreca FLM09, Goikhberg & Veach
GT Le Mans
1. BMW Team RLL BMW Z4 GTE, Edwards & Luhr
2. BMW Team RLL BMW Z4 GTE, Auberlen & Werner
3. Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR, Pilet & Christensen
4. Risi Competizione Ferrari F458 Italia, Kaffer & Fisichella
GT Daytona
1. Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT America, Lindsey & Pumpelly
2. Paul Miller Racing Audi R8 LMS, Haase & Moltke
3. Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT America, James & Farnbacher
4. Scuderia Corsa Ferrari F458 Italia, Sweedler & Bell
