On the conclusion of final Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Battle on the Bricks six-hour race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the sanctioning physique introduced an prolonged post-race technical inspection for chosen GTP vehicles — one from every producer, plus the 2 privateer Porsche 963s.
Two infractions had been discovered, leading to fines and vehicles being moved to the again, together with a penalty for the No. 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 that has important championship implications.
The No. 6 963 of Mathieu Jaminet and Nick Tandy completed third within the race however was discovered to have modifications to its wiring harness/loom that had been exterior of homologation. The automotive shall be moved to tenth place within the ultimate GTP race standings (second-from-last) and Porsche receives a high quality of $10,000 because the producer.
The penalty takes the championship factors between the 2 PPM Porsches from a lifeless warmth to a major lead for the No. 7 and drivers Dane Cameron and Felipe Nasr. The hole that may have been 14 factors is now a 124-point benefit for the No. 7 group. Additional, the hole again to the No. 01 Cadillac Racing V-Collection.R of Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande is now solely 40 factors, placing what would have been an virtually assured one-two for PPM within the championship in jeopardy.
The No. 40 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Acura ARX-06 had modified parts in its brake ducting system that had been exterior of homologation. The automotive shall be moved to eleventh place within the ultimate GTP race standings (final place) and the producer receives a monetary penalty of $10,000.
Seven vehicles — the No. 24, No. 6, No. 85, No. 40, No. 5, No. 01 and No. 63 — had been impounded for in-depth technical inspection. Regular post-race technical inspection is often accomplished inside a few hours after the race, however IMSA selected to do extra thorough inspections following the Indianapolis race, close to the place a number of of the groups are based mostly. The inspections had been accomplished on Monday.
