2020 Michelin Fan Guide IMSA Road America Notes
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Follow Michelin ® on social media MichelinUSA and MichelinMotorsport MichelinUSA and MichelinRaceUSA MichelinUSA and MichelinMotorsport MichelinRacingUSA.com Road america Tire Allocations/Compounds WeatherTech Championship DPi 9 sets – IMSA Hard LMP2 9 sets – IMSA Hard GTLM 9 sets – GTLM Range GTD 7 sets - MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport GT S9M MICHELIN Pilot Challenge GS 5 Sets – MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport GT S9M TCR 4 Sets – MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport GT S9M Prototype Challenge LMP3 5 Sets – MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport GT S8M / S9M Corvette wins 100 Corvette Racing claimed its 100th IMSA series victory at Daytona with drivers Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia in the No. 3 Corvette C8.R. Since switching to MICHELIN® tires in 2004, the team has won 77 races across four generations of Corvette chassis (C5, C6, C7, C8). 2019 Polesitters Dane Cameron, 1:48.715 DPi No. 6 Acura Team Penske ARX-05 James French, 1:52.037 LMP2 No. 38 Performance Tech ORECA 07 Oliver Gavin, 2:00.663 GTLM No. 4 Corvette C7.R Ben Keating, 2:05.250 GTD No. 33 Riley Mercedes-AMG GT3 Tyler McQuarrie, 2:16.512 GS No. 39 CarBahn Audi R8 LMS GT4 Shelby Blackstock, 2:19.712 TCR No. 37 L.A. Honda World Honda Civic Type R 2019 winners Harry Tincknell, Jonathan Bomarito DPi No. 55 Mazda RT24-P Matt McMurry, Patrick Kelly LMP2 No. 52 PR1/Mathiasen ORECA 07 Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook GTLM No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Ford GT Zacharie Robichon, Matt Campbell GTD No. 9 PFAFF Porsche 911 GT3 R Robin Liddell, Frank DePew GS No. 71 Rebel Rock Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Mason Filippi, Harry Gottsacker TCR No. 21 Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Veloster N TCR Note: WeatherTech race winners Harry Tincknell and Jonathan Bomarito set a new distance record at Road America in the 2-hour, 40-minute race. Tincknell and Bomarito completed 83 laps, a total of 335.984 miles. That eclipsed the old mark of 76 laps and 307.648 miles by 28.336 miles. 2019 fastest laps Oliver Jarvis, 1:51.133 DPi No. 77 Mazda RT24-P James French, 1:55.121 LMP2 No. 38 Performance Tech ORECA 07 Oliver Gavin, 2:03.133 GTLM No. 4 Corvette C7.R Jack Hawksworth, 2:06.991 GTD No. 14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 Robin Liddell, 2:18.475 GS No. 71 Rebel Rock Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R Britt Casey Jr., 2:21.695 TCR No. 17 JDC-Miller Audi RS3 LMS TCR Corvette’s Close links The 2020 Corvette C8 Stingray road car made an early appearance at IMSA’s 2019 trip to Road America. Corvette engineer Ed Piatek introduced the car to a throng of fans. Michelin engineer Lee Willard, who led the development of the street tire for the mid-engine Corvette C8 Stingray, describes the relationship: “The Michelin all-season tires on the new C8 Corvette enable the Corvette owner to drive all year round,” Willard said. “When you think about the qualities of Michelin—long-lasting, high performance, no compromise—that’s the same thing as Corvette.” MICHELIN Pilot Challenge Flashback Last year’s IMSA MICHELIN Pilot Challenge race at Road America was one for the ages. Delayed, then shortened, by both weather and darkness, the GS and TCR field put on a show racing on a mix of either MICHELIN® Pilot® Sport GT slick or rain tires. Robin Liddell drove a memorable last lap in GS, coming from fourth to first in his No. 71 Rebel Rock Racing Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R. Liddell passed Kuno Wittmer coming up the hill, as Wittmer accidentally hit the pit lane speed limiter button on his No. 75 Compass Racing McLaren 570S GT4. TCR also had last-lap drama. Mason Filippi and Harry Gottsacker secured the win in their No. 21 Bryan Herta Autosport Hyundai Veloster N TCR after the winning car on the road received a penalty for a drive-time violation. .