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14 Prototype (P) (P) Entries Motul Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta - Braselton, Georgia October 10 - October 13, 2018 Pre-Event Entry List PROTOTYPE (P) (P) ENTRIES - 14 CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY TEAM SPONSOR CAR TYPE TIRE ENGINE FUEL Scott Sharp(P) USA Tequila Patron ESM Tequila Patron 2 Ryan Dalziel(G) GBR Nissan DPi Continental E-20C Norman Nato(G) FRA Filipe Albuquerque(P) PRT Mustang Sampling Racing Mustang Sampling 5 Joao Barbosa(P) PRT Cadillac DPi Continental E-20C Christian Fittipaldi(P) BRA Dane Cameron(G) USA Acura Team Penske 6 Juan Pablo Montoya(P) COL Acura DPi Continental E-20C Simon Pagenaud(P) FRA Helio Castroneves(P) BRA Acura Team Penske 7 Ricky Taylor(G) USA Acura DPi Continental E-20C Graham Rahal(G) USA Renger Van Der Zande(G) NLD Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R Konica Minolta Business Solutions 10 Jordan Taylor(P) USA Cadillac DPi Continental E-20C Johannes van Overbeek(G) USA Tequila Patron ESM Tequila Patron 22 Pipo Derani(G) BRA Nissan DPi Continental E-20C Timo Bernhard(P) DEU Felipe Nasr(P) BRA Whelen Engineering Racing Whelen Engineering 31 Eric Curran(G) USA Cadillac DPi Continental E-20C Gabby Chaves(G) COL James French(S) USA Performance Tech Motorsports Centinel Spine / Masson Spine Institute / 38 Kyle Masson(S) USA CardioAccess / AIG Technologies / Justice Brothers / ORECA LMP2 Continental E-20C Ric-Man Construction Sebastian Saavedra(G) COL AFS/PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports AFS / Prisma 52 Jose Gutierrez(S) MEX ORECA LMP2 Continental E-20C Will Owen(S) USA Jonathan Bennett(B) USA CORE autosport Composite Resources / Flexbox / Hexagon 54 Colin Braun(G) USA ORECA LMP2 Continental E-20C Romain Dumas(P) FRA Jonathan Bomarito(P) USA Mazda Team Joest Mazda 55 Marino Franchitti(P) GBR Mazda DPi Continental E-20C Spencer Pigot(G) USA 10/3/2018 11:56 am Page 1 of 4 PROTOTYPE (P) (P) ENTRIES - 14 CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY TEAM SPONSOR CAR TYPE TIRE ENGINE FUEL Oliver Jarvis(P) GBR Mazda Team Joest Mazda / Castrol / ModSpace 77 Tristan Nunez(G) USA Mazda DPi Continental E-20C Lucas Di Grassi(P) BRA Simon Trummer(G) CHE JDC-Miller Motorsports PSC Security / Hi-Tide Boat Lifts / Sabelt / Justice 85 Robert Alon(S) USA Brothers / Red Line Oil ORECA LMP2 Continental E-20C Devlin DeFrancesco(S) CAN Chris Miller(S) USA JDC-Miller Motorsports Gainsco Auto Insurance / Hi-Tide Boat Lifts / Sabelt / 99 Stephen Simpson(S) ZAF Justice Brothers / Red Line Oil ORECA LMP2 Continental E-20C Misha Goikhberg(S) RUS GT LE MANS (GTLM) (GTLM) ENTRIES - 9 CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY TEAM SPONSOR CAR TYPE TIRE ENGINE FUEL Jan Magnussen(P) DNK Corvette Racing 3 Antonio Garcia(P) ESP Corvette C7.R Michelin Chevrolet E-20C Marcel Fassler(P) CHE Oliver Gavin(P) GBR Corvette Racing 4 Tommy Milner(P) USA Corvette C7.R Michelin Chevrolet E-20C Marcel Fassler(P) CHE Jesse Krohn(G) FIN BMW Team RLL BMW of North America 24 John Edwards(P) USA BMW M8 GTE Michelin BMW E-20C Chaz Mostert(G) Alexander Sims(P) GBR BMW Team RLL BMW of North America 25 Connor De Phillippi(G) USA BMW M8 GTE Michelin BMW E-20C Bill Auberlen(G) USA Toni Vilander(P) FIN Risi Competizione 62 Miguel Molina(P) ESP Ferrari 488 GTE Michelin Ferrari E-20C Andrea Bertolini(P) ITA Joey Hand(P) USA Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford 66 Dirk Mueller(P) DEU Ford GT Michelin Ford E-20C Sebastien Bourdais(P) FRA Ryan Briscoe(P) AUS Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford 67 Richard Westbrook(P) GBR Ford GT Michelin Ford E-20C Scott Dixon(P) NZL Patrick Pilet(P) FRA Porsche GT Team 911 Nick Tandy(P) GBR Porsche 911 RSR Michelin Porsche E-20C Frederic Makowiecki(P) FRA Earl Bamber(P) NZL Porsche GT Team 912 Laurens Vanthoor(P) BEL Porsche 911 RSR Michelin Porsche E-20C Mathieu Jaminet(G) FRA GT DAYTONA (GTD) (GTD) ENTRIES - 14 CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY TEAM SPONSOR CAR TYPE TIRE ENGINE FUEL 10/3/2018 11:56 am Page 2 of 4 GT DAYTONA (GTD) (GTD) ENTRIES - 14 CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY TEAM SPONSOR CAR TYPE TIRE ENGINE FUEL Dominik Baumann(G) AUT 3GT Racing Mark Levinson Luxury Audio 14 Kyle Marcelli(S) CAN Lexus RC F GT3 Continental Lexus E-10 Philipp Frommenwiler(S) CHE Jack Hawksworth(G) GBR 3GT Racing Basecamp.com 15 David Heinemeier Hansson(S) DNK Lexus RC F GT3 Continental Lexus E-10 Sean Rayhall(S) USA Christopher Mies(P) DEU Montaplast by Land Motorsport Montaplast 29 Daniel Morad(S) CAN Audi R8 LMS GT3 Continental Audi E-10 Sheldon van der Linde(S) ZAF Ben Keating(B) USA Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Mercedes-AMG 33 Jeroen Bleekemolen(P) NLD Motorsports Mercedes-AMG Continental E-10 GT3 Luca Stolz(S) DEU John Potter(B) USA Magnus Racing Audi Tire Center 44 Andy Lally(G) USA Audi R8 LMS GT3 Continental Audi E-10 Andrew Davis(S) USA Bryan Sellers(G) USA Paul Miller Racing TOTAL Lubricants / UIS / Paul Miller Auto Group 48 Madison Snow(S) USA Lamborghini Continental Lamborghini E-10 Huracan GT3 Corey Lewis(S) USA Patrick Long(P) USA Wright Motorsports Porsche Consulting / Porsche Digital 58 Christina Nielsen(S) DNK Porsche 911 GT3 R Continental Porsche E-10 Robert Renauer(S) DEU Cooper MacNeil(S) USA Scuderia Corsa 63 Daniel Serra(G) BRA Ferrari 488 GT3 Continental Ferrari E-10 Gunnar Jeannette(S) USA Bill Sweedler(B) USA Scuderia Corsa 64 Townsend Bell(G) USA Ferrari 488 GT3 Continental Ferrari E-10 Frank Montecalvo(S) USA JC Perez(S) COL P1 Motorsports Sonic Tools / Justice Brothers / Floofie Enterprise 71 Felipe Fraga(S) BRA Mercedes-AMG Continental Mercedes-AMG E-10 GT3 Maximilian Buhk(P) DEU Spencer Pumpelly(S) USA Park Place Motorsports Park Place Porsche 73 Timothy Pappas(B) USA Porsche 911 GT3 R Continental Porsche E-10 Wolf Henzler(P) DEU Katherine Legge(S) GBR Meyer Shank Racing w/ Continental Tire / Curb Records / CAP Fixtures / Acura 86 Alvaro Parente(P) PRT Curb-Agajanian Roberts Service Group / Rocky Fork Company Acura NSX GT3 Continental E-10 Trent Hindman(S) USA Justin Marks(S) USA Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Records / CAP Fixtures / Roberts Service Acura 93 Lawson Aschenbach(G) USA Curb-Agajanian Group / Rocky Fork Company Acura NSX GT3 Continental E-10 Mario Farnbacher(S) DEU 10/3/2018 11:56 am Page 3 of 4 GT DAYTONA (GTD) (GTD) ENTRIES - 14 CAR NO. DRIVERS & NATIONALITY TEAM SPONSOR CAR TYPE TIRE ENGINE FUEL Dillon Machavern(S) USA Turner Motorsport Liqui Moly / Southwest Funding / Turner Motorsport 96 Markus Palttala(G) FIN BMW M6 GT3 Continental BMW E-10 Don Yount(B) USA TOTAL ENTRIES - 37 10/3/2018 11:56 am Page 4 of 4.
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