Race Report: 2020 Motul 100% Synthetic Grand Prix

Charlotte Motor Speedway
Oct. 10, 2020

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Results

Race

Pos.	Class Pos.	No.	Class	Drivers	Team	Car	Laps	Total Time	Gap	Best Lap Lap Time MPH
1	1	3	GTLM	Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	62	1:40:08.170	—	48 1:26.663 96.373
2	2	24	GTLM	Jesse Krohn, John Edwards	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	62	1:40:09.644	1.474 1.474	41 1:26.894 96.116
3	3	25	GTLM	Bruno Spengler, Connor De Phillippi	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	62	1:40:10.229	2.059 0.585	31 1:26.655 96.381
4	1	96	GTD	Robby Foley, Bill Auberlen	Turner Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	61	1:40:18.279	1 Lap 1 Lap	33 1:27.546 95.401
5	2	16	GTD	Ryan Hardwick, Patrick Long	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3R	61	1:40:19.776	1 Lap 1.497	59 1:28.485 94.388
6	3	23	GTD	Roman de Angelis, Ian James	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	61	1:40:27.913	1 Lap 8.137	60 1:29.054 93.785
7	4	12	GTD	Townsend Bell, Michael De Quesada	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	61	1:40:30.064	1 Lap 2.151	33 1:29.237 93.593
8	5	57	GTD	Alvaro Parente, Misha Goikhberg	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	61	1:40:31.124	1 Lap 1.060	31 1:29.411 93.411
9	6	30	GTD	Rob Ferriol, Spencer Pumpelly	Team Hardpoint	Audi R8 LMS GT3	61	1:40:32.768	1 Lap 1.644	24 1:28.950 93.895
10	7	86	GTD	Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	61	1:40:32.862	1 Lap 0.094	28 1:28.469 94.405
11	8	14	GTD	Jack Hawksworth, Aaron Telitz	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	61	1:40:46.239	1 Lap 13.377	30 1:28.459 94.416
12	9	76	GTD	Jeff Kingsley, Paul Holton	Compass Racing	McLaren 720S GT3	60	1:40:24.999	2 Laps 1 Lap	43 1:28.202 94.691
13	10	74	GTD	Gar Robinson, Lawson Aschenbach	Riley Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT3	60	1:40:35.413	2 Laps 10.414	45 1:28.274 94.614
14	4	4	GTLM	Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	54	1:26:19.340	Not Running	40 1:26.731 96.297
15	11	44	GTD	Andy Lally, John Potter	GRT Maguns	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	25	47:29.954	Not Running	25 1:30.720 92.063
16	12	22	GTD	Till Bechtolsheimer, Marc Miller	Gradient Racing	Acura NSX GT3	9	16:07.373	Not Running	3 1:36.230 86.791
17	5	911	GTLM	Nick Tandy, Fred Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	8	13:58.933	Not Running	2 1:30.686 92.097
18	6	912	GTLM	Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	4	6:29.676	Not Running	3 1:31.105 91.674

— Race: Results (PDF) | Back to the session list

Qualifying

Pos.	Class Pos.	No.	Class	Drivers	Team	Car	Time	Lap	Total	Gap	MPH
1	1	3	GTLM	Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	1:14.278	6	7	—	112.442
2	2	911	GTLM	Nick Tandy, Fred Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	1:14.334	6	7	+0.056 +0.056	112.357
3	3	25	GTLM	Bruno Spengler, Connor De Phillippi	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	1:14.730	3	4	+0.452 +0.396	111.762
4	4	24	GTLM	Jesse Krohn, John Edwards	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	1:14.824	3	4	+0.546 +0.094	111.621
5	5	4	GTLM	Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	1:15.067	3	8	+0.789 +0.243	111.260
6	1	14	GTD	Jack Hawksworth, Aaron Telitz	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	1:17.954	9	11	+3.676 +2.887	107.139
7	2	96	GTD	Robby Foley, Bill Auberlen	Turner Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	1:18.077	4	8	+3.799 +0.123	106.971
8	3	86	GTD	Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:18.091	10	10	+3.813 +0.014	106.951
9	4	76	GTD	Jeff Kingsley, Paul Holton	Compass Racing	McLaren 720S GT3	1:18.147	8	9	+3.869 +0.056	106.875
10	5	16	GTD	Ryan Hardwick, Patrick Long	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3R	1:18.232	3	8	+3.954 +0.085	106.759
11	6	74	GTD	Gar Robinson, Lawson Aschenbach	Riley Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT3	1:18.540	5	10	+4.262 +0.308	106.340
12	7	22	GTD	Till Bechtolsheimer, Marc Miller	Gradient Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:18.725	8	9	+4.447 +0.185	106.090
13	8	12	GTD	Townsend Bell, Michael De Quesada	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	1:18.923	4	9	+4.645 +0.198	105.824
14	9	23	GTD	Roman de Angelis, Ian James	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	1:19.299	4	9	+5.021 +0.376	105.322
15	10	44	GTD	Andy Lally, John Potter	GRT Maguns	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	1:20.102	4	9	+5.824 +0.803	104.266
16	11	30	GTD	Rob Ferriol, Spencer Pumpelly	Team Hardpoint	Audi R8 LMS GT3	1:21.235	8	9	+6.957 +1.133	102.812
17	12	57	GTD	Alvaro Parente, Misha Goikhberg	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:22.908	2	6	+8.630 +1.673	100.737
18	6	912	GTLM	Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR			2	+3.453 +0.288

— Qualifying: Results (PDF) | Back to the session list

Practice 2

Pos.	Class Pos.	No.	Class	Drivers	Team	Car	Time	Lap	Total	Gap	MPH
1	1	4	GTLM	Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	1:14.935	27	31	—	111.456
2	2	911	GTLM	Nick Tandy, Fred Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	1:15.103	25	30	+0.168 +0.168	111.207
3	3	24	GTLM	Jesse Krohn, John Edwards	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	1:15.125	29	32	+0.190 +0.022	111.174
4	4	3	GTLM	Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	1:15.129	24	29	+0.194 +0.004	111.168
5	5	912	GTLM	Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	1:15.249	22	27	+0.314 +0.120	110.991
6	6	25	GTLM	Bruno Spengler, Connor De Phillippi	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	1:15.484	27	31	+0.549 +0.235	110.645
7	1	96	GTD	Robby Foley, Bill Auberlen	Turner Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	1:19.475	29	31	+4.540 +3.991	105.089
8	2	74	GTD	Gar Robinson, Lawson Aschenbach	Riley Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT3	1:19.942	27	29	+5.007 +0.467	104.475
9	3	14	GTD	Jack Hawksworth, Aaron Telitz	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	1:19.948	25	26	+5.013 +0.006	104.467
10	4	12	GTD	Townsend Bell, Michael De Quesada	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	1:20.687	30	30	+5.752 +0.739	103.510
11	5	44	GTD	Andy Lally, John Potter	GRT Maguns	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	1:20.784	29	31	+5.849 +0.097	103.386
12	6	76	GTD	Jeff Kingsley, Paul Holton	Compass Racing	McLaren 720S GT3	1:20.807	29	30	+5.872 +0.023	103.357
13	7	16	GTD	Ryan Hardwick, Patrick Long	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3R	1:20.828	28	31	+5.893 +0.021	103.330
14	8	57	GTD	Alvaro Parente, Misha Goikhberg	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:20.928	21	22	+5.993 +0.100	103.202
15	9	86	GTD	Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:22.580	25	28	+7.645 +1.652	101.138
16	10	30	GTD	Rob Ferriol, Spencer Pumpelly	Team Hardpoint	Audi R8 LMS GT3	1:26.218	4	30	+11.283 +3.638	96.870
17	11	23	GTD	Roman de Angelis, Ian James	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	1:26.738	26	29	+11.803 +0.520	96.289
18	12	22	GTD	Till Bechtolsheimer, Marc Miller	Gradient Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:28.099	16	27	+13.164 +1.361	94.802

— Practice 2: Results (PDF) | Back to the session list

Practice 1

Pos.	Class Pos.	No.	Class	Drivers	Team	Car	Time	Lap	Total	Gap	MPH
1	1	24	GTLM	Jesse Krohn, John Edwards	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	1:15.482	32	34	—	110.648
2	2	25	GTLM	Bruno Spengler, Connor De Phillippi	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	1:15.551	30	31	+0.069 +0.069	110.547
3	3	911	GTLM	Nick Tandy, Fred Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	1:15.606	39	39	+0.124 +0.055	110.467
4	4	4	GTLM	Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	1:15.675	6	37	+0.193 +0.069	110.366
5	5	3	GTLM	Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	1:15.695	7	35	+0.213 +0.020	110.337
6	6	912	GTLM	Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	1:15.841	6	37	+0.359 +0.146	110.124
7	1	86	GTD	Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:17.682	8	37	+2.200 +1.841	107.514
8	2	14	GTD	Jack Hawksworth, Aaron Telitz	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	1:17.728	6	31	+2.246 +0.046	107.451
9	3	57	GTD	Alvaro Parente, Misha Goikhberg	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:18.224	11	36	+2.742 +0.496	106.770
10	4	76	GTD	Jeff Kingsley, Paul Holton	Compass Racing	McLaren 720S GT3	1:18.430	6	34	+2.948 +0.206	106.489
11	5	12	GTD	Townsend Bell, Michael De Quesada	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	1:18.625	7	14	+3.143 +0.195	106.225
12	6	16	GTD	Ryan Hardwick, Patrick Long	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3R	1:18.653	9	33	+3.171 +0.028	106.187
13	7	74	GTD	Gar Robinson, Lawson Aschenbach	Riley Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT3	1:18.658	33	34	+3.176 +0.005	106.180
14	8	96	GTD	Robby Foley, Bill Auberlen	Turner Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	1:18.731	12	32	+3.249 +0.073	106.082
15	9	30	GTD	Rob Ferriol, Spencer Pumpelly	Team Hardpoint	Audi R8 LMS GT3	1:19.076	9	35	+3.594 +0.345	105.619
16	10	22	GTD	Till Bechtolsheimer, Marc Miller	Gradient Racing	Acura NSX GT3	1:19.172	14	36	+3.690 +0.096	105.491
17	11	44	GTD	Andy Lally, John Potter	GRT Maguns	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	1:19.631	10	32	+4.149 +0.459	104.883
18	12	23	GTD	Roman de Angelis, Ian James	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	1:19.702	26	36	+4.220 +0.071	104.790

— Practice 1: Results (PDF) | Back to the session list

Green Flag	8:05 p.m. EDT *
Race Broadcast	8 p.m. on NBCSN
Qualifying	2–2:40 p.m. Saturday — 2–2:15 p.m. (GTD) — 2:25–2:40 p.m. (GTLM)
Practice Sessions	7:30–8:30 p.m. Friday 9:45–10:15 a.m. Saturday (GTD Silver/Bronze) 10–11 a.m. Saturday (GTLM) 10:15–10:45 a.m. Saturday (GTD all drivers)
Official Schedule	View PDF

* All times are in Eastern Daylight Time. View the green-flag time in all time zones.

Official Starting Grid	View PDF
Entry List	View Table
Pit Assignments	View PDF
Spotter Guide	View PDF

Entry List

Car No.	Class	Drivers	Team	Car	Engine
3	GTLM	Antonio Garcia, Jordan Taylor	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	Chevrolet
4	GTLM	Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner	Corvette Racing	Corvette C8.R	Chevrolet
24	GTLM	Jesse Krohn, John Edwards	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	BMW
25	GTLM	Bruno Spengler, Connor De Phillippi	BMW Team RLL	BMW M8 GTE	BMW
911	GTLM	Nick Tandy, Fred Makowiecki	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche
912	GTLM	Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche GT Team	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche
12	GTD	Townsend Bell, Michael De Quesada	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	Lexus
14	GTD	Jack Hawksworth, Aaron Telitz	AIM Vasser Sullivan	Lexus RC F GT3	Lexus
16	GTD	Ryan Hardwick, Patrick Long	Wright Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3R	Porsche
22	GTD	Till Bechtolsheimer, Marc Miller	Gradient Racing	Acura NSX GT3	Acura
23	GTD	Roman de Angelis, Ian James	Heart of Racing Team	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	Aston Martin
30	GTD	Rob Ferriol, Spencer Pumpelly	Team Hardpoint	Audi R8 LMS GT3	Audi
44	GTD	Andy Lally, John Potter	GRT Maguns	Lamborghini Huracan GT3	Lamborghini
57	GTD	Alvaro Parente, Misha Goikhberg	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	Acura
74	GTD	Gar Robinson, Lawson Aschenbach	Riley Motorsports	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Mercedes-AMG
76	GTD	Jeff Kingsley, Paul Holton	Compass Racing	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren
86	GTD	Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	Acura
96	GTD	Robby Foley, Bill Auberlen	Turner Motorsport	BMW M6 GT3	BMW

— Entry List: PDF

CONCORD, NC WEATHER

Length	2.32 miles
Duration	1 hour, 40 minutes
Turns	10
Direction	Counter-clockwise
Track Map	Credit: IMSA
Event Twitter Account & Hashtag	‪@CLTMotorSpdwy, #MotulGP

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