In GTD class both TF sport Corvettes sucked and finished in the back of this class

In GTD PRO after a victorious GTD cameo in Long Beach, AO Racing’s Laurin Heinrich and Klaus Bachler drove the No. 77 Porsche 911 GT3 R to the top step of the podium. It was the first win for AO’s pink “Roxy” livery in IMSA.
Bachler ran second behind polesitter Giacomo Altoe in the No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3, but an effective undercut allowed Heinrich and the No. 77 Porsche to grab the lead after the first round of pit stops.

Altoe’s co-driver Albert Costa spent the middle stage behind his countryman Antonio Garcia and lost significant time to Heinrich. While the No. 81 Ferrari got past the No. 3 Corvette later on, the 10s gap to the in-form Heinrich was too much for Costa to overcome.
The No. 77 Porsche coasted to victory, ahead of the No. 81 Ferrari, and the No. 3 Pratt Miller Motorsports Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Garcia and Alexander Sims, on the podium in third.

Andrea Caldarelli and Marco Mapelli finished fourth in the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, and the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 EVO finished fifth, salvaging a solid result after Dan Harper took an early drive-through penalty for a false start.
Winward Racing, Russell Ward, and Philip Ellis took their second GTD win of the season in the No. 57 Mercedes-AMG GT3, in a race where three different teams had their turn at the front.
Ellis emerged in the lead after the final round of pit stops after running third behind the leading No. 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 and the second-placed No. 32 Korthoff Competition Motors Mercedes-AMG.

The No. 57 Mercedes-AMG finished 5.5s ahead of the No. 12 Lexus of Parker Thompson, who made a brilliant sprint from sixth to second on the opening lap, and co-driver Jack Hawksworth.

On the final lap, the No. 34 Conquest Racing Ferrari of Manny Franco and Daniel Serra swiped the final GTD podium place from the No. 32 Korthoff Mercedes-AMG. Serra got by Seth Lucas, who tried his best to hold onto third after co-driver Kenton Koch led the opening stint of the race from pole.

Forte Racing’s No. 78 Lamborghini driven by Misha Goikhberg and Mario Farnbacher drove quietly to fifth place, followed by the No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche of Adam Adelson and Elliott Skeer, in sixth after coming back from a drive-through penalty due to Skeer’s collision with Casper Stevenson’s No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin.

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