The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and three support series took to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) for the annual Chevrolet Grand Prix weekend, an event that featured no shortage of Canadian connections on the grid. Here’s a full listing of class podium results and where the Canadians finished.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
The headline series contested a 2 hour and 40 minute race on Sunday afternoon.
LMP2 Podium
- Winner: PJ Hyett & Dane Cameron
- Second-Place: Daniel Goldburg & Tom Blomqvist
- Third-Place: Gar Robinson & Felipe Fraga
Canadians in LMP2
- 4th: Phil Fayer (with Ben Hanley)
- 6th: Chris Cumming (with Pietro Fittipaldi)
- 7th: Travis Hill (with Ryan Dalziel)
- 9th: John Farano (with Renger van der Zande)
GTD Pro Podium
- Winner: Albert Costa & Giacomo Altoè
- Second-Place: Tommy Milner & Nicky Catsburg
- Third-Place: Laurin Heinrich & Klaus Bachler
While there were no Canadian drivers in GTD Pro, Pfaff Motorsports finished fifth with Andrea Caldarelli & Marco Mapelli, while Ford Multimatic Motorsports finished seventh with Christopher Mies & Frederic Vervisch, and 10th with Mike Rockenfeller & Sebastian Priaulx to represent Toronto-area teams.
GTD Podium
- Winner: Danny Formal & Trent Hindman
- Second-Place: Russell Ward & Philip Ellis
- Third-Place: Jack Hawksworth & Parker Thompson
Canadians in GTD
- 3rd: Parker Thompson (with Jack Hawksworth)
- 4th: Robert Wickens (with Alec Udell)
- 5th: Roman De Angelis (with Casper Stevenson)
- 9th: Orey Fidani (with Matthew Bell)
- 13th: Misha Goikhberg (with Mario Farnbacher)
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge
The Michelin Pilot Challenge was the Saturday afternoon headliner, with a two-hour race.
GS Podium
- Winner: Sean McAlister & Jeff Westphal
- Second-Place: Austin Krainz & Stevan McAleer
- Third-Place: Sean Quinlan & Gregory Liefooghe
Canadians in GS
- 7th: Daniel Morad (with Bryce Ward)
TCR Podium
- Winner: Karl Wittmer & LP Montour
- Second-Place: Tyler Gonzalez & Eric Powell
- Third-Place: Celso Neto & Ryan Eversley
Canadians in TCR
- 1st: Karl Wittmer & LP Montour
- 4th: Dean Baker (with Bruno Junqueira)
- 5th: Denis Dupont (with Preston Brown)
- 9th: Megan Tomlinson & Ron Tomlinson
- 12th (DNF): Sam Baker & James Vance
- 13th (DNF): Mark Wilkins (with Bryson Morris)
IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge
The VP Racing SportsCar Challenge had two 45-minute races scheduled, one for each day.
P3 Race 1 Podium
- Winner: Valentino Catalano
- Second-Place: Jonathan Woolridge
- Third-Place: Brian Thienes
GTDX Race 1 Podium
- Winner: Jake Walker
- Second-Place: Adam Adelson
- Third-Place: AJ Muss
GSX Race 1 Podium
- Winner: Kiko Porto
- Second-Place: Steven Clemons
- Third-Place: Chris Walsh
Canadians in Race 1
- Jonathan Woolridge (second-place, P3 class)
- Samantha Tan (fourth-place, GTDX class)
- Justin Di Benedetto (fourth-place, GSX class)
Due to inclement weather on Sunday morning, race two was postponed and may be made up during an IMSA race weekend later this season.
Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin
The Mazda MX-5 Cup also had two 45-minute races scheduled, one for each day.
Race 1 Podium
- Winner: Tyler Gonzalez
- Second-Place: Helio Meza
- Third-Place: Gresham Wagner
Canadians in Race 1
- Marcello Paniccia (ninth-place)
- Damon Ockey (21st-place, DNF)
Race 2 Podium
Race two was shortened by five minutes due to the same inclement weather that postponed the SportsCar Challenge event.
- Winner: Gresham Wagner
- Second-Place: Jeremy Fletcher
- Third-Place: Nate Cicero
Canadians in Race 2
- Marcello Paniccia (fifth-place)
- Damon Ockey (18th-place)
