Rexy Podiums In Canadian Battle

Porsche drivers and teams continue to find success in IMSA support championships and lead the championship in both the Michelin Pilot Challenge and the VP Racing SportsCar Challenge. Luca Mars and Jan Heylen finished a hard-fought ninth at CTMP in Saturday’s two-hour race, the first time the duo has finished outside the podium this season in the RS1 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.

Adelson, pulling double duty in VP Racing SportsCar Challenge in addition to his run in the Weathertech Championship, finished second in the GTDX class in Saturday’s sprint race to take sole possession of the championship lead. Chris Walsh was the GSX Bronze category winner in his TWOth Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport and currently sits second in the GSX Bronze points. Porsche leads the way in the manufacturer championship in both Pilot Challenge and the GTDX class of the VP SportsCar Challenge.

Driver comments after the race

Laurin Heinrich (Porsche 911 GT3 R #77): “P3 here in Canada once again, the same result as last year. We’re extremely happy with third. To be honest, it feels like a win because we weren’t really in the game on pace so we had to do it with strategy. I’m on the best team for that with AO Racing, I have to give credit to them. I just had to hit my fuel numbers when I was leading and we had the last splash and dash.”

Adam Adelson (Porsche 911 GT3 R #120): “First things first, I’m sad I didn’t get to race in the rain the VP Challenge race. There’s no better car in the rain than a Porsche, but we can’t race with lightning. In the WeatherTech race, we did have a bit of a gamble on strategy, and it didn’t pay off. We didn’t have the pace today to fight for the positions we wanted. It was a tough weekend but all we can do now is focus forward and try to learn based on what went on this weekend.”