Wayne Taylor Racing ends IMSA win drought in chaotic Road America finish
Filipe Albuquerque ended Wayne Taylor Racing’s two-year victory drought in a chaotic Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America. Albuquerque, who shares the #10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R with co-driver Ricky Taylor, held off a furious final push to the finish in a wild race that featured nine cautions and ended under yellow around the 4.048-mile, 14-mile natural ... Keep…
Wayne Taylor Racing ended their two-year winless streak at the IMSA Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America with a thrilling victory. Co-driven by Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque secured the win in a chaotic race featuring nine cautions and ending under yellow flags. This marks the first GTP class win for the team since 2024.
Ricky Taylor expressed his pride and disbelief in the achievement, stating that they had been doubting themselves throughout the race. The victory also gave Wayne Taylor Racing a double podium, with Laurin Heinrich and Louis Deletraz finishing second and third respectively.
The race began with a series of pit stops during a caution period following a crash in Turn 12. Tijmen van der Helm took the lead for JDC-Miller MotorSports, followed by Wayne Taylor Racing's Jordan Taylor in second. Dries Vanthoor secured third place.
A restart with 10 minutes and 35 seconds remaining saw Kévin Estre and championship leader Jack Aitken collide while fighting for second place. Both cars retired, and a resulting caution brought the race to an early end. Laurin Heinrich finished second in JDC-Miller MotorSports, while Louis Deletraz claimed third for the same team, marking a double podium finish.
In LMP2, Tom Dillmann of Inter Europol Competition took the lead, followed by Bijoy Garg of Indu Europol Competition. In the GTD Pro class, Pfaff Motorsports secured an emotional win in the #9 Lamborghini Temperario GT3, driven by Andrea Caldarelli and Sandy Mitchell. The GTD class was won by Winward Racing, with Philip Ellis and Russell Ward, along with Indy Dontje.
The overall GTP championship gap has narrowed significantly, with Jack Aitken currently holding a 128-point lead over Laurin Heinrich. #9 Pfaff Motorsports Lamborghini Temperario GT3, driven by Andrea Caldarelli, Sandy Mitchell, and Jack Hawksworth, secured the win.
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