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GTP Le Mans Series
Round 4: California Wineries Sonoma Grand Prix
The racing is getting tight as attrition takes its toll on men and machines in the GTPLMS. Fewer cars than expected showed up in all categories, and this in turn made things interesting in the championship races
Prototype racing saw newcomers GTXDriver and GT3Emperor take polls in P1 and P2 respectively, but it was the perennial podium finishers Delfino and ICallShotgun going 1-2 in both classes. Delfino extends his points lead in P1, while the P2 Points race is tied through 4 rounds.
Grand Touring categories had GT3Emperor taking polls in both categories (3 total this round), but the races saw Delfino taking the GTS win and with another dominating performance, Drew22 wins GT. The Points for Grand Touring Sport has Drew22 losing 1 point to Delfino, and Drewpyballs OAP duking it out for Grand Touring.
Round 4 Qualifying Results
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[color=darkred][u]Driver Car Time (mm:ss.000)[/u]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]LM Prototype 1:[/center][/b][/color][/size]
[color=#C3A519]GTXDriver #14 GranTurismo Audi R8 1:09.385[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=#959595]Delfino #18 Dell Audi R8 1:10.272[/color]
[color=#E8733A]RACECAR #12 Hewlett-Packard BMW V12 LMR 1:10.843[/color]
[color=navy]ICallShotgun #16 Norcold Dyson BMW V12 LMR 1:11.096[/color]
[color=navy]racefan88501 #1 Dell Audi R8 DNS[/color]
[color=navy]Earth #6 Microsoft Pescarolo PS2 DNS[/color]
[color=navy]nitro_2005 #11 Heineken Pescarolo PS2 DNS[/color]
[color=navy]east #13 GranTurismo Audi R8 DNS[/color]
[color=navy]ls2_297 #17 playstation Pescarolo PS2 DNS[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]LM Prototype 2:[/center][/b][/color][/size]
[color=#C3A519]GT3Emperor #57 SuperPro Racing BMW V12 LM 1:10.963[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=#959595]ICallShotgun #33 Intersport Pescarolo C60 1:11.565[/color]
[color=#E8733A]Delfino #28 Lowes BMW V12 LM 1:13.636[/color]
[color=navy]racefan88501 #21 Lowes BMW V12 LM DNS[/color]
[color=navy]PitwrkzZ1 #22 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12 LM DNS[/color]
[color=navy]m.piedgros #36 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12 LM DNS[/color]
[color=navy]Ford_Fan90 #37 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12 LM DNS[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]Grand Touring Sport (GT1):[/center][/b][/color][/size]
[color=#C3A519]GT3Emperor #56 SuperPro Racing Pagani Zonda LM 1:17.368[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=#959595]Drew22 #45 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR 1:18.027[/color]
[color=#E8733A]Delfino #68 Dell Chevy Corvette C5R 1:18.269[/color]
[color=navy]Ballstothewall #54 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR 1:18.845[/color]
[color=navy]ICallshotgun #53 Visteon Dodge Viper GTS 1:19.017[/color]
[color=navy]racefan88501 #41 Dell Chevy Corvette C5R DNS[/color]
[color=navy]PitwrkzZ1 #42 BMW McLaren F1 GTR DNS[/color]
[color=navy]m.piedgros #63 Panoz Esperante GTR-1 DNS[/color]
[color=navy]ls2_297 #64 GM Goodwrench Chevy Corvette C5R DNS[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]Grand Touring (GT2):[/center][/b][/color][/size]
[color=#C3A519]GT3Emperor #50 SuperPro Racing Chevy Camaro LM 1:18.797[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=#959595]east #66 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM 1:19.559[/color]
[color=#E8733A]GTXDriver #99 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM 1:19.904[/color]
[color=navy]Ballstothewall #69 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM 1:20.305[/color]
[color=navy]ICallShotgun #84 BMW Financing BMW M3 GTR 1:20.374[/color]
[color=navy]Drew22 #96 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM 1:20.702[/color]
[color=navy]Delfino #78 Red Bull Nissan 350Z LM 1:21.777[/color]
[color=navy]RACECAR #82 Red Bull BMW M3 GTR 1:21.927[/color]
[color=navy]oldphart #76 DHL Ford GT LM SpecII 1:22.056[/color]
[color=navy]CAMikaze #65 Goodyear Chevy Camaro LM DNS[/color]
[color=navy]Ford_Fan90 #74 DHL Ford GT LM SpecII DNS[/color]
[color=navy]racefan88501 #77 Red Bull Nissan 350Z LM DNS[/color]
Round 4 Race Results
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[color=darkred][u]Driver Car Time (mm:ss.000)[/u]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]LM Prototype 1:[/center][/b][/color][/size]
[color=#C3A519]Delfino #18 Dell Audi R8 19:14.413[/color][color=#00ef07] 10pts[/color]
[color=#959595]ICallShotgun #16 Norcold Dyson BMW V12 LMR 19:37.754[/color][color=#00ef07] 8pts[/color]
[color=#E8733A]RACECAR #12 Hewlett-Packard BMW V12 LMR 19:42.493[/color][color=#00ef07] 6pts[/color]
[color=navy]GTXDriver #14 GranTurismo Audi R8 19:54.711[/color][color=#00ef07] 4pts[/color]
[color=blue]Best lap goes to [u]Delfino[/u] - 1:12.565[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]LM Prototype 2:[/center][/b][/color][/size]
[color=#C3A519]Delfino #28 Lowes BMW V12 LMR 19:38.110[/color][color=#00ef07] 10pts[/color]
[color=#959595]ICallShotgun #33 Intersport Pescarolo C60 19:41.106[/color][color=#00ef07] 8pts[/color]
[color=#E8733A]GT3Emperor #57 SuperPro Racing BMW V12 LM 19:43.820[/color][color=#00ef07] 6pts[/color]
[color=blue]Best lap goes to [u]GT3Emperor[/u] - 1:14.495[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]Grand Touring Sport (GT1):[/center][/b][/color][/size]
[color=#C3A519]Delfino #68 Dell Chevy Corvette C5R 21:01.737[/color][color=#00ef07] 10pts[/color]
[color=#959595]Drew22 #45 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR 21:19.631[/color][color=#00ef07] 8pts[/color]
[color=#E8733A]ICallShotgun #53 Visteon Dodge Viper GTS 21:36.180[/color][color=#00ef07] 6pts[/color]
[color=navy]GT3Emperor #56 SuperPro Racing Pagani Zonda LM 21:37.721[/color][color=#00ef07] 4pts[/color]
[color=navy]Ballstothewall #54 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR 21:54.298[/color][color=#00ef07] 2pts[/color]
[color=blue]Best lap goes to [u]Drew22[/u] - 1:10.627[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
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[b][color=darkred][size=2][center]Grand Touring (GT2):[/center][/b][/color][/size]
[color=#C3A519]Drew22 #96 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM 21:37.399[/color][color=#00ef07] 10pts[/color]
[color=#959595]oldphart #76 DHL Ford GT LM SpecII 21:50.465[/color][color=#00ef07] 8pts[/color]
[color=#E8733A]Ballstothewall #69 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM 21:52.553[/color][color=#00ef07] 6pts[/color]
[color=navy]GT3Emperor #50 SuperPro Racing Chevy Camaro LM 21:57.161[/color][color=#00ef07] 4pts[/color]
[color=navy]east #66 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM 22:00.341[/color][color=#00ef07] 2pts[/color]
[color=navy]GTXDriver #99 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM 22:06.786[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
[color=navy]RACECAR #82 Red Bull BMW M3 GTR 22:07.148[/color]
[color=navy]ICallShotgun #84 BMW Financing BMW M3 GTR 22:07.901[/color]
[color=navy]Delfino #78 Red Bull Nissan 350Z LM 22:10.199[/color]
[color=blue]Best lap goes to [u]Drew22[/u] - 1:22.139[/color][color=#00ef07] 1pt[/color]
Prototype 1:
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[u][b]Driver: Total Pts: Car: [/u][/b]
[b]Delfino[/b] 35pts [u]#18 Dell Audi R8[/u]
[b]ICallShotgun[/b] 26pts [u]#16 Norcold Dyson BMW V12LMR[/u]
[b]RACECAR[/b] 22pts [u]#12 HP BMW V12LMR[/u]
[b]Earth[/b] 17pts [u]#6 Microsoft Pescarolo PS2[/u]
[b]east[/b] 13ts [u]#13 GranTurismo Audi R8[/u]
[b]racefan88501[/b] 12pts [u]#1 Dell Audi R8[/u]
[b]GTXDriver[/b] 6pts [u]#14 GranTurismo Audi R8[/u]
[b]nitro_2005[/b] 1pts [u]#11 Heineken Pescarolo PS2[/u]
[b]ls2_297[/b] 0pts [u]#17 Playstation Pescarolo PS2[/u]
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[u][b]Driver: Total Pts: Car: [/u][/b]
[b]Delfino[/b] 38pts [u]#28 Lowes BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]ICallShotgun[/b] 38pts [u]#33 Intersport Pescarolo C60[/u]
[b]racefan88501[/b] 21pts [u]#21 Lowes BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]GT3Emperor[/b] 9pts [u]#57 SuperPro Racing BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]PitwrkzZ1[/b] 8pts [u]#22 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]m.piedgros[/b] 0pts [u]#36 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12LM[/u]
[b]Ford_Fan90[/b] 0pts [u]#37 Deutsche-Bank XMarkets BMW V12LM[/u]
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[u][b]Driver: Total Pts: Car: [/u][/b]
[b]Drew22[/b] 42pts [u]#45 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR[/u]
[b]Delfino[/b] 26pts [u]#68 Dell Chevy Corvette C5R[/u]
[b]ICallShotgun[/b] 26pts [u]#53 Visteon Dodge Viper GTS[/u]
[b]BallstotheWall[/b] 20pts [u]#54 Sanatogen BMW McLaren F1 GTR[/u]
[b]GT3Emperor[/b] 16pts [u]#56 Super Pro Racing Pagani Zonda LM[/u]
[b]racefan88501[/b] 6pts [u]#41 Dell Cehvy Corvette C5R[/u]
[b]PitwrkzZ1[/b] 2pts [u]#42 Motorola BMW McLaren F1 GTR[/u]
[b]m.piedgros[/b] 0pts [u]#63 Bentley Publishing Panoz Esperante GTR-1[/u]
[b]ls2_297[/b] 0pts [u]#64 GM Goodwrench Chevy Corvette C5R[/u]
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[u][b]Driver: Total Pts: Car: [/u][/b]
[b]BallstotheWall[/b] 39pts [u]#69 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM[/u]
[b]Drew22[/b] 37pts [u]#96 Dark Dog Mazda RX7 LM[/u]
[b]oldphart[/b] 22pts [u]#76 DHL Ford GT LM SpecII[/u]
[b]Delfino[/b] 13pts [u]#78 Red Bull Nissan 350Z LM[/u]
[b]GTXDriver[/b] 9pts [u]#99 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM[/u]
[b]GT3Emperor[/b] 8pts [u]#50 Super Pro Chevy Camaro LM[/u]
[b]east[/b] 8pts [u]#66 Hewlett-Packard Mazda RX8 LM[/u]
[b]ICallShotgun[/b] 7pts [u]#84 BMW Finance BMW M3 GTR[/u]
[b]RACECAR[/b] 2pts [u]#82 Red Bull BMW M3 GTR[/u]
[b]racefan88501[/b] 2pts [u]#77 Red Bull Nissan 350Z LM[/u]
[b]CAMikaze[/b] 1pts [u]#65 Goodyear Chevy Camaro LM[/u]
[b]Ford_Fan90[/b] 0pts [u]#74 DHL Ford GT LM SpecII[/u]
The Manufacturer's Championship Points are same scale as the Driver's Championship.
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[color=darkred][u][b]LM Prototype 1:[/u][/b]
Manufacturer Points
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Audi 34pts
BMW 24pts
Pescarolo 16pts
[color=darkred][u][b]LM Prototype 2:[/u][/b][/color]
Pescarolo 34pts
BMW 34pts
[color=darkred][u][b]LM Grand Touring Sport:[/u][/b][/color]
BMW 38pts
Chevrolet 24pts
Dodge 24pts
Pagani 12pts
Panoz 0pts
[color=darkred][u][b]LM Grand Touring:[/u][/b][/color]
Mazda 40pts
Ford 18pts
Nissan 11pts
BMW 5pts
Chevrolet 4pts