The Brazilian duo are back in the title race with just three meetings to go to the end of the 2021 season. On a good dynamic (the only team to have won two consecutive races this year), Nasr-Derani are only 41 points behind. DPi leaders Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor (Cadillac), who had to settle for fourth at Road America.
We did it again!!! Road America Winners!! So thankful for this moment.@WhelenEng | @Cadillac | @Lucas_Oil pic.twitter.com/A1EI4yKwP6
— Felipe Nasr (@FelipeNasr) August 9, 2021
“We had a fantastic weekend, it was perfect, recognizes Pipo Derani. I focused on saving fuel during my final stint, which worked. “ England’s Harry Tincknell and Oliver Jarvis (Mazda) finished at 1”5, the podium being completed by Renger Van der Zande and Kevin Magnussen (Cadillac).
The first classified French is Olivier Pla, fifth with the Meyer Shane Racing Acura DPi with Dane Cameron.
In the GTLM class, the WeatherTech Racing team has shown that they can be counted on during the future 24 Hours of Le Mans (August 21-22). The American team beat the two official Corvette C8.Rs with the semi-official Porsche 911 RSR, driven by the gentleman-driver Cooper MacNeil and factory pilot Matt Campbell.
“It was definitely not easy at times, explains the Australian. The team always kept me updated and gave me the information I needed to get the fuel mileage we needed to be able to get to the end of the race. We did the job we needed. “We haven’t had the best races since (victory at) Sebring, and now getting our second win is a fantastic result. Especially the way we did it is quite special beating the two Corvettes, it’s always more difficult. “
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