2021 IMSA Monterey Grand Prix

Track map of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

The 2021 IMSA Monterey Grand Prix was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna in Monterey, California on September 12, 2021. The race was the ninth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship and the sixth round of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

Background[]

Originally scheduled to run on April 25, 2021, the race was set to wrap up the two "West Coast Swing" rounds also consisting of Long Beach, however the event was postponed to September 12, 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic in California.^[1]

On September 10, 2021, IMSA and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca announced a three-year contract extension that would keep the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on the calendar through to the end of 2024.^[2]

Entries[]

Further information: 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship § Entries

A total of 26 cars took part in the event, split across 4 classes. 6 cars were entered in DPi, 4 in LMP2, 3 in GTLM, and 13 in GTD.^[3] In GTD, NTE Sport didn't return after their outing at Road America. Heart of Racing added a second entry alongside its own full time entry.^[4] Grasser Racing Team was absent from the event due to a clash with the ADAC GT Masters round at Lausitzring.^[5] Jacob Abel subbed for Jeff Kingsley in the Compass Racing Acura.^[6]^[7]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying results[]

Pole positions in each class are indicated in bold and by .

Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap	Grid
1	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Filipe Albuquerque	1:14.441	_	1
2	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron	1:14.464	+0.023	2
3	DPi	01	Chip Ganassi Racing	Kevin Magnussen	1:15.026	+0.585	3
4	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Harry Tincknell	1:15.052	+0.611	4
5	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Pipo Derani	1:15.384	+0.943	5
6	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier	1:15.451	+1.010	6
7	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Ben Keating	1:17.227	+2.786	7
8	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Dwight Merriman	1:19.873	+5.432	8
9	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Steven Thomas	1:19.894	+5.453	9
10	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Jordan Taylor	1:21.151	+6.710	10
11	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner	1:21.267	+6.826	11
12	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport By Starworks	John Farano	1:21.563	+7.122	12
13	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil	1:21.931	+7.490	13
14	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman	1:24.505	+10.064	14
15	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley	1:24.568	+10.127	15
16	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis	1:24.591	+10.150	16
17	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow	1:24.711	+10.270	17
18	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand	1:24.751	+10.310	18
19	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon	1:24.754	+10.313	19
20	GTD	14	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Zach Veach	1:24.802	+10.361	20
21	GTD	27	Heart of Racing Team	Ian James	1:25.385	+10.944	21
22	GTD	12	Vasser Sullivan Racing	Matt McMurry	1:25.600	+11.159	22
23	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EMB	Rob Ferriol	1:25.813	+11.372	23
24	GTD	76	Compas Racing	Jacob Abel	1:25.875	+11.434	24
25	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter	1:26.613	+12.172	25
26	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Did Not Participate			26
Sources:^[8]^[9]^[10]

Results[]

Class winners are denoted in bold and .

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired
1	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor	Acura ARX-05	118	2:40:49.456
1	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor	Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6	118	2:40:49.456
2	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen	Cadillac DPi-V.R	118	+14.875
2	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen	Cadillac 5.5L V8	118	+14.875
3	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani	Cadillac DPi-V.R	118	+15.392
3	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani	Cadillac 5.5L V8	118	+15.392
4	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron Olivier Pla	Acura ARX-05	118	+25.529
4	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron Olivier Pla	Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6	118	+25.529
5	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell	Mazda RT24-P	118	+28.503
5	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell	Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4	118	+28.503
6	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier Loïc Duval	Cadillac DPi-V.R	116	+2 Laps
6	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier Loïc Duval	Cadillac 5.5L V8	116	+2 Laps
7	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Mikkel Jensen Ben Keating	Oreca 07	116	+2 Laps
7	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Mikkel Jensen Ben Keating	Gibson Technology GK428 V8	116	+2 Laps
8	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport By Starworks	Gabriel Aubry John Farano	Oreca 07	115	+3 Laps
8	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport By Starworks	Gabriel Aubry John Farano	Gibson Technology GK428 V8	115	+3 Laps
9	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Tristan Nunez Steven Thomas	Oreca 07	115	+3 Laps
9	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Tristan Nunez Steven Thomas	Gibson Technology GK428 V8	115	+3 Laps
10	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Ryan Dalziel Dwight Merriman	Oreca 07	115	+3 Laps
10	LMP2	18	Era Motorsport	Ryan Dalziel Dwight Merriman	Gibson Technology GK428 V8	115	+3 Laps
11	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	112	+6 Laps
11	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	112	+6 Laps
12	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	111	+7 Laps
12	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	111	+7 Laps
13	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil Matt Campbell	Porsche 911 RSR-19	111	+7 Laps
13	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil Matt Campbell	Porsche 4.2L Flat-6	111	+7 Laps
14	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 911 GT3 R	107	+11 Laps
14	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	107	+11 Laps
15	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	107	+11 Laps
15	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	107	+11 Laps
16	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman Patrick Long	Porsche 911 GT3 R	107	+11 Laps
16	GTD	16	Wright Motorsports	Trent Hindman Patrick Long	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	107	+11 Laps
17	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	BMW M6 GT3	107	+11 Laps
17	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	BMW 4.4L Turbo V8	107	+11 Laps
18	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	107	+11 Laps
18	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	107	+11 Laps
19	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Jack Hawksworth Aaron Telitz	Lexus RC F GT3	106	+12 Laps
19	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Jack Hawksworth Aaron Telitz	Lexus 5.0L V8	106	+12 Laps
20	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal	Audi R8 LMS Evo	106	+12 Laps
20	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal	Audi 5.2L V10	106	+12 Laps
21	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge	Porsche 911 GT3 R	106	+12 Laps
21	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	106	+12 Laps
22	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter Andy Lally	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	106	+12 Laps
22	GTD	44	Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports	John Potter Andy Lally	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	106	+12 Laps
23	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus RC F GT3	105	+13 Laps
23	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus 5.0L V8	105	+13 Laps
24	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	103	+15 Laps
24	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	103	+15 Laps
25	GTD	27	Heart of Racing Team	Ian James Alex Riberas	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	0	Did Not Finish
25	GTD	27	Heart of Racing Team	Ian James Alex Riberas	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	0	Did Not Finish
26	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jacob Abel Mario Farnbacher	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	0	Did Not Finish
26	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jacob Abel Mario Farnbacher	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	0	Did Not Finish
Source:^[11]

References[]

↑ "Long Beach, Laguna Seca Rounds Moved to September". December 17, 2020. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/long-beach-laguna-seca-moved-to-september/.
↑ Dagys, John (September 10, 2021). "IMSA, Laguna Seca Confirm Three-Year Contract Extension". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/imsa-laguna-seca-announce-three-year-extension/.
↑ Dagys, John (September 1, 2021). "26 Entries for Laguna Seca". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/26-entries-for-laguna-seca/.
↑ Dagys, John (August 26, 2021). "Heart of Racing Expands into Two-Car Aston GTD Operation". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/heart-of-racing-expands-into-two-car-aston-martin-gtd-operation/.
↑ Dagys, John (September 10, 2021). "Laguna Seca Friday Notebook". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/laguna-seca-friday-notebook-6/.
↑ Dagys, John (September 8, 2021). "Abel to Sub for Kingsley in Compass Acura at Laguna Seca". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/abel-to-sub-for-kingsley-in-compass-acura-at-laguna-seca/.
↑ Pruett, Marshall (September 9, 2021). "Abel gets Acura Monterey call-up by Compass". https://racer.com/2021/09/09/abel-gets-acura-monterey-call-up-by-compass/.
↑ "IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-Proto-DPI-Qualifying.pdf". http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-Proto-DPI-Qualifying.pdf.
↑ "IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-GT-Qualifying.pdf". http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-GT-Qualifying.pdf.
↑ "IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-GTD-Qualifying.pdf". http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-GTD-Qualifying.pdf.
↑ "03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/17_Weathertech%20Raceway%20Laguna%20Seca/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202109121310_Race%20/03_Results_Race%20_Unofficial.PDF. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

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[1] "Long Beach, Laguna Seca Rounds Moved to September". December 17, 2020. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/long-beach-laguna-seca-moved-to-september/.

[2] Dagys, John (September 10, 2021). "IMSA, Laguna Seca Confirm Three-Year Contract Extension". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/imsa-laguna-seca-announce-three-year-extension/.

[3] Dagys, John (September 1, 2021). "26 Entries for Laguna Seca". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/26-entries-for-laguna-seca/.

[4] Dagys, John (August 26, 2021). "Heart of Racing Expands into Two-Car Aston GTD Operation". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/heart-of-racing-expands-into-two-car-aston-martin-gtd-operation/.

[5] Dagys, John (September 10, 2021). "Laguna Seca Friday Notebook". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/laguna-seca-friday-notebook-6/.

[6] Dagys, John (September 8, 2021). "Abel to Sub for Kingsley in Compass Acura at Laguna Seca". https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/abel-to-sub-for-kingsley-in-compass-acura-at-laguna-seca/.

[7] Pruett, Marshall (September 9, 2021). "Abel gets Acura Monterey call-up by Compass". https://racer.com/2021/09/09/abel-gets-acura-monterey-call-up-by-compass/.

[8] "IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-Proto-DPI-Qualifying.pdf". http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-Proto-DPI-Qualifying.pdf.

[9] "IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-GT-Qualifying.pdf". http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-GT-Qualifying.pdf.

[10] "IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-GTD-Qualifying.pdf". http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMSA-2021-Laguna-Seca-GTD-Qualifying.pdf.

[11] "03_Results_Race_Unofficial.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/17_Weathertech%20Raceway%20Laguna%20Seca/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202109121310_Race%20/03_Results_Race%20_Unofficial.PDF. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

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