2021 WeatherTech 240 at The Glen

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The 2021 WeatherTech 240 at The Glen was a sports car race sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). The race was held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York on July 2, 2021. This race was the sixth round of the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship, and the third round of the 2021 WeatherTech Sprint Cup.

The race featured a 46-minute weather-enforced red flag period, and was won by the Whelen Engineering Racing duo of Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr.^[1]

Background[]

The race was a late addition to the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship calendar, after travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park for the second consecutive year.^[2] With the round scheduled for the July 4th weekend, the WeatherTech 240 was run less than a week after the 2021 6 Hours of The Glen, creating a veritable double header at Watkins Glen.

On June 30, 2021, IMSA released the latest technical bulletin outlining Balance of Performance for the event.^[3] The lone change occurred in DPi, where the Cadillac DPi-V.R received a one-liter fuel capacity increase after finishing fourth through seventh in class the previous weekend.

Entries[]

Script error: The function "further" does not exist. A total of 30 cars took part in the event, split across five classes. 6 cars were entered in DPi, 3 in LMP2, 6 in LMP3, 3 in GTLM, and 12 in GTD. The pre-event entry list featured 31 cars, but was reduced to the final tally of 30 following the #16 Wright Motorsports entry's withdrawal.^[4]

The only change from the previous round in DPi was the absence of Ally Cadillac Racing, while LMP2 saw a reduced three full-season entries after Era Motorsport announced their intention to scale back their 2021 program.^[5] The Michelin Endurance Cup entry from United Autosports was also absent, as was their entry in LMP3. BMW Team RLL's absence saw the return of the three-car GTLM field, while GTD featured a host of changes owing to the round only paying points towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup. Pfaff Motorsports and Magnus Racing withdrew, as they had done at Detroit, while Gradient Racing and Compass Racing replaced them as part of their Sprint Cup-only campaigns.^[6] Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports also made their IMSA SportsCar Championship debut at this event, bringing the GTD class tally to 13.^[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	Ricky Taylor	1:30.058	_	1
2	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Olivier Pla	1:30.404	+0.346	2
3	DPi	01	Chip Ganassi Racing	Kevin Magnussen	1:30.545	+0.487	3
4	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Pipo Derani	1:30.684	+0.626	4
5	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Harry Tincknell	1:30.947	+0.889	5
6	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Loïc Duval	1:31.094	+1.036	6
7	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Ben Keating	1:34.969	+4.911	7
8	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Steven Thomas	1:35.392	+5.334	8
9	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport by Starworks	John Farano	1:39.644	+9.586	9
10	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Mateo Llarena	1:42.633	+12.575	10
11	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett	1:43.368	+13.310	11
12	LMP3	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti	1:43.608	+13.550	12
13	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Jordan Taylor	1:43.821	+13.763	16
14	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Nick Tandy	1:44.045	+13.987	17
15	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson	1:44.650	+14.592	13
16	LMP3	84	D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing	Theodor Olsen	1:49.677	+19.619	14
17	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jim Cox	1:50.230	+20.172	15
18	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil	1:57.420	+27.362	18
19	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Madison Snow	1:59.380	+29.322	19
20	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo	1:59.820	+29.762	20
21	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand	2:00.946	+30.888	21
22	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer	2:01.146	+31.088	22
23	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley	2:01.146	+31.088	23
24	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis	2:01.198	+31.140	24
25	GTD	28	Alegra Motorsports	Michael de Quesada	2:01.201	+31.143	25
26	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz	2:01.396	+31.338	26
27	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Robby Foley	2:01.894	+31.836	27
28	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol	2:02.907	+32.849	28
29	GTD	32	Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports	Shane Lewis	2:04.610	+34.552	29
—	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Time Disallowed			—
Sources:^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

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	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani	Cadillac DPi-V.R	63	2:41:27.882
1	DPi	31	Whelen Engineering Racing	Felipe Nasr Pipo Derani	Cadillac 5.5L V8	63	2:41:27.882
2	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen	Cadillac DPi-V.R	63	+1.473
2	DPi	01	Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing	Renger van der Zande Kevin Magnussen	Cadillac 5.5L V8	63	+1.473
3	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque	Acura ARX-05	63	+10.315
3	DPi	10	Konica Minolta Acura	Ricky Taylor Filipe Albuquerque	Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6	63	+10.315
4	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier Loïc Duval	Cadillac DPi-V.R	63	+12.025
4	DPi	5	JDC-Mustang Sampling Racing	Tristan Vautier Loïc Duval	Cadillac 5.5L V8	63	+12.025
5	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell	Mazda RT24-P	63	+12.446
5	DPi	55	Mazda Motorsports	Oliver Jarvis Harry Tincknell	Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0L Turbo I4	63	+12.446
6	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron Olivier Pla	Acura ARX-05	63	+15.107
6	DPi	60	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Dane Cameron Olivier Pla	Acura AR35TT 3.5L Turbo V6	63	+15.107
7	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Ben Keating Mikkel Jensen	Oreca 07	59	+4 Laps
7	LMP2	52	PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports	Ben Keating Mikkel Jensen	Gibson 4.2L GK428 V8	59	+4 Laps
8	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Steven Thomas Tristan Nunez	Oreca 07	59	+4 Laps
8	LMP2	11	WIN Autosport	Steven Thomas Tristan Nunez	Gibson 4.2L GK428 V8	59	+4 Laps
9	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport by Starworks	John Farano Gabriel Aubry	Oreca 07	59	+4 Laps
9	LMP2	8	Tower Motorsport by Starworks	John Farano Gabriel Aubry	Gibson GK428 4.2L V8	59	+4 Laps
10	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga	Ligier JS P320	59	+4 Laps
10	LMP3	74	Riley Motorsports	Gar Robinson Felipe Fraga	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	59	+4 Laps
11	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jim Cox Dylan Murry	Ligier JS P320	59	+4 Laps
11	LMP3	91	Riley Motorsports	Jim Cox Dylan Murry	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	59	+4 Laps
12	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun	Ligier JS P320	59	+4 Laps
12	LMP3	54	CORE Autosport	Jon Bennett Colin Braun	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	59	+4 Laps
13	LMP3	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti Oliver Askew	Ligier JS P320	59	+4 Laps
13	LMP3	36	Andretti Autosport	Jarett Andretti Oliver Askew	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	59	+4 Laps
14	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	59	+4 Laps
14	GTLM	3	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	59	+4 Laps
15	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	59	+4 Laps
15	GTLM	4	Corvette Racing	Tommy Milner Nick Tandy	Chevrolet 5.5L V8	59	+4 Laps
16	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil Matt Campbell	Porsche 911 RSR-19	58	+5 Laps
16	GTLM	79	WeatherTech Racing	Cooper MacNeil Matt Campbell	Porsche 4.2L Flat-6	58	+5 Laps
17	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Mateo Llarena Rasmus Lindh	Ligier JS P320	58	+5 Laps
17	LMP3	38	Performance Tech Motorsports	Mateo Llarena Rasmus Lindh	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	58	+5 Laps
18	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz Jack Hawksworth	Lexus RC F GT3	57	+6 Laps
18	GTD	14	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Aaron Telitz Jack Hawksworth	Lexus 5.0L V8	57	+6 Laps
19	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus RC F GT3	57	+6 Laps
19	GTD	12	Vasser-Sullivan Racing	Frankie Montecalvo Zach Veach	Lexus 5.0L V8	57	+6 Laps
20	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	Aston Martin Vantage GT3	57	+6 Laps
20	GTD	23	Heart of Racing Team	Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn	Mercedes-Benz M177 4.0 L Turbo V8	57	+6 Laps
21	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal	Audi R8 LMS Evo	57	+6 Laps
21	GTD	39	CarBahn Motorsports with Peregrine Racing	Richard Heistand Jeff Westphal	Audi 5.2L V10	57	+6 Laps
22	GTD	28	Alegra Motorsports	Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	57	+6 Laps
22	GTD	28	Alegra Motorsports	Daniel Morad Michael de Quesada	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	57	+6 Laps
23	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	57	+6 Laps
23	GTD	66	Gradient Racing	Till Bechtolsheimer Marc Miller	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	57	+6 Laps
24	GTD	32	Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports	Guy Cosmo Shane Lewis	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	57	+6 Laps
24	GTD	32	Gilbert Korthoff Motorsports	Guy Cosmo Shane Lewis	Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2L V8	57	+6 Laps
25	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge	Porsche 911 GT3 R	57	+6 Laps
25	GTD	88	Team Hardpoint EBM	Rob Ferriol Katherine Legge	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	57	+6 Laps
26	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley Mario Farnbacher	Acura NSX GT3 Evo	54	+9 Laps
26	GTD	76	Compass Racing	Jeff Kingsley Mario Farnbacher	Acura 3.5L Turbo V6	54	+9 Laps
27	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	48	Did Not Finish
27	GTD	1	Paul Miller Racing	Bryan Sellers Madison Snow	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	48	Did Not Finish
28	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Misha Goikhberg Franck Perera	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	48	+15 Laps
28	GTD	19	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Misha Goikhberg Franck Perera	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	48	+15 Laps
29	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	BMW M6 GT3	31	Did Not Finish
29	GTD	96	Turner Motorsport	Bill Auberlen Robby Foley	BMW 4.4L Turbo V8	31	Did Not Finish
30	LMP3	84	D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing	Theodor Olsen Dominic Cicero	Ligier JS P320	31	Did Not Finish
30	LMP3	84	D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing	Theodor Olsen Dominic Cicero	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	31	Did Not Finish
Source:^[12]

References[]

↑ "Whelen Cadillac Wins Weather-Interrupted Weathertech 240 At Watkins Glen". July 3, 2021. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/07/03/whelen-cadillac-wins-weather-interrupted-weathertech-240-at-watkins-glen.html. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
↑ "WeatherTech 240 At The Glen Set for Friday, July 2". April 7, 2021. https://www.imsa.com/news/2021/04/07/weathertech-240-at-the-glen-set-for-friday-july-2/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
↑ "TB-IWSC-21-24-WGI-2-BoP-Tables-06302021.pdf". imsa.com. June 30, 2021. https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/06/30/TB-IWSC-21-24-WGI-2-BoP-Tables-06302021.pdf. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
↑ "Wright Porsche Opts Out of WeatherTech 240". John Dagys Media. June 29, 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/wright-opts-out-of-weathertech-240/. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
↑ "Era Scales Back LMP2 Program". John Dagys Media. June 25, 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/era-scales-back-lmp2-program/. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
↑ "31 Entries for WeatherTech 240 at The Glen". John Dagys Media. June 29, 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/31-entries-for-weathertech-240-at-the-glen/. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
↑ "Gilbert Korthoff Steps Up to GTD With Mercedes for Cosmo, Lewis". John Dagys Media. June 26, 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/gilbert-korthoff-steps-up-to-gtd-with-mercedes-for-cosmo-lewis/. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
↑ "03_Results_Qualifying - LMP2-DPi Position - Points.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107011855_Qualifying%20-%20LMP2-DPi%20Position%20-%20Points/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20LMP2-DPi%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF.
↑ "03_Results_Qualifying - LMP3 Position - Points.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107011830_Qualifying%20-%20LMP3%20Position%20-%20Points/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20LMP3%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF.
↑ "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Points-GTLM Position - Points.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107011805_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points-GTLM%20Position%20-%20Points/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points-GTLM%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF.
↑ "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Position_Amended.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107011740_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position_Amended.PDF.
↑ "03_Results_Race_Official.PDF". July 2021. http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107021810_Race/03_Results_Race_Official.PDF. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

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[1] "Whelen Cadillac Wins Weather-Interrupted Weathertech 240 At Watkins Glen". July 3, 2021. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/07/03/whelen-cadillac-wins-weather-interrupted-weathertech-240-at-watkins-glen.html. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[2] "WeatherTech 240 At The Glen Set for Friday, July 2". April 7, 2021. https://www.imsa.com/news/2021/04/07/weathertech-240-at-the-glen-set-for-friday-july-2/. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[3] "TB-IWSC-21-24-WGI-2-BoP-Tables-06302021.pdf". imsa.com. June 30, 2021. https://www.imsa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2021/06/30/TB-IWSC-21-24-WGI-2-BoP-Tables-06302021.pdf. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[4] "Wright Porsche Opts Out of WeatherTech 240". John Dagys Media. June 29, 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/wright-opts-out-of-weathertech-240/. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

[5] "Era Scales Back LMP2 Program". John Dagys Media. June 25, 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/era-scales-back-lmp2-program/. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

[6] "31 Entries for WeatherTech 240 at The Glen". John Dagys Media. June 29, 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/31-entries-for-weathertech-240-at-the-glen/. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

[7] "Gilbert Korthoff Steps Up to GTD With Mercedes for Cosmo, Lewis". John Dagys Media. June 26, 2021. https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/gilbert-korthoff-steps-up-to-gtd-with-mercedes-for-cosmo-lewis/. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

[8] "03_Results_Qualifying - LMP2-DPi Position - Points.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107011855_Qualifying%20-%20LMP2-DPi%20Position%20-%20Points/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20LMP2-DPi%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF.

[9] "03_Results_Qualifying - LMP3 Position - Points.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107011830_Qualifying%20-%20LMP3%20Position%20-%20Points/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20LMP3%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF.

[10] "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Points-GTLM Position - Points.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107011805_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points-GTLM%20Position%20-%20Points/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Points-GTLM%20Position%20-%20Points.PDF.

[11] "03_Results_Qualifying - GTD Position_Amended.PDF". http://results.imsa.com/Results/21_2021/13_WeatherTech%20240%20-%20WGI/01_IMSA%20WeatherTech%20SportsCar%20Championship/202107011740_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position/03_Results_Qualifying%20-%20GTD%20Position_Amended.PDF.

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