Continental Tire Keys to the Race: Petit Le Mans

Race: Petit LeMans powered by Mazda

Track: Road Atlanta

Length: 10 hours

Entries: 37 cars spread across four classes: 9 cars (P), 8 cars (PC), 8 cars (GTLM), 12 cars (GTD)

Schedule:

Thursday, Oct. 1 (all times ET)
Practice 1 – 11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Practice 2 – 3:35-4:35 p.m.
Practice 3 – 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2
Practice 4 – 10:05 – 11:05 a.m.
CTSC Race – 12:15 – 2:45 p.m. (2 hours, 30 minutes)
Qualifying –  3:35 – 5:05 p.m.

Sat, Oct. 3
Warm-up – 9 – 9:25 a.m.
Race –  11:15 a.m. – 9:15 p.m. (10 hours)

Previous Winners: Wayne Taylor Racing (P), Starworks Motorsport (PC), Team Falken Tire (GTLM), Paul Miller Racing (GTD)

Previous Polesitters: Christian Fittipaldi (P), Jack Hawksworth (PC), Nick Tandy (GTLM), James Davison (GTD).

Driver Insight: “It’s a driver’s track, an old school track. Even though they have made many upgrades, it hasn’t lost its character. Turn 1 and Turn 12 are still big corners. The “esses” are a lot of fun, and downforce and grip are important there. Overall, it’s a great facility with a fantastic rhythm. I think our cars drive that track particularly well.” – Sylvain Tremblay, Driver No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda SKYACTIV Diesel prototype.

Drive Times: Minimum: 2 hours 30 minutes for PC & GTD Silver/Bronze drivers;  Maximum: 7hours and no more than 4 hours in any 6-hour period.

Tires: Continental Tire “Gold” for P; Continental Tire “Black” for PC and GTD. Multiple tire brands/compounds for GTLM

Pit Stops: 40-45 minute stint length for P, PC; 50-55 minutes for GTLM, GTD

Weather: Showers, High: 68 F, 50 percent chance of rain

TV:
Sat. Oct. 3:
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (FOX Sports 2)
12 – 2:30 p.m. (IMSA.com)
2:30 – 7 p.m. (FOX Sports 2)
7 – 8:30 p.m. (IMSA.com)
8:30 – 9:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 2)

Sun. Oct. 4:
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. (FOX Sports 1)

Radio: Complete session-by-session coverage on IMSA Radio

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