Bringing Grip, Consistency to Fast and Flowing CTMP 

The No. 99 AO Racing entry claimed its first LMP2 victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

PJ Hyett and Dane Cameron started from pole position and controlled most of the race until a strategy call from the No. 43 Inter Europol entry moved ‘Spike the Dragon’ to second.

A crash involving the No. 43 in the closing minutes of the race put the No. 99 back in front, ultimately winning under yellow.

“It feels amazing,” said Hyett. “I think other wins have obviously been very, very special but to win in IMSA, where I started, it’s just an amazing feeling.”

A downpour before the race left drivers and teams uncertain about how the track would evolve, but by the start, the surface was dry, setting the stage for a mostly green-flag race with just three full-course cautions.

“The huge deluge before the race, we weren’t really sure what we were getting ourselves into,” said Hyett. “We weren’t sure if it was all going to dry out, but it did dry out, so for us with the Michelins, it worked perfect.”

Chevrolet Grand Prix Results:

LMP2: No. 99 AO Racing Oreca 07 Gibson, PJ Hyett, Dane Cameron
GTD Pro: No. 81 DragonSpeed Ferrari 296 GT3, Albert Costa, Giacomo Altoe
GTD: No. 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2, Danny Formal, Trent Hindman

Congratulations to the No. 48 Paul Miller Racing BMW M4 GT3 for winning the mid-year Michelin Efficient Performance Award—given in each WeatherTech Championship class for completing the most laps using the fewest Michelin slicks.

Michelin Tire Tech Minute: Same Gibson engine. Same Oreca chassis. For LMP2 at challenging CTMP, it’s all about driver skill, strategy, setup and how well teams harness the Michelin tire. Click Here to watch.

Up Next:

All four classes in the WeatherTech Championship head to Road America next for the IMSA SportsCar Weekend. Catch the action on Peacock, Sun., Aug. 3, from 2-5 p.m. EST.