Two Porsche Wins, Each on Just One Set of Michelin Tires

Tire strategy played a pivotal role once again at this year’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, delivering Porsche Penske Motorsport’s third consecutive win of the season with the No. 7 Porsche 963 driven by Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr.

Porsche also claimed victory in GTD with the No. 177 AO Racing entry piloted by Laurens Vanthoor and Jonny Edgar.

“We took a strategy that we didn’t change the tires,” said Nasr. “The Michelin tires were great all the way I was able to push, set some quick laps and brought to victory lane.”

Both Porsches pitted for fuel and a driver swap but chose to stay on the same set of Michelin tires they started the race with.

“Yeah, it worked, it got us into the lead,” Edgar said. “Laurens was fast enough to hold on, so I think in the end the strategy call was correct.”

Porsche continues to dominate the field with a total of five class wins so far this season.

Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Results:
GTP: No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy
GTD: No. 177 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R, Laurens Vanthoor, Jonny Edgar

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The Monterey SportsCar Championship at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is next on the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship calendar. Watch Sunday, May 11 on NBC or Peacock from 3-6 p.m. EST.