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Porsche Penske Motorsport secured a double podium finish at the Detroit street race, with the No. 6 car of Matt Campbell and Mathieu Jaminet taking third place and the No. 7 entry driven by Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy finishing fourth. In the fifth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Campbell and Jaminet held down the final spot on the podium despite a challenging mix of cooler temperatures and intense competition.
At the start, Tandy surged the No. 7 from seventh to fourth and was running third by lap 4. During pit stops around the 40-minute mark, Porsche Penske’s crew got both cars back on track ahead of rivals. Midway through the 100-minute race, the No. 7 led while the No. 6 was battling for a top-three position. In the closing 15 minutes, Nasr slipped from first to fourth after a hard-fought duel, allowing the No. 6 to claim third.
“We ran a strong pace early and led for long stretches,” said Urs Kuratle, director of factory racing LMDh. “Late in the race, we couldn’t maintain that tempo, but we’re proud of third and fourth. This extends our streak to 17 straight IMSA races with at least one Porsche 963 on the podium. Huge thanks to mechanics, engineers, strategists and drivers for a fantastic effort.”
In GTD Pro, AO Racing’s Porsche 911 GT3 R “Roxy” held fifth after several scrapes and tight battles, helping the team defend its class lead. Laurin Heinrich spun in the final laps but still secured a valuable fifth-place finish. Customer team JDC-Miller struggled as the No. 85 Porsche 963 driven by Gianmaria Bruni and Tijmen van der Helm ended up 11th.
Porsche still leads the manufacturers’ standings by 147 points, with Nasr/Tandy and Campbell/Jaminet first and second in the drivers’ championship. The next IMSA round takes place at Watkins Glen on June 21, preceded by the crucial 24 Hours of Le Mans test day on June 14–15.
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