--- title: "Track/Side: Scenes From the 2018 Petit Le Mans" description: "Trackside with IMSA at Road Atlanta for the 21st annual Petit Le Mans." date: "2018-10-17" modified: "2018-10-18" authors: - name: "Rip Shaub" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/rip-shaub" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/24288/track-side-scenes-from-the-2018-petit-le-mans" categories: - "IMSA" - "News" - "Racing" tags: - "Motorsport Photography" - "Petit Le Mans" - "racing" - "Road Atlanta" --- # Track/Side: Scenes From the 2018 Petit Le Mans ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* The final race of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship season, Petit Le Mans, was held at Road Atlanta last weekend. There, teams gathered for the 10-hour endurance running and brought their sharpest cars—as well as their finest competitors—for a shot at glory and bragging rights. We have the [race coverage]() elsewhere, but here's a deeper look at some of the contenders that we captured trackside: ![message-editor%2F1539807485584-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-2.jpg]() *The 3GT Lexus RC F GT3 crests the hill at Turn 3., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539807514612-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-3.jpg]() *Michael Shank Racing's Acura NSXs had a Continental Tire appreciation livery , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539807569454-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-4.jpg]() *RLL BMW's M8 GTE During practice., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539807904991-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-5.jpg]() *Chip Ganassi/Ford Performance brought their Ford GT duo to Road Atlanta., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539807988990-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-6.jpg]() *Performance Tech Motorsports in their Oreca LMP2 Prototype entry., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808005703-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-7.jpg]() *JDC-Miller also in an Oreca LMP2 prototype., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808017078-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-8.jpg]() *Scuderia Corsa gets its wheels up with the Ferrari 488 GT3., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808035309-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-9.jpg]() *Corvette Racing would to win the overall championship in the GTLM class, despite a mid-race spin., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808053705-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-10.jpg]() *Wright Motorsports' Porsche 911 GT3 R gets some air in Turn 3 during practice., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808073275-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-11.jpg]() *The Porsche Factory team used a Petit Le Mans throwback livery on their 911 RSRs., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808086807-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-12.jpg]() *Team Riley's AMG GT3 throws sparks during night practice., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808095473-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-13.jpg]() *Dars pass under the Turn 8 Motul Bridge during night practice., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808116878-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-14.jpg]() *One of Mazda Team Joest's RT24-P DPi entries glows into the night., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808136030-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-15.jpg]() *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved* ![message-editor%2F1539808151512-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-16.jpg]() *Pipo Derain would put the Tequila Patron ESM Nissan DPi on the pole for the race., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808167685-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-17.jpg]() *Montaplast by Land Motorsports with the Audi R8 LMS GT3., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808188834-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-18.jpg]() *Light trails through The Esses at Road Atlanta., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808210298-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-19.jpg]() *Bomarito, Pigot and Franchitti of Mazda Team Joest., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808226781-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-21.jpg]() *Juan Pablo Montoya climbs into the Acura Team Penske prototype for race day morning warm up. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808242726-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-23.jpg]() *The other Acura Team Penske Entry on race day., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808258540-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-22.jpg]() *The race start had Tequila Patron on the pole with the two Mazda prototypes right behind., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808285582-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-24.jpg]() *Scuderia Corsa Won the GTD class from the pole., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808298983-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-25.jpg]() *Paul miller's Lamborghini Huracan GT3 led the GTD class for most of the day but finished 3rd., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808317007-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-27.jpg]() *Mustang Sampling Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R. led late int he race but ran out of fuel in the final sector of the last lap pf the race., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![Porsche GT's factory entry through the trees above Turn 5.]() *Porsche GT's factory entry through the trees above Turn 5., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808353578-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-28.jpg]() *JDC-Miller's second entry camouflages with the apron at the end of The Esses., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808369011-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-29.jpg]() *Corvette Racing through the trees., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808389231-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-31.jpg]() *Mazda Team Joest exiting Turn 7., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808403849-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-30.jpg]() *Mazda Team Joest as the sun sets on Road Atlanta., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808423905-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-32.jpg]() *P1 Motorsports tilts their AMG GT3 through Turn 3., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808434393-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-33.jpg]() *Michel Shank Racing would finish second in GTD with the Acura NSX., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808442857-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-34.jpg]() *Scuderia Corsa again, as night falls., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved]() *Land Motorsports' Audi R8 and Porsche's 911 pass under the bridge and head for Turn 12., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808476279-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-36.jpg]() *Overall race winner Action Express in the Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ![message-editor%2F1539808488466-ripshaub\_2018\_imsa\_petitlemans-37.jpg]() *GTLM winner Porsche GT Team shows their battle scars in victory lane., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved** ### Author social links [Instagram]()